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Kellyanne Conway has announced that she is resigning from her post as senior adviser to US President Donald Trump. In a statement, Mrs Conway, 53, said she was stepping down at the end of August to focus on her children, giving them “less drama, more mama”. Her husband, George, an outspoken critic of the president, will also be stepping back ...

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire has been arrested on the Greek island of Mykonos for allegedly attacking police after a fight outside a bar, according to local media. The 27-year-old centre-half was allegedly spotted by police in an altercation with other British tourists last night. When the officers intervened, three Englishmen are alleged to have fought back physically and verbally ...

Russian opposition leader and outspoken Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny was unconscious and on a ventilator in a Siberian hospital Thursday after falling ill from suspected poisoning, his spokesperson said. Navalny, 44, started feeling unwell while on a return flight to Moscow from the Siberian city of Tomsk, his spokeswoman Kira Yarmysh, said on Twitter. The plane later made an urgent ...

US banking giant Citigroup has asked a federal court to force hedge fund Brigade Capital to return $176m (£134m). The money is part of the $900m the bank accidentally transferred to creditors of the struggling cosmetics company Revlon. The bank says it meant to send Brigade just $1.5m to cover interest on a loan the hedge fund holds. Citigroup blames ...

Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday. In a televised address he said he was also dissolving the government and parliament, adding: “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power.” He and PM Boubou Cissé were taken to a military camp near the capital Bamako, drawing international condemnation. A ...

The Japanese economy has shrunk at its fastest rate on record as it battles the coronavirus pandemic. The world’s third largest economy saw gross domestic product fall 7.8% in April-June from the previous quarter, or 27.8% on an annualised basis. Japan was already struggling with low economic growth before the crisis. The figures released on Monday are a stark reminder ...

The son of Angola’s former president has been jailed for five years for fraud from when he was head of the oil-rich country’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. José Filomeno dos Santos, 42, was accused of trying to embezzle up to $1.5bn (£1.1bn) while overseeing the $5bn fund from 2013 to 2018. He was charged with stealing $500m from the fund and ...

Apple chief executive Tim Cook has moved into the billionaire club as the tech firm’s share price continues to soar. Apple’s market value has been on the rise following strong results and the upbeat outlook for tech giants. Mr Cook owns 847,969 shares directly and took home more than $125m (£96m) last year as part of his pay package. Last ...

The world is marking a grim milestone today with the number of people who have been infected with Covid-19 passing 20 million. There have been more than 736,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Worst affected is the US, which has recorded more than a quarter of all cases – five million – and the most deaths. Brazil has recorded ...

Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as manager to replace the sacked Maurizio Sarri, a week after hiring the former midfielder as Under-23 boss. The Italian giants sacked Sarri after just one season despite winning Serie A following the club’s Champions League last-16 defeat by Lyon on Friday. Pirlo, 41, has signed a two-year deal until June 2022. The former Italy ...