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Ten women and girls among 12 dead after migrant boat sinks in Channel

At least 12 people have died – including 10 women and girls – after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the...

Bell bests Custer to win Xfinity race at Darlington

Associated Press Aug 31, 2024, 06:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions DARLINGTON, S.C. — Christopher Bell thought his chance to win at Darlington Raceway...

Sports

White Sox lose record 20th-straight Flexen start

ESPN News Services Sep 2, 2024, 08:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Chicago White Sox had their latest skid extended to 11 games...

Sports

Yankees’ Cole exits with cramping in right calf

Associated Press Sep 2, 2024, 11:06 PM ET Open Extended Reactions ARLINGTON, Texas — Cole, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner, turns 34...

The terrifying risks Indians are taking to reach the US illegally

Indian families have reportedly frozen to death, drowned and been kidnapped by their smugglers as they tried to reach the US – and the...

Sports

MLB playoff tracker: Who can clinch next, current bracket and games to watch

Sep 2, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions As the final month of the 2024 MLB regular season begins, a few teams are...

Sports

Sources: Pac-12, MWC don’t reach deal for 2025

Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterSep 2, 2024, 07:48 PM ET Close Covers college football. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended...

Sports

UGA star Williams avoids long-term ankle injury

Mark Schlabach, ESPN Senior WriterSep 2, 2024, 01:13 PM ET Close Senior college football writer Author of seven books on college football Graduate of...

Sports

Brown calls on UNC to ‘rally around’ Harrell at QB

Associated Press Sep 2, 2024, 04:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Now it’s up to Harrell, a third-year sophomore who...

Luxury jet used by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro seized by US officials

Venezuela’s equivalent to Air Force One has been seized by US officials, who claim the luxury presidential jet was bought illegally and smuggled out...

‘Snatch thefts’ of bags and mobiles on streets of England and Wales more than double – as government promises crackdown

A massive rise in bag and phone “snatch thefts” has prompted the government to promise a crack down on street crime. An estimated 78,000...

World

Benjamin Netanyahu says he ‘will not surrender’ – as pressure grows over hostage release deal

Israel’s prime minister says he “will not surrender to pressure” amid growing calls for him to agree a deal to end the conflict in...

World

Israel-Hamas war: Netanyahu’s crisis is getting worse – and Israel may never forgive him

Benjamin Netanyahu stood in front of a giant digital map, that mysteriously erased the West Bank and explained why Israeli forces wouldn’t be leaving...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged to impose ‘pay-per-mile’ scheme on electric cars

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to impose a pay-per-mile scheme on British drivers to avoid a “black hole” from lost fuel duty revenue....

Brian Trueman: Danger Mouse writer dies aged 92

Brian Trueman, the British writer behind cartoons including Danger Mouse and Count Duckula, has died aged 92, his son has said. Ben Trueman wrote...

Politics

Why Tory leadership hopefuls may want to take a page out of Starmer’s playbook to gaining power

A new political term, and a new reality for the Conservatives, as what’s left of the party regroups in Westminster and gets down to...

Technology

X blocked in Brazil after supreme court panel upholds suspension order

Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images A panel of Brazil’s federal supreme court justices voted unanimously to uphold orders suspending the use of...

World

UK to suspend some arms sales to Israel, foreign secretary announces

The UK will suspend some arms sales to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced. Mr Lammy said the decision follows a review of...

Politics

Conservative leadership race: Kemi Badenoch says Tories ‘talked right but governed left’ as James Cleverly vows to resurrect Rwanda scheme

Two Tory leadership hopeful frontrunners have made their pitch to members and MPs ahead of candidates being whittled down this week. Kemi Badenoch and...

UK to suspend some arms sales to Israel, foreign secretary announces

The UK will suspend some arms sales to Israel, Foreign Secretary David Lammy has announced. Mr Lammy said the decision follows a review of...