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Pope Leo urges Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan president by force

The Pope has urged Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force. Leo, the first American pontiff, said...

Science

NASA’s Perseverance Records First-Ever Mini-Lightning on Mars

NASA’s Perseverance rover has captured the first confirmed mini-lightning sparks in Mars’ dusty atmosphere. Using its sensitive microphone, the rover recorded 55 tiny electrical...

Politics

Budget 2025: Over a third of Britons think Rachel Reeves exaggerated bad news

Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget – twice as many as thought...

World

Pope Leo urges Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan president by force

The Pope has urged Donald Trump not to try to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro using military force. Leo, the first American pontiff, said...

World

Maduro says Venezuela ready to defend itself as US considers potential land attack

Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuelans are ready to defend their country as the US considers a land attack. The president held a rally in...

World

Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan healthy but isolated in jail, his sister says

Imran Khan is suffering from isolation, his sister said, after weeks of not being able to see his family. Khan has been in jail...

Science

Indian Team Finds 53 Massive Quasars Blasting Jets Millions of Light-Years Long

Astronomers in India have identified 53 previously unknown giant radio quasars powered by supermassive black holes, each releasing enormous plasma jets reaching up to...

Princess of Wales describes ‘power of reaching out’ in festive message

The Princess of Wales has written about the importance of “small acts of care” at a time “when life can sometimes feel fragmented or...

Hillsborough families hit out at report into disaster – as it finds 12 police officers would have faced gross misconduct cases

Police were guilty of “deep complacency”, “fundamental failure” and a “concerted effort” to blame fans during and after the Hillsborough disaster, according to a...

World

More than 800,000 young children seeing social media content ‘designed to hook adults’, figures show

Children as young as three are “being fed content and algorithms designed to hook adults” on social media, a former education minister has warned....

Business

Bank of England warns of heightened risks but trims banks’ reserve requirements

The Bank of England has warned of heightened risks to the UK’s financial system but cut the amount of money that banks need to...

World

More than 1,100 confirmed dead and 800 missing in catastrophic Asia floods

Rescue and recovery and efforts are under way in parts of South and Southeast Asia where the number of those killed in devastating floods...

World

Maduro says Venezuela ready to defend itself as US considers potential land attack

Nicolas Maduro has said Venezuelans are ready to defend their country as the US considers a land attack. The president held a rally in...

Sports

Sources: BYU coach Sitake focus of PSU search

Open Extended Reactions The Penn State coaching search, which has gone quiet in the past few weeks, has focused on BYU coach Kalani Sitake,...

Sports

Kiffin ready to make LSU nation’s ‘best program’

Dave WilsonDec 1, 2025, 06:44 PM ET Close Dave Wilson is a college football reporter. He previously worked at The Dallas Morning News, San...

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Wetzel: Kiffin is no victim, and he needs to own that he just quit on a title contender

Dan WetzelDec 1, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Dan Wetzel is a senior writer focused on investigative reporting, news analysis and feature storytelling. Open...

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Sources: Mets give D. Williams 3-year, $51M deal

Jorge CastilloDec 1, 2025, 09:40 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the Washington Nationals from...

Sources: Mets give D. Williams 3-year, M deal

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Orioles, closer Helsley agree to 2-year contract

Open Extended Reactions The Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias trawled the free agent market for a late-inning option and landed on Helsley,...

Girl dies and another seriously hurt after crash involving minibus carrying nine teenagers in Tadcaster

A girl has died and another has been seriously injured after a crash involving a minibus carrying nine teenagers. North Yorkshire Police said it...

Politics

China poses ‘real national security threats’ to UK, Starmer warns

Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses “real national security threats to the United Kingdom”. But the prime minister also described China as a...