Mr Rajoelina first came to prominence as the transitional leader of Madagascar following a 2009 coup. He was first elected president in 2018 and was reelected for a second term in 2023.

It came as Moscow expressed ‘extreme concern’ over the United States potentially providing Tomahawk cruise missiles to Kyiv.

Fallen Angel has earned another crack at the boys in Saturday’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on Champions Day at Ascot. Karl Burke’s star filly won her third successive Group One of the season in the Sun ...

Resplendent Grey is likely to head to Carlisle for his seasonal bow ahead of a planned Coral Gold Cup run at Newbury.

Benjamin Netanyahu’s deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel said she would ‘have to contradict’ the assertion.

Nicolette Goldrick, 51, was charged with attempted abduction and common assault after trying to walk off with the seven-month-old girl in Blackpool on May 10. Lancashire Constabulary says she ...

Valentin Vacherot became Monaco’s first ATP Tour singles champion and the lowest-ranked player in history to win a Masters 1000 event by beating his cousin Arthur Rinderknech in Shanghai.

It came after the SNP’s depute leader claimed the First Minister is ‘staking his premiership on winning independence’.

Police closed a motorway for several hours following a concern for welfare over the weekend. The M61 was shut in both directions early on Sunday morning between Junction 8 at Chorley and Junction 6 at ...

Jonathan Powell did not take part in discussions about the ‘substance or the evidence’ of the case, Bridget Phillipson said.

Chiedozie Ogbene has warned the Republic of Ireland that Tuesday night’s must-win World Cup qualifier against Armenia will be just as difficult as their showdown with star-studded Portugal.

A Fylde coast singer who was given a unique tribute by Simon Cowell has died at the age of 82. Dave Betton performed not only at clubs across Blackpool and the Fylde coast but at venues all over the ...