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Olympics superfan and special correspondent Snoop Dogg sported full equestrian kit – hat included – as he watched the dressage in Paris on Saturday.The 52-year-old was driven to the stands at the Palace of Versailles, Paris, on a golf cart while dressed in breeches, a dressage tailcoat and hard hat. His ensemble also included sunglasses and an 'S' emblem on his jacket.Snoop was joined by unlikely friend Martha Stewart, who […]

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The US defence secretary has revoked a plea deal which would have seen the men accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks avoid death sentences.On Wednesday, it was announced that prosecutors had reached a deal for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid bin Attash and Mustafa al-Hawsawi to plead guilty to conspiracy charges. Just two days later, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has vetoed the deal which drew controversy as it would have seen […]

Angela Carini says she wants to apologise to Imane Khelif after quitting their Olympic boxing match, triggering a row over gender eligibility rules.Carini told the Italian publication, Gazzetta dello Sport, she respects the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) decision to allow Khelif to take part in the Paris 2024 boxing tournament. Algerian Khelif, 25, won her round-of-16 clash with Carini in the women's 66kg category in just 46 seconds on Thursday after […]

Access to Instagram was blocked in Turkey on Friday, in the latest example of a clampdown on websites in the country.The bar on access was in response to Instagram removing posts from Turkish users expressing condolences over the killing of Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh, it has been reported.The Information and Communication Technologies Authority, which regulates the internet in Turkey, announced the block but did not provide a reason.It comes […]

Fourteen people were arrested and 10 sex trafficking victims rescued in an undercover sting operation at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego.The California Justice Department ran the operation at the annual event - which celebrates superheroes, comic books and pop culture - from 25 to 27 July. Officers from the human trafficking task force posed as sex buyers and posted undercover advertisements soliciting sex in the three-day sting.Fourteen alleged sex […]

Three Americans freed from Russian prisons under a landmark exchange deal have landed back in the US.Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva and Paul Whelan were part of a deal which saw 24 people released in the biggest prisoner exchange between Russia and the West since the Cold War. They were welcomed on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland by US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris.Asked about […]

US gymnast Simone Biles has made history yet again as she won her second Olympics all-around gold medal. Biles - who was already the most decorated gymnast before the 2024 Paris Olympics even started - beamed as she became the third woman to become a two-time Olympic all-around champion. Her total score of 59.131 was just over a point ahead of Brazil's Rebeca Andrade at 57.932, one of the closest […]

High-profile people held prisoner in Russia - including British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza and US reporter Evan Gershkovich - have been freed as part of a massive prisoner swap.In the biggest such exchange since the Cold War, a number of individuals have been freed. They include Mr Kara-Murza, dual UK-Russian citizen, Wall Street Journal reporter Mr Gershkovich and former US marine Paul Whelan.Some two dozen people from countries including Russia, the […]