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Ever since Spanish football federation boss Luis Rubiales grabbed player Jenni Hermoso and kissed her on the lips in response to the team’s World Cup victory, Spanish women have taken to the streets to say: “Se Acabo (it’s over).” Mr Rubiales, who claims to be the subject of a “witch hunt”, has since been suspended

Military leaders in Gabon have announced a coup after president Ali Bongo was declared victorious in the country’s presidential election. The result, which would give him a third term in office and extend his family’s 55-year grip of power on the country, has been highly disputed. But who is Mr Bongo, who is behind the

A group of senior military officers have announced a coup in Gabon following the country’s presidential election result. They appeared on the national TV channel Gabon 24 declaring they were seizing power following President Ali Bongo’s victory. Nearly a dozen soldiers said they represented all security and defence forces in the Central African nation, adding

Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been buried privately in a “farewell ceremony” in a St Petersburg cemetery, according to his press team. Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash north of Moscow on 23 August, two months to the day since he led a failed mutiny against top Russian officials. The aborted rebellion where

The Spanish football federation has called for its president Luis Rubiales to resign following his controversial kiss at the Women’s World Cup final. Mr Rubiales, 46, has faced widespread criticism after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s victory in the final. In a statement on Monday evening, the Spanish football federation

Spanish prosecutors have opened inquiries into the kiss by Spanish FA boss Luis Rubiales. They announced on Monday they believe the facts of the case may constitute an offence of sexual harassment. There has been widespread criticism of Mr Rubiales, 46, after he kissed player Jenni Hermoso on the lips following Spain’s Women’s World Cup

People have been injured after a P&O cruise liner was involved in a “weather-related incident” in Mallorca, the company has said. It is reported that P&O ship Britannia, carrying thousands of travellers, crashed into a freight vessel on Sunday morning during severe storms. One passenger’s footage showed torrid gusts sweeping across the waves from the

Three Ukrainian military pilots, including a “mega talent”, were killed when two L-39 combat training aircraft collided over a region west of Kyiv on Friday, the air force has said. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who is relying on the swift training of crews to fly up to 61 F-16 fighter jets, said in his nightly video

Embattled Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales has been provisionally suspended by FIFA for 90 days in the wake of the World Cup kissing row. The 46-year-old has refused to step down despite mounting pressure from within Spanish football and the government. He grabbed player Hermoso and kissed her on the lips during the awards ceremony

Four young people have died in a road crash in Co Tipperary, Irish police have said. The male driver, who was in his early 20s, and three female teenage passengers, were killed in the incident. One car was involved in the tragedy which happened close to Clonmel on Friday evening. The victims are all understood

The president of Spain’s football federation has refused to resign after he kissed a Women’s World Cup champion after the final last weekend. Luis Rubiales, 46, grabbed player Jennifer Hermoso and kissed her on the lips during the awards ceremony following Spain’s 1-0 victory over England on Sunday in Sydney, Australia. Ms Hermoso, a 33-year-old

Vladimir Putin says he has sent his condolences to the family of Yevgeny Prigozhin after the Wagner Group leader was presumed killed in a plane crash. The Russian president said Prigozhin was a talented businessman who he had known since the 1990s. This is the first time Mr Putin has commented on the plane crash,

Was the private jet believed to be carrying Yevgeny Prigozhin brought down, and what exactly happened to it? Several theories have been put forward as to what may have caused the plane to come hurtling to the ground as it travelled from Moscow to St Petersburg. Using footage of the crash which has emerged online, military

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin has been confirmed dead by Russia after a plane he was travelling in crashed north of Moscow. Following what it described as genetic examinations, Russia’s investigative committee confirmed 10 people named by its aviation board as being on the crashed jet had died. “As part of the criminal investigation of the

One of the most striking images of Yevgheny Prigozhin’s armed mutiny was the sight of a plane shot down by his forces plummeting to Earth.  There was a grisly symmetry between that footage and the spectacle yesterday of the plane tumbling through the sky north of Moscow with him on board, or so we are

Ten people have been killed in a private jet crash north of Moscow – with the Russian Civil Aviation Authority saying Yevgeny Prigozhin was on the passenger list. Seven passengers and three crew were on board the Embraer aircraft, which was en route from Moscow to St Petersburg, TASS news agency reported. The jet is