Russia says Israeli nuclear remark raises ‘huge number of questions’
Russia’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday that a remark by an Israeli junior minister who appeared to express openness to the idea of Israel carrying out a nuclear strike ...
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Quest for decision-making utopia is futile, says Postecoglou
After yet another round of Premier League fixtures in which VAR played an unwitting lead role, Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou perhaps hit the nail on the head after a ...
Grenade birthday gift kills Ukraine army chief Zaluzhny’s aide
An assistant to Ukraine’s military commander-in-chief was killed in an explosion on Monday in what Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko described as an accident.
Klymenko, writing on the Telegram messaging ...
Eurozone recession fears harden
The downturn in eurozone business activity accelerated last month as demand in the dominant services industry weakened further, a survey showed on Monday, suggesting there is a growing chance of ...
UK grocery inflation in single digits for first time this year
British grocery inflation has fallen below 10 per cent for the first time since July 2022, industry data showed on Tuesday, providing some relief for consumers as they enter the key Christmas ...
Growing Italy risk puts equities at deepest discount in 35 years
Italian stocks are trading at their deepest discount in 35 years compared to world shares as investors fret over the fiscal outlook in one of Europe’s most indebted economies, although ...
SoftBank’s WeWork, once most valuable US startup, succumbs to bankruptcy
WeWork, the SoftBank Group-backed startup whose meteoric rise and fall reshaped the office sector globally, sought US bankruptcy protection on Monday after its bets on companies using more of its ...
Germany’s Scholz agrees on tougher migration policy with state leaders
Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who seeks to reduce the number of asylum seekers and stem support for the far-right, agreed on a tougher migration policy and new funding for refugees with ...
Newcastle’s Burn out long-term says Howe ahead of Dortmund clash
Newcastle United defender Dan Burn will be out for a long spell with a back injury, manager Eddie Howe has said ahead of the Champions League Group F clash at ...
Swiatek wins WTA Finals, regains world number one ranking
Iga Swiatek dominated American Jessica Pegula 6-1 6-0 to win the season-ending WTA Finals in Cancun on Monday and regain her world number one ranking from Aryna Sabalenka.
The Pole ...
Waqas century puts Tigers in Cyprus T20 quarter-finals
Nicosia Tigers and Limassol Qalandars became the first two teams to qualify for the quarter finals of the Cyprus T20 league. Both secured their third win and are now sure ...
Haaland a doubt as Man City seek to wrap up last 16 spot
Holders Manchester City will qualify for the Champions League knockout rounds with two games to spare with victory over Young Boys on Tuesday but they may have to do it ...
Trump tangles with judge, complains of treatment at NY fraud trial
Donald Trump complained of unfair treatment in defiant and rambling testimony on the witness stand at the civil fraud trial about his New York business on Monday, prompting the judge ...
Israel says it is open to Gaza fighting pauses for aid, hostages
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider “tactical little pauses” in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again ...
EU proposal may accelerate pharma innovation decline, industry group says
A major pharmaceutical rules overhaul, proposed by the European Commission in April, could see Europe’s share in global research and development contract by a third to 21 per cent by 2040 ...
UK retailer Currys exits Greece with $214 mln Kotsovolos sale
British electricals retailer Currys (CURY.L) said it will exit Greece after agreeing to sell its Kotsovolos unit to Greek power utility Public Power Corporation (DEHr.AT) for an enterprise ...
Nine-man Spurs miss out on top spot in chaotic 4-1 loss to Chelsea
Tottenham Hotspur’s hopes of returning to the top of the Premier League were dashed in extraordinary fashion as they lost 4-1 at home to Chelsea after a Nicolas Jackson ...
Jordan open to ‘all options’ as Gaza conflict intensifies
Jordan said on Monday it was leaving “all options” open in its response to what it called Israel’s failure to discriminate between military and civilian targets in its intensifying ...
Europe targets competitive shake-up in space launch deal
Europe on Monday challenged the private sector to develop services for small rockets that could guide future space reform, while stabilising finances for troubled medium and heavyweight launchers for the ...
US-Africa program should be extended through 2041, Senate Democrat says
A trade program that grants exports from qualifying African countries duty-free access to the U.S. market should be extended by 16 years, said Democratic Senator Chris Coons, a leading voice ...
UN says Gaza war must stop as reported death toll tops 10,000
Gaza is becoming a “graveyard for children”, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Monday, calling for an urgent ceasefire in the enclave, where Palestinian health authorities said the ...
Italy to build sea migrant reception centres in Albania
Italy is to build centres in Albania to host sea migrants trying to come ashore, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Monday as she unveiled a new scheme to try ...
Blinken discusses Gaza in Turkey, wraps up Mideast tour with little progress
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wrapped up a four-day trip to the Middle East, with little breakthrough on achieving the humanitarian pauses that Washington is seeking to get ...
Rafah crossing re-opens for limited evacuations from Gaza
Dozens of foreign passport holders and some medical evacuees passed through the Rafah crossing from Gaza into Egypt on Monday after evacuations resumed following a two-day suspension, three Egyptian security ...