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White House says Melania Trump brokers truce for Ukraine city 'on brink of disaster'

US First Lady Melania Trump has "successfully secured" a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine in the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky, the White House has said.

Woman at center of Cornell University rape inquiry in 'constant fear', lawyer says

The life of a woman who filed a lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a Cornell University fraternity house has been completely upended, her lawyer has said.

France's African Shadow

With France in revolt, its former colonies are too. In West Africa’s ‘coup belt’, leaders talk of sovereignty but neocolonialism is proving hard to avoid.

Queen Camilla visits Catherine and Eugenie's former school to attend important summit

UK tourists issued urgent tsunami alert as 12 earthquakes hit off coast of Italy

Max Verstappen makes grid penalty admission before US GP and hits out at abusers

Max Verstappen urged his doubters and haters to 'eff off' ahead of this weekend's US Grand Prix in Austin. The Red Bull ace came under heavy fire on social media after he defended his team-mate Chris Lulham. A racing error in last week’s GT World Challenge Europe race at Portimao resulted in Lulham finding himself on the end of a huge wave of online abuse. The pair, along with British driver Ben Barnicoat, were battling for the victory when a drive-through penalty was handed to Lulham. The team ended up finishing ninth.

British tourists issued urgent tsunami alert after TWELVE earthquakes hit off the coast of Italy sparking mass evacuations

Italian authorities confirmed the regions of Messina and Palermo were the worst affected by the shakes

Thomas Markle accusations in full as Meghan Markle's father breaks silence

Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle Snr, has made headlines today after being accused of possessing thousands of indecent images of children. The Duchess of Sussex's estranged father is believed to now be at the centre of a police investigation after his son, Thomas Markle Junior, reported him to the police.

Mark Williams hits out and demands new rule change

Mark Williams has branded the suggestion that seeded snooker players are looked after as "bullcrap". The three-time world champion is one of just two top-16 players to advance past the Northern Ireland Open second round, with Kyren Wilson the other. Defending champion Jack Lisowski went out at that stage after losing 4-1 to Anthony McGill, the same round that Williams' fellow Welshman Jak Jones eliminated John Higgins. However, those two at least won their opening matches, unlike the rest of their seeded contemporaries at this season's seventh ranking event, with Judd Trump and Ronnie O'Sullivan on the wrong end of seven-frame thrillers.

Andy Burnham is playing us for fools over immigration as he snubs his Home Secretary

Andy Burnham is desperately trying to paper over huge divisions within his government over immigration.

Trump's Top Border Official Defends Big Bend Border Wall Plan Despite Mounting Opposition

CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott Says $46 Billion Texas Project Is Justified Amid Court-Ordered Pause on Wall's Construction

Fabian Hurzeler 'could perform Man Utd U-turn' on one condition

Manchester United's hopes of poaching Fabian Hurzeler from Brighton might not be completely dead in the water. The highly-rated Seagulls manager has been mooted as a potential replacement for Michael Carrick, who is dangerously close to being sacked. He is expected to remain in charge for this weekend's game against Bournemouth, but another heavy defeat could spell the end of his time in charge of United.

Denmark to ban mink farming in government U-turn

Mink farming will end in Denmark by August 2029 after the government decided to drop plans to pursue an exemption to an EU-wide ban on the practice.