Fifa has scrapped $20 billion World Cup sell-off plan, New York Post reports
Fifa’s plan to sell a piece of its business empire to outside investors has collapsed following an open revolt by soccer officials worldwide and a major rift among top ...
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PayPal raises 2026 profit forecast as turnaround plan accelerates
PayPal doubled down on its turnaround plan earlier this week, raising its 2026 profit forecast and outlining cost-saving steps, as it looks to convince investors that it is worth more than ...
Greece battles wildfires near Athens
Greece battled wildfires on Friday on multiple fronts, from the outskirts of Athens to the central part of the country and on the island of Crete, while France and Spain ...
Trump hails Gaza deal, while Hamas and Israeli officials see hurdles
President Donald Trump said on Friday that a deal he announced to bring peace to Gaza was “a great breakthrough”, despite signs from both Hamas and Israel that significant hurdles ...
Italy suspends Schengen rules for Spain over Ceuta fiasco
Italy announced on Friday that it is suspending the application of Schengen free movement rules for arrivals from Spain following a mass influx of irregular migrants into the Spanish enclave ...
Infantino’s adviser quits as FIFA’s World Cup plan triggers further backlash
A senior adviser to FIFA President Gianni Infantino resigned in protest at plans to sell a stake in the World Cup on Friday, as European football threatened a boycott and ...
Israel must approve Trump agreement before Hamas will implement
Implementation of the deal to bring peace to Gaza announced by U.S. President Donald Trump will depend on Israel first meeting its commitments under an agreement reached last year, ...
Even at the beach, it’s hard for Russians to escape the war
Children paddle in the warm waters of the Black Sea and sunbathers crowd the beaches. But this is no ordinary holiday season in Russia.
In the fifth summer of the ...
Shell exits Cyprus Aphrodite gas field in $720m deal
Energy company Shell said on Friday it had agreed to sell its BG Cyprus unit to Hungarian oil and gas firm MOL Group for up to $720 million, as the British ...
AC Milan and Italy great Baresi dies aged 66
Former AC Milan and Italy defender Franco Baresi, one of the most recognisable players of the golden era of Italian football in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the ...
Nobody is selling football and investment plan continues – Fifa
FIFA said on Friday it would push ahead with consultations on a plan to bring private investment into the World Cup and its other tournaments, after Europe’s football federation ...
Spain says huge surge across border into enclave has reversed, half of migrants go back
Spain said on Friday that it had reversed a huge rush of migrants into a Spanish enclave in North Africa, with thousands of people who had crossed the border by ...
Man suspected of spying on UK military base for Iran arrested in Cyprus
A dual British-Azerbaijani national has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on Akrotiri base and passing information to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, London police said on ...
Labour readmits Diane Abbott after suspension over race remarks
Britain’s Labour Party said on Thursday that it had readmitted the country’s longest-serving female lawmaker Diane Abbott, ending a suspension imposed last year over comments on racism that ...
Smallpox DNA is recovered from Spanish conquest-era Chilean mummies
When Spanish conquistadors arrived in the New World some five centuries ago, they brought muskets, cannons, armor, horses and attack dogs as they set about colonizing the Americas. But the ...
Blast at Pakistan coal mine complex kills at least 11, dozens missing, official says
At least 11 coal miners were killed and dozens are missing after an explosion buried parts of a mining complex in Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Thursday, an official said.
Shoaib ...
Iran’s Araqchi presses European counterparts over use of bases in US operations
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi urged Bulgaria to reconsider its decision to allow the temporary deployment of U.S. military aircraft at the Bezmer air base, Iranian state media ...
Migrants break through border into Spain’s Ceuta, military called in
The Spanish government said it will deploy military units to reinforce police in the North African enclave of Ceuta after migrants broke through the fences into the city from Morocco ...
Uefa to boycott World Cup if Fifa plans approved
UEFA’s member associations have unanimously voted to boycott the World Cup and other FIFA competitions in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes to external investors in a ...
Noma restaurant reopens in Copenhagen with new chef, set menu costs €900 with wine pairing
Copenhagen’s famed Noma restaurant is betting on a rapidly shifting seasonal menu to drive its next chapter when it reopens in the Danish capital under new leadership next week.
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PM Tusk says Russian missile appears to have come down in eastern Poland
An object that came down in eastern Poland overnight appears to be a Russian missile, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday, after authorities found a crater and scattered ...
Bank of England keeps interest rates on hold at 3.75 per cent
The Bank of England kept interest rates on hold as expected on Thursday, but a third policymaker backed a rate hike due to renewed conflict between the United States and ...
Shelter gaps leave Ukrainians desperate, angry as Russian attacks mount
Tetiana Lishchynska was overcome with emotion when dozens of residents in one of Kyiv’s districts hardest-hit by Russian strikes gathered this month to press authorities to open a bomb ...
Three people die as migrant boat tries to cross English Channel from Dunkirk
Three people died while trying to cross the English Channel on a ‘taxi-boat’ for migrants near the French port of Dunkirk, the local administration in charge of the Channel and ...