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Three words will dominate the talk around international football across the island of Ireland in 2026 - the World Cup.

Tetsuzo Fuwa, a former chairman of the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) who was considered its “theoretical pillar”, died on Tuesday, according to party sources. He was 95. Fuwa, whose real name was Kenjiro Ueda, joined the JCP in 1947 when he was a high school student and served as the director of the party think tank, the Social Sciences Institute, after stepping down as chairman in January 2006. He quit his post as the party’s top executive due to old age. The Tokyo native worked as a secretary...

The Russian government plans to sell Moscow's Domodedovo airport early next year, several months after taking ownership of the asset over allegations it had come under foreign control, Russia's finance minister said Tuesday.

K-pop label ADOR has filed a compensation suit against a former member of megaband NewJeans, the firm said Tuesday, a day after announcing Danielle's removal following a year-long dispute that stalled the group's careers.

Five Hong Kong taxi drivers have been arrested for allegedly attempting to defraud an online ride-hailing platform during relief efforts in the aftermath of the Tai Po fire. Police said on Tuesday that the five drivers, aged 29 to 40, were arrested a day earlier after the force launched an investigation in response to a police report from the platform’s operator. In the aftermath of last month’s fire at Wang Fuk Court, the platform had launched a “free ride” initiative for people affected by the...

George and Amal Clooney, along with their twins, have been awarded French citizenship

While the slashing of funding is a ‘painful experience’, it should prompt African governments to do more to tackle corruption, raise taxes and manufacture medical supplies locally, Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention head Dr Jean Kaseya tells Rachel Schraer

Syria has yet to start the wide-scale hunt for its missing after it being gutted by autocratic rule, civil war and crippling sanctions, writes chief international correspondent Bel Trew in Sayyida Zeinab, south east Syria

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi on Tuesday called for a new paradigm for engagement with the United States, emphasising the need for stable, cooperative ties while firmly defending what he described as China’s core interests, particularly regarding Taiwan. During a speech in Beijing, Foreign Minister Wang also accused Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi of “openly challenging” Chinese territorial sovereignty after she suggested last month that a potential Taiwan conflict could threaten Japan’s...

Local authorities in France say Brigitte Bardot’s funeral is set for next week in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which she helped make famous

The Republican-led Congress had a busy first year of President Donald Trump’s second term in 2025, passing tax cuts in the "big beautiful bill" and more.

A woman undertaker in China has trended on social media thanks to the stark contrast between her good looks and her job of dealing with the dead. Pan Meili, in her 30s, has been embalming bodies for 15 years since she graduated from the Changsha Social Work College. She majored in funeral services. Pan works at a funeral service franchise in Qingdao, eastern Shandong province, and has served 15,000 families so far, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported. She attracted public attention after she...