69 m. ago Tour de France stage six preview: Can Mathieu van der Poel double up on stage wins?

Puncheurs set to do battle on hilly day in Normandy featuring over 3,500m of climbing

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2 h. ago Britain and France try again to tackle English Channel migrant crossings

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are focusing on stopping migrant crossings in the English Channel

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2 h. ago Russian attack on Kyiv leaves two dead a day after largest assault of war

Another huge wave of Russian missiles and drones hit Ukraine’s capital as Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov due to meet with Marco RubioA huge wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine’s capital killed two people and left more wounded, Kyiv’s military administration said early on Thursday, with reports of loud blasts echoing over the city throughout the night.The administration warned of a threat from drones and ballistic weapons and told all residents to “immediately head to the nearest shelters”. Dozens of residents of the capital took shelter in a central metro station during the attack, an Agence France-Presse reporter said, sleeping on mats, calming pets or waiting out the attack on camping furniture. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Michael Jackson Estate sues 'second family' member in £157m civil extortion claim

The estate of Michael Jackson is suing the pop star's former manager, Frank Cascio, accusing him of a $213 million civil extortion scheme in violation of a prior confidentiality agreement

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4 h. ago UK and France to coordinate nuclear responses amid rising 'extreme threats'

The UK and France will sign a declaration to deepen nuclear cooperation in the face of 'extreme threats' against Europe, as well as agreeing to ramp up weapons manufacturing

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5 h. ago Man Utd's Jadon Sancho on the verge of completing £25m transfer as 'deal is agreed'

Jadon Sancho has been heavily linked with a move to Juventus in recent days and it has been claimed that a deal is already in place for the Manchester United winger to join the Serie A giants

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6 h. ago Starmer’s hopes of ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal hanging in the balance as talks with Macron continue

Government sources describe reports a deal has already been agreed as mere ‘speculation’

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6 h. ago Macron state visit live: Starmer hopes for ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal at summit with French president

Government sources dismiss reports an agreement has already been reached as ‘speculation’

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7 h. ago Starmer hopes of ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal hanging in the balance as talks with Macron continue

Government sources describe reports a deal has already been agreed as mere ‘speculation’

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7 h. ago Starmer and Macron to hammer out migrants deal in crunch summit

The Prime Minister hopes the French president will sign up to a “one in, one out” deal when they hold a Franco-British summit at Downing Street.

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7 h. ago UK and France agree ‘Entente Technologique’ to help protect infrastructure

‘Today we build on the Entente Cordiale with an Entente Technologique,’ Science Secretary Peter Kyle said.

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7 h. ago Landmark ruling finds Russia shot down MH17 with 38 Australians on board

Europe’s top human rights court finds Boeing 777 flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was shot down by Russia in July 2014Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEurope’s top human rights court delivered damning judgments Wednesday against Russia in four cases brought by Kyiv and the Netherlands, finding Moscow shot down flight MH17, killing all passengers, including 38 Australians.Judges at the European court of human rights ruled that Russia was responsible for widespread violations of international law, from shooting down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in 2014 to the murder, torture, rape, destruction of civilian infrastructure and kidnapping of Ukrainian children after Moscow’s full-scale invasion of 2022.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Starmer and Macron will join forces on nuclear deterrents in cases of ‘extreme threats’ to Europe

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron also agreed to ramp up orders of deadly Storm Shadow missiles

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7 h. ago Luis Enrique says Ousmane Dembele ticks the boxes needed to win Ballon d’Or

The France international netted in Paris St Germain’s rout of Real Madrid on Wednesday.

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7 h. ago Actress best known for her work alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger looks unrecognizable... can you guess who?

She even married the director of that aforementioned franchise. And more recently, the star admitted to being celibate for at least 15 years after splitting from that aforementioned filmmaker.

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7 h. ago Wales on the brink of Women’s Euro 2025 exit despite landmark goal

France 4-1 Wales: Jess Fishlock scored a historic goal but the Dragons are all-but out

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7 h. ago US issues sanctions against UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

Trump administration targets Francesca Albanese, a special rapporteur, in latest action against critics of Israel’s warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza.The state department’s decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago US issues sanctions against Francesca Albanese, UN official investigating abuses in Gaza

Trump administration targets special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, in latest action against critics of Israel’s warThe Trump administration announced on Wednesday it was issuing sanctions against an independent official tasked with investigating human rights abuses in the Palestinian territories, the latest effort by the United States to punish critics of Israel’s 21-month war in Gaza.The state department’s decision to sanction Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur for the West Bank and Gaza, comes after a recent US pressure campaign to force the international body to remove her from her post failed. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago ‘Proud’ Jess Fishlock keen to look at the positives after Wales defeat

It was a historic night for the midfielder although the team’s Euro 2025 hopes hang by a thread after loss to France.

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8 h. ago PSG cruise to Club World Cup final after Ruiz and Dembélé stun Real Madrid

PSG 4-0 Real Madrid: Ruiz 6 24, Dembélé 9, Ramos 87Chelsea to play European champions in Sunday’s finalThere was a moment towards the end of Kylian Mbappé’s final season in France when Luis Enrique called him into his office and explained that if they did things his way, then Paris Saint-Germain could become an “absolute machine”.A little over a year later, on the day his first season at Real Madrid came to an end against his former club, the striker saw for himself, up close and painful, just how right his coach had been. The team that went to Munich and put five past Inter, the biggest winning margin a European Cup final has ever seen, came to New York and scored four against the game’s greatest aristocrats to take them to the final of the Club World Cup. Continue reading...

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