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Why isn’t anyone challenging Infantino for FIFA’s top job?
FIFA’s Gianni Infantino has scrapped his controversial plan to sell a stake in the World Cup after global outrage.…
Three dead including female bomber in Moscow restaurant attack
At least three people are dead and more than 20 injured after a bomb exploded outside a restaurant in central Moscow.…
Trump climbs down on Iran strikes after Saudi alarm and threats from Tehran
President claims delay is ‘subject to being able to rapidly make a deal’ as intervention by Saudi crown prince is revealed and Iran warns neighboursDo…
‘This is where democracy beats totalitarianism’: Ukraine’s drone strike force takes the fight to Russia
Exclusive: At a launch site in the Ukrainian countryside, members of the elite ‘Magyar’s Birds’ brigade are turning Russia’s vast size into a weakness…
Is criticism of Spain on border management legitimate or politics?
Tens of thousands of migrants briefly cross into Spain's north African territory of Ceuta from Morocco.…
Israel kills five in Gaza despite Trump’s Hamas disarmament plan
Strikes hit Gaza homes after the US unveiled plan for Hamas disarmament and Israeli withdrawal.…
Trump cancels Iran strike, says ‘deal perimeters’ reached
The US president announced that he has cancelled a planned military strike on Iran, claiming progress in talks.…
How Virunga Park protects people and gorillas from Ebola in eastern DRC
Health checkpoints and surveillance aim to contain the outbreak and protect endangered mountain gorillas.…
US embassies issue alerts after Trump vows to hit Iran ‘hard’
US embassies in the Middle East are bracing for possible escalation after Trump said the US will hit Iran 'hard'.…
Thirteen dead in Peruvian tourist plane crash over Nazca Lines
Footage shows firefighters dousing the wreckage of a crashed tourist aircraft in southern Peru.…
Trump says he is cancelling strikes on Iran subject to 'rapidly' making deal
The US president's message came amid media reports that he was planning new, intense strikes on Iran over the weekend.…
Moscow restaurant bombing kills three people as device carried by woman explodes
More than 20 people injured in explosion near Italian restaurant on Saturday night, authorities sayA homemade bomb carried by a woman killed three peo…
How Spain's migrant crisis created a political storm - whipped up by social media
The Ceuta crossings have shaken Europe politically, exposing divisions over the sensitive issue of migration, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford writes.…
Solitude as a new aspirational lifestyle: 'We are not lonely'
A growing number of what the internet has dubbed "loneliness influencers" are spotlighting solo living without children or friends - and it's spurring…
Singapore bans UK band Massive Attack over Palestinian flag
Singapore barred two members of British band Massive Attack from re-entering the country.…
Iran war live: Tehran warns of ‘decisive’ response to any US ‘aggression’
Iran's Araghchi issues warning in separate phone calls with the foreign ministers of Turkiye, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia.…
Sawyers puts heartbreak behind her to claim gold
English long jumper Jazmin Sawyers overcomes previous major championship disappointments to win Commonwealth gold.…
US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks
Senate race in Michigan comes to embody Democratic rift over Israel, as AIPAC spends heavily against progressive doctor.…
'Sopranos' actor Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters and tough guys, dead at 80
Vincent Pastore appeared in movies dating back to the 1980s and had roles in big movies including "Goodfellas" and "Awakenings," both in 1990.…
Michigan joins Minnesota in reporting cyberattacks, with FBI investigating
No culprit has been identified in any of the attacks, which comes after authorities warned of possible Iranian plot.…
Emotional Kerr delivers moment Glasgow 2026 has waited for
There were no pacers and no wave lights. This was a Saturday night scrap - Glasgow rules - and Josh Kerr wasn't going to let anyone beat him in that f…
The Sopranos star Vincent Pastore dies aged 80
Pastore, who played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero in the hit US show, was found at his home in New York City, US media report.…
Russian ship defies sanctions to send military vehicles to Mali
The ship carried armoured personnel carriers and trucks through the English Channel to Africa, satellite images show.…
Young guns for hire - the teenage hitmen recruited to kill across Europe
The Foxtrot Network is thought to be responsible for about 35 murders in Europe, and uses violence-as-a-service tactics.…
The Papers: Chancellor 'warns' supermarkets and 'own goal'
John Healey's vow to crackdown on grocery "price gouging" and the Fifa World Cup scandal dominate Sunday's front pages.…
Ginger hair portraits show unexpected 'golden thread' connecting Americans
For Kieran Dodds, photographing people with red hair has become something of an obsession over the past decade or more.…
A bruising 24 hours - what next for Fifa and under-pressure Infantino?
The pressure is building on Gianni Infantino. Can he survive as Fifa president?…
Avalanche in Pakistan kills famed mountaineer Nirmal Purja and his fellow climbers
A mountaineering team with climbers from around the world, including the U.S., was attempting to climb one of the tallest peaks on earth.…
Why did Ceuta migrant mayhem chill already frosty Israel-Spain relations?
What caused more than 50,000 migrants to storm a Spanish enclave in Africa, and did Israel have anything to do with it?…
EU calls emergency meeting to discuss Ceuta migrant crossings
There have been tense exchanges between Spain and other EU states over the influx of migrants into the enclave of Ceuta.…