Leeds snatch 2-2 draw with Newcastle after penalty nightmare
Defender Rasmus Kristensen scored a second-half equaliser to give Leeds United a share of the points in a thrilling Premier League 2-2 draw with Newcastle United that saw Leeds miss ...
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Erdogan challenger Kilicdaroglu wears bulletproof vest before vote
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, main challenger of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, wore a bulletproof vest at an election rally on Friday, two days before a presidential election and in response to what ...
Spanish scientists seek to crack mystery of Canaries skeleton cave
Archaeologists on Spain’s Gran Canaria island are puzzled: who were the six young men whose skeletons were found face-down, hands tied and covered with stones in a cliff-side cave?
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Greek Cup final to be held in Greece but without fans
The Greek Cup final between AEK Athens and PAOK will take place in the central Greek town of Volos on May 24 without fans, the Hellenic Football Federation (EPO) said on ...
Guardiola and treble-chasing Man City face balancing act
Pep Guardiola faces a meticulous balancing act in Manchester City’s quest for a treble, having to fend off Arsenal in their chase for a third consecutive Premier League title ...
Alcaraz hopes to re-ignite Djokovic rivalry with Rome final meet
Carlos Alcaraz said he hoped to re-ignite his rivalry with world number one Novak Djokovic at the Italian Open, where the pair can meet for the first time this year, ...
Uncertainty clouds US transition at Mexico border as new rules take effect
The Biden administration began implementing a sweeping policy shift at the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday as a COVID-era order that had allowed the swift expulsion of many migrants ...
Germany prepares biggest military equipment delivery yet to Ukraine
Germany has put together a new package of military equipment for Ukraine worth 2.7 billion euros ($3.0 billion), the biggest Berlin has provided since Russia’s invasion, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
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The key players in Turkey’s election campaign
President Tayyip Erdogan will put his two-decade rule on the line on May 14 when he faces opposition challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Turkey’s landmark elections.
Surveys show Kilicdaroglu ahead of ...
Former Pakistan PM Imran Khan granted bail, leaves court
A Pakistani court ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s release on bail for two weeks, his lawyer said on Friday, after his arrest in a land fraud case ignited ...
Russia acknowledges retreat north of Bakhmut; Wagner boss calls it a ‘rout’
Moscow acknowledged on Friday that its forces had fallen back north of Ukraine’s battlefield city of Bakhmut after a new Ukrainian offensive, in a retreat that the head of ...
IAEA chief aims to present Zaporizhzhia deal to UN this month -diplomats
U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi plans to present an agreement with Russia and Ukraine on protecting the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to the U.N. Security Council this ...
Musk nabs ex-NBCUniversal ad chief Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO
Elon Musk has named former NBCUniversal advertising chief Linda Yaccarino as Twitter’s new CEO, as the company tries to reverse a plunge in ad revenue.
Yaccarino will take over ...
Former US Marine surrenders, to be charged in choking death on New York subway
A former U.S. Marine who killed a homeless man by putting him in a chokehold on the New York City subway was charged with manslaughter on Friday in a ...
Filipino priest on mission in Europe to halt fossil fuel financing
A Filipino priest is touring top European banks to demand they curtail ties with companies behind new fossil fuel projects in a region of his home country that is rich ...
Iran frees two French citizens, says Macron
Two French citizens, Bernard Phelan and Benjamin Briere, have been freed from detention in Iran, President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday, calling it “a relief”.
French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna ...
Chelsea must respect Forest team ‘fighting for their lives’, says Lampard
Chelsea’s season may be over with nothing left to fight for but manager Frank Lampard said on Friday that he is wary of Nottingham Forest who are still involved ...
Doctored video fuels tensions in Turkey’s close election race
A doctored video splicing footage of President Tayyip Erdogan’s main rival and a Kurdish militant chief and showing them uttering the same slogan has raised tensions ahead of a ...
No plans to move Champions League final from Istanbul, says UEFA
The 2023 Champions League final will be held in Istanbul, UEFA said in a statement on Friday that discounted reports they were considering moving the game due to political unrest.
“UEFA ...
Pro-war nationalists say they are entering Russian politics to counter turmoil
Pro-war Russian nationalists led by Igor Girkin said on Friday that a new group they had set up was entering politics to save Russia which they warned was in danger ...
World’s largest refugee camp threatened by Bangladesh cyclone
Tropical cyclone Mocha intensified to become “very dangerous” on Friday, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, warning of violent winds, floods and possible landslides in Bangladesh that could hit the ...
Bayern’s Muller remains key team member even as a substitute, says Tuchel
Bayern Munich stalwart Thomas Mueller remains a key player for the team even in his current substitute role, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday, refusing to be drawn into speculating ...
More than 2 mln Toyota users face risk of vehicle data leak in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said on Friday the vehicle data of about 2.15 million users was left publicly available in Japan for about a decade from November 2013 to mid-April.
The incident ...
Audit finds holes in ECB’s management of bank credit risk
European Central Bank supervisors are often too lenient with banks in how they manage credit risk, especially in the case of the worst performers, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) ...