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Britain ran a bigger-than-expected budget deficit in December, swelled by debt interest costs and a one-off purchase of military homes, according to official data that underlined the fiscal pressure faced ...

A vote due on Wednesday in the Irish parliament to elect a new prime minister was delayed by a day after opposition protests over speaking rights for independent lawmakers supporting ...

Social media owners should be held responsible for “poisoning society” and eroding democracy with their algorithms, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday. ...

Iran delivered a conciliatory message to Western leaders in Davos on Wednesday, with a top official denying it wants nuclear weapons and offering talks about opportunities, days after its arch ...

Turkey has detained 11 people as part of an investigation into a fire that killed 79 people and injured dozens at a ski resort in the Bolu mountains, Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc ...

Paula Badosa and Madison Keys will be out to prevent a dream Australian Open final when they face Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek, respectively, in Thursday’s semi-finals at Melbourne ...

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday pardoned Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, who was sentenced to life in prison for running an underground online marketplace where drug dealers and ...

Prince Harry claimed a “monumental” victory over Rupert Murdoch’s UK newspaper group on Wednesday after the publisher settled his lawsuit, admitting unlawful actions at its Sun tabloid for the ...

Guns may have fallen silent in Gaza, but for Mahmoud Abu Dalfa, the agony is not over. He is desperately searching for the bodies of his wife and five children ...

Defending champion Jannik Sinner dismissed eighth seed Alex de Minaur 6-3 6-2 6-1 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals and extend the country’s decades-long wait for another homegrown singles ...

Paris St Germain and Manchester City’s Champions League clash brings former colleagues and friends Luis Enrique and Pep Guardiola head-to-head, but the PSG manager said on Tuesday that he ...

Arsenal have been bolstered by the return of injured defender Riccardo Calafiori and midfielder Ethan Nwaneri, manager Mikel Arteta said, as they get ready to resume their Champions League campaign ...

Global stocks rose on Wednesday as a flurry of new policies from US President Donald Trump combined with robust corporate earnings to bolster investor optimism, while tariff uncertainty kept the ...

EU finance ministers approved Romania’s deficit-cutting plan to bring its fiscal deficit below 3 per cent of national output by 2030, a move Bucharest hopes will help reassure investors about its ...

Democratic-led states and civil rights groups filed a slew of lawsuits challenging US President Donald Trump’s bid to roll back birthright citizenship on Tuesday in an early bid by ...

British airline easyJet (EZJ.L) reported a smaller first-quarter operating loss on Wednesday on easing fuel costs and strong passenger demand for travel and its holiday packages. It posted a ...

Iga Swiatek booked her second Australian Open semi-final with another stunning display on Wednesday, while Americans reached the last four of the men’s and women’s singles at Melbourne ...

Liverpool and Barcelona booked their spots in the last 16 of the Champions League with victories in their penultimate games against 10-man Lille and Benfica respectively. Arne Slot’s men maintained ...

US President Donald Trump escalated his campaign against diversity programs by pressuring the private sector to join the initiative, ordering aviation officials to review diversity hires and telling government DEI ...

U.S. President Donald Trumpon Tuesday vowed to hit the European Union with tariffs and said his administration was discussing a 10% punitive duty on Chinese imports because fentanyl is being ...

Investors have high hopes for Burberry to start showing signs of progress in its turnaround when the British luxury brand reports sales for the crucial festive season this Friday. Joshua ...

Economists are split on whether Singapore’s central bank will loosen monetary policy this week or leave its settings unchanged to wait to see what policies US President Donald Trump ...

The Bank of England (BoE) is open to discussions with Britain’s government about new ways to help boost economic growth by paring back regulatory requirements for the financial services ...

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump promised a new golden age, casting himself as a uniter. But for a speech that heralded a bright future, it often echoed the ...