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Sumo - a historical Japanese martial art and a longtime favourite sport of the nation - is open solely to male professionals. But female sumo wrestling does exist and thrive, mainly as a school or university club activit...

The firm is struggling to stop climate misinformation spreading on its platform, BBC investigation finds.

Ex-President Jair Bolsonaro is barred from running for office by the top electoral court.

Digital rights groups say more robust age verification requirements lack transparency.

Pride Month arrived on the heels of protests against LGBTQ marketing.

James Gunn's Superman Legacy will star David Corenswet and Rachel Brosnahan, and the fate of the flagging DCU - possibly the comic book movie era itself - may depend on its success How convenient that just when DC needed...

A criminal behaviour order allows the Met police to vet the lyrics of this chart-topping star. It's unfair and manipulative, he says - but he's also understanding the scale of his influence In November 2017, a London col...

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Small island nations would rather fight than flee, but rising sea levels have prompted apocalyptic ...

The book was bought from Wolverhampton libraries by a Lichfield collector, auctioneers say.

The Duke of Sussex alleges articles published by Mirror Group Newspapers breached his privacy.

A California man allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend -- who had a restraining order against him - to death in front of their two young children as she planned to escape the abusive relationship by moving to Nevada.

Six days after the FBI raided former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in August 2022 and removed boxes of classified documents he had refused to turn over, Trump issued a statement claiming all the documents he...

The driver of a tanker truck transporting gasoline lost control along the curve of an off-ramp on Interstate 95, causing the vehicle to flip over and spark a fire that ultimately resulted in the collapse of the East Coas...

Judges will decide whether Heather Hallett or the UK government gets to choose what documents are relevant A legal battle between the Cabinet Office and Covid public inquiry will be considered by the high court on Friday...

The dolphins were presumed out-of-habitat due to storm surge and coastal flooding from Ida.

The teenager was riding through Queens when he fell from a northbound 7 train near the 33rd Street-Rawson Street station -- which is elevated -- shortly before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, cops said.

Ex-president's claims of absolute immunity and that statements were opinion were rejected; lawsuit scheduled for early next year A federal judge on Thursday rejected Donald Trump's bid to dismiss the first of E Jean Carr...

People struggling in the swelter was a common sight, especially after day-long outdoor prayers at Mount Arafat More than 2,000 people suffered heat stress during the hajj pilgrimage, Saudi officials said on Thursday, aft...

Lenders terminated a loan funding the retailer's bankruptcy after the company breached terms due to worsening sales, liquidity.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia made highly choreographed appearances in an effort to project power and control, and U.S. officials suggested Gen. Sergei Surovikin was probably being held.

In an interview with Reuters, the ex-president weighed in on the Ukraine-Russia war and China's spy operation in Cuba Donald Trump, a longtime admirer of Vladimir Putin, said on Thursday that the Russian president has be...

Andrey Desmond, 30, is facing numerous charges for allegedly assaulting Connecticut State Rep. Maryam Khan at a service celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday on Wednesday.