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Tesla’s (TSLA.O) board has proposed a $1 trillion compensation plan for CEO Elon Musk in what would be the largest corporate pay package in history, underscoring the hold Musk ...

US job growth weakened sharply in August while the unemployment rate increased to 4.3 per cent, confirming that labour market conditions were softening and sealing the case for an interest rate ...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday thousands of troops could be deployed to Ukraine under security guarantees proposed by its allies once Russia’s war on his country ends. French ...

British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner resigned on Friday after she admitted underpaying property tax on a new home, in a fresh blow for her boss, Prime Minister Keir Starmer. ...

Britain’s Duchess of Kent, the wife of the cousin of the late Queen Elizabeth and best known for her long association with the Wimbledon tennis tournament, has died aged 92, ...

Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann, who this week had set the goal of winning the 2026 World Cup, is rushing back to the drawing board on Friday following the previous day’s ...

Tottenham Hotspur’s long-serving executive chairman Daniel Levy is stepping down from his role after nearly 25 years, the Premier League club announced on Thursday. “This is all part of the ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that any Western troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets for Moscow to attack, in a warning to Kyiv’s allies as ...

Democrats and Republicans pushed U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his recent vaccine policies and their stark contrast to President Donald Trump’s successful first-term pandemic initiative ...

A senior European Union official said on Thursday that Israel’s operations in Gaza constitute genocide, the first member of the bloc’s commission to make that charge. “The genocide ...

Amanda Anisimova booked her spot in the U.S. Open final after a thrilling comeback win over Naomi Osaka, rallying from a set down to triumph 6-7(4), 7-6(3), 6-3 under ...

Two powerful aftershocks shook eastern Afghanistan in a span of 12 hours, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said, triggering fears of more deaths and destruction on Friday in a ...

Israel controls 40 per cent of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, as its bombardment forced more Palestinians from their homes there, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders ...

Washington, D.C., sued U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday over his deployment of National Guard troops in the capital city, a move likely to heighten tensions ...

Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died, the company said on Thursday. “With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio ...

Pope Leo discussed the “tragic situation in Gaza” during a meeting on Thursday with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and called for a permanent ceasefire in the Palestinian enclave, the Vatican ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Kyiv and its allies have an understanding of a general framework for security guarantees and that documents were being prepared in each ...

Rescue workers on Thursday pulled bodies from the rubble of homes razed in Afghanistan’s earthquakes as the confirmed death toll topped 2,200, while homeless survivors faced a bleak future with ...

The Swedish government plans to halve value-added tax (VAT) on food to 6% in its 2026 budget bill to help boost households and the wider economy, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson told a ...

French female boxers have been barred from competing in the inaugural World Boxing Championships in Liverpool after failing to meet a deadline for a genetic sex test that the French ...

Portuguese authorities were investigating on Thursday what caused a funicular railway popular with tourists to derail and hurtle down a hill, killing at least 16 people and injuring 21 when it crashed ...

After Kim Jong Un met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staffers carefully wiped off items touched by the country’s supreme leader, in what analysts say ...

Jannik Sinner and Naomi Osaka both produced commanding displays on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals of the U.S. Open, underlining their credentials on tennis’s biggest stage. Defending champion ...

Florida plans to end all state vaccine mandates, including for children to attend schools, the state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, announced on Wednesday, likening the requirements to “slavery.” The ...