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Europe tried to starve Putin’s war machine with sanctions – but something else has happened

Why is Donald Trump threatening to impose sanctions, or tariffs, or maybe both, on India in relation to the Ukraine war? The short answer...

Sports

Ohtani roughed up in Dodgers’ loss to Rockies

ESPN News Services Aug 20, 2025, 10:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani had a forgettable...

Sports

Who comes in at No. 1? Ranking the top 100 college football players ahead of the 2025 season

Aug 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Piecing together a list of the best players in college football before the season begins...

Sports

CFB Player Rank: Who should’ve made the top 10? What were the biggest surprises?

Aug 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions ESPN’s preseason player rank list is here, but did our selection committee get things right?...

Sports

CFP selection committee to use enhanced metrics

Open Extended Reactions The College Football Playoff selection committee will announce its first of six rankings on Nov. 4 using enhanced metrics to help...

Sports

Updated top 100 MLB prospect rankings: There’s a new No. 1

Kiley McDanielAug 20, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and...

Sports

Updated 2025 top 10 prospect rankings for all 30 MLB teams

Kiley McDanielAug 20, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close ESPN MLB Insider Kiley McDaniel covers MLB prospects, the MLB Draft and more, including trades and...

Bournemouth: The seaside town ‘changed’ by immigration – where non-British-born population rose nearly 50%

The British seaside town of Bournemouth has a complex relationship with migration. It needs migrants to work in the tourist industry, which is vital...

World

‘I don’t regret anything,’ smiling ISIS militant on death row tells Sky News

Blindfolded and under armed guard, a captured ISIS fighter is brought before us. When the blindfold is removed, he doesn’t look surprised to see...

World

Israel begins first stages of Gaza City takeover – as UK condemns approval of West Bank settlement plan

Israel has said it has begun the first stages of its takeover of Gaza City – as the UK condemned the approval of plans...

Environment

CNBC Daily Open: The U.S. tech-sell off extends to its second day — but don’t let it ruin your summer

Palantir Technologies signage on an options contract ticker as traders work on the floor of American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange...

World

Europe’s sanctions on Russia were to starve Putin’s funds – instead something else has happened

Why is Donald Trump threatening to impose sanctions, or tariffs, or maybe both, on India in relation to the Ukraine war? The short answer...

Technology

Microsoft’s gutting of discounts for some clients likely baked into guidance, analyst says

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Axel Springer Neubau in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023 Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Microsoft said last week...

Technology

Alibaba says smart car spinoff Banma plans to list shares in Hong Kong

Alibaba’s global headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on May 9, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alibaba-backed Banma, a provider of technology...

Politics

Two Labour-run councils ‘considering all options’ to challenge migrant hotel use

Two Labour-run councils have said they are considering legal action to stop the use of hotels to house migrants in their areas after Epping...

World

UK condemns Israel’s approval of plans for new West Bank settlement to ‘erase’ idea of Palestinian state

The UK has condemned Israel’s approval of plans for a new West Bank settlement, which has been hailed as “erasing” the idea of a...

Politics

Did Robert Jenrick really ‘boast’ about opening hotels for asylum seekers?

A row has broken out between the Tories and Reform about previous comments on migrant hotels, so who said what and when? At the...

Environment

Trump says U.S. will not approve solar or wind power projects

Wind turbines operate at a wind farm near solar panels near Palm Springs, California, on March 6, 2024. Mario Tama | Getty Images President...

Politics

Where can asylum seekers go if they can’t be housed in hotels?

A High Court judge ruled that ministers can’t use a hotel to house asylum seekers in Epping on Tuesday. The question now is where...

World

New Zealand: Family’s plea to fugitive dad on the run with children for nearly four years

The family of a father who disappeared with his three children nearly four years ago in New Zealand have broken their silence to appeal...