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Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka and Madison Keys made rocky starts on Thursday but eventually secured contrasting victories to set up a heavy metal Australian Open final showdown that will pit ...

Puma (PUMG.DE) shares fell by 16 per cent as the market opened on Thursday after the German sportswear brand reported lower than expected fourth-quarter sales and a decline in annual ...

An Indian tribunal temporarily suspended a five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms, a major relief for the US giant which had warned its advertising business will ...

South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan’s El Gezira ...

Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte on Thursday urged the United States to keep supplying Ukraine with weapons to fight Russia’s invasion and said he was sure Europe was ready ...

Italy aims to finalise by the end of 2027 a plan allowing the use of nuclear power again after it was banned almost 40 years ago, Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin said ...

Pope Francis on Thursday urged political, economic and business leaders at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos to keep close oversight of the development of artificial intelligence, warning the ...

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Ange-les on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fuelled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation ...

Nine Real Sociedad fans were injured in central Rome during clashes with Lazio supporters on the eve of Thursday’s Europa League match between the two teams, police said. About 70 ...

Oil prices dipped in Asian trade on Thursday, extending losses amid uncertainty over how US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs and energy policies would impact global economic growth and ...

President Vladimir Putin has grown increasingly concerned about distortions in Russia’s wartime economy, just as Donald Trump pushes for an end to the Ukraine conflict, five sources with knowledge ...

Real Madrid became the first soccer team to register €1 billion ($1.04 billion) in revenue in a single season in 2023-24, with the Spanish side topping the Deloitte Football Money League as ...

Novak Djokovic faces Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals of the Australian Open on Friday with the Serb’s bid for a record 25th Grand Slam title picking up steam at ...

Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) on Wednesday unveiled its newest Galaxy S25 smartphones, powered by Qualcomm’s chips and Google’s artificial-intelligence model, hoping its upgraded AI features can reinvigorate sales and ...

The Russian economy has shown resilience during the three years of war in Ukraine and Western sanctions. However, as the war approaches its fourth year, the economy faces major challenges ...

Thailand on Thursday became the first country in Southeast Asia to hold legal same-sex weddings, with LGBT groups aiming to mark the occasion with more than 1,000 marriage registrations in a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would add new tariffs to his sanctions threat against Russia if the country does not make a deal to end its ...

Paris St Germain clawed back from two goals down to stun Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday while holders Real Madrid hit five past Salzburg. Goals from ...

Ships not linked to Israel could begin returning to the Red Sea in as little as two weeks, DP World’s deputy chief executive said, adding that could see freight ...

President Donald Trump’s administration has directed US prosecutors to criminally probe local officials who resist immigration enforcement efforts, intensifying a sweeping crackdown that Trump launched the day he took ...

A new wildfire that broke out north of Los Angeles on Wednesday rapidly spread to more than 9,400 acres (38 square km), fueled by strong winds and dry brush, forcing mandatory evacuation ...

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. ...