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Banished from Eurovision, Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest at President Vladimir Putin’s behest on Saturday, with a Soviet-era name and acts intended to ...

New U.S. Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran, on leave at the central bank from the Trump administration, on Friday defended himself as an independent policymaker after dissenting in favor ...

Femke Bol put the seal on a fantastic season by retaining her world 400 metres hurdles title in emphatic style on Friday as the Dutchwoman stormed home in a world-leading 51.54 seconds. ...

Noah Lyles scorched to a fourth successive world 200 metres gold on Friday as he delivered his trademark drive to the line to triumph in 19.52 seconds, pipping compatriot and perennial bridesmaid ...

Film and TV writers held a free-speech demonstration in New York on Friday to protest Disney’s suspension of talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel and President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...

The United States has held talks with Gulf Arab states about the possibility that they could administer Gaza once the war is over, U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee told Reuters ...

Ukraine is making progress in intensive talks to formalise legally binding security guarantees with the United States and European allies, a key part of its bid to end the war ...

France’s top military space official has warned of intensifying “hostile or unfriendly” activity in space, particularly by Russia, joining a growing chorus of Western powers publicly warning about a ...

With many Arab nations feeling a rising threat from Israel, the Saudi-Pakistan defence pact announced this week brings Pakistan – and its nuclear umbrella – into the region’s security equation. The “...

A British couple who were detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in February have been released and flown to Doha following Qatari mediation, an official with knowledge of the matter ...

David Howman, chairman of the Athletics Integrity Unit, says his organisation’s anti-doping work is having a tangible impact on the sport and the evidence is to be seen in ...

President Donald Trump on Thursday celebrated the suspension of talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel from the airwaves and said TV broadcasters should lose their licenses over negative coverage of his administration, ...

US credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings flagged several potential risks in Oracle Corp’s (ORCL.N) $300 billion of recently signed artificial intelligence contracts, but stopped short of taking ratings ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted this week to approve proposed rule changes by three national securities exchanges, enabling them to adopt generic listing standards for new cryptocurrency and other ...

Two strikers at very different stages of their careers defined the opening games of this seasons Champions league competition. In Manchester, Erling Haaland broke another record as Pep Guardiola’s ...

The World Health Organisation on Thursday said 48 cases of Ebola have been confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo and 31 people have died. “It has been two weeks since the ...

The Italian Adriatic port of Ravenna on Thursday refused entry to two trucks said to be carrying arms to Israel, as protests mount among Italian dockworkers and other labour groups ...

Albania’s parliament confirmed a fourth four-year mandate for Prime Minister Edi Rama on Thursday, who pledged he would make it his mission for the Balkan country to join the ...

The White House is preparing an executive order on political violence and hate speech, a Trump administration official said this week, as scores of left-leaning non-profits rejected what they described ...

Israel said on Thursday it had launched fresh airstrikes against Hezbollah military targets in southern Lebanon to stop the militant group rebuilding in the area. The U.S. brokered a ...

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone ran the fastest women’s 400 metres in 40 years to claim world championship gold in 47.78 seconds on Thursday and complete her transition from the one-lap hurdles in emphatic style. ...

Britain’s economy will see a dramatic decline in job opportunities, particularly at the entry level, the boss of fashion retailer Next (NXT.L) said on Thursday, partly blaming Labour ...

Israeli tanks were seen in two Gaza City areas that are gateways to the city centre, residents said on Thursday, while internet and phone lines were cut off across the ...

Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hailed the renewal of their nations’ “special relationship” on Thursday, drawing the U.S leader’s unprecedented second state visit to a ...