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The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest, who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale, is likely to be charged with making illegal threats, Swedish police said. Joost Klein had failed to perform at two…

Michael Cohen, who once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump, was poised on Monday to serve as a star prosecution witness in the former US president’s criminal trial on charges of covering up hush money paid to…

Rescue teams in South Africa have forged ahead with efforts to find any survivors still trapped under rubble a week after an apartment building that was under construction collapsed. Their hopes were boosted over the weekend when one of the…

Eight luxury watches belonging to Formula One star Michael Schumacher are going up for sale at Christie’s. The sale, organised by Schumacher’s family, features a watch that was given to the German racing superstar by former Ferrari chief executive and…

Georgia’s parliament has given the green light for a final vote on a proposed law that critics see as a threat to media freedom and the country’s aspirations to join the European Union, a day after police dispersed the latest…

Actor Steve Buscemi “is OK” after he was punched in the face by a man on a New York City street, his publicist said. The 66-year-old star of Fargo and Boardwalk Empire was assaulted late on Wednesday morning in Manhattan…

Separatist parties appear to be in danger of losing their decade-long hold on power in Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia region as the pro-union Socialist Party is poised to win the most votes in an election on Sunday, according to a near-complete…

Natalie Elphicke’s defection to Labour was “naked opportunism, by Labour as much as anything”, David Cameron has said. Meanwhile, Labour defended its newest recruit, saying the Dover MP had dismissed claims she lobbied ministers to interfere in her ex-husband’s sex…

Catalonia is holding a regional election which is likely to reverberate in Spain’s national politics. The ballot is a test both for the strength of the separatist movement in the wealthy north-eastern region and for the policies of Prime Minister…

Lithuanians are casting votes in a presidential election at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fuelling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions, particularly in the strategically important Baltic region. The popular incumbent, Gitanas Nauseda, is favoured…