Kremlin rejects charge it did little to help Iran
The Kremlin on Tuesday pushed back against criticism that it had not done enough to back Iran, saying it had taken a “clear position” by condemning U.S. and Israeli ...
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New York Jets co-owner Johnson buys stake in Crystal Palace
New York Jets co-owner Robert Wood “Woody” Johnson has signed a legally binding agreement to buy Eagle Football Holding’s stake in Crystal Palace, the Premier League club said on ...
Palmeiras salvage draw with Inter Miami as both advance to Club World Cup last 16
Palmeiras rallied from two goals down to snatch a 2-2 draw against Inter Miami and qualify top of Group A for the Club World Cup last 16 on Monday, a result ...
Greece: Wildfires
Hundreds of firefighters battle wildfires on Greece’s Chios island for third day
Hundreds of firefighters battled for a third day to contain wildfires on the Greek island of Chios on Tuesday that have torn through swathes of forest and farmland and forced ...
Netanyahu says Israel has agreed to Trump’s proposal for ceasefire with Iran
Israel has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran after it achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat, ...
Trump’s gamble: Strikes on Iran, ceasefire declared, uncertainty remains
When President Donald Trump sent U.S. bombers to strike Iran’s nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran’s nuclear program while ...
Hedge fund leverage hits five-year high, according to Goldman Sachs
Hedge fund leverage hit a five-year high last week, with speculators buying banks, trading companies and insurance firms, Goldman Sachs data (GS.N) showed, after US interest rates held steady ...
Trump says Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect, please don’t violate it
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday a ceasefire between Israel and Iran was now in place and asked both countries not to violate it, only hours after Iran ...
Sluggish UK business activity improves, PMI shows, but threats to outlook abound
British business activity expanded modestly in June as new orders grew for the first time this year but employers cut jobs more quickly and worried about the conflict in the ...
US investor strikes $1 billion merger to create bitcoin treasury company
US investor and entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano announced on Monday the creation of a new bitcoin treasury company that would hold up to $1 billion of the world’s largest cryptocurrency on ...
US urges China to dissuade Iran from closing Strait of Hormuz
By Jasper Ward
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday called on China to encourage Iran to not shut down the Strait of Hormuz after Washington carried out ...
Iranian parliament committee approves general plan to suspend cooperation with IAEA, news agency reports
The national security committee of Iran’s parliament approved the general outline of a bill meant to fully suspend Tehran’s cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, semi-official Tasnim news ...
Iran fires missiles at US airbase in Qatar, Doha says attack intercepted, no casualties
By Andrew Mills, Parisa Hafezi and Alexander Cornwell
Iran’s military said it carried out a missile attack on the Al Udeid U.S. airbase in Qatar on Monday after ...
Nato summit aims to focus on Trump’s spending goal but Iran looms large
The NATO alliance has crafted a summit in The Hague this week to shore itself up by satisfying U.S. President Donald Trump with a big new defence spending goal – ...
Bad blood in Bad Homburg as Sakkari, Putintseva involved in confrontation
Bad blood spilled over in Bad Homburg on Sunday when Greece’s Maria Sakkari and Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva were involved in a centre court confrontation after their first-round encounter.
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Goldman Sachs warns of oil price surge on Strait of Hormuz risks
Goldman Sachs flagged risks to global energy supply amid concerns over a potential disruption in the Strait of Hormuz that would lead to significant spikes in oil and natural gas ...
Airlines weigh Middle East cancellations after US strikes in Iran
Airlines on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase after the U....
Qatar says security is stable after US embassy’s shelter-in-place advisory
Qatar said on Monday that its security situation was stable, after the U.S. Embassy emailed a message to American citizens recommending they shelter in place until further notice.
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Britain’s Reform party unveils ‘Britannia Card’ to lure back wealthiest
Britain’s populist Reform UK party unveiled plans on Monday to offer wealthy, often foreign newcomers a “Britannia Card” to gain exemption from tax on international wealth, income or gains ...
Putin tells Iranian foreign minister there was no justification for US attack
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Iran’s foreign minister on Monday there was no justification for the U.S. bombing of his country and that Moscow was trying to help ...
UK backs advanced manufacturing, clean energy in ten-year industrial plan
Britain aims to cut the electricity bills of thousands of companies from 2027, the key reform in its industrial strategy for the next decade, which it published on Monday.
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Frimpong ready to fill Alexander-Arnold’s ‘big shoes’ at Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold left “big shoes” to fill after leaving Liverpool for Real Madrid last month but new signing Jeremie Frimpong has no doubt he has the ability to replace the ...
Man City down Al-Ain 6-0 to reach Club World Cup knockout stage with Juve
Ilkay Gundogan scored two goals as Manchester City comfortably dispatched Emirati club Al-Ain 6-0 on Sunday to ease into the knockout stage of the Club World Cup from Group G ...
Thunder best Pacers in decider to bring 1st NBA crown to Oklahoma City
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s youth was evident in their postgame celebration following their 103-91 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 7 to make them NBA champions on Sunday night.
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