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US special envoy Steve Witkoff is set to join talks with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday, as the Ukrainian president said he wanted to “intensify” peace negotiations. “Bringing the end of the war closer with all our might is Ukraine’s top priority,” …

The Federal Aviation Administration will end its flight reduction emergency order on Monday, meaning flights will resume operations as normal, officials announced Sunday. The emergency order will officially lift Monday at 6 a.m. ET, bringing an end to the reductions that caused mass cancellations and delays at airports. The cuts, …

“Through the Fifa social media protection service (SMPS) and by deploying advanced technology and human expertise, Fifa is taking decisive action to protect players, coaches, teams, and match officials from the serious harm that online abuse causes.” Fifa set up the SMPS in 2022 with players’ union Fifpro to monitor, …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to “overhaul” state-owned energy companies, after a major corruption scandal engulfed the country’s energy sector. Around $100 million (£76m) has been embezzled, anti-graft investigators said, causing outrage in a country where Russian attacks have resulted in crippling power outages. “Alongside a full audit of …

A suspect accused of ransacking the office of the acting US Attorney in New Jersey has been arrested following a days-long manhunt. “No one will get away with threatening or intimidating our great US Attorneys or the destruction of their offices,” US Attorney General Pam Bondi posted on X on …

[ A sign with the CDC logo is displayed at the entrance to the agency’s headquarters in Atlanta on March 2, 2025. Credit: Miguel Martinez/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File A Washington state resident has bird flu, and it’s a different type than what was seen in previous infections, state health …

Terry Stewart Members of the Royal Naval Association in Llandudno spotted a man wearing an unusual uniform Officials are looking into whether a man who took part in a Remembrance Sunday ceremony dressed as a high-ranking navy officer was a fake. The man was involved in the wreath laying in …

Football stadiums have been historically designed with only men in mind and need to be better equipped for female players and supporters, says the company which runs professional women’s football in England. WSL Football has unveiled what it says are “world-first design guidelines” for updating existing stadiums – or building …

Three days after a car exploded near the Red Fort in the Indian capital, Delhi, killing eight people, investigators have told the BBC they are checking if it has any links to the recent arrests of seven men by police in Indian-administered Kashmir. They say they are also investigating if …

Sir Keir Starmer has expressed “sincere regret” over signing off the appointment of a Labour donor as the first chair of England’s new football regulator. In a letter to his ethics adviser on Wednesday, the prime minister said he made an “unfortunate error” in signing off the appointment of David …

Reuters At least 37 people were killed and dozens injured in Peru when a bus plunged into a 200m (650ft) deep ravine after a head-on collision. The incident happened in the early hours of Wednesday morning on a “rugged” stretch of the Pan-American Highway that connects Peru with Chile in …

Hackers working for the Chinese military and government have been probing Australia’s key infrastructure and telecoms network, warns spy chief. Mike Burgess, director-general of security for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, warned Australians could have their water and electricity supplies cut off as well as extensive banking trouble if hackers …

The Dominican Republic has experienced a nationwide power cut which officials said was linked to a failure in the electricity transmission system. At 13:23 local time (17:23 GMT), an issue at a substation caused a nationwide interruption to power services, the state-owned Dominican Electricity Transmission Company said, citing the country’s …

A newly opened bridge in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan has partially collapsed, creating a huge dust plume. Authorities had closed the 758m (2,486ft) long Hongqi bridge on Monday after cracks appeared on nearby slopes and roads. On Tuesday afternoon conditions on the mountainside worsened, triggering landslides that led to …

A Turkish military cargo plane carrying at least 20 people has crashed near the Azerbaijan-Georgia border, Turkey’s defence ministry has said. Officials have not confirmed the number of casualties, but Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier offered his condolences to “our martyrs”. Search and rescue efforts have begun at the …

Armed men in Mali have abducted and publicly executed a TikTok influencer who posted videos in support of the West African nation’s military, local authorities have said. Mariame Cissé was taken on Friday while at a weekly market in Echel, according to Yehia Tandina, the mayor of neighbouring Timbuktu. He …

The Turkish Football Federation has suspended over 1,000 players amid a growing investigation into betting. Among them is Eren Elmali, a defender for the Turkish national side who has been a regular for Galatasaray in the Champions League this season. The 25-year-old, who joined the Istanbul-based side this year, has …

Bracy-Williams, who has not competed since 2023, initially tried to tamper with the investigation and also breached the whereabouts rules where athletes must let officials know where they will be. But he later admitted his violations and also provided “substantial assistance” to the investigation, said Usada, which carried out the …

The scandal initially hit the headlines on 27 October, when TFF president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu said hundreds of referees were linked to betting accounts. Haciosmanoglu claimed that out of 571 referees working in Turkey’s professional leagues, 371 had betting accounts and 152 were actively placing wagers. He said the group included …

Donald Trump’s son-in-law met Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the second phase of the fragile Gaza ceasefire. Jared Kushner, who is married to Mr Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, met the Israeli prime minister in Jerusalem on Monday to discuss the progress and future of the ceasefire, according to an Israeli government …