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Pressure is mounting on international football authorities to exclude the Israeli national team from their tournaments, following the United Nations declaration that Israel has committed genocide in the Gaza Strip. But despite protests by fans and players, governing bodies show few signs of taking a stand.

WORLD OF TROUBLE: Field Marshal Lord Richards tells The Independent’s Sam Kiley that Ukraine has been given false hope by its Western allies and cannot triumph against Russia unless Nato forces join fight

Tomahawk missiles could dramatically increase Ukraine’s strike capabilities — placing Russian military bases well within their reach

A Russian representative for foreign investment has urged Elon Musk and his tunneling company, The Boring Company, to construct a "Putin-Trump" tunnel beneath the Bering Strait, linking Alaska and Russia.

November WTI crude oil (CLX25 ) on Friday closed up +0.08 (+0.14%), and November RBOB gasoline (RBX25 ) closed up +0.0260 (+1.44%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses on Friday and settled higher. Crude prices found support on Friday as US-China trade tensions eased, which is supportive...

The Chinese were apparently spying on Russians for almost half a year.

Kirill Dmitriev suggested the undersea tunnel could be built for less than $8bn by Elon Musk’s Boring Company

November WTI crude oil (CLX25 ) today is down -0.07 (-0.12%), and November RBOB gasoline (RBX25 ) is up +0.0128 (+0.71%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are mixed today, with crude posting a 5.25-month low and gasoline recovering from a 4.5-year nearest-futures low. Today's recovery in the dollar from a...

COMMENT: Putin sneaked in a call to the White House before Zelensky arrived in the US, turning Trump back to his side after the president drifted towards democracy. World affairs editor Sam Kiley in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, explains how