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The Kremlin has denied Donald Trump spoke with Vladimir Putin in a phone call the day after the presidential election.The US president-elect reportedly urged the Russian president not to escalate the war in Ukraine and reminded him of America's sizeable military presence in Europe during the conversation on Thursday, according to The Washington Post and Reuters, citing sources familiar with the call. According to several other sources, the pair went on to discuss the goal of peace on the continent, as well as the prospect of a further call soon to look into the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.Follow live: Putin has no plans to speak to TrumpBut on Monday, the Kremlin denied the reports and spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Mr Putin has no specific plans to speak to Mr Trump at present. "T...

Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine in a phone call the day after the presidential election, according to reports.The US president-elect also reminded the Russian president of America's sizeable military presence in Europe during the conversation on Thursday, according to The Washington Post and Reuters, citing sources familiar with the call. According to several other sources, the pair went on to discuss the goal of peace on the continent, as well as the prospect of a further call soon to look into the resolution of the conflict in Ukraine.US election latest: Trump 'held phone call with Putin'On Friday, the Kremlin said Mr Putin was ready to discuss Ukraine with Mr Trump - but that did not mean he was willing to alter Moscow's demands - namely that Ukraine...

A tennis analyst has been taken off air after making "deeply regrettable comments" about Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova's appearance.The Czech player, 28, called out Jon Wertheim for what she called "coverage that focused on my appearance rather than my performance". The analyst made a comment that went to air on the US TV network Tennis Channel about the world number 10's forehead.Krejcikova, who also won a Grand Slam singles title at the 2020 French Open, was taking part in the WTA Finals in Saudi Arabia this week, where she lost to Zheng Qinwen in the semi-finals on Friday. Image: Krejcikova during the US Open earlier this year. Pic: AP Apparently not aware he was on air, Wertheim, a prominent American tennis jour...

One person has been killed and 16 others were injured in a shooting at a US university.Homecoming week at Tuskegee University, in Alabama, was marred early on Sunday by the attack on campus. An 18-year-old man died in the assault. He was not a university student, but some of the injured were.Of the 16 wounded, 12 were hurt by gunfire, authorities said."The parents of this individual [killed] have been notified. Several others including Tuskegee University students were injured and are receiving treatment at East Alabama Medical Center in Opelika and Baptist South Hospital in Montgomery," the university said in a statement. No arrests were immediately announced by police and the FBI has joined the investigation.The injured included a female student who was shot in the stomach and a male stu...