Apple overtakes Samsung as top seller of smartphones
Apple (AAPL.O), opens new tab ended Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS), opens new tab 12-year run as the largest seller of smartphones in the world, after commanding a 20% market share in 2023, ...
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Battle of Khan Younis threatens biggest hospital still functioning in Gaza (Updated)
Israeli forces advanced into the southern Gaza Strip’s main city on Thursday, pounding areas near the enclave’s biggest functioning hospital, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “many more ...
Indian Navy rescues crew after attack on ship off coast of Yemen
The Indian Navy said on Thursday it had rescued the crew of a U.S.-owned vessel in the Gulf of Aden after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi movement ...
Wolves fan plucked from crowd to take on fourth official duties
A Wolverhampton Wanderers fan struggled to contain his joy when his team scored a late winner in Tuesday’s FA Cup tie against Brentford after he had stepped forward from ...
Stocks hit by rate-cut pushback, China takes a beating
World stocks and bonds took a hit on Wednesday as central banks pushed back against interest rate cut bets, while signs of a patchy economic recovery in China drove shares ...
Warriors assistant coach Milojevic dead at 46 after heart attack
Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic has died, the National Basketball Association (NBA) club said on Wednesday after the Belgrade native suffered a heart attack during a team dinner.
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Renault 2023 sales return to growth with focus on top models, markets
Renault (RENA.PA), opens new tab on Wednesday reported a 9 per cent increase in annual global sales volumes for 2023, returning to growth after four consecutive years of decline and the ...
World number one Swiatek survives huge Collins scare
World number one Iga Swiatek battled back from two breaks down in the final set to beat Danielle Collins 6-4 3-6 6-4 on Thursday and reach the third round of ...
Pakistan fires retaliatory strike at Iran, stoking regional tension
Pakistan said it used rockets and drones to strike separatist Baloch militants inside Iran on Thursday, in a retaliatory strike two days after Tehran said it attacked the bases of ...
Israel presses southern Gaza assault, Jordan decries damage to hospital
Israel pressed its assault on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday, sending tanks westwards while Jordan decried shelling that badly damaged its field hospital in the city.
The Jordanian ...
Struggling DeSantis sets sights on South Carolina, bypassing New Hampshire
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is all but abandoning New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary next week and instead is relocating staff and focusing on South Carolina, where he hopes to ...
In frigid Toronto, women dive into an ice-cold lake for energy boost
Clad in their swimsuits, a toque and warm wool mittens, a group of giddy Canadian women dunked into an ice-cold Lake Ontario on Wednesday for a sunrise swim, cheering each ...
Weakened UK PM Sunak survives Conservative asylum law rebellion (Update)
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak defeated a Conservative rebellion on Wednesday over his plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda, winning a costly victory that weakens his authority and deepens divisions ...
Trump is branded a liar by writer E. Jean Carroll, then raises judge’s ire
With Donald Trump looking on, the writer E. Jean Carroll told jurors on Wednesday that the former U.S. president destroyed her reputation and should pay damages for denying in 2019 ...
Footballers in Cyprus, fed up of violence, want safety guarantees
Football players in Cyprus have renewed calls for their safety at fixtures after a first division player was injured by a flare during a match on Tuesday night.
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King Charles to have treatment for enlarged prostate
Britain’s King Charles will attend hospital next week for treatment for an enlarged prostate although the condition is not serious, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.
“In common with thousands ...
US lists Houthis as terrorists, business fears lengthy Red Sea disruption
The United States on Wednesday returned the Yemen-based Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, while business chiefs warned that disruption to shipping in the Red Sea caused by ...
Big Tech should seek rivals’ input on complying with EU rules
Schibsted (SCHA.OL), Allegro and more than 20 other small European companies and industry groups on Tuesday urged Big Tech to seek their input into how it plans to comply with ...
Aid for Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians arrives at Gaza border
Aid destined for Israeli hostages and Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip was delivered to Egypt on Wednesday for transfer across the border, following a deal brokered by Qatar and ...
Australian Open order of play on Thursday
Order of play on the main courts on the fifth day of the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):
* Day session: From 12 p.m. (0100 GMT)
* Night session: From 7 ...
Djokovic, Sabalenka through after Jabeur ousted by schoolgirl (wrapup)
Novak Djokovic fought off another feisty challenge to reach the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday after women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka made more serene progress and Ons ...
EU chief confident all member states will agree on aid to Ukraine
The European Union’s chief executive voiced confidence on Wednesday that all 27 member states will agree to extend more financial aid to Ukraine, overcoming Hungary’s opposition and fulfilling a ...
Jordan says Gaza hospital badly damaged by Israeli shelling nearby
Israel stepped up its assault on Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Wednesday, pushing tanks westwards and prompting accusations from Jordan that its field hospital in the city had been ...
‘Nazis, no thank you’; Germans take to streets to call for AfD ban
Protests against the far-right Alternative for Germany party are gaining momentum in the wake of a report that two senior party members joined a meeting to discuss plans for the ...