Pope Leo XIV is visiting Lebanon on the second leg of his first foreign trip, bringing a call for peace to a country shaken by spillover from the Gaza war, Israeli airstrikes on Hezbollah and years of...

A senior officer said he raised concerns with the director of UK special forces, but a "conscious decision" was made to cover it up.

Swiss voters have decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms as men must do already.

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* Norris only fourth in Qatar, making Abu Dhabi decisive * McLaren failure to pit on safety car costs their drivers Max Verstappen won the Qatar Grand Prix to ensure he remains squarely in the world championship fight which, with title leader Lando Norris in fourth and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri in second, will now be a three-way fight to the finish at the season finale next week in Abu Dhabi, with just 16 points separating all three drivers. Verstappen won from third after a superb drive but was given an enormous leg-up when McLaren made a glaring strategy error in failing to pit both their drivers under an early safety car when the rest of the field did so to take a free stop. It ensured Verstappen took the lead and as the stops played out he could not be caught. While Norris took damage when he went wide and was unable to stay with the two leaders and Carlos Sainz who was third and dropped even more points. Continue reading...

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At a time when distrust of big tech is high, Silicon Valley is embracing an alternative ecosystem where every CEO is a star

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Women in business can't complain about how little they make for fear of looking greedy, an academic says.

America is coming to terms with the shooting of two National Guard members, and even those who have come to the country legally are scared of the fall-out.

French police agree to intercept migrant ‘taxi boats’ at sea, according to reports

The ruling bucks a trend set by courts around Japan that had raised hopes for marriage equality.

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A copy of the first Superman issue, unearthed by a trio of brothers cleaning out their late mother’s attic, netted $9.12 million at a Texas auction house which says it is the most expensive comic book...

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"The only way to avoid danger is to prepare for it," says President Emmanuel Macron.

Hospitals have seen an influx of children sneezing, coughing or complaining of breathing difficulties.

Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.

The EU seems to be reversing course on previously proposed legislation that would force tech companies to scan and remove CSAM. The new language is much softer.

A UN report reveals which cities will likely boast the largest populations in 2050 and predicts London's population will soar.

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