France's World Cup winner Paul Pogba is facing the possibility of a lengthy ban after Italy's national anti-doping tribunal called for a four-year suspension for the Juventus midfielder, a club source told AFP on Thursday. Pogba, 30, was provisionally suspended in September after he tested positive for testosterone. A month later a B sample confirmed…

Spanish police said Thursday they had arrested a 44-year-old imam who worked as an Arabic teacher and used his position "to radicalise minors" and recruit possible Islamic State (IS) members. The Guardia Civil police force said the suspect was arrested on November 29 following an investigation which began last year after police identified him as…

Spain has expelled two US embassy staff who managed to infiltrate the Spanish CNI intelligence service by bribing two of its officers, El Pais newspaper reported Thursday. Government ministers had on Monday confirmed a report first published by the El Confidencial news website about the arrest of two Spanish intelligence officers on charges of passing…

The UK government on Thursday accused Russian security services of engaging in a sustained cyber espionage campaign against top politicians, journalists and NGOs. Russia has been suspected of meddling in UK politics before, including the divisive 2016 Brexit referendum, but the Conservative government has been criticised for failing to investigate. In the latest claims, the…

Former prime minister Boris Johnson on Thursday defended his decision to delay a national lockdown during the UK's second wave of Covid, as he faced a second day of questioning at a public inquiry. Johnson also defended his use of the phrase "let it rip" during meetings when referring to a potential strategy of allowing…