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Sri Lanka breathed life into their World Cup campaign and left England in increasing danger of missing out on a semi-final spot after crushing the defending champions by eight wickets ...

The Premier League’s decision to schedule Chelsea’s game away at Wolverhampton Wanderers on Christmas Eve was criticised by the London club’s fans who described it as “totally ...

Israel’s war with Palestinian militant group Hamas has upended expectations of where Israeli short-term interest rates are headed as policymakers try to balance a sliding shekel and slowing economy ...

From a sample of her hair to a blue velvet dress she wore after the memorable 1955 performance of Verdi’s La Traviata in Milan’s La Scala, visitors to Athens ...

Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali has been banned from football for 10 months over breaches of rules on betting on matches in Italy, the head of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) ...

ave you heard the one about Vladimir Putin’s ratings? Cracking jokes about Russia’s president is a sensitive business these days in Moscow’s comedy clubs, where performers say ...

EU leaders are poised to call for humanitarian corridors in Gaza and for pauses in bombardments into and out of the enclave to enable access for aid, after days of ...

Israeli ground forces carried out a big raid into Gaza overnight against Hamas targets amid growing anger in the Arab world over Israel’s relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian ...

Zaporizhstal, a Soviet-era steel plant in the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, has managed so far to keep running in defiance of staff shortages, blocked exports, power blackouts and the ...

Ukraine has suspended the use of its new Black Sea grain corridor due to what it sees as a threat from Russian warplanes, the Kyiv-based Barva Invest consultancy said on ...

Liverpool forward Cody Gakpo has recovered from injury and is available for Thursday’s Europa League home game against Toulouse, manager Jurgen Klopp said. The 24-year-old Dutch international missed the ...

US penalties on shippers transporting Russian oil in breach of the G7’s price cap could push more Russian cargoes onto vessels referred to as the ghost fleet and away ...

Britain’s Heathrow Airport raised its 2023 passenger forecast on Thursday and reported a big fall in losses for the first nine months of the year following strong summer demand for ...

Luka Doncic produced a triple-double to help the Dallas Mavericks spoil Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut with a 126-119 victory over the host San Antonio Spurs in the season opener ...

Oil prices fell on Thursday after a rise in US crude stockpiles and a climb in the dollar index, giving up some ground gained a day earlier when prices jumped ...

Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip as it prepared for a ground invasion it says is aimed at annihilating the Palestinian militant group Hamas as Russia warned the conflict could spread ...

Hundreds of police fanned out across the state of Maine hunting for a man wanted in connection with mass shootings at a bar and a bowling alley in the town ...

Britain’s businesses reported another decline in activity this month and cost pressures cooled further, surveys showed on Tuesday, underlining the risk of recession as the Bank of England prepares ...

Zara owner Inditex (ITX.MC), the world’s biggest clothing retailer, has agreed to buy recycled polyester from US start-up Ambercycle, the companies said on Wednesday. As fast-fashion retailers face ...

Japan’s government is considering spending around $33 billion for payouts to low-income households and an income tax cut in a package of measures to cushion the blow to households from ...

Borussia Dortmund rekindled their hopes in Champions League Group F with a gritty 1-0 victory at Newcastle United thanks to Felix Nmecha’s clinical first-half strike on Wednesday. Nmecha’s ...

Russia and China vetoed on Wednesday a U.S.-drafted U.N. Security Council resolution on the war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The draft ...

Two London police officers were sacked on Wednesday after being found guilty of gross misconduct over the stop-and-search of two Black athletes who were in a car with their baby ...

Israel is preparing a ground invasion of Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday while Israeli shelling killed more Palestinian civilians and international pressure grew to deliver aid and ...