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Verstappen stripped of Mexico pole, hands Hamilton sixth title boost

The Dutch driver who won the last two Mexico Grand Prix races was stripped of his pole position by race stewards for failing to slow down for a yellow flag that was waved after a Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas crashed.

Mexican F1 promoter credits Netflix for surge of female fans

The 'Drive to Survive' series that aired earlier this year on Netflix showcased the drama behind Formula One races, which helped increase women's interest in Sunday's Mexico Grand Prix by 30%.

eSports will change the world, even for those who don’t play them

Online gaming is turning into a multi-billion dollar industry that has the potential to transform how we consume popular culture.

Thirty-nine dead in truck were Chinese – British media

Earlier, the BBC reported the police raided two houses in Northern Ireland as part of the investigation into the bodies found inside a container in Essex on Wednesday. The driver, a 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland, is in custody.

India blocks SMS services in restive Kashmir, arrests women activists

Exchange of fire between Indian and Pakistani security forces over the Line of Control, claims the lives of a man and his two pre-teen children in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and a 24-year-old woman in India-administered Kashmir.

Hope for a new understanding among Gulf States

A window for rapprochement in the Gulf could be in the offing as the US tones down its rhetoric on Iran pushing Saudi Arabia and the UAE to take a step back.

Ferrari's Leclerc takes 3rd straight pole at Singapore GP

Charles Leclerc claimed pole for the Singapore Grand Prix after beating Lewis Hamilton who came second.

Collision between truck and train kills one, injures at least 34 in Japan

The accident, which halted services on a busy rail link to the capital, Tokyo, smashed the glass in the driver's compartment and derailed three of the train's eight carriages, video images showed, leaving the lead carriage badly twisted.

Comedian Kevin Hart hospitalised after car crash

Actor Kevin Hart has reportedly suffered "major back injuries" after his car crashed into a ditch.

Israel is pushing the Middle East towards a regional war

Recent Israeli strikes in its neighbourhood are a calculated risk, but no matter how controlled, they can quickly spin out of control.

Dozens arrested as clampdown continues in India-administered Kashmir

Primary schools remained deserted on Tuesday despite authorities demanding that schools be reopened on Monday.

The great fall of foreign labour in Lebanon

Migrants and refugees in Lebanon work under extremely tough, and often cruel, conditions. Now, the government has added to their misery by clamping down on their status in the country.