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The top Republican in the US House of Representatives said on Tuesday he would send lawmakers home a day early for a five-week summer recess to avoid a political fight ...

Ozzy Osbourne, frontman of 1970s heavy metal band Black Sabbath, earned his infamy biting the head off a bat on stage and pursuing a drug-fuelled lifestyle before reinventing himself as ...

A US appeals court on Tuesday declined to lift restrictions imposed by President Donald Trump’s administration on White House access by Associated Press journalists after the news organization declined ...

Oil prices declined for a third consecutive session on Tuesday on concerns the brewing trade war between major crude consumers the United States and the European Union will curb fuel ...

A six-week-old infant was among 15 people who have died of starvation in Gaza in the past 24 hours, local health officials said, with malnutrition now killing Palestinians faster than at any ...

The British & Irish Lions were rocked by the underdog spirit of the First Nations & Pasifika XV (FNP) but held on grimly to claim an unconvincing 24-19 win on ...

A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft (MSFT.O) server software compromised about 100 organizations as of the weekend, two of the organizations that helped uncover the campaign said on Monday. ...

Labourers were pausing outdoor work and tourists seeking out shade on Tuesday as Greece sweltered under its third heatwave of the summer and soaring temperatures gripped the wider Balkan region, ...

The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled ...

American actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby’s son Theo on the 1980s groundbreaking television hit “The Cosby Show,” died at age 54 on Monday by drowning, a law enforcement ...

England captain Leah Williamson trained with the team on Monday in a big boost to the squad ahead of their Euro 2025 semi-final against Italy on Tuesday. Williamson limped off with ...

Wimbledon’s plans to expand the grounds for the world’s oldest and most prestigious Grand Slam tennis tournament overcame its first legal hurdle on Monday, as London’s High ...

Manchester United have signed forward Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford until 2030, with the option to extend for a further year, United said on Monday. United paid 65 million pounds to Brentford, with ...

Britain gave the final go-ahead for the 38 billion pound ($51 billion) Sizewell C nuclear plant in eastern England on Tuesday after it secured investment from British and international investors including Canadian ...

The World Health Organization said the Israeli military attacked its staff residence and main warehouse in the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah on Monday, compromising its operations in Gaza. The ...

The European Central Bank is set to pause for breath on Thursday after eight consecutive interest rate cuts, with the prospect of steeper-than-expected US tariffs looming. The threat tariffs pose ...

Leading German companies including Siemens (SIEGn.DE) and Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) announced a major investment initiative on Monday aimed at resuscitating investor confidence in Europe’s largest economy. The 61 ...

The next set of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia – the first meeting in seven weeks – is planned for Wednesday in Turkey, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy quoted the head of ...

Venezuela Attorney General Tarek Saab said on Monday that his office will investigate El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele and two other officials for the alleged abuse of Venezuelans who ...

Israeli tanks pushed into southern and eastern districts of the Gazan city of Deir al-Balah for the first time on Monday, an area where Israeli sources said the military believes ...

A group of 25 Western countries including Britain, France, and Canada said on Monday Israel must immediately end its war in Gaza and criticised what they called the “inhumane killing” of ...

A sweeping cyber espionage operation targeting Microsoft server software compromised about 100 different organisations as of the weekend, two of the organisations that helped uncover the campaign said on Monday. Microsoft ...

Scottie Scheffler created waves before the British Open when he questioned the meaning of his success in a press conference, repeatedly asking what was the point of his relentless pursuit ...

Former world number one Venus Williams said she was embracing the challenge and joy of tennis after a difficult year marked by health concerns and time away from the court ...