France wildfire

FIFA's controversial private investment plans were set in motion after secret talks between Gianni Infantino and Joshua Kushner

Maritime Warfare

Shipping routes are becoming the next frontline as economic lifelines turn into targets.

UK heatwave-linked deaths over two months this summer nearly double total for previous year

FIFA plans to speed up launch of new World Cup spin-off, Sky News has learned

France wildfire

84,000 evacuees have been given the go-ahead by authorities in southwest France to return home.

Eddie Howe to quit Newcastle

Eddie Howe leaves job as Newcastle head coach, Sky Sports News reports

Saudi Arabia’s economy contracts at its fastest quarterly pace since the pandemic, as the Iran war poses challenges for its oil industry

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