FIFPRO in ‘landmark’ win as European body admits football calendar failings
Players' union challenges French state's failure to protect professional footballers from risks to health and safety.
‘Leader of the pack’: What next as Reform UK makes huge election gains?
Keir Starmer's Labour has suffered a humiliating blow as the hard right makes sweeping gains.
Italy-US ties strained as pope and Iran war dominate talks
Rome balances US ties with domestic pressure as the Iran war strains the alliance and fuels economic fallout.
The disaster unfolding on Russia’s Black Sea coast is of its own making
The pollution spreading across southern Russia exposes environmental collapse under Putin's system.
Mapped: The countries affected by the cruise ship Hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people
Five of the eight suspected cases of hantavirus linked to the MV Hondius cruise ship have now been confirmed, the…
Ukraine may have turned tide of Russian territorial gains, says think tank
ISW says Moscow's advance is slowing as Ukraine claims Russia's army suffered more than 35,000 casualties in April.
Rubio meets Pope Leo: Can they heal White House-Vatican rift?
The State Department says Leo-Rubio meeting underscores 'strong ties', despite Trump’s recent attacks on the pope.
Police stand-off after several hostages taken in German bank
Multiple people have been taken hostage inside a bank in the western German town of Sinzig, police have said on…
UK identifies new suspected hantavirus case on remote island
The UK confirms two British cases on board a cruise ship and a suspected infection on the Tristan da Cunha…
UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains
Nigel Farage's populist party Reform UK has made early gains in local elections with wins in Labour heartlands.