Calin Georgescu is running as an independent, and will face the reformist Elena Lasconi in a run-off in a fortnight.

Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandu Orsi, has became the country’s new President after a tight run-off contest.

Her books have sold more than 91 million copies and have been published in more than 40 languages and in 90 countries.

Mohamed Salah has said he is yet to receive a new contract offer from Liverpool and feels “more out than in” as he nears the end of his existing deal.

Singer Kate Nash has said she is “creating jobs with my bum”, claiming her OnlyFans account has allowed her to add an extra crew member to her tour staff. Nash, 37, said she launched the account both ...

The Israeli ambassador to Washington has said a ceasefire deal to end fighting between Israel and the Lebanon-based Hezbollah could be reached “within days”. Ambassador Mike Herzog told Israeli Army ...

Barclays has been fined £40 million by the UK’s financial watchdog for “reckless” conduct when securing funds from Qatari investors during the 2008 financial crash. The bank had been due to challenge ...

The Prime Minister laid out plans for staff to be trained in relation to spiking and spotting predatory behaviour.

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army centre killed one soldier and wounded 18 others on a southwestern road, ...

Farmers in Wales will not be expected to have a minimum of 10% tree cover on their land, after changes to a controversial subsidy scheme. Huw Irranca-Davies, the deputy first minister of Wales, ...

Rescuers in Indonesia recovered 16 bodies under tons of mud and rocks swept away in flash floods that hit mountainside villages in Sumatra, officials said. Six people are still missing, according to ...