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Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands in saying it will boycott the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. All five countries have withdrawn after Israel’s participation in the competition was officially confirmed last week. Stefan Eiriksson, director-general of Icelandic…
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in Oslo, Norway, after winning the Nobel Peace Prize, waving from the balcony of the Grand Hotel after months in hiding. Machado made the covert journey despite a travel ban and has mostly…
President Donald Trump has launched a scheme offering fast-tracked US visas to wealthy foreigners who can pay at least $1m (£750,000). The card will give buyers a “direct path to Citizenship for all qualified and vetted people. SO EXCITING! Our…
European champions Paris St-Germain failed to break down Athletic Club but remain well placed for Champions League progression. Luis Enrique’s side are third, although only one point inside the top eight, while Athletic are 28th and in danger of elimination.…
At least 22 people were killed and 16 others injured overnight when two adjacent buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco’s oldest cities, the prosecutor said on Wednesday. One building was unoccupied, while the second was hosting an Aqiqah, a…
A student has died, and another is stable but critical after a shooting at Kentucky State University (KSU), officials say. A suspect, who is not a student at the school, is in custody after the incident on the campus in…
The Egyptian Football Association says it has sent a formal letter to FIFA requesting that LGBTQ+ “Pride Match” celebrations at one of their 2026 World Cup matches do not go ahead. The local organising committee in Seattle, one of the…
Chelsea’s hopes of qualifying automatically for the Champions League knockouts were dealt a blow as Atalanta came from behind to win in Bergamo. Both sides went into this game with identical records in the league phase of this year’s tournament,…
Defender Jules Kounde scored twice as Barcelona fought back from a goal down to beat Eintracht Frankfurt – in Barca’s first Champions League game at the Nou Camp in more than three years. The visitors went ahead in the 21st…
FIFA’s ethics committee has been asked to investigate president Gianni Infantino, claiming he broke the governing body’s rules on political neutrality in relation to United States President Donald Trump. Infantino awarded Trump with the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize at the…