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An Iranian chess player who competed without a hijab has arrived in Spain after being warned not to return home, according to a source...

Japan is set to offer families up to £6,394 per child to move out of Tokyo as part of efforts to combat population concentration...

Edson Arantes do Nascimento wasn’t born here, and he didn’t die here. But for 19 seasons, Pelé put this place on the map –...

Thousands of football fans are saying a final farewell to Brazil football hero Pele at the home of his former club Santos. The coffin...

Two helicopters have collided near a marine theme park in the Australian state of Queensland. The collision, just outside Sea World on the Gold...

Brazil officially has a new but familiar president as Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sworn in for the third time. The leftist politician,...

Andrew Tate’s Twitter account has been used to protest the influencer’s innocence after he was arrested on suspicion of human trafficking. Tate’s account, which...

Specialist terrorism experts are investigating an attack involving a machete on police in New York that left three officers hurt. A man wielding the...

A man accused of killing four students in the US was warned after making “creepy” and inappropriate comments to staff and customers at a...

Blasts have been heard in Kyiv and air raid sirens wailed across the country just after midnight, forcing Ukrainians to abandon New Year celebrations and...

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denounced strikes on Ukraine and accused Vladimir Putin of hiding, as explosions rocked locations across the country on the final day...

World leaders and King Charles have paid tribute to former pope Benedict XVI following his death at the age of 95. The Vatican announced...

The family of Oscar-nominated actor Benedict Cumberbatch is reportedly facing the prospect of legal action over its historical links to the slave trade in...

At least 15 people have died after a bus crashed in Mexico, including four children, local officials have said. At least 47 people were...

The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict marks an unfamiliar junction for modern Catholics. He is the first pope since the Middle Ages to die...

Former pope Benedict XVI, who became the first pontiff to resign in some 600 years, has died aged 95. Pope Francis, who replaced him...

Ukraine has a good chance to liberate all its territory – apart from Crimea – by the end of 2023, a military expert says....

There’s a new weapon heading for Ukraine that could help defend its cities from missiles – and it’s named after a famous raccoon. For...

The UK is expected to announce a requirement for travellers arriving from China to provide a negative pre-departure COVID test. The move will align...