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Benfica player handed six-game ban for homophobic conduct towards Real star Vinicius Junior
Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni has been banned for six matches by UEFA for homophobic conduct towards Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during a Champions League mat...
Kushner and U.S. envoy Witkoff will head to Pakistan for new Iran talks
Iran's foreign minister arrived in Islamabad, and Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are due to go there Saturday to try to make a deal. Israel and Iran-backed Hez...
Trump administration vows crackdown on Chinese firms 'exploiting' U.S. AI models
The Trump administration is vowing to crack down on foreign tech companies' exploitation of U.S. artificial intelligence models, singling out China at a time th...
EU approves a $106 billion loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto
The European Union on Thursday approved a $106-billion loan package to help Ukraine meet its economic and military needs for two years, ending months of politic...
Airlines in Europe slash thousands of flights as Iran war cuts jet fuel supplies
The soaring cost of jet fuel is forcing European airlines to cancel tens of thousands of flights, while energy authorities warned of a possible jet fuel shortag...
Tensions rise in two ceasefires in the Middle East. And, the Navy secretary ousted
Tensions are rising in the Middle East as shaky ceasefire agreements between the U.S., Israel and Iran, and Lebanon and Israel, are tested. And, the Secretary o...
Trump announces a 3-week extension of the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire
President Trump said Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire for three weeks after the two sides met at the White House for a hig...
World Press Photo announces Photo of the Year 2026
The executive director of World Press Photo said this image shows the inconsolable grief of children losing their father in a place built for justice. It is a s...
Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight
President Trump's Department of Justice sent a plane this week to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the center of a custody fight involving the c...
Iranians are leaving the country just to access the internet
Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to mak...
Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz. And, VA voters approve redistricting effort
Two ships came under attack in the Strait of Hormuz, hours after Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran. And, Virginia voters approved a measure allowing Democr...
Ships attacked in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire extension
Two vessels came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz, just hours after the U.S. and Iran failed to meet in Pakistan for talks to end the war and as President Tru...