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Protests broke out across the Cuban capital of Havana on Wednesday evening as the city confronted its worst rolling blackouts in decades amid a U.S. blockade that has starved ...

A violent storm bringing rain and hail scythed across India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, killing more than 100 people, rescue officials said on Thursday, as the chief minister ...

China’s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could ...

British consumers, shaken by the widening economic fallout from the Iran war, cut their spending last month for the first time since November 2024 ​as they focused on essentials rather than ...

Heathrow Airport said this week that its passenger numbers ‌fell 5 per cent to 6.7 million in April as the Iran ​war disrupted travel plans, ​with traffic from the Middle ⁠East plunging ...

Gunshots broke out at the Philippine Senate on Wednesday and people ran for cover after a top politician wanted by the International Criminal Court said his arrest was imminent and ...

Turkey lifted some customs restrictions on Armenia on Wednesday, paving the way for direct trade links between the two countries in a further sign of normalising ties after over 30 years ...

Saudi Arabia launched numerous, unpublicized strikes on Iran in retaliation for attacks carried out in the kingdom during the Middle East war, two Western officials briefed on the matter and ...

Reform UK said it was talking to Britain’s parliamentary watchdog after a report its leader Nigel Farage was being investigated over a breach of the rules for accepting a 5 ...

As Toronto gears up for the World Cup, the city wants to help people score safely in the bedroom by offering free football-inspired condoms. With more than 300,000 visitors expected for ...

Israel has escalated its attacks in Gaza in the five weeks since halting its joint bombing with the U.S. in Iran, redirecting its fire back on the ruined Palestinian ...

Keir Starmerwas facing his biggest challenge yet on Wednesday when his health minister was reportedly readying his resignation to try to trigger a contest to replace a British prime minister ...

British police said on Wednesday they had recovered the bodies of three women from the sea in Brighton and were working to establish how the “tragic incident” had happened. Local ...

Ted Lasso actor Cristo Fernandez has taken his role as a footballer from the small screen to the soccer pitch after signing a professional contract with U.S. second-tier side ...

Southampton will play Hull City for a place in the Premier League after coming back from a goal down to beat Middlesbrough 2-1 in extra time of their Championship playoff ...

Arsenal’s late win over West Ham United on Sunday to go five points clear at the top of the Premier League table did not put any extra pressure on ...

Shakhtar Donetsk and AEK Larnaca have been fined by UEFA over the discriminatory behaviour of their supporters in Conference League matches with Crystal Palace, European football’s governing body said. ...

Investors increased their bets on ​the Bank of England ‌raising rates in the coming months as ​global markets responded ​to the latest increase in ⁠tensions in the ​Strait of Hormuz ...

President Donald Trump picked up Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang in Alaska en route to a high-stakes Beijing summit with China’s Xi Jinping, while his top trade negotiator Scott Bessent ...

U.S. President Donald Trump headed to China on Wednesday for a high-stakes summit with President Xi Jinping, saying he does not expect to need Beijing’s help to end ...

Jose Mourinho is in advanced negotiations to return to Real Madrid as head coach, with the Portuguese manager emerging as the club’s preferred candidate following a disappointing season at ...

Hopes for a peace agreement between the United States and Iran faded further on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said the ceasefire was “on life support” following Tehran’s rejection ...

The Eurovision Song Contest began under heightened political tension in Vienna on Tuesday as the first semi-final took place amid controversy over Israel’s participation and broadcaster boycotts linked to ...

British energy minister Ed Miliband has told cabinet ministers he would be prepared to run for the Labour Party leadership if health minister Wes Streeting moved to trigger an imminent ...