Southgate expects ‘tricky’ World Cup ties despite favourable England draw
England manager Gareth Southgate’s luck of the draw appeared to strike again for this winter’s World Cup finals in Qatar.
The Three Lions have been placed in Group ...
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Truce offers glimmer of hope to Yemenis battered by seven-year war
Yemenis welcomed a nationwide U.N.-brokered ceasefire due to come into effect on Saturday evening as a glimmer of hope in a country ravaged by a seven-year conflict that ...
As Mariupol residents flee, Russian forces hunt for Ukrainian fighters
By James Mackenzie
As Dmytro Kartavov and his family joined thousands of people trying to flee the bombed-out city of Mariupol, one additional obstacle awaited as Russian troops sought to ...
Ukrainian president says retreating Russian troops are leaving mines
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has accused Russian soldiers of deliberately mining areas in northern Ukraine as they withdraw or are pushed out by Ukrainian forces.
Ukraine says its troops have ...
Pope Francis for the first time implicitly criticises Putin over Ukraine
By Philip Pullella
Pope Francis said on Saturday he was considering a trip to Kyiv and implicitly criticised Russian President Vladimir Putin over the invasion of Ukraine, saying a “potentate” ...
Man City reclaim top spot with win at Burnley
Manchester City moved back to the top of the Premier League standings with a convincing 2-0 win at relegation-threatened Burnley on Saturday.
Needing a win to reclaim top spot after ...
LA court rules state corporate diversity law unconstitutional
A Los Angeles court has found a California law mandating that publicly traded companies include people from underrepresented communities on their boards unconstitutional, ruling in favor of a conservative group ...
Red Cross trying again to escort evacuation convoy out of Ukraine’s Mariupol
The Red Cross was renewing efforts to evacuate civilians in a convoy from the besieged port of Mariupol on Saturday as Russian forces looked to be regrouping for fresh attacks ...
Britons warned of long Easter airport queues due to staff shortages
Airline passengers were warned on Saturday to expect long waits at British airports over the Easter holiday period due to a chronic shortage of check-in staff and security personnel.
“We ...
Camp of Ukrainians at the US-Mexico border swells, as more refugees arrive
By Jorge Duenes, Daina Beth Solomon and Kristina Cooke
Hundreds of Ukrainians are camping in the Mexican border city of Tijuana hoping to seek U.S. asylum, a surge in ...
Coronavirus: Shanghai separates Covid-positive children from parents in virus fight
By Brenda Goh and Engen Tham
Esther Zhao thought she was doing the right thing when she brought her 2-1/2-year-old daughter to a Shanghai hospital with a fever on ...
Will Smith resigns from film academy, says he’s ‘heartbroken’
Actor Will Smith has resigned from Hollywood’s Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, saying on Friday that his slapping of presenter Chris Rock on stage at this year’...
Europe pursues unified Russian gas payment response as supply threat eases
European governments and companies were working on Friday on a common approach to President Vladimir Putin’s demand that they pay for Russian gas in roubles as the threat of ...
Sri Lanka declares emergency after violent protests over economic crisis
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a nationwide public emergency late on Friday following violent protests over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.
Rajapaksa said in a government ...
Heavyweights to go head-to-head at World Cup
Global heavyweights were pitted head-to-head and intriguing political storylines drawn as the schedule for the 2022 World Cup was completed at a glitzy ceremony in the Qatari capital on Friday.
Four ...
Moscow accuses Ukraine after logistics hub hit
A fuel depot was ablaze at one of Russia’s main logistics hubs for its Ukraine war effort on Friday, after what Moscow described as a cross-border air raid by ...
In tears at border, Ukrainians held on until they had to flee
Valery Petrovich Sorokin, 66, didn’t want to leave his home outside of Kharkiv. He suffers from arthritis and struggles to move. But, a month into the war, as Russian bombs ...
Spain expects Easter bounce to lift tourism to 80% of pre-COVID levels
Spain expects international tourist arrivals to reach 80% of pre-pandemic volumes in the second quarter as northern Europeans shrug off concerns over the Ukraine conflict and return en masse for Easter, ...
Tuchel ‘not sure’ if he should meet with Chelsea bidders
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said on Friday he expects discussions over the Premier League club’s sale to intensify over the coming weeks, but he was unsure if he should ...
Biden says Putin seems to be self-isolating
President Joe Biden said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin seems to be self-isolating in Russia and may have fired or put under house arrest some of his advisers.
“...
Dollar rises ahead of payrolls, euro edges lower
The dollar extended a rebound versus major peers on Friday ahead of a key US jobs report that could help the Federal Reserve decide whether to make an interest rate ...
World heritage at risk amid Ukraine war, UNESCO says
Dozens of valuable churches, historical sites and museums have been damaged by the war in Ukraine, the United Nations’ cultural agency said on Friday, adding that it was particularly worried ...
Scientists publish the first complete human genome
Scientists on Thursday published the first complete human genome, filling in gaps remaining after previous efforts while offering new promise in the search for clues regarding disease-causing mutations and genetic ...
Hubble telescope spots Earendel, the most distant star on record
– Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the most distant individual star on record, a bright behemoth they nicknamed Earendel – Old English for “morning star” – because it existed ...