Barca hammer Napoli, Rangers oust Dortmund in Europa league
Barcelona hit top gear to trounce Napoli 4-2 away from home on Thursday and sail into the last 16 of the Europa League 5-3 on aggregate.
Jordi Alba gave Barca the ...
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Cyprus games writer denies links to malware found before Russian invasion
By Michele Kambas and James Pearson
A 24-year-old videogame designer who runs his small business out of a home next to an old Cypriot church in a quiet suburb of ...
UK says Russia wants whole of Ukraine but army failing (Update)
Russia intends to take the whole of Ukraine but the Russian army failed to deliver it main objectives on the first day of President Vladimir Putin’s invasion, British Defence ...
Ukraine’s president vows to stay put as Russian invaders approach (Update 2)
Missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital on Friday as Russian forces pressed their advance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so ...
EU says “Putin must and will fail” as it agrees new sanctions
President Vladimir Putin “must and will fail,” top European Union leaders said on Friday as they agreed new sanctions over his invasion of Ukraine, saying he was trying to bring ...
Russia invades Ukraine in Europe’s ‘darkest hours’ since WWII (Update 13)
Ukrainian forces battled Russian invaders on three sides on Thursday after Moscow mounted an assault by land, sea and air in the biggest attack on a European state since World ...
EU to hit Russia with new sanctions over ‘barbaric attack’ on Ukraine (Update)
European Union leaders said on Thursday they would slap harsh new sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, targetting Russia elites and hitting its economy hard.
The new sanctions ...
US national gets death for raping, beheading Pakistan ex-diplomat’s daughter
A Pakistani court on Thursday sentenced a US national of Pakistani origin to death for raping and beheading the daughter of a former diplomat, crimes that sparked outrage across the ...
Ukrainian refugees start arriving in neighbouring central European nations
Hundreds of Ukrainians fleeing war with Russia started arriving in neighbouring central European countries on Thursday and the region braced for many more, setting up reception points and sending troops ...
How a German state helped Moscow push a pipeline, weakening Ukraine
In the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where former Chancellor Angela Merkel was born, ties to Russia run deep – so deep, in fact, its leaders have defended a Kremlin project ...
UEFA to move Champions League final from Russia
UEFA will move this year’s Champions League final from St Petersburg in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters ...
NATO puts warplanes on alert, to increase troop presence on eastern flank
NATO said on Thursday it would take new deterrence and defence steps after Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, which would include putting over 100 warplanes on high alert and further ...
Some Kyiv residents try to flee, others stock up after Russia attacks
A huge traffic jam blocked a major road out of Kyiv on Thursday as people tried to flee the capital after Russian forces invaded Ukraine, while others stood in long ...
European finance reacts to Ukraine invasion with emergency plans, bond freezes
Europe’s financial sector scrambled on Thursday after Russia invaded Ukraine, with Allianz (ALVG.DE)disclosing it had frozen its Russian government bond exposure and top British domestic lender Lloyds ...
EU unlikely to cut Russia off SWIFT for now, sources say
The European Union is unlikely at this stage to take steps to cut Russia off from the SWIFT global interbank payments system as it works on a new package of ...
Stocks dive, oil jumps above $100 as Russia invades Ukraine
Oil prices broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, stock markets slumped and the rouble hit a record low on Thursday after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an ...
Rouble hits record low, safe-haven currencies soar after Russia attacks Ukraine
The Russian rouble tumbled to a record low on Thursday, the euro sank to a multi-year low to the Swiss franc, and the yen jumped after Russian forces attacked Ukraine, ...
UK stocks fall more than 2 per cent as Russia attacks Ukraine
UK’s main stock indexes plunged on Thursday, tracking a sharp drop in global equities as investors shed riskier assets, after Russian forces launched an invasion of Ukraine.
The benchmark ...
Foreign automakers see their chance in Japan with electric vehicles
In September, Narumi Abe did something still rare in Japan: she bought a foreign car, picking a Peugeot e-208 over a Honda e because, she said, the Peugeot can travel ...
Oil tops $100 for first time since 2014 as Russia attacks Ukraine
Oil prices surged on Thursday, with Brent breaching $100 a barrel for the first time since 2014, after Russia attacked Ukraine, exacerbating concerns that a war in Europe could disrupt global energy ...
Business world reacts after Russian forces invade Ukraine
Russian forces fired missiles at Ukrainian cities and landed troops on its coast on Thursday, officials and media said, after President Vladimir Putin authorised what he called a special military ...
China rejects calling Russia move ‘invasion,’ urges citizens in Ukraine to stay home (Update 1)
China rejected calling Russia’s moves on Ukraine an “invasion” and urged all sides to exercise restraint, even as it advised its citizens there to stay home or at least ...
EU condemns “barbaric” Russia attack, prepares new tougher sanctions
European Union leaders will discuss new, tough sanctions on Russia at an emergency meeting later on Thursday in reaction to its “barbaric attack” on Ukraine, the EU said.
“We will ...
Djokovic maintains winning return in Dubai
World number one Novak Djokovic impressed again at his first tournament since being deported ahead of the Australian Open, beating Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-6(2) to reach the Dubai Championships ...