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Twenty-three runners from seven countries took part in races at the Arctic’s geographic North Pole, organisers have said, in an event they dubbed as the “world’s coolest marathon”. The races took place on drifting sea ice at the geographic North Pole in the Arctic, with competitors arriving from Norway aboard the French polar vessel Le…

The 37-year-old was playing only the eighth Test of her 17-year-long international career, a reminder of the few opportunities her generation has had in the longest format. At the pre-match press conference, she had reflected on what it meant to still be present for the occasion: “Maybe it’s late but not too late. Still I’m…

In the week after the sex-criminal financier Jeffrey Epstein died, Anya (not her real name) opened the door of her New York apartment. Outside was Epstein’s brother, Mark, telling her she had to leave, she says. Anya had lived for years in one of several flats on East 66th Street in Manhattan used by Jeffrey…

Norway lost to England 2-1 in the additional time, after a tight game in the quarterfinals of the World Cup. We met with Norwegian fans to ask them what their thought of their team’s performance during the competition.

BEIRUT, Lebanon — The images unfold slowly on Mazen Farah’s phone —satellite views of the Christian section of the southern Lebanese village of Yaroun. They are a bit fuzzy but still clear enough to see what is happening. “This is what it shows from the satellite — it shows that it has been destroyed,” says…

Speaking to the BBC about the ICC’s investigation, Khan said: “We have now found concrete evidence that links what is happening on the ground through linkage evidence to specific persons in leadership mode.” However, she did not give a timeline on when charges might be brought against those responsible for the atrocities in the war,…