Alcaraz sets up Medvedev Indian Wells semi-final
World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged past Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to set up an Indian Wells semi-final with Daniil Medvedev after the Russian ended Jack Draper’s ...
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Forest beaten, win for Villa in Europa League
Nottingham Forest fell to a 1-0 home defeat to FC Midtjylland in horrible weather conditions in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday, while Olympique Lyonnais ...
Israeli military strikes bridge over Litani River in Lebanon
The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on a bridge in southern Lebanon on Friday, in what appeared to be the first time in the current campaign ...
‘Trump dislikes the EU, he wants to divide us’, says EU’s foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas
European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the U.S. wants to “divide Europe” and doesn’t “like the European Union” in an interview published by the Financial Times ...
US issues 30-day sanctions waiver for purchase of Russian oil at sea
The United States issued a 30-day waiver for countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products currently stranded at sea, in what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said was a ...
Trump: The US is the largest oil producer, when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money
President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States stood to make significant money from oil prices driven higher by the war with Iran, prompting criticism from some lawmakers who ...
Michigan synagogue, Virginia university targeted in unnerving day of US violence
A convicted Islamic State supporter opened fire in a Virginia university classroom, killing one person and injuring two others before he was killed, while in Michigan a Lebanon-born U.S. ...
UK interest rates could fall to 3.5 per cent by summer despite oil surge
The Bank of England will cut interest rates to 3.50 per cent either in April or June, according to economists polled by Reuters who have largely abandoned calls for a March 19 ...
Trump boasts of killing Iran leaders as missiles and drones pound region
President Donald Trump derided Iran’s leaders as “deranged scumbags” and said it was his great honor to kill them as the war in the Middle East approached the two-week ...
Netanyahu threatens Iran new leader, says government collapse uncertain
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran’s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he acknowledged that Israel’s joint air war with ...
Israel drops charges against soldiers accused of abusing Gaza detainee
Israel’s military on Thursday dropped charges against five soldiers accused of torturing a Palestinian detained during the Gaza war, in a case that exposed divisions within Israel over whether ...
Hungary returns seized Ukrainian bank vehicles, withholds cash and gold
Hungary returned two seized armoured bank vehicles to Ukraine on Thursday but withheld cash and gold worth approximately $82 million, citing an investigation into alleged money laundering, a move Kyiv has ...
Suspect dead in Detroit-area synagogue shooting, no other casualties reported
The suspect in an episode of gun violence on Thursday at a Detroit-area synagogue was shot dead, according to a law enforcement official, with no other casualties from the incident ...
Egypt returns to bread price controls as war inflation fears grow
Egypt has set maximum prices for unsubsidised bread sold in private bakeries, reviving price controls on staple food as the government seeks to limit the impact on consumers of an ...
Two US sailors injured after non-combat fire aboard Gerald Ford flagship carrier
Two US sailors were injured after the USS Gerald Ford suffered a non-combat-related fire on board, the US military said on Thursday.
In a statement, the military said the sailors ...
Iran World Cup withdrawal threat leaves FIFA pondering options
The statement from Minister of Sport Ahmad Donyamali on Wednesday that Iran could not take part in a World Cup being co-hosted by the United States offered the clearest indication ...
Iran’s supreme leader vows to avenge martyrs, keep strait closed in first remarks
Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack U.S. bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement ...
Ghana to submit UN resolution on slavery reparations; eyes broad support
Ghana intends to propose a United Nations resolution recognising transatlantic slavery as the “gravest crime in the history of humankind” and calling for reparations, and expects broad support despite resistance ...
Foreign hacker in 2023 compromised Epstein files held by FBI
A foreign hacker compromised files relating to the FBI’s investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a break-in at the bureau’s New York Field Office three ...
Blocking gender changes on IDs violates EU law, top court rules
The European Union’s top court ruled on Thursday that national legislation barring gender information changes was incompatible with EU law, citing the challenges faced when a person’s lived ...
World faces largest-ever oil supply disruption on Middle East war, IEA says
The war in the Middle East is creating the biggest oil supply disruption in history, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, a day after it agreed to release a ...
Citibank closes most UAE branches temporarily as banks evacuate offices in region
Citibank will close most of its branches and financial centres in the United Arab Emirates through March 14 as a precautionary measure, the bank’s website showed on Thursday, following a ...
Defending champ Draper beats Djokovic at Indian Wells
World number one Carlos Alcaraz continued his dominant run at Indian Wells, beating Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-1 7-6(2), while Jack Draper upset world number three Novak Djokovic 4-6 6-4 7...
English clubs suffer bad night in Champions League
Federico Valverde struck the first hat-trick of his career as Real Madrid swept aside Manchester City 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday, leaving ...