Verstappen wins chaotic race at Imola but Hamilton stays ahead
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a chaotic and crash-halted Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Sunday with Lewis Hamilton second for Mercedes and retaining the lead in the ...
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Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt
Ninety-seven people were injured on Sunday when some train carriages derailed in Egypt‘s Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.
More than 50 ambulances rushed ...
Coronavirus: Britain is investigating variant originating in India
British health officials are investigating a COVID-19 variant originating in India but as yet they do not have enough evidence to classify it is as a variant of concern, Susan ...
White House says there will be consequences if Kremlin critic Navalny dies
By Sarah N. Lynch
President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday that the U.S. government has told ...
Syria to hold presidential election, slammed by opposition, on May 26
By Suleiman Al-Khalidi
Syria will hold a presidential election on May 26 that is virtually certain to return President Bashar al-Assad for a third term – an event that Washington and the ...
AstraZeneca could have COVID-19 vaccine against variant by end-2021 -Austrian newspaper
A modified version of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine tailored to combat a coronavirus variant first documented in South Africa could be ready by the end of 2021, an AstraZeneca official in ...
Russia says it will retaliate hard against Czechs over diplomat expulsions (Update2)
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Robert Muller
Russia said on Sunday Czech accusations that Russian spy services were behind an explosion in an ammunition depot were unfounded and absurd and ...
Israel and Greece sign record defence deal
Israel and Greece have signed their biggest ever defence procurement deal, which Israel said on Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the countries.
The agreement includes a $1.65 billion ...
Euro zone economy still ‘on crutches’ — Lagarde
The euro zone economy is still standing on the “two crutches” of monetary and fiscal stimulus and these cannot be taken away until there is a full recovery, European Central ...
Brexit hits London City worse than expected
Over 400 financial firms in Britain have shifted activities, staff and a combined trillion pounds ($1.4 trillion) in assets to hubs in the European Union due to Brexit, with more pain to ...
Chelsea end City’s quadruple dream as they reach FA Cup final
Chelsea end City’s quadruple dream as they reach FA Cup final
Chelsea beat Manchester City 1-0 on Saturday to book a place in next month’s FA Cup final ...
Russia and Ukraine to expel a diplomat each as tensions simmer
Russia accused a Ukrainian diplomat on Saturday of trying to obtain classified information and ordered him to leave the country by April 22, prompting a like-for-like response from Ukraine as border ...
Italy’s Salvini sent to trial on migrant kidnapping charge
Matteo Salvini, leader of Italy’s right-wing League party, must stand trial on charges of kidnapping over his decision to prevent more than 100 migrants from landing in the country in 2019, ...
Norwich celebrate promotion back to the Premier League
Norwich have secured promotion back to the Premier League without kicking a ball ahead of their Saturday night match with Bournemouth.
The Canaries were aware a victory over the Cherries ...
West Ham suffer top-four blow in defeat at Newcastle
West Ham United’s top-four hopes were dealt a big blow as Joe Willock’s late header earned Newcastle United a 3-2 win in a see-saw clash on Saturday – a ...
Queen Elizabeth stands alone as her ‘strength’ Philip is laid to rest (Update 3)
By Andrew MacAskill, Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton
Queen Elizabeth bade farewell to Prince Philip at a funeral on Saturday that celebrated his seven decades of service and gave grandsons ...
Hamilton puts Mercedes in pole position at Imola Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton put Mercedes on pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola on Saturday, with Red Bull’s Sergio Perez joining the seven-time Formula One world champion ...
Bruno Fernandes can do everything, except defending, says Pogba
Paul Pogba says it is a joy to play alongside Bruno Fernandes as the Manchester United midfielder continues to kick on after injury.
The 28-year-old missed six weeks with a ...
Iran identifies suspect behind blast at Natanz nuclear site
Iran on Saturday named a man it wants arrested in connection with a recent explosion and power outage at its main Natanz nuclear plant, as talks got underway in Vienna ...
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ Maradona World Cup jersey hits auction block
A “once-in-a-lifetime” signed jersey worn by late soccer great Diego Maradona in his first-ever World Cup match has hit the auction block, with the potential to fetch a supersized purse ...
Modi appeals to keep Hindu festival symbolic as India’s infections surge
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday appealed to devotees to keep a key Hindu festival symbolic as the country reported more than 200,000 new COVID-19 infections for the third straight ...
Dogecoin surges to record high, up almost 300 per cent in a week
The Dogecoin cryptocurrency surged more than 90 per cent to a record high on Friday, putting its gain for the week at almost 300 per cent.
The latest rally in Dogecoin came ...
‘NASA rules,’ Musk says as SpaceX wins $2.9 billion moon lander contract
NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said on ...
Biden calls U.S. gun deaths a ‘national embarrassment’ after Indianapolis shooting
President Joe Biden faced increased pressure on Friday to stem gun violence amid a rash of mass shootings across the United States, but he faces an uphill battle to significantly ...