LONDON (AP) — The U.K. has its first change in government in 14 years after the Labour Party won a landslide victory early Friday in a general election that saw the Conservative Party suffer its biggest defeat ever. The new government faces huge challenges, including fixing the country’s sluggish economic and social malaise resulting in
HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Excitement levels are rising among fans — particularly those from host nation Germany — as the European Championship goes deeper into the knockout stage. Germany’s supporters have been showing patriotic fervor across the country, waving their black-red-and-yellow flags and flooding fan zones in the host cities. The same could be said
LONDON (AP) — The All England Club is monitoring social media to try to help protect players at Wimbledon from cyberbullying for the first time this year. “This is not something you’ll see in the public domain at all. You won’t see us shout about it. But effectively, we are scrolling social media for any
BEIJING (AP) — A tornado swept through China’s eastern province of Shandong on Friday, killing one person and injuring scores of others, officials said. Authorities said 79 people were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying degrees in Dongming county. The tornado swept through the town, uprooting trees and tearing off store signs, according to
MOSCOW (AP) — The prosecution is calling for a six-year sentence for a Russian theater director and a playwright who are accused of advocating terrorism in a play and have been behind bars for more than a year, their lawyers said Friday. The lawyers said in a Telegram post that the sentence demand was made
ROME (AP) — The Vatican has excommunicated its former ambassador to the U.S., Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, after finding him guilty of schism, an inevitable end for the firebrand conservative who became one of Pope Francis’ most ardent critics. The Vatican’s doctrine office imposed the penalty after a meeting of its members on Thursday, a
LONDON (AP) — Rishi Sunak’s campaign to remain Britain’s prime minister showed a lack of political touch. The Conservative Party’s problems were grave before Friday’s resounding election defeat but missteps by Britain’s richest prime minister contributed to its defeat. Predecessors such as Tony Blair and Boris Johnson were more politically astute and able to connect
It appears the high-energy, heavy-metal soccer that brought Jurgen Klopp so much success at Liverpool isn’t going to disappear now that he has gone. Arne Slot was presented as Klopp’s successor as Liverpool manager on Friday and the 45-year-old Dutchman said he wasn’t planning to change too much. “I think one of the reasons why
BERLIN (AP) — UEFA suspended Turkey player Merih Demiral for two matches on Friday for making a controversial gesture at the European Championship. It rules the defender out of Turkey’s quarterfinal against the Netherlands on Saturday and the semifinal, should Turkey progress. The governing body said it banned Demiral “for failing to comply with the
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Jude Bellingham has avoided an immediate ban after the England midfielder appeared to make an offensive gesture in his team’s win over Slovakia at Euro 2024 . Bellingham will be available for England’s game against Switzerland on Saturday for a place in the semifinals after UEFA on Friday imposed a one-game
