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Fifa accuses Uefa of 'smear campaign' against Infantino
The governing bodies have traded blows since Fifa president Gianni Infantino's scrapped plan to sell off stakes in the World Cup to private investors.…
Venezuelan opposition leader questions US oil deal with ‘illegitimate regime’
María Corina Machado says interim government does not have democratic mandate to negotiate natural resourcesThe Venezuelan opposition leader, María Co…
How much oil is going through Hormuz? How data doesn’t match US claims
Trump says the US is helping around 30 ships cross the waterway daily, but ship-tracking data suggests it's fewer.…
20 million children a year face online sexual abuse, UNICEF says
More than one in five children aged 12 to 17 were targeted on digital platforms, the UN children’s agency reports.…
Manchester synagogue attack: ministers seek to block M15 files from inquest
Government lawyers tell coroner disclosing intelligence would pose serious risk to national securityMinisters are seeking to block intelligence materi…
Alarm as US domestic violence killings remain high despite drop in homicides
Non-profits say requests for legal help and housing on rise amid Trump funding cuts for prevention and responseAs cities and states across the US repo…
Victims sue South African government over 1960 Sharpeville massacre
Victims sue South African governed over 1960 Sharpeville massacre…
Kais Saied’s economic experiment has failed Tunisia
Saied’s promised path to self-reliance has deepened Tunisia’s economic crisis rather than resolving it.…
Reform UK gets another £4m from crypto billionaire pardoned by Donald Trump
Ben Delo, who was convicted in 2022 for failure to apply anti-money laundering controls, is party’s second biggest donorReform UK has been given a fur…
‘We need a touch of humanity’: Swedish opposition pledges to help Britons facing deportation
Migration spokeperson says if Centre party wins power it will change law to end plight of British citizens hit by post-Brexit policyA leading Swedish …
Spain’s PM says no evidence ‘whatsoever’ Morocco behind Ceuta border breach
Pedro Sánchez continues to defend Rabat after police report claiming border forces helped 70,000 cross borderEurope live – latest updatesSpain has see…
Legendary Bosnian striker Edin Dzeko to retire from international football
The 40-year-old scored 73 goals in 151 appearances, making him Bosnia's most-capped player and all-time leading scorer.…
Amelia Dimoldenberg to close doors of Chicken Shop Date
Amelia Dimoldenberg announces she will end her popular YouTube series after more than a decade.…
Gloria Steinem, trailblazing journalist and activist, dies at 92
At a time when women were largely limited to domestic roles, Steinem challenged gender stereotypes and championed feminist ideals like equality, siste…
Dems demand DHS fund election security. And, journalist Gloria Steinem has died
Two Democrats are demanding that Homeland Security officials fund election security ahead of the midterms. And, trail-blazing journalist Gloria Steine…
How Did Andy Burnham Do In First PMQs?
And, Nigel Farage speaks to Chris Mason…
DVLA withdraws tax conviction against Sadiq Khan after he says it was a scam
The conviction against Sir Sadiq Khan is withdrawn after he was prosecuted in a car ownership scam.…
More than 80 migrants feared dead after boat rescued off Canary Islands
Rescuers found 44 survivors on board the vessel but bad weather meant they had to leave five bodies behind.…
Kyrgyzstan hosts pivotal SCO summit amid global geopolitical shifts
Kyrgyzstan balances ties with global powers while leveraging its geography to secure economic and political opportunities.…
An epic train chase is turning 100 — and Buster Keaton fans are celebrating
100 years ago, silent film star Buster Keaton filmed The General in Cottage Grove, Ore. Fans are gathering there to celebrate the making of an epic ea…
Working-class ER nurse seeks to flip battleground Wisconsin House seat
Mitchell Berman is among Democrats the party hopes can flip a Republican-leaning district in November’s midtermsDemocrats are targeting vulnerable sea…
Colorado’s Republican governor nominee linked to controversial anti-sex-trafficking ministry
Marx’s All Things Possible Florida model uses private funds for cop pay and surveillance tools without public oversightThe All Things Possible ministr…
The US and Venezuela: a century-old relationship drenched in oil
A visual look at how Washington’s relationship with Caracas has gone from cordial to ‘predatory’Trump ally defends Venezuela oil deal amid ‘gunpoint d…
Trump ranks himself the greatest US president ever. Historians beg to differ
Donald Trump posted his own presidential rankings to Truth Social last week, separating past US presidents into six categories from ‘greatest’ to ‘fai…
Judge blocks new Trump bid against birthright citizenship – US politics live
Maryland judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Trump’s executive order targeting what he termed ‘birth tourism’Hello and welcome to the US poli…
Victims sue South African government over 1961 Sharpeville massacre that left 91 dead
Claim relating to infamous apartheid-era shooting of protesters part of wave of litigation for apartheid-era crimesThe day dawned brightly on 21 March…
Good Good Golf CEO, president quit amid advertisement controversy
The advertisement faced severe backlash and prompted calls for a boycott of products from Callaway, which co-branded it.…
Photos: Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for missing flood victims
Symbolic funerals held in Nepal for those still missing after deadly floods in the Himalayan nation.…
He tried to eliminate FEMA. Now he says the Trump administration has changed course
David Richardson worked to eliminate the country's top disaster agency when he led FEMA last year. Now, he says the administration has abandoned that …
As millions of kids lose SNAP food benefits, free school meals are also at risk
Food stamps have a direct link to other critical resources, such as free breakfast and lunch at school. Now, experts say they're starting to see that …