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Only vetted individual Russian and Belarusian athletes under a neutral flag will be allowed to participate, the committee has said Russian and Belarusian teams will remain barred from the 2026 Winter Games in Italy, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has declared. The ruling extends existing sanctions, with only vetted athletes allowed to compete individually under a neutral flag. Both Russia …

The key suspect in the disappearance of Madeleine McCann has declared himself homeless after his release from jail this week. Christian Brueckner who denies any involvement in the McCann case, has been moved into emergency accommodation. According to the Daily Mirror, he was formally declared homeless in Neumunster, located around 40 miles north of Hamburg. A press secretary for the …

A Florida federal judge has tossed out a £11 billion defamation lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against The New York Times on the basis that it was too petty. US District Judge Steven Merryday ruled on Friday that Mr Trump’s 85-page lawsuit was overly long and full of “tedious and burdensome” language which had no bearing on the legal …

OPINION — There has been an argument suggesting that the international community—particularly the United States—should engage with the Taliban to hold them accountable and ensure they do not return to the same path they followed before 9/11: providing safe sanctuaries to Al Qaeda and other international terrorist groups. Advocates of such a policy often assume that the United States had …

OPINION — For the past month, it was an onslaught of news and photos of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin in meetings with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Tianjin, China and then at the 80th anniversary military parade in Beijing celebrating the end of World War II and then press reports of the first joint submarine …

Previously unknown drones are making their debut at the five-day Changchun air show, which opened on Friday in the provincial capital of Jilin in northeast China, just two weeks after the Victory Day military parade showcased several new models. Among those attracting attention during pre-opening preparations was a twin-engined flying-wing tailless drone developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), …

One of the world’s richest men and a friend of President Trump is extending his influence over Hollywood and big media, the outlet has claimed Billionaire Larry Ellison, 81, is set to become the most powerful media magnate in US history, the New York Times has claimed. In a Thursday opinion piece, the outlet lamented that one of the world’s …

A United Nations commission published a 72-page report on Tuesday that concluded Israel has committed a genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. “It is clear that there is an intent to destroy the Palestinians in Gaza through acts that meet the criteria set forth in the Genocide Convention,” said Navi Pillay, chair of the commission. The commission’s findings specifically determined that …

An easyJet flight passenger tragically died while the plane was heading to one of the most popular Canary Islands, Lanzarote. Crew members did everything they could to help the traveller who was en route to the Spanish island from France, but could not be saved, the airline said. easyJet said the medical emergency unfolded “during the approach to the arrival” …

Hong Kong’s homebuyers defied a No 3 typhoon signal to snap up apartments during two property sales on Friday, entering the market after commercial banks lowered their prime lending rates a day earlier following the first rate cut by the local monetary authority. New World Development and CK Asset Holdings, two of the largest property developers in the city, sold …