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$500 and a trip abroad: How recruits end up in Russian sabotage training camps

  • Politics
  • Marion Solletty
  • Mar 25, 2026

Court cases in Moldova are lifting the curtain on Russia’s transnational network to recruit, train and deploy spies and saboteurs.

Women's game needs more respect - Bompastor riled by Chelsea's disallowed goal

  • Sports
  • Mar 24, 2026

Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor says the women's game needs "more respect" after her side have a goal controversially disallowed in their Women's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Arsen...

'I think she's made an obvious error' - Pundits disagree with Chelsea disallowed goal

  • Sports
  • Mar 24, 2026

Nikita Parris and Ellen White agree that the referee was hasty in disallowing a goal for Chelsea in the Women's Champions League quarter-final for a supposed push by Veerle Buurman on Arsenal's Laia C...

Belgium deploys soldiers to protect Jewish sites and combat crime

  • Politics
  • Ferdinand Knapp
  • Mar 24, 2026

Interior Minister Bernard Quintin says "I don't want to wait for that moment" that someone is injured in another antisemitic attack in the country.

Tonali prefers Italy return - Wednesday's gossip

  • Sports
  • Mar 24, 2026

Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali wants Italy return despite interest from Manchester rivals, Ben White may be on his way out at Arsenal and Bournemouth boss Andoni Iraola eyed by Premier League riva...

We must carry winning momentum into Prague - Egan

  • Sports
  • Mar 24, 2026

Republic of Ireland defender John Egan urges his team-mates to "keep riding off the back" of November's last-gasp win away to Hungary when they face the Czech Republic in Thursday's World Cup play-off...

'We're talking about history' - the Crucible set for £45m revamp

  • Sports
  • Mar 24, 2026

Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn says it is "unthinkable" the World Snooker Championship would be played anywhere other than the Crucible. The Sheffield venue will be refurbished to add up to 500...

Human rights chief warns against banning social media for kids

  • Politics
  • Eliza Gkritsi
  • Mar 24, 2026

Restricting online access presents “issues of human rights,” says Michael O’Flaherty from the Council of Europe.

Iran shock puts Starmer’s economic comeback on ice

  • Politics
  • Esther Webber
  • Mar 24, 2026

The UK's politicians are only beginning to grapple with the long-term effects of conflict in the Middle East — and have little room for maneuver.

How to watch Denmark’s elections like a pro

  • Politics
  • Jakob Weizman
  • Mar 24, 2026

It's a neck-and-neck race in the Danish parliamentary elections, with voters divided over a wide range of domestic issues.

Australia and EU sign sensitive trade deal

  • Politics
  • Koen Verhelst, James Panichi
  • Mar 24, 2026

"When it comes to trade, Europe is open for business," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the Australian parliament in Canberra Tuesday.

Referendum defeat brings Italy’s Meloni crashing down to earth

  • Politics
  • Hannah Roberts
  • Mar 23, 2026

The opposition senses the high-flying prime minister can now be beaten in an election expected next year.