Russia conducts largest nuclear exercises in years, as top official warns danger of ‘catastrophic’ clash with Nato is ‘mounting’ ...

Transgender people have been the focus of an aggressive legislative push to mitigate their access to health care in recent years, and now trans prisoners are facing a new offensive. President Donald ...

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Meta has launched Threads, a text-based app to rival Twitter, in a “bold attempt to lure users away from its floundering competitor”, said Kari Paul in The Guardian. Tweet of clay: will Twitter’s ...

Boris Johnson’s painter mother has died “suddenly” but “peacefully” following a 40-year battle with Parkinson's, the family has announced. Charlotte Johnson Wahl passed away yesterday at the age of 79 ...

He would not "shut up and dribble." Bill Russell was the most dominant basketball player of his era, leading the Boston Celtics to 11 NBA championships. But his experience as a Black athlete in the ...

After 54 years, the brutal Assad regime has fallen to almost unanimous rejoicing. But any attempt to rebuild Syria's shattered society will first have to heal divides entrenched by two generations of ...

Eight stadiums will host a total of 64 matches during the 2022 Fifa World Cup finals in Qatar. All eight venues are situated within a 21-mile radius of central Doha and will be linked by a metro ...

Donald Trump's family face a growing dilemma about if and when to return to his side as the former president closes in on the Republican nomination for the upcoming election. From our morning news ...

Sudan's warring military factions have reached a deal on a new seven-day ceasefire from Thursday, mediator South Sudan said Tuesday. The agreement was longer than previous cease-fires, which have ...

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