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KYIV (Reuters) -The Khakhovka dam was blown up by Russian forces to prevent Ukrainian troops from advancing in the southern

Hello again, from an even sunnier London. Once we put away the SPF 50 and take off the

When Chief Justice John Roberts began reading his decision in a voting rights dispute from the Supreme Court bench on Thursday, few would have expected the significant turn he was about to take favoring Black voters in Alabama.

Man City legend Sergio Aguero says he will reconvene with close friend Lionel Messi in Miami following the club's Champions League win. Messi has agreed a deal to join Inter Miami in MLS.

They set sail to flee persecution, they say - but ended up on an isolated island in the Indian Ocean.

Man Utd legend Sir Alex Ferguson sent a heartfelt message to Man City boss Pep Guardiola ahead of the Champions League final, the Catalan coach has revealed.

Read a rare account of what it's like to live under Russian occupation.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a new electoral headache after Boris Johnson’s surprise resignation from Parliament triggered at

China has been using Cuba as a spy base since at least 2019, the White House confirmed on Saturday. It was reported last week that Cuba and China had reached an agreement in principle to build a spy base on the island. The Wall Street Journal, quoting senior US officials familiar with the matter, reported that China planned on paying Cuba billions of dollars in exchange. Initially, the White House said that the report was inaccurate. However, on Saturday, it said: “This is an ongoing issue and not a new development.” It claimed though that “the arrangement as characterised in the reporting does not comport with our understanding.” The statement said that Joe Biden upon joining office in January 2021 was briefed on China’s efforts to expand its global military and intelligence presence. “The PRC [People’s Republic of China] conducted an upgrade of its intelligence collection facilities in Cuba in 2019. This is well-documented in the intelligence record.” It said the Chinese government “will keep trying to enhance its presence in Cuba, and we will keep working to disrupt it”. The statement added: “We think the PRC isn’t quite where they had hoped to be.” It also claimed that the US has taken diplomatic and other steps to “slow down” the Chinese government in Cuba. The WSJ had earlier reported that an electronic eavesdropping station on the island would allow Beijing to gather electronic communications from the southeastern United States, home to many US military bases, as well as monitor ship traffic. China, meanwhile, accused the US of “spreading rumours and slander” and called the US “the most powerful hacker empire in the world”. “As we all know, spreading rumours and slander is a common tactic of the United States,” Wang Wenbin, spokesperson at the Chinese foreign ministry said. “The United States is also the most powerful hacker empire in the world, and also veritably a major monitoring nation.” Read More Honduras opens embassy in China after breaking off ties with Taiwan Ex-governor general examining allegations of Chinese meddling in Canada steps down China calls US the ‘most powerful hacker empire’ as it denies deal to set up Cuba spy station

An "ambitious" all-Ireland rail review is understood to be delayed because of the Stormont crisis.

A comedian in New York who joked about the safety of Malaysian planes in an apparent reference to the disappearance of flight MH370 has sparked a heated backlash in Malaysia and Singapore.

A severe cyclone is set to hit Pakistan and the west coast of India, home to major ports