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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 ...

Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham struck a last-gasp goal to give the Champions League holders a 3-2 victory over Manchester City in an edge-of-your-seat first leg of their knockout phase ...

Turkey and Turkmenistan have signed an agreement to facilitate the flow of Turkmen natural gas to Turkey, marking a significant step in energy cooperation between the two nations, Turkish Energy ...

Decisions made by oil producer group OPEC take a long-term view of the global markets and are aimed at providing price stability, Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais said at the ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Tuesday the ceasefire in Gaza would end and the military would resume fighting Hamas until it was defeated if the Palestinian militant group ...

Mosul’s Grand al-Nuri Mosque, known for its eight-century-old leaning minaret, destroyed by Islamic State militants in 2017, has been renovated in a boost for Iraq’s second city as it ...

The city of Philadelphia is preparing for more than 1 million fans to celebrate the Eagles’ Super Bowl LIX championship at a downtown parade on Friday. City officials, at a news ...

Executives across industries reliant on steel and aluminum imports were scrambling to offset the cost of Donald Trump’s move to slap 25 per cent tariffs on those key metals after ...

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has reaffirmed the EU’s commitment to a fair EU-US trade relationship during a bilateral meeting with US Vice President JD Vance in ...

Donald Trump pressed Jordan’s King Abdullah to take in Palestinians who would be permanently displaced under the president’s plan for the U.S. to take over the Gaza ...

Salman Rushdie spoke calmly and with occasional dry humour as he testified on Tuesday against the man accused of trying to murder him, the first time the two have been ...

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will travel to Ukraine this week, Donald Trump wrote in a social media post on Tuesday, the latest in a flurry of US officials heading ...

Greenpeace International has filed a lawsuit against US pipeline company Energy Transfer in a Dutch court, the environmental group said on Tuesday, adding it was the first test of a ...

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, who control most of western Yemen including the capital, are ready to mount attacks on Israel if it resumes its assault on Gaza and does not ...