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"Significant progress" has been made towards a post-Brexit deal for Gibraltar, Spain, the EU and the UK have said.In a joint statement following talks in Brussels, the parties said they had agreed "general political lines" on the territory's future status and said a final deal could be reached within weeks. Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron was among those taking in part in the talks about Gibraltar's relationship with the EU - […]

Harry Kane's three eldest children were taken to hospital as a precaution following a three-car crash in Germany.The collision happened on Monday at around 5.15pm local time near Munich, just as the 30-year-old landed with Bayern Munich for their Champions League quarter-final match against Arsenal. Munich Police said a Renault with four people had been turning left to gain access to the A95 motorway when it collided with an oncoming […]

A memoir written by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny before his death will be published later this year.Mr Navalny began to write his biography Patriot in Germany - where he was recovering from nerve agent poisoning, which he blamed on the Kremlin, according to publisher Alfred A Knopf. He then continued to write the book while in and out of prison in Russia after his arrest in 2021.The publisher has […]

A new British military laser could be used in Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, the defence secretary has suggested.The DragonFire weapon, which is expected to be ready for deployment by 2027 at the latest, could have "huge ramifications" for Kyiv's conflict against Russia, Grant Shapps said. New reforms aimed at speeding up procurement mean the laser, which was originally set to be rolled out in 2032, will now be […]

Three sailors were saved from a tiny uninhabited Pacific island after forming a giant "HELP" sign using palm tree leaves.The three men were found on Tuesday evening after being stranded for more than a week on the minute Pikelot Atoll, part of the Federated States of Micronesia. The trio, who have not been identified but are all in their 40s and related to one another, survived on coconuts. Image: The […]

The risks of the Gaza war expanding into a much bigger regional conflict had seemed to have subsided. Not any longer.Comments from Iranian and American leaders in the last 24 hours may be entirely predictable but they raise the prospects of escalation.Iran knows it's been directly attacked in the airstrike on its embassy in Damascus and unless it retaliates it is weakened.And in this region that is dangerous.So on Wednesday, […]

Low demand is not a problem the smuggler has to worry about. This individual, who takes young men across Ukraine's western border into Europe, says he is only able to assist a tiny fraction of those who make enquiries. Motivation is not an issue for 'Stas' either - the smuggler claims his purpose is all about saving young people's lives.Russia-Ukraine war latest:Zelenskyy responds to Trump's 'peace plan' Image: 'I may […]

An Israeli airstrike has killed three sons of Hamas's top political leader in an attack on high-profile targets in Gaza.Hamas said four of Ismail Haniyeh's grandchildren were also killed in the strike. The Israeli military said two of his sons, Mohammed and Hazem, were Hamas military operatives, while the third, Amir, was a cell commander.They are among the highest-profile targets to be killed in the war so far.Middle East latest: […]

Lawyers have accused Amanda Knox of lying during an angry outburst as another slander trial against the 36-year-old started in Italy today. Along with her ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito, Ms Knox was convicted of the murder of her 21-year-old British roommate Meredith Kercher in Perugia in 2007. Both were exonerated in 2015. She has since established herself in the US as an advocate, writer, podcaster and producer - with much of her […]