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Fourth seed Taylor Fritz made a strong start in his bid to end the 22-year Grand Slam drought for American men with a resounding 6-2 6-0 6-3 victory over compatriot ...

Los Angeles firefighters on Tuesday braced for the return of dry, intense winds that could recharge two monstrous wildfires that have already killed at least 24 people, leveled entire neighborhoods and ...

US banks will probably report stronger earnings this week, fueled by robust dealmaking and trading in the fourth quarter. The six biggest US lenders have benefited from a resurgence in ...

The number of job vacancies in London’s financial sector dropped by almost a fifth in the last three months of 2024 compared with the previous quarter, to its lowest level ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an ...

NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday the alliance’s military capability targets may require members to spend as much as 3.7% of GDP on defence but this figure could be ...

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has postponed the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations for a second time because of the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, ...

Southern Japan was hit by a strong earthquake on Monday that authorities said did not warrant the kind of megaquake warning that was triggered for the first time last year. ...

President Joe Biden said on Monday his administration would cancel student loans for more than 150,000 borrowers, targeting those who attended schools that defrauded students, those with permanent disabilities and public ...

Nawaf Salam, the head of the International Court of Justice, won enough support to become Lebanon’s next prime minister after a majority of lawmakers backed him for the post ...

Climate activists from Just Stop Oil painted over the grave of British naturalist Charles Darwin at London’s Westminster Abbey on Monday. Two activists entered Westminster Abbey – Britain’s site ...

Dangerously high winds were expected to resume on Monday in Los Angeles, potentially hampering efforts to extinguish two stubborn wildfires that have leveled whole neighborhoods and claimed the lives of ...

The Australian Open first round continues with fifth seed Daniil Medvedev, home favourite Alex de Minaur and Italy’s Jasmine Paolini among those in action, while Taylor Fritz battles Jenson ...

Israel posted a budget deficit of 19.2 billion shekels ($5.2 billion) in December, the Finance Ministry said on Monday, citing high expenses to finance the wars with the Palestinian Islamist militant group ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he wanted to make the UK an artificial intelligence “superpower”, promising to take a pro-innovation approach to regulation, make public data available to researchers ...

Novak Djokovic was seriously rattled early on by inspired American teenager Nishesh Basavareddy but rallied for a 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 victory on Monday to keep his bid for an 11...

Chelsea will look to build on their FA Cup win at the weekend to get their Premier League form back on track when they face Bournemouth, manager Enzo Maresca said ...

Large British businesses plan to cut hiring this year at the fastest pace since the COVID-19 pandemic and scale back investment due to big tax rises announced in the government’...

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Kyiv is ready to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to their leader Kim Jong Un if he can facilitate their exchange ...

Tens of thousands of Hindus seeking absolution of their sins immersed themselves on Monday in freezing waters at the confluence of sacred rivers, as India began a six-week festival expected ...

Investment bankers are gearing up for a pickup in dealmaking activity in global equity capital markets this year, buoyed by a promising pipeline of anticipated initial public offerings of several ...

Airbus (AIR.PA) delivered 766 jets in 2024 and looked certain to maintain leadership of the jetmaking industry for a sixth year as arch-rival Boeing (BA.N) recovers cautiously from a prolonged ...

By Daren Butler, Ece Toksabay, Umit Ozdal Talks aimed at ending a 40-year-old militant conflict have fostered peace hopes in Turkey but the precarious situation of Kurdish forces in Syria ...

Despite losing Tyrese Haliburton due to hamstring tightness, the Indiana Pacers used balanced offense and stifling defense to end the host Cleveland Cavaliers’ 12-game winning streak with a 108-93 decision ...