Ukraine will decide when the conditions are right for any peace talks with Russia, said NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at a conference in the Norwegian city of Arendal.more

Two Real Madrid players, goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and defender Eder Militao, who recently suffered similar injuries to the cruciate ligaments in their left knee, have successfully undergone surgery, the Madrid club announced.more

England has made it through to the first World Cup final since 1966 after the women's football team defeated Australia on Wednesday – and calls are now mounting for a bank holiday if the Lionesses take home the trophy this weekend. more

A Texas court has awarded a woman $1.2 billion in damages from her former partner for distributing intimate photos of her in revenge for their breakup, the BBC news portal reported. In almost all US states, so-called "revenge porn" (pornography for revenge) is considered a crime.more

Archaeologists have unearthed the unusual remains of a child from the 17th century found buried with a padlock attached to the foot that scientists said were suggestions of fears during medieval times that the dead may spring back to life as “vampires”, said reports.more

Rishi Sunak has said pay rises should be “sustainable” and come as rewards for productivity, risking further criticism from trade unions.more

Councils are frequently failing to use their powers to tackle anti-social behaviour, a watchdog has found.more

A collection of approximately 3,600 black and white photographs taken in 1943-1944 from United States Air Force (USAAF) reconnaissance aircraft stationed in Great Britain during World War II are available on the Historic England archive website.more

The Norwegian Erling Haaland and the Belgian Kevin De Bruyne from Manchester City and the Argentine Lionel Messi, who played for Paris Saint-Germain until the end of last season, were in the final three of the UEFA European Player of the Season poll.more

We are raising the terrorist threat level from the third (increased) to the fourth (high) level in a five-scale alert, the Swedish secret service SAPO informed.more

British companies are "afraid of trading with Ukraine" because of the threat of closing their bank accounts. According to Politico, banks often close the accounts of British companies that trade with Ukrainian companies, due to concerns about money laundering.more

Nearly two-thirds of American adults own a firearm or intend to purchase one in the future, according to the American Pew Research Center, quoted by Axios.more

Summer holidaymakers have been warned of severe travel disruption at Luton airport as ground handlers working for Wizz Air announce strike action. more

Chinese Qinwen Zheng defeated the famous American Venus Williams 1:6, 6:2, 6:1 and will be Iga Świątek's rival in the 1/8 finals of the WTA 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Cincinnati ($2.8 million pool). The Polish woman previously won with the American Danielle Collins 6: 1, 6: 0.more

The inhabitants of Belgium are indisputably the richest people in the world, according to the latest Global Wealth Report. Half of Belgian adults have assets worth more than €228,000. euros, and in this country with 12 million inhabitants, as many as half a million people meet the definition of a millionaire.more

The British Museum has said one of its employees has been fired after items from the museum's collection, including gold jewelery and gems, were found to be missing, stolen or damaged.more

The heatwave, which has been localized in the Lyon area in central-eastern France since Tuesday, will spread to the south of the country from Sunday, writes the French daily Le Figaro.more

Wanted by British police in connection with the murder of a 10-year-old Polish-Pakistani girl near London two days before her body was found, they bought one-way flights to Pakistan for the next day, the BBC has revealed.more

Hubert Hurkacz advanced to the 1/8 finals of the ATP 1000 tennis tournament on hard courts in Cincinnati (prize pool of USD 6.6 million). In the second round, he defeated the defending champion Borna Coric 5:7, 6:3, 6:3. His next rival will be Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas.more

More than 150 people were evacuated by the authorities of the Canary Islands yesterday evening due to a dangerous forest fire in the north-central part of Tenerife, in the municipalities of Arafo and Candelaria.more

Jaydipkumar Rameshchandra Valand, 48, has been handed Brent Council’s first ever bannning order, following multiple housing-related offences in the borough. more

Champions League winners Manchester City beat Europa League winners Sevilla 5-4 on penalties in the UEFA Super Cup match in Athens. The score was 1-1 after 90 minutes. The Citizens have never won this trophy before.more

The German government yesterday approved a bill for the partial legalisation of cannabis cultivation and marijuana use. The draft prepared by Health Minister Karl Lauterbach stipulates, among other things, that the possession of up to 25 grams of cannabis will not be punishable.more

Regulated train fares in England will again rise below the rate of inflation next year, the government has said. more

Red wine consumption in France has declined significantly in recent decades in favour of beer and other beverages. This has driven prices to such a level that, for many wine producers, giving up the business and receiving compensation is a better option than continuing to work. The French government plans to spend millions of euros on compensation as a result, writes the Politico website.more