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Promoter defends plan for Kanye West to headline London fest

Promoter defends plan for Kanye West to headline London fest

One of the promoters of an annual London music festival on Monday defended plans for Kanye West to headline it, amid a backlash over the US rapper's previous antisemitic outbursts. Disgraced 48-year-old hip-hop star West -- now known as Ye -- is due to play three nights

Reed finds DP World Tour success after leaving LIV

Reed finds DP World Tour success after leaving LIV

Deciding to leave LIV Golf helped Patrick Reed launch his most successful golf in years, boosting his confidence ahead of this week's 90th Masters. The 35-year-old American, who won a green jacket at Augusta in 2018, jumped from the US PGA Tour to LIV Golf in

WNBA star Reese joining Atlanta from Chicago: club

WNBA star Reese joining Atlanta from Chicago: club

WNBA star Angel Reese is joining the Atlanta Dream from the Chicago Sky in a blockbuster move ahead of the new season, the clubs confirmed on Monday. Reese, one of a new generation of WNBA talents whose rivalry with Indiana star Caitlin Clark has helped drive surging interest in the

Trump ramps up threats to devastate Iran as he touts rescue mission

Trump ramps up threats to devastate Iran as he touts rescue mission

US President Donald Trump said Monday he would lay waste to every bridge and power plant in Iran if it fails to bend to his demands, as he touted the high-risk operation that rescued two downed airmen. Dismissing accusations that such a move would be a war crime, Trump

Gotterup seeks rare win in Masters debut

Gotterup seeks rare win in Masters debut

Chris Gotterup is taking aim at a green jacket this week in his Masters debut in just his fifth major start. Not since Fuzzy Zoeller in 1979 has a golfer won in his Masters debut. The only others to win at Augusta National on their first try were Horton Smith

Greece PM calls on European prosecutor to act 'without delay' on agriculture fraud

Greece PM calls on European prosecutor to act 'without delay' on agriculture fraud

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday asked the European public prosecutor's office to launch "without delay" proceedings against lawmakers suspected to be involved in alleged fraud related to EU agricultural subsidies. European Union prosecutors last week said they were probing numerous members of the ruling

US Democratic lawmakers slam 'economic bombing' after Cuba visit

US Democratic lawmakers slam 'economic bombing' after Cuba visit

Two US Democratic lawmakers have met Cuba's president in the first congressional visit since Washington imposed an oil blockade against the island, a measure they denounced as "economic bombing." US Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Jonathan Jackson concluded a five-day trip to Cuba on Sunday as