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The US Open announced $90 million in prize money will be on offer at this year’s final major, marking the largest purse in tennis history, up 20 per cent from 2024. Top ...

The man suspected of shooting and wounding five US soldiers on Wednesday at the Fort Stewart base in the state of Georgia is also a US soldier, a US official ...

President Donald Trump could meet Vladimir Putin as soon as next week, a White House official said on Wednesday, as the U.S. continued preparations to impose secondary sanctions, including ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on Indian goods citing New Delhi’s continued imports of Russian oil, sharply escalating tensions ...

Israel’s military chief has pushed back against Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to seize areas of Gaza it doesn’t already control, three Israeli officials said, as the prime minister ...

A sex toy was tossed onto the floor of a WNBA game on Tuesday night, continuing an unwanted trend around the league. The latest incident occurred in the second quarter ...

Turkey has arrested an LGBTQ+ youth activist over criticism he made abroad at Europe’s main rights body about the repression of opponents by President Tayyip Erdogan’s government. Enes ...

Italy’s government was set on Wednesday to give the final approval to the multi-billion-euro project to build a bridge connecting Sicily to the mainland, paving the way for works ...

Exactly 80 years since an atomic bomb was used in war for the first time, thousands bowed their heads in prayer in Hiroshima on Wednesday, as the city’s mayor warned ...

Formula One’s August break will be a welcome getaway for Lewis Hamilton after he triggered fresh speculation about his Ferrari future with self-critical and cryptic comments in Hungary at ...

Former Porto captain Jorge Costa died on Tuesday at the age of 53 after suffering a cardiac arrest at the club’s training centre, the Portuguese side said. The former defender, ...

Former world number three Elina Svitolina said she was flooded with online abuse, including death threats, after her Canadian Open defeat on Tuesday and blamed the “shameful” behaviour on disgruntled ...

Firefighters in southern France were battling on Wednesday to control the country’s biggest wildfire so far this year, local authorities said. One person died in the village of Saint-Laurent-de-la-Cabrerisse, ...

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Moscow on Wednesday on a last-minute mission to seek a breakthrough in the Ukraine war, two days before the expiry of a deadline ...

President Donald Trump declined to say whether he supports a potential Israeli military takeover of Gaza, emphasizing instead his administration’s focus on expanding humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave. “...

Barclays (BARC.L) has become the latest British lender to quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance, the bank has said, arguing that the departure of several global lenders has left ...

Former Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey appeared in a London court on Tuesday, charged with raping two women while he was a player for the English Premier League football club. Partey, ...

Turkey’s parliament launched a commission on Tuesday to oversee the disarmament of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militant group following its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan’s call for ...

U.S. President Donald Trump will sign an executive order on Tuesday creating a White House Olympics task force to handle security and other issues related to the 2028 summer Olympic ...

Brazil’s Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court’s resolve despite escalating ...

It took just minutes for a new Greek-made anti-drone system to show what it is capable of. On its first test run with a European Union patrol in the Red ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu favours a complete military takeover of Gaza for the first time in two decades, media reported, and was to meet senior security officials on Tuesday ...

From record-breaking heat in Japan and the Middle East to deadly floods across China and India, extreme weather events are unfolding with alarming frequency and intensity — a stark reminder that ...

Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open for the second consecutive year, tournament organisers confirmed to U.S. media on Monday. The 24-time Grand Slam champion has opted out ...