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Over 100 politicians from multiple countries condemn China over detention of tycoon Jimmy Lai

More than 100 politicians from 24 different countries, including the UK, the US and the EU, have written a joint letter condemning China over...

Science

Archaeologists Uncover 123 Bodies in Ancient Leicester Burial Pit

An excavation near Leicester Cathedral has led to the discovery of a burial pit containing the remains of 123 individuals. The find, described as...

World

Hong Kong jails 45 pro-democracy activists after accusing them of trying to overthrow the city’s government

Forty-five pro-democracy activists have been jailed in Hong Kong’s largest ever national security trial. The activists sentenced with jail terms ranging from four years...

World

How Russia has created a climate of fear as it prosecutes hundreds for speaking out against the war

If there’s one thing that defines what Russia has become over the past 1,000 days, it’s the letter Z. What began as a military...

World

42,000 march on New Zealand’s parliament in support of Maori rights

Tens of thousands of people have marched on New Zealand’s parliament in a protest in support of Maori rights. The huge crowds took to...

World

Sabotage suspected after Baltic Sea telecoms cable C-Lion1 suddenly stops working

An undersea fibre optic cable between Germany and Finland has stopped working and might have been deliberately cut by an unknown party, according to...

Science

Conservation Expert Warns Earth Is In Midst Of Sixth Great Extinction

Dr Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist and conservationist, has raised the alarm over an accelerating global biodiversity crisis, describing it as the “sixth great extinction.”...

Science

Here’s How James Webb Space Telescope Helps Us Look Back in Time

Observing space allows scientists to peer into the universe’s past. This is possible because light requires time to travel over vast cosmic distances. By...

Politics

Thousands of farmers to descend on Downing Street to protest against inheritance tax changes

Thousands of farmers from across the UK are expected to gather outside Downing Street today – in the biggest protest yet against the government’s...

Business

Budget means ‘difficult decisions’ already being taken, retail chiefs warn

Dozens of retail bosses have signed a letter to the chancellor warning of dire consequences for the economy and jobs if she pushes ahead...

Business

What’s the beef with farmers’ inheritance tax?

Farmers have left the fields for the streets of the capital in protest at changes to inheritance tax that will see death duties payable...

Sports

Isles’ Reilly needs heart procedure, out ‘months’

ESPN News Services Nov 18, 2024, 09:33 PM ET Open Extended Reactions 1 Related Lamoriello said it could be “several months” before Reilly is...

Sports

Winless in AAC play, FAU fires coach Herman

Pete Thamel, ESPNNov 18, 2024, 01:55 PM ET Close College Football Senior Writer for ESPN. Insider for College Gameday. Open Extended Reactions Florida Atlantic...

Sports

Louisville DB Holloway suspended after arrest

Andrea Adelson, ESPN Senior WriterNov 18, 2024, 07:40 PM ET Close ACC reporter. Joined ESPN.com in 2010. Graduate of the University of Florida. Louisville...

Sports

MLB Awards Week results and analysis: Skenes, Gil each win Rookie of the Year

Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 07:02 PM ET Close Sports reporter, Kansas City Star, 2002-09 Writer, Baseball, Baseball Prospectus Co-author, Pro Basketball...

Sports

Pirates’ Skenes, Yanks’ Gil named Rookies of Year

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterNov 18, 2024, 06:36 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

Sports

Ichiro, CC among 14 newcomers on HOF ballot

Associated Press Nov 18, 2024, 12:18 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and pitcher CC Sabathia are among 14...

World

Biden adding ‘fuel to fire’, Kremlin says – as Ukraine allowed to fire US missiles into Russia

The Kremlin has criticised President Joe Biden for adding “fuel to the fire” after giving Ukraine permission to launch US missiles into Russia. Kremlin...

World

Ukrainians mourn their dead after almost 1,000 days of war – but US move sparks hope

Barely anyone speaks – there is virtual silence apart from the sounds of passing vehicles and the wind whipping through flags and photographs commemorating...

World

Sabotage suspected after Baltic Sea telecoms cable C-Lion1 suddenly stops working

An undersea fibre optic cable between Germany and Finland has stopped working and might have been deliberately cut by an unknown party, according to...