Epstein estate faces class action over child abuse images
Two women whose images as girls were found in pornography seized from Jeffrey Epstein filed a class action lawsuit seeking damages from the late sex offender’s estate for individuals ...
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FA’s Hewitt asks Infantino to release records on World Cup plan, Balogun suspension
England FA chair and Fifa vice-president Debbie Hewitt has written to Fifa President Gianni Infantino seeking the release of material related to his abandoned World Cup investment plan and the ...
France opens smart glasses probe over sexual harassment
Paris prosecutors have opened a criminal probe into suspected sexual harassment involving smart glasses, while French data protection authorities have received complaints from businesses, as countries around the world grapple ...
Saudi-Houthi strikes widen war, threaten global oil routes
Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday and Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting, as the spreading ...
US to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN General Assembly
The Trump administration will allow top Iranian officials to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week, the State Department said on Thursday, even as Washington and ...
US clears way for $24.3 billion fighter jet sale to Saudi Arabia
The US Department of State said on Thursday it has approved the potential sale of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II fighter jets to Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom is ...
Poland’s Tusk says Russia plans ‘hybrid’ missile and drone attacks on Kyiv’s allies
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, citing unnamed intelligence agencies, that Russia plans to launch ‘hybrid’ drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine.
“These potential strikes would ...
‘I’m Russian,’ Ovechkin says about decision to film United Russia ad
Alexander Ovechkin said on Thursday that his decision to appear in a political campaign advertisement for the United Russia party, which is backed by President Vladimir Putin, simply boiled down ...
Lampard stays upbeat as pointless, goalless Coventry search for lift-off
Positivity is not the easiest commodity when your team has lost all four Premier League games without scoring a goal but it remains the mantra for Coventry City manager Frank ...
Spanish Super Cup’s Istanbul move driven by Asian Cup clash, RFEF chief says
The decision to stage the 2027 Spanish Super Cup in Istanbul was driven largely by a scheduling clash with the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia and not by security concerns in ...
Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis take to boats to flee as Middle East war spreads
Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis exchanged fresh strikes across their border on Thursday and Yemenis took to boats in the Red Sea to escape fighting, as the spreading ...
Uefa on track to find credible challenger to Infantino, vice-president says
Uefa remains on course to find a credible challenger to Fifa President Gianni Infantino and has not allowed its campaign for change to dissolve into wishful thinking, vice-president Laura McAllister ...
Greek parliament lifts immunity of ex-Commissioner amid ‘Qatargate’ probe
Greece’s parliament lifted the immunity of one of the country’s former European Commissioners on Thursday, clearing the way for further action by authorities investigating the “Qatargate” corruption case, ...
Rescue efforts end after 21 die in collapse of bomb-damaged building in Gaza; 45 saved from rubble
Gaza rescuers wrapped up searches on Thursday in the rubble of a bomb-damaged building that collapsed a day earlier, where 21 people were killed and 45 rescued from under the rubble, a ...
Ireland will not participate in Eurovision 2027
Ireland will not participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest for the second year in a row, broadcaster RTE said on Thursday, citing the ongoing loss of life in Gaza.
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Israel adds tender for 2,167 housing units to settlement expansion plan, rights groups say
Israel has added a tender for 2,167 housing units to its E1 settlement expansion plan, Israeli rights groups said of a project that critics say endangers a future Palestinian state.
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Russia strikes Kyiv, other cities hours after US sanctions passed
Russia battered the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and other cities with missiles and drones overnight, injuring more than two dozen people, officials said on Thursday, hours after the US Congress approved ...
EU and Canada are stronger together, Carney says after Trump derides EU alliance
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday welcomed the proposal of becoming an “associate member” of the European Union, saying Europe and Canada were stronger together and should deepen ties ...
UN mission finds grounds to believe US committed war crimes in Iran, and Tehran crimes against humanity
A UN fact-finding mission on Iran said on Thursday it had reasonable grounds to believe the United States was behind two military strikes on a school and sports facility in ...
EU Commission proposes under-13s social media ban
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday set out a sweeping plan to keep children safe from online dangers, proposing to ban under 13s from social media and ...
Djokovic to return to China Open after 11-year absence
Novak Djokovic will return to the China Open after an 11-year absence, the 24-times Grand Slam champion announced on Wednesday, as he looks to rebuild momentum after slipping to world ...
Explainer: How Yemen’s Houthis went from a small mountain militia to a big regional threat
A lightning advance by Yemen’s Houthi group has brought the vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait under its control, making the once ragged highland militia a regional player with global clout.
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Team Japan forced to look at alternate accommodation options at home Asian Games
Accommodation issues continued to plague the lead-up to the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Thursday with even the host Japan team looking at alternative arrangements after cases in which male and ...
Nagoya faces possible typhoon threat early in Asian Games
Asian Games organisers are bracing for possible weather disruption in the opening few days of the multi-sports gathering with the possibility of a typhoon hitting the Aichi-Nagoya coast on Monday.
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