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The National Court has ruled that the singer was not a tax resident in Spain in 2011 and has annulled the penalties imposed on her; the decision does not affect her existing criminal conviction.

Andriy Yermak, the former chief of staff to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, may soon be released from pretrial detention after $3.2 million in bail was posted on his behalf.

Rescuers have located the bodies of four Italian divers deep inside an underwater cave in an atoll in the Maldives, four days after they were reported missing.

The Harju County Court in Estonia has found that an organized group linked to Ukrainian citizen Artur Yermolaev carried out a large-scale telephone fraud operation between 2019 and 2022, defrauding victims of nearly €100 million.

Scott Hastings, one of Scotland’s greatest players and a two-time tourist with the British and Irish Lions, has died at the age of 61.

Dr Hook frontman Dennis Locorriere has died aged 76 following a "long and courageous battle" with kidney disease, his management has confirmed.

A service member has died after falling from their horse following a display at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, police said.

US President Donald Trump has warned of the "calm before the storm" as he shared an AI-generated image of himself and a US Navy admiral on top of a military vessel navigating through rough waters.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola outbreak spreading across the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the highest level of global health alert under international law.

A man has died after being attacked by a shark at a popular Australian holiday island.

A who’s who of the Iranian diaspora will meet at Uber HQ on Saturday to discuss tech and the future of Iran, according to an email about the event viewed by 404 Media.

The enthusiastic voice on the phone gave us directions the way people in many parts of Latin America.

Olena Oblamska, a Ukrainian national who also goes by Lola Ferrari, was arrested in Thailand on an unknown date.

Scammers behind the Comity MLM crypto Ponzi have been arrested in Estonia. Martin Mander, Sulev Kohjus, and Kustas Kirsipuu were arrested back in late March.

The fragile ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hezbollah last month is holding.

India’s JioStar, the TV and online entertainment venture of Reliance and Walt Disney.

An impending 18-day strike at South Korean chip giant Samsung, which has sparked concerns within the government.

After talks on trade, Taiwan and Iran, Chinese President Xi Jinping showed off the centuries-old trees in Beijing’s walled-off Zhongnanhai compound.

The Russian cruise missiles used in Thursday’s deadly attack on Ukraine were produced this year with western components, according to Ukrainian authorities, underscoring Moscow’s ability to circumvent sanctions.

Global stocks and bonds were sold off on Friday as concerns over a lasting inflationary impact from the Middle East conflict led traders to anticipate higher US interest rates.

Promoted to governor of Kabul in late 2023, Aminullah Obaid cut his teeth in central Afghanistan’s Daykundi Province.

The Post Office awarded a £2.4m contract to a crisis PR company as it fights legal claims by victims of the Horizon IT scandal.

Harvey Weinstein’s third trial in New York has ended in a mistrial on Friday, after a jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict.

İn early 2026, Geneva-based trader Alvari SA emerged as one of the most controversial intermediaries in the movement of Russian oil products into North Africa.