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EU nations back chemical recycling for plastic bottles

Terror at Friday prayers: witnesses describe blast rocking Islamabad mosque

Suicide blast at Islamabad mosque kills at least 31, wounds 169

US says 'key participant' in 2012 attack on Benghazi mission arrested

Why bitcoin is losing its luster after stratospheric rise

Arteta apologises to Rosenior after disrespect row

Terror at Friday prayers: witness describes 'extremely powerful' blast in Islamabad

Winter Olympics men's downhill: Three things to watch

Ice dancers Chock and Bates shine as US lead Japan in team event

Stellantis takes massive hit on 'overestimation' of EV demand

Stocks rebound though tech stocks still suffer

Rams' Stafford named NFL's Most Valuable Player

Veteran quarterback Matthew Stafford was named this season's NFL Most Valuable Player on Thursday, barely edging Drake Maye in the closest vote in years.

Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant

Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.

Italy set for 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics officially open with a star-studded opening ceremony at the San Siro Stadium on Friday.

Pressure on Townsend as Scots face Italy in Six Nations

Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend will be hoping his side secure a convincing win over Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday in Rome and ease some of the pressure on him.

Inter eyeing chance to put pressure on title rivals Milan

Inter Milan visit Sassuolo this weekend with the chance to stretch their lead at the top of the Serie A table to eight points with title rivals AC Milan not in action.

Arbeloa's Real Madrid seeking consistency over magic

Real Madrid coach Alvaro Arbeloa and his star striker Kylian Mbappe agree on at least one thing, ahead of Sunday's visit to face Valencia in La Liga -- the need for consistency.

Dortmund dare to dream as Bayern's title march falters

In just two matchdays, Borussia Dortmund have cut Bayern Munich's lead atop the Bundesliga ladder by five points, drawing six behind the league leaders and potentially reviving a title race long considered dead.

PSG brace for tough run as 'strange' Marseille come to town

Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique expects his side to be pushed hard over the closing months of the Ligue 1 season, starting with Sunday's visit of unpredictable arch-rivals Marseille.

AI tools fabricate Epstein images 'in seconds,' study says

AI tools can easily fabricate convincing images of Jeffrey Epstein with world leaders, a study showed Thursday, following a surge of manipulated photos falsely linking prominent politicians to the convicted sex offender.