North Korea has blown up parts of two major roads connected to the southern part of the peninsula, after Pyongyang warned it would take steps to cut cross-border transport links.

Germany is suffering a mild recession and output this year is expected to be flat. With a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of €4.121 billion, Germany is Europe’s largest economy.

NASA has launched its Europa Clipper spacecraft to explore Jupiter’s moon Europa and determine whether the ocean suspected of being beneath its icy crust contains life.

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich knocked almost two minutes off the world record in Chicago – further fuelling debate about the “super shoe” arms race amongst manufacturers.

Archaeologists have unearthed a secret tomb in front of the Treasury – an elaborate 2,000 year-old mausoleum carved into a sandstone cliff in the mysterious city of Petra, Jordan.

The United States says it will deploy troops and a THAAD anti-missile system to Israel to help bolster its air defences following missile attacks by Iran.

Four Israeli soldiers have been killed in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in northern Israel, while Israeli strikes have killed scores of people in Lebanon and Gaza.

U.S. political history is peppered with incidents of assassination attempts on presidents or candidates for office, sometimes successfully so.

Two sustainable packaging companies have partnered to manufacture at scale the world’s first fully recyclable paper bottle and screw cap – ideal for containing solids and pills.

The UK, in the shape of Ben Ainslie's Ineos Britannia, will compete in the America's Cup for the first time in 60 years, against New Zealand, who are aiming for a fifth title.

Regarded as the pinnacle of yacht racing, the world’s best sailors, competing on the fastest boats, have contested the America’s Cup since 1851.

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About 240 million people are eligible to vote in this year’s U.S. election, but just a few thousand votes in key swing states are likely to decide who becomes the next president.

U.S. voters will cast about 160 million ballots to choose the president, members of Congress and thousands of state lawmakers, city council members, attorneys and others.

More than 600,000 people of Lebanon’s 5.4 million have been displaced within the country and over 300,000 have fled abroad since the war escalated last month, the UN says.

NASA is playing down concerns about a long-running air leak that has plagued the International Space Station for 5 years, saying they have recently reduced the leak rate.

Three American economists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics for their “studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity.”

The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese group of atomic bomb survivors, “for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.

South Korean author Han Kang, won the Nobel literature award to “for her intense poetic prose that confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life.”

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design” and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction.”

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton share the prize “for discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to Americans Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their discovery of microRNA, a fundamental governing gene activity.

After years of medical advances the rate at which human life expectancy is rising is slowing down, concludes a new study looking at countries where people live the longest.

The IDF has deployed a fourth division of troops to the border with Lebanon, bringing the total number of Israeli soldiers in this ground offensive to more than 15,000.

The Kremlin’s new budget for 2025 is a blueprint for war, with plans to increase military expenditure to its highest level since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

After decades of research and development, the U.S. military is officially using battlefield laser weapons, with its 20-kilowatt P-HEL system deployed in combat zones overseas.

A year on from the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war, the lives of more than 41,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis have been lost, with some 1.9m Gaza residents displaced.

President Joe Biden has indicated that the U.S. is discussing the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran’s oil infrastructure as a response to Tehran’s missile offensive on Oct 1.

When Iran fired a barrage of 180 ballistic missiles toward Israel on Oct 1, Israel’s air defence systems, with some help from the U.S., largely staved off the attack.

The Pentagon says it is sending a “few thousand” additional troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary.

President Putin orders the conscription of 133,000 new servicemen in Russia’s autumn draft, taking the 2024 total to 283,000 – up by 11% from 2022.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris offe different visions of the economy they’d seek to build if they win the presidency, according to the Washington-based Tax Foundation.

The snow-capped neighbours are to redraw sections of their border near the Matterhorn mountain due to climate change melting and altering Alpine ridge lines.

Six races remain to decide if Max Verstappen can secure a remarkable fourth successive title, or Lando Norris can lead McLaren to their first drivers’ crown since 2008.

The legacy of Kelvin Kiptum will be celebrated at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Kiptum, who died tragically in February, set a new world record on the course in 2023.

Tennis legend Rafael Nadal, the “King of Clay”, is to retire from the professional tour, aged 38, marking the end of a superlative career, part of a golden era in men’s tennis.

Italy, buoyed by their impressive victory over France in September, face Belgium – while Germany continue rebuilding their squad with youthful, attacking talents against Bosnia.

Europe’s new UEFA Women’s Champions League season kicks off on October 8 and culminates with the final at the Estádio José Alvalade, in Lisbon, Porturgal in May 2025.

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Europe’s premier club football competition returns with an increased number of matches and diversity of opponents in the latest evolution of the European Cup.

Europe’s new UEFA Champions League season kicks off on September 17 – Real Madrid are defending champions having defeated Dortmund in the 2024 final.

Europe’s new UEFA Champions League season kicks off on September 17. Inaugural draw of the new format of Europe’s primary club football tournament.

The expanded UEFA Europa League format kicks off on September 25 and includes 36 teams, each playing eight ties – four home and four away – against different opposition.

The Premier League season kicks off with Man City aiming to defend their title after clinching the trophy by two points, ahead of Arsenal, on a dramatic final day in May.

England’s 33rd Premier League season kicks off, with Champions League qualification, fierce rivalries, title glory or relegation all set to be decided over 380 enthralling matches.

One of Europe’s leading football leagues, Bundesliga, kicks off – Bayer Leverkusen are defending champions, with St Pauli and Holstein Kiel newly promoted.

One of Europe’s leading football leagues, Serie A TIM kicks off – Internazionale are reigning champions, with Como, Parma and Venezia newly promoted.

One of Europe’s leading football leagues, LaLiga EA Sports kicks off – Real Madrid are reigning champions, with Leganés, Real Valladolid and Espanyol newly promoted.

Four-time reigning Premier League champions Man City kick off their title defence against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, while Arsenal host Wolves and Liverpool face Ipswich.


The adrenaline-fuelled action of the new Formula 1 season gets underway in Bahrain, with defending champion Max Verstappen eager to maintain his dominance.

The 75th Formula One World Championship comprises of 24 races spanning the globe, and commences with the Bahrain Grand Prix before concluding in Abu Dhabi in December.