LIV series is here to stay, says Mickelson
The LIV Golf Series is “here to stay”, six-times major winner Phil Mickelson said as he called on the PGA Tour to work with the Saudi-backed series for the good ...
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Newcastle’s Howe seeks victory over old club to ignite season
Newcastle manager Eddie Howe will face his old club Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, hoping to ignite a season that has so far been a slow burner.
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Eastern Australia areas under flood warnings amid La Nina event
Australia’s weather forecaster warned on Saturday of potential heavy flooding in parts of New South Wales, as much of the country braces for unusually heavy rains in coming months ...
Nepal landslide kills 14, 10 missing
A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed at least 14 people and injured seven in western Nepal, officials said on Saturday, as rescue workers searched the disaster site to try to ...
Israel attacks Damascus airport, five soldiers killed, Syria says
Israel carried out an airstrike on Syria’s Damascus International airport and other positions south of the capital, killing five soldiers and causing material damage, the ministry of defence said ...
William and Harry prepare to hold vigil by late queen’s coffin
Princes William and Harry will mount a silent vigil at the coffin of their late grandmother Queen Elizabeth on Saturday, watched on by just some of the many mourners who ...
Mourners brave 24-hour wait in chilly London to see the queen’s coffin (Updated)
The entry to an already miles-long queue to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state in London resumed after a pause on Friday, with the government saying the current wait-time is ...
Zelenskiy suggests resuming Russia ammonia exports in exchange for POWs, Kremlin says no
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he would only back the idea of reopening Russian ammonia exports through Ukraine if Moscow handed back prisoners of war (POWs), an idea ...
Zelenskiy accuses Russia of war crimes, sees no early end to war
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accused Russia on Friday of committing war crimes in Ukraine’s northeast and said it was too early to say the tide of the war was turning ...
Putin: 25% of Russian gas supplies to Turkey will be paid for in roubles
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that 25% of Russian gas supplies to Turkey would be paid for in roubles, and that an agreement on this would come into force ...
Bank holdups snowball in Lebanon as depositors demand their own money
Five Lebanese banks were held up by depositors seeking access to their own money frozen in the banking system on Friday, in a spiralling spate of holdups this week spurred ...
Separatists blame Kyiv for killings of officials in Russian-occupied areas
At least seven people were killed and more than a dozen wounded on Friday, separatist officials said, in attacks on three different areas of Ukraine occupied by Russian forces.
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Kyrgyzstan reports heavy fighting with Tajikistan, says casualties high (Updated)
Kyrgyzstan reported “intense battles” with Tajikistan on Friday and said its Central Asian neighbour was moving forces and equipment to the border in the latest outbreak of violence to hit ...
Azerbaijan’s Aliyev tells Putin Armenia situation ‘stabilised’
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday that a border conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia this week had “stabilised”, and a ceasefire had been in place ...
IC Ictas recovers Russia deal to build Turkish nuclear plant -sources
Turkish contractor IC Ictas re-captured a deal to build a $20-billion nuclear power plant run by Russia’s Rosatom at Akkuyu in southern Turkey, two sources with information on the ...
Israel to reprimand Chile for snubbing its new ambassador to Santiago
A diplomatic tussle intensified on Friday after Chile’s president put off accepting the credentials of Israel’s new ambassador to Santiago over the killing in the occupied West Bank ...
Pelosi confirms snap visit to Armenia after deadly clashes
U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Friday confirmed that she would make a snap visit to Armenia after border clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan killed more than 200 ...
UK railway workers to strike again next month, train company says
UK railway workers will stage further strikes early next month, the head of a British train operating company said on Thursday, after initial walkouts over a long-running pay dispute were ...
Lebanon parliament postpones budget talks, slowing IMF reform checklist
Lebanon’s parliament on Friday suspended talks on the 2022 budget after a walk-out by lawmakers sent attendance below quorum, further delaying efforts to complete requirements to access IMF funds to ...
Portugal’s parliament backs NATO membership for Finland and Sweden
Portugal’s parliament ratified the entry of Finland and Sweden to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Friday, bringing the most significant expansion of the alliance since the 1990s a ...
Gay marriage bill hits snag in U.S. Senate, no vote until after elections
U.S. Senate votes on legislation protecting gay marriage on Thursday were put off until after the Nov. 8 congressional elections, as negotiators failed to win enough Republican support to ensure ...
France to make formal EDF buyout offer by end of month -sources
The French government is now expected to launch its takeover of EDF by the end of September after a slight delay due to the complexity of clearing the offer price, ...
Dollar resumes rally, yuan weakens past key level
The dollar rallied again on Friday, as U.S. Treasury yields rose ahead of a potentially huge Federal Reserve interest rate hike next week, while China’s yuan weakened past ...
London police say queen’s funeral poses biggest ever security test
London’s police force said the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth will be the biggest security operation it has ever undertaken as prime ministers, presidents and royals come together on ...