South Africa's most decorated Olympian, Tatjana Smith, became emotional as she formally announced a change in her international sporting allegiance to the Netherlands.
Further details surrounding the decision and its impact on her athletic career are expected to emerge as the story develops.
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Two investigations in Britain raise security concerns: an alleged Iran-backed plot targeting a U.K. base hosting U.S. forces, and a U.S. soldier arrested on suspicion of spying for Russia.
Fatima Sana 'dreams of a time' when the men's and women's cricket teams are treated as equals.
Less than three weeks before a national election that could catapult the far right to power, Spain's workers are striking on Wednesday to demand that the government remedy the nation's housing crisis.
The film, which details Israel’s surveillance of Palestinian civilians, has been seen by more than 1.5m people in less than two months NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza, has been seen by more than 1.5 million people since being released in cinemas across the world last month. The film , which is directed by the Oscar-winning Israeli film-makers Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor and produced by the Guardian, has reached a worldwide audience of 1,547,033 as of Friday 6 November, making it one of the most-watched documentary films with a theatrical release in 2026. Continue reading...
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is taken to a government hospital in Islamabad for treatment and returned to prison.
Package for plan off Norfolk coast revealed as government tries to calm critics after approving Jackdaw gasfield UK politics live – latest updates Andy Burnham has hailed a record investment in offshore wind, as the government tries to repair its green credentials after approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea. On Wednesday the government announced a £12bn investment from the German energy company RWE and the US private equity firm KKR, as the prime minister prepares to travel to the Cop31 climate crisis summit in Turkey. Continue reading...