Alcaraz wins late-night thriller over Sinner to reach US Open semis
Carlos Alcaraz saved a match point and dug deep to prevail over Jannik Sinner in a five-set thriller to reach the U.S. Open semi-finals in the early hours of ...
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Liverpool need to ‘reinvent’ themselves, says stunned Klopp
Jurgen Klopp said he needs to “reinvent” his Liverpool team after they suffered a 4-1 hammering at the hands of Napoli in their Champions League Group A opener on Wednesday.
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Europe’s banks dim lights as they brace for winter blackout
Some of Europe’s biggest banks are preparing back-up generators and to dim the lights as they brace for potential power cuts and energy rationing that threaten the money system ...
Elon Musk $258 billion Dogecoin lawsuit expands
The $258 billion racketeering lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency Dogecoin has expanded, adding seven new investor plaintiffs and six new defendants including his ...
Apple unveils iPhone 14 with satellite SOS, Ultra Watch for outdoors
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) introduced new iPhone 14 models capable of using satellites to send emergency messages and an adventure-focused Ultra Watch for sports like diving and triathlons.
The outdoor-focused products ...
Apple’s new iPhones, watches are coming at a tough time for consumers
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) on Wednesday is expected to unveil a new range of iPhone 14 models and Apple Watches that will test how willing consumers are to upgrade gadgets in ...
Canada stabbing victims’ family reveals grim details as suspect remains at large (updated)
The 10 people killed in a weekend stabbing spree in Western Canada included a devoted mother who died in her front yard while six youths were at home, a relative said ...
Shelling damages Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant’s backup power line -IAEA (updated)
Shelling on Tuesday damaged a backup power line at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant (ZNPP) in Ukraine, which has already lost all four of its regular power lines, the ...
Ukraine’s top general warns of Russian nuclear strike risk (updated)
In rare public comments Ukraine’s military chief warned on Wednesday of the threat of Russia using nuclear weapons in Ukraine, which would create the risk of a “limited” nuclear ...
UK’s Liz Truss appoints hardline Brexit supporter to N. Ireland Office
Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss on Wednesday appointed strongly pro-Brexit lawmaker Steve Baker to a junior ministerial role in the Northern Ireland Office, an appointment criticised as sending ...
After reporter is killed, Las Vegas police search county official’s home
Las Vegas police looking into the killing of an investigative reporter on Wednesday searched the home of a county official who had been the subject of unflattering news articles by ...
UK’s Queen Elizabeth postpones meeting, told to rest by doctors
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth was forced to cancel a planned virtual meeting with ministers on Wednesday after being advised to rest by her doctors, a day after the 96-year-old monarch ...
Shark attack in the Bahamas kills American woman
A 58-year-old Pennsylvania woman died in a shark attack in the Bahamas on Tuesday, police said.
The woman and her family, who were passengers on Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of ...
Putin casts doubt over Ukraine grain deal and gas for Europe
President Vladimir Putin mooted on Wednesday reopening a U.N.-brokered deal for Ukrainian grain exports via the Black Sea and threatened to halt all energy supplies to Europe if ...
Bitcoin’s no longer the king of the swingers
Bitcoin’s been called a lot of things. Buzzy, beguiling, baffling, even bogus. But never boring.
Yet, of late, it’s been eerily subdued.
The king of the swingers has ...
EU to propose mandatory cut in electricity use
By Kate Abnett
The European Commission will propose a price cap on Russian gas, alongside measures including a mandatory EU cut in electricity use and a ceiling on the revenue ...
Giggs to face retrial over assault charges
Former Manchester United soccer player Ryan Giggs will face a retrial next year, a British judge ruled on Wednesday, after a jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges ...
UK’s new PM Truss wants negotiated solution on N. Ireland protocol
Britain’s new Prime Minister Liz Truss said on Wednesday her preference is to find a negotiated settlement with the European Union to resolve the issues around the contentious rules ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says ‘Europe reaping what it sowed’ on energy crisis
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that Russia is cutting natural gas flows to Europe in retaliation for sanctions, adding that Europe is “reaping what it sowed”.
Fears in ...
Greece tells state entities to save energy or risk losing funding
Greek state entities will risk losing government funding if they fail to implement a government energy-saving plan, ministers said on Wednesday, as the country, like its European peers, struggles with ...
Murmurs of ‘sterling crisis’ no longer fanciful
By Mike Dolan
Even though fears of another “sterling crisis” have been wide of the mark for decades, they are harder to bat away this time around as a fourth ...
Chelsea sack Tuchel after Champions League defeat to Zagreb
Chelsea sacked manager Thomas Tuchel on Wednesday the day after his team suffered a shock 1-0 defeat away by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening game of the Champions League.
The ...
Oil slides to 7-mth low on renewed demand fears, rate hike expectations
Oil prices fell more than $1 on Wednesday to their lowest since before Russia invaded Ukraine as COVID-19 curbs in top crude importer China and expectations of more interest rate hikes ...
UK heads for return to “trickle-down” economics under low-tax Truss
New British Prime Minister Liz Truss and her finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng look set to revive Margaret Thatcher’s 1980s experiment in “trickle-down” low-tax economics, the results of which have ...