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The US Supreme Court grappled on Wednesday with a bid by Alabama officials to pursue the execution of an inmate convicted of a 1997 murder who a lower court found to ...

Brazilian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to shorten the prison sentence of former right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro, although the bill is likely to face resistance from senators, the Supreme Court and ...

European Union officials have held multiple, undisclosed meetings with the tobacco industry, which uses political connections to try to influence policy in the bloc and beyond, a report by campaign ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday he had discussed with Ukraine’s parliament legal and other issues linked to the possibility of holding an election and urged other countries, including ...

Hungary’s government has put state-run juvenile detention centres under direct police oversight, Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff said on Wednesday, trying to stem the political fallout ...

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Wednesday that Europe was strong and he would stand up for its values of freedom and democracy after US President Donald Trump said ...

Dozens of Greek farmers disrupted operations at the regional port of Volos on Wednesday as part of a nationwide demonstration to protest delays in farm aid payments and high production ...

Australia became on Wednesday the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access in a move welcomed by many parents and child advocates but criticised by major ...

World number one Aryna Sabalenka weighed into the participation of transgender athletes in women’s sport, saying it would be unfair for women to face “biological men” in professional tennis. ...

At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured early on Wednesday by the collapse of two buildings in Morocco’s northeastern city of Fez, a former capital, the state news agency ...

The U.S. is in discussions with Turkey regarding Ankara’s rejoining the F-35 fighter jet programme and Washington hopes that talks will yield a breakthrough in the coming months, ...

The humble beef burger is disappearing from menus at stadiums across Britain, as venues such as Brentford’s Gtech Stadium switch to wild venison in a bid to slash carbon ...

Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians in border attacks on Wednesday, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he would make a phone call to stop the ...

Australian teenagers have taken to social media for the last time to farewell their followers and mourn the loss of the platforms that shaped much of their lives before a ...

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso faces mounting pressure ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League group-stage meeting against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City, but the Spaniard was confident the team could ...

The Kremlin said on Tuesday that European claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin wanted to restore the Soviet Union were wrong and that claims Putin plans to invade a Nato ...

Israel is set to reopen the Allenby Crossing with Jordan to the passage of goods and aid on Wednesday, an Israeli security official said on Tuesday. The border crossing has ...

Greek farmers continued their nationwide blockades on Tuesday, disrupting traffic along major motorways and intermittently closing border crossings to protest delays in farm aid payments. Farmers have deployed thousands of ...

Eight of the world’s elite men’s professional tennis players, including American Taylor Fritz, will compete for a $1 million prize pool at the MGM Slam in Las Vegas next ...

Lithuania’s government on Tuesday declared a state of emergency over smuggler balloons originating in Belarus that have disrupted aviation,and asked parliament to allow the military to operate alongside ...

Japanese authorities lifted tsunami warnings on Tuesday hours after a powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern regions, injuring at least 30 people and forcing about 90,000 residents to evacuate their homes. The earthquake ...

Real Madrid go into Wednesday’s Champions League clash against Manchester City reeling from a surprise home setback at the weekend and a lengthy injury list, but coach Xabi Alonso ...

President Donald Trump called a fine imposed on Elon Musk’s social media company X by European Union tech regulators “a nasty one” and said he did not understand how ...

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s GOOGL.O YouTube and Meta’s META.O Instagram ...