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British retailers suffered their worst April for sales since 2020, when the country was in its first COVID-19 lockdown, although the timing of the Easter holidays could be to blame, a ...

Unilever (ULVR.L) beat first-quarter sales forecasts on Thursday as the maker of Dove soaps and Hellmann’s mayonnaise won back shoppers who had traded down to cheaper products during ...

Egypt has asked for a follow-up meeting with Israel in renewed efforts to mediate a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, two Egyptian ...

The United States is planning to temporarily withdraw some of its troops from Chad, U.S. officials said on Thursday, a move that comes just days after Washington was forced ...

Lawmakers in Arizona’s House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to repeal an 1864 ban on abortion that could still go into effect within weeks if not also knocked down by ...

Organizers behind the “uncommitted” political movement against President Joe Biden’s staunch support for Israel’s war against Hamas will travel to the University of Michigan’s campus on Thursday ...

New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned the 2020 sex crimes conviction of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, in the case that helped to create the #MeToo movement. In a 4...

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture and allow Russia to deploy ...

Former Argentina international Carlos Tevez was discharged from hospital after undergoing tests due to chest pain, Club Atletico Independiente, the Argentine club he now coaches, said on Wednesday. Tevez, who ...

An all-woman refereeing team will officiate a Serie A match for the first time this weekend, the Italian Referees’ Association (AIA) said on Thursday. League champions Inter Milan host Torino ...

Israel stepped up airstrikes on Rafah overnight, killing at least six Palestinians, medics said on Thursday, after saying it would evacuate civilians from the Gaza border city and storm it ...

Britain‘s King Charles has given his assent to legislation central to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Royal assent is the final stage ...

President Emmanuel Macron appealed on Thursday for stronger, more integrated European defences and said the continent must not become a vassal of the United States, as he outlined his vision ...

Columbia University students heckled U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday as he visited the flashpoint of nationwide student demonstrations over Israel‘s war in Gaza, as the school ...

The sails of the landmark red windmill atop the Moulin Rouge, the most celebrated cabaret club in Paris, fell to the ground overnight in the early hours of Thursday, much ...

Parisians warmed up for the coming Olympics with a series of workouts inside the renowned Louvre Museum on Wednesday, part of a programme to meld sports and culture as the ...

Venice became the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the ...

World number one Novak Djokovic is considering going without a coach after 20 years in professional tennis, the Serb said after receiving the top men’s honour at the Laureus awards. ...

Manchester City will be without top scorer Erling Haaland when they play at Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday, manager Pep Guardiola said, as his team continues their push toward ...

Delays and flight cancellations were set to impact swathes of Europe on Thursday, after authorities failed to reach a deal with some French air traffic control workers to avert a ...

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said he would step back from public duties “for a few days” to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a ...

The United States in recent weeks secretly shipped long-range missiles to Ukraine for use in its battle to fight off Russian invaders, and Ukraine has now used them twice, a ...

Boeing on Wednesday reported its first quarterly revenue drop in seven quarters, but the US planemaker beat Wall Street expectations that were lowered after a January mid-air blowout of a ...

Lloyds Banking Group’s (LLOY.L) pretax profit slid by 28 per cent in the first quarter, as rising costs, peaking interest rates and intensifying competition in the mortgage market hit ...