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Giving up territory would be ‘unacceptable’, says Ukraine’s armed forces chief

It would be “unacceptable” for Ukraine to “simply give up territory” in any peace deal with Russia, the head of the Ukrainian armed forces...

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EU hands €120m fine to Elon Musk’s X for breaking social media rules

Elon Musk’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, has been fined €120m (£105m) by the EU after it found rule breaches had left users...

Duchess of Sussex ‘reaches out’ to estranged father after reports of leg amputation

Meghan Markle has “reached out” to her estranged father after reports he had his leg amputated, her spokesperson has said. Thomas Markle, 81, reportedly...

Former doctor charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients

A former doctor has been charged over alleged sexual assaults on 38 patients in his care. Nathaniel Spencer, 38, has been charged with 15...

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Netflix agrees blockbuster $72bn deal for Warner Bros studios

Netflix has agreed a $72bn (£54bn) deal to secure Warner Bros Discovery’s film and TV studios and supercharge its library through rights to top...

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Cloudflare: ‘Large number of empty pages’ on several websites after internet outage

Several websites, including Linkedin, Zoom and Canva, went down after new issues with internet provider Cloudflare. The web infrastructure company said at around 9am...

Sports

What Buster Olney, Jeff Passan are hearing about Schwarber’s suitors, top free agents and blockbuster trades

Buster Olney Close Buster Olney ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty”...

Four killed in latest US strike on alleged drug boat

Four people have been killed in the latest US strike on an alleged drug boat amid growing unease at the legality of the attacks....

Donald Trump may get the one thing he craves more than anything today

Which global leader has been the most frequent visitor to the Oval Office during Donald Trump’s first year back in power? Not a head...

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Major city may have to evacuate as water supplies run low

Iran’s capital is counting down to “day zero” – the day the water runs out and the taps run dry. Reservoirs that supply Tehran’s...

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Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin embrace before talking trade at India-Russia summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin was given a red carpet ceremonial welcome as he arrived in New Delhi for the 23rd India-Russia summit. Breaking protocol, India’s prime...

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Israel allowed to take part in Eurovision 2026 – as several countries withdraw

Israel will be allowed to compete in next year’s Eurovision Song Contest, organisers have said – with several broadcasters saying they will now boycott...

World

Next week, one of the world’s toughest social media bans will come into force

Australia will introduce one of the world’s toughest social media policies for children next week, with a ban that comes into effect on Wednesday....

Which global leader has visited Oval Office most? The answer might surprise you

Which global leader has been the most frequent visitor to the Oval Office during Donald Trump’s first year back in power? Not a head...

Is Trump’s latest peace deal a total sham?

👉 Follow Trump100 on your podcast app 👈 The leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo come to Washington DC...

Ed Bambas: 88-year-old veteran who worked full-time at supermarket given £1.2m to help him retire

An 88-year-old US army veteran who works full time at a grocery store to make ends meet will receive over $1.7m (£1.2m) to help...

Politics

Child poverty strategy unveiled – but not everyone’s happy

A new long-awaited child poverty strategy is promising to lift half a million children out of poverty by the end of this parliament –...

Sports

Sources: Penn St. turns focus to ISU’s Campbell

Max OlsonDec 4, 2025, 08:08 PM ET Close Covers the Big 12 Joined ESPN in 2012 Graduate of the University of Nebraska Open Extended...

Business

Oil prices are down, but petrol prices are clearly not: What’s going on – and will it get better?

It’s a debate that has raged since the end of the COVID pandemic but, despite regulatory scrutiny, it’s fair to say there’s been no...

Sports

Pirates send Oviedo to Red Sox in 5-player deal

Jorge CastilloDec 4, 2025, 08:28 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from...