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Royals and world leaders join veterans in Normandy to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

Royalty and world leaders will gather with veterans in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The King and Queen will...

World

Israel says jets targeting ‘Hamas compound’ have hit a school in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza has killed dozens of people, including children, local officials say. Israel said it was targeting a...

Sports

Glove tossing, viral tweets and a whole lot of losing: A look at Mets’ month of misery as London Series looms

Jorge Castillo, ESPN Staff WriterJun 5, 2024, 07:00 AM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the Washington Wizards from 2014 to 2016 and the...

Sports

Urquidy, Javier to have surgery, out for season

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 11:37 AM ET Open Extended Reactions HOUSTON — Houston starters Recovery from internal brace, which uses artificial material to...

Sports

Cole likely to make at least 2 more rehab starts

Associated Press Jun 5, 2024, 06:51 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — A 33-year-old right-hander, Cole had not pitched in a game...

Out-of-control cargo ship sparks collision fears as South Carolina bridge is shut

A large cargo ship lost control of its engines and went nearly full throttle through a South Carolina harbour prompting the closure of one...

Politics

Labour manifesto: Top secret Clause V meeting will be a pivotal moment in Sir Keir Starmer’s election campaign

It’s a meeting that’s so top secret that those attending – at a secret location – are ordered to surrender their mobile phone and...

World

Israel accused of using white phosphorus in Lebanon as potential for all-out war ratchets up

The potential for all-out war between Israel and Lebanon seems to have dramatically moved up a notch – or more – over the past...

Labour manifesto: Top secret Clause V meeting will be a pivotal moment in Sir Keir Starmer’s election campaign

It’s a meeting that’s so top secret that those attending – at a secret location – are ordered to surrender their mobile phone and...

Hackney residents urged to stay indoors as smoke billows from flat fire

Residents in Hackney have been urged to remain indoors and shut their windows after a fire sent clouds of black smoke into the sky....

Sports

Who leads for the Conn Smythe ahead of the Stanley Cup Final? Here are the top 10 candidates

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 07:30 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Open Extended Reactions After three grueling and very...

Technology

Nvidia passes Apple in market cap as second-most valuable public U.S. company

Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, on March 19, 2024. David Paul Morris...

Technology

Nvidia hits $3 trillion market cap on back of AI boom

Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang delivers his keystone speech ahead of Computex 2024 in Taipei on June 2, 2024. Sam Yeh | AFP | Getty...

Nvidia hits trillion market cap on back of AI boom

Sports

Ex-Islanders coach Lambert hired by Maple Leafs

Field Level Media Jun 5, 2024, 01:16 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Toronto Maple Leafs named Lane Lambert as an associate coach Wednesday....

Business

Former Post Office executive Alice Perkins was warned of Horizon ‘real risk’ by auditors but did not flag concerns

A former senior executive at the Post Office was told by auditors the Horizon IT system was “a real risk”, four years before sub-postmaster...

Vaughan Gething: Wales’s first minister loses confidence vote

Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething has lost a vote of no confidence – but dismissed the motion as a “gimmick” and vowed to carry...

Sports

Kaplan’s Stanley Cup buzz: What are the secrets to success for Oilers and Panthers?

Emily Kaplan, ESPNJun 5, 2024, 07:55 AM ET Close Emily Kaplan is ESPN’s national NHL reporter. Open Extended Reactions Forget the distance — this...

Politics

The Battle for Number 10 – a Sky News UK Election Leaders Special Event live from Grimsby

Both Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer will take part in a special leaders’ event programme next week, Sky News has confirmed. The Battle...

Politics

Vaughan Gething: Wales’s first minister loses confidence vote

Wales’s first minister has lost a confidence vote. Twenty-nine members of the Senedd voted in favour of the motion of no confidence in Vaughan...

Politics

Reform UK pulls to within two points of Tories in latest YouGov poll

Reform UK has pulled to within two points of the Conservatives, according to the latest YouGov poll of the election campaign for Sky News....