40 m. ago What channel is Scotland vs Belarus? Live stream, TV and kick

A huge win against Greece has set up the chance of a six points in this break and push one step close to the World Cup dream

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40 m. ago Africa’s last absolute monarch King of eSwatini once banned sex despite having 15 wives

A video of King Mswati III’s arrival in Abu Dhabi is drawing gasps online, with his entourage of 15 wives and 100 servants, while a deal to accept Trump’s deportees is making some subjects question his absolute rule, but who is he?

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72 m. ago Gaza latest: Palestinians return to rubble of Gaza homes after ceasefire brings fragile calm

Israeli troops withdrew to agreed lines earlier in the day as part of ‘phase one’ of Trump’s peace deal

Events

1 hour ago ‘Our job is to maximise their losses’: how Ukraine’s forces attempt to claw back against Russian advances

Along Donetsk’s frontline, a small counteroffensive by Ukrainian troops aims to help change perceptions about the war among Kyiv’s western alliesAs Donald Trump prepared to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska in August, Russia launched an offensive in eastern Ukraine. Small groups of soldiers pushed forward near Dobropillia and, meeting little resistance, they advanced 15 to 20 km and seized a chain of villages.It is a small pocket of land, but one that has driven perceptions of the war in the last months. At the time of the Alaska summit, it was seen as proof that Russia had momentum; as Ukraine had taken back territory – albeit in the context of Russian advances elsewhere – it may have contributed to Trump’s dismissive assessment of Moscow’s military as a “paper tiger”. Continue reading...

Society

1 hour ago Six great reads: Trump v Nato, the ‘filthy fifteen’ and the rise of selfish self

Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Officials investigate blast at Tennessee explosives plant that left 18 missing and feared dead

Officials are investigating a blast that leveled an explosives plant in rural Tennessee, as families of the 18 people missing and feared dead wait anxiously for answers

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2 h. ago Trump’s former adviser turned critic John Bolton expected to be criminally charged as early as next week: report

Trump’s former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s home was raided by the FBI in August

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2 h. ago A look at how Venezuelans in the US are reacting to Maria Corina Machado's Nobel Prize win

Venezuelans in the U.S. are welcoming the news that opposition leader leader Maria Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Price

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4 h. ago Trump declared in ‘excellent overall health’ by doctor after second annual Walter Reed visit

Trump’s doctor claimed the president’s cardiovascular age is 14 years younger than his chronological age

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4 h. ago Donald Trump's health report sparks concern after detailing 'ongoing maintenance' plan

The results from Donald Trump's "routine yearly check-up" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center were made public by the White House on Friday

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4 h. ago The Latest: Budget office says ‘substantial’ firings of federal workers have started

The White House budget office said Friday that mass firings of federal workers have started in an attempt to exert more pressure on Democratic lawmakers as the government shutdown continues

Economics

5 h. ago Donald Trump gives his verdict on whether the Gaza ceasefire will hold

Donald Trump, the US President, has shared his thoughts about the Gaza ceasefire, which appeared to be broken on Friday despite the initial peace agreement

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5 h. ago Trump starts DOGE 2.0 as mass layoffs take place across federal government amid shutdown

The president previewed the pink slips in a press conference in the Oval Office earlier Friday, blaming them and the shutdown on the Democrats.

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5 h. ago White House says it will fire more than 4,000 federal workers as government shutdown drags on

White House says more than 4,000 federal workers will be affected

Events

6 h. ago Brad Pitt, 61, takes MAJOR step in relationship with girlfriend Ines de Ramon, 32... after bitter Angelina Jolie divorce

The couple have been together since 2022, but waited until the the 2024 Venice Film Festival to make their red carpet debut.

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6 h. ago AstraZeneca makes deal with Trump to lower drug prices and avoid tariffs

Company to sell some medicines at a discount to US’s Medicaid health plan in exchange for tariff reliefDonald Trump announced a deal with the British-based drugmaker AstraZeneca for a “most-favored-nation” drug-pricing model aimed at making prescription medicines more affordable and avoiding the administration’s tariff threats.The company will sell some medicines at a discount to the government’s Medicaid health plan in exchange for tariff relief, similar to a drug-pricing pact reached last week with Pfizer. Continue reading...

Economics

7 h. ago Trump floats 'everlasting success' beyond Gaza as delicate peace deal enters final stages

Donald Trump claims the Israel and Hamas peace deal will bring an everlasting peace to the Middle East, where residents have been dancing in the streets celebrating the deal.

Politics

7 h. ago Trump claims Nobel Peace Prize winner called and told him he really deserved it: ‘very nice thing to do’

Trump has openly lusted for the award once given to former president Barack Obama after the 2008 presidential election

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7 h. ago AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal

AstraZeneca has agreed to lower prescription drug costs for Medicaid under a deal with the Trump administration

Economics

8 h. ago Trump announces AstraZeneca will offer discount drugs on ‘TrumpRx’ website

TrumpRx.gov, a website where Americans can buy pharmaceutical drugs under President Donald Trump’s new drug pricing plan, is set to begin operation in 2026

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