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Flanked by students and educators, U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order intended to essentially dismantle the federal Department of Education, making good on a longstanding ...

Britain’s high streets will likely see an acceleration in closures this year as extra costs imposed on businesses by the government’s first budget take their toll, according to ...

Apple is losing more than $1 billion a year on its streaming service Apple TV+, the Information reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Apple has spent more ...

Israel’s parliament on Thursday approved the framework for the 2025 state budget and its accompanying economic plan, clearing a political hurdle that likely paves the way for final approval by ...

Israel has warned that its latest onslaught in Gaza is “just the beginning” as its forces pound the enclave with deadly airstrikes and launch new ground operations. But a return ...

Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskiy will be in Paris next week to hold talks with key European leaders and discuss ongoing efforts to end the war, security assurances for Kyiv ...

Israel’s military said it intercepted two missiles launched from Yemen on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to punish Iran over its perceived support for Yemeni Houthi ...

Kirsty Coventry was elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, securing victory in a high-stakes vote at a luxury seaside resort in Greece’s southwestern Peloponnese. The Zimbabwean ...

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition sought to ...

Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday as Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo struck in the second half to earn Hajime Moriyasu’s side ...

A safety warning system went off in a Delta Air Lines regional jet before it landed and flipped belly-up at Canada’s largest airport in February, indicating a fast rate ...

The Bank of England held interest rates at 4.5 per cent and warned against assumptions that they would be cut over its next few meetings as it grappled with deep uncertainty ...

Millions of lives are at risk from “brutal funding cuts” from donors, the UN refugee chief said on Thursday, warning that women refugees are already at greater risk of rape ...

At least 91 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in airstrikes across Gaza on Thursday after Israel resumed bombing and ground operations, the enclave’s health ministry said, effectively ditching a ...

Germany reopened its embassy in Syria on Thursday, marking a revival of diplomatic ties under a new leadership in Damascus that is facing humanitarian and security problems as it tries ...

Tesla is recalling 46,096 Cybertruck vehicles in the US- nearly all Cybertrucks made up to February – to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, adding to a series of ...

European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged EU leaders on Thursday to pledge €5 billion ($5.4 billion) for artillery shells for Ukraine to strengthen its hand in peace talks, amid divergences ...

Eddie Jordan, the charismatic Irish entrepreneur whose Formula One team gave Michael Schumacher a grand prix debut in 1991, has died of prostate cancer aged 76 at his home in South Africa, ...

Ukraine struck Russia’s Engels strategic bomber base on Thursday with drones, triggering a major blast and fire about 700 km (435 miles) from the front lines of the war, Russian officials ...

Boxing was included on Thursday in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics programme after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport’s Olympic future. ...

Thousands of Turks ramped up protests on Thursday despite a ban on street gatherings over what they called the undemocratic detention of Istanbul’s mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, as the opposition ...

New rear wing tests introduced at this weekend’s Chinese Grand Prix are not aimed at McLaren and the champions will not be affected by them, Formula One leader Lando ...

World number three Carlos Alcaraz distanced himself from the class-action lawsuit filed by the Professional Tennis Players’ Association (PTPA) against the governing bodies of the sport, saying it had caught ...

European Union leaders will commit on Thursday to do more to make the bloc more competitive with more military muscle in the face of US tariffs and other economic challenges, ...