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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will meet with environmental agency Ibama this week or the next to discuss Petrobras’ bid to drill for oil near the mouth of ...

Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to escalate a global trade war with further tariffs on European Union goods, as major U.S. trading partners said they would retaliate for trade ...

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will take time before deciding whether to end his glittering NFL career after enduring a heart-breaking Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, ...

Representatives of Congo’s powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last month seized Goma, the biggest city in the country’s east, ...

Senegal’s Court of Auditors released a long-awaited review of the country’s finances on Wednesday that confirmed the previous government misreported key economic data including debt and deficit figures. ...

Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey is facing another British lawsuit alleging sexual abuse, just over 18 months after he was cleared of all charges in a high-profile criminal trial. Spacey, 65, ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he spoke by phone with U.S. President Donald Trump and discussed “opportunities to achieve peace” and the preparation of a document governing ...

The head of Russia’s powerful Orthodox Church said in remarks published late on Tuesday that “weirdos” were trying to spread paganism in the combat zone in Ukraine and called ...

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for his side’s efforts after they put in a well-rounded display in fighting back to win 3-2 at Manchester City ...

The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5 issued a rare public apology on Wednesday for providing “incorrect information” to London’s High Court over a BBC investigation that ...

Arsenal forward Kai Havertz could miss the rest of the season after tearing his hamstring in training, British media reported on Wednesday, a blow that could leave the club’s ...

India completed a 3-0 series sweep against England after Shubman Gill’s fluent hundred, helped by some incisive bowling, secured their victory by 142 runs in the final one day international ...

London’s Heathrow Airport will submit its proposal for a third runway this summer, the chief executive of the hub said, weeks after the British government threw its weight behind ...

A record number of journalists was killed around the world last year, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Wednesday, adding that Israel was responsible for nearly 70% of the deaths. ...

The first phase of the rapid-fire effort by Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to cut waste from government agencies appears driven more by an ideological assault on ...

Israel’s military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages ...

More than 10 million devout Hindus seeking absolution from their sins took a dip in holy waters in northern India during a span of four hours on Wednesday, authorities said, as ...

Greece’s parliament elected its former speaker, Constantine Tassoulas, as the country’s president on Wednesday, approving the conservative government’s nominee for the largely ceremonial role. The decision to ...

Papal selection thriller “Conclave” leads nominations for Sunday’s BAFTAs, but faces stiff competition from epic period drama “The Brutalist” and new awards season frontrunner “Anora”, about an exotic dancer ...

Bayern Munich must be wary of Celtic’s winning mentality ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League playoff first leg in Glasgow, coach Vincent Kompany said on Tuesday. The Bavarians, who ...

The last-ever FA Cup tie at Goodison Park proved to be the dampest of squibs on Saturday and Everton fans will demand something of a higher order for what will ...

US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, which has drawn global condemnation, will threaten a fragile ceasefire in the enclave and fuel regional instability, ...

President Donald Trump is likely to dust off a 1930 trade law largely forgotten for decades to back his new reciprocal US tariffs that will match other countries’ higher import taxes, ...

A pre-dawn Russian missile salvo on the Ukrainian capital killed at least one civilian and injured four others on Wednesday, sparking several fires in the city of three million, Ukrainian ...