Turkish Super Cup final in Riyadh postponed amid row
The Turkish Super Cup final between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce scheduled to be played in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Friday was postponed over what the clubs described as “some ...
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Russia’s air assault on Ukraine draws criticism at UN Security Council
Russia drew sharp criticism at the UN Security Council on Friday for launching massive missile and drone attacks against Ukraine, after Kyiv and its supporters called for an urgent meeting ...
Turkish central bank says it will continue increasing FX reserves in 2024
Turkey’s central bank said on Friday it would maintain a reserve “build-up strategy” in 2024 in order to continue an uptrend in its international foreign currency reserves, adding that a ...
Russia’s biggest air attack of war kills 31 in Ukraine, officials say
Russia unleashed its biggest air attack of the war on Ukraine on Friday, killing 31 civilians, wounding more than 160 others and hitting cities and infrastructure across the country, officials said.
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Poland says Russian rocket likely to have entered its airspace
A Russian missile appears likely to have entered the airspace of NATO-member Poland on Friday, a Polish general said, after an unidentified aerial object was spotted in the early morning ...
South Africa seeks International Court of Justice genocide order against Israel
South Africa asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday for an urgent order declaring that Israel was in breach of its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its ...
Trump foes hope Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ ban will keep him off 2024 ballot
Maine on Thursday became the second U.S. state to bar Donald Trump from a Republican presidential primary ballot, part of a flurry of legal challenges to his eligibility to ...
Displaced Gazans flee again as Israel launches more tank, air assaults
Tens of thousands of newly displaced Gazans huddled under tarpaulins on Friday in the centre of the Palestinian enclave after fleeing an Israeli tank offensive, while warplanes attacking the south ...
British MPs call for punishment for unlawfully entering matches
British members of parliament are calling for the creation of a new criminal offence of unlawfully entering a soccer match, plus better collaboration between United Kingdom and overseas police to ...
Eighteen dead in one of Russia’s biggest missile strikes of war
Russia on Friday unleashed one of its biggest missile attacks on Ukraine of the war, killing 18 civilians, wounding more than 130 others and hitting residential buildings in Kyiv, the south and ...
Kremlin has list of Western assets to be seized if Russian assets confiscated
The Kremlin on Friday warned the West that it had a list of U.S., European and other assets that would be seized if G7 leaders decided to go ahead ...
Iran executes four accused of sabotage, links to Israel’s Mossad
Iran executed on Friday four people, including a woman, whom it accused of being “saboteurs” with links to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, the Mizan news agency affiliated to the ...
In Gaza, rows of white shrouds symbolise mounting civilian deaths
“My life, my eyes, my soul,” a husband writes on the white shroud wrapped around his wife after the war devastating Gaza took her life.
A bereaved son writes “my ...
Saudis ready to play long game to realise football dream
A seismic year for soccer in Saudi Arabia witnessed the turbo-charging of its domestic league with expensive foreign superstars, an audacious bid to host the 2034 World Cup and the staging ...
Oil prices to end year 10 per cent lower as demand concerns snap winning streak
Oil prices are set to end 2023 about 10 per cent lower, the first annual decline in two years, after geopolitical concerns, production cuts and global measures to rein in inflation triggered ...
Russian factory activity expands at fastest pace in seven years in December
Activity in Russia’s manufacturing sector expanded at its fastest pace in almost seven years in December, a business survey showed on Friday, though new export orders contracted for the ...
Arsenal slump to Hammers defeat, Spurs lose at Brighton
Arsenal spurned the opportunity to retake first place in the Premier League as they lost 2-0 to fellow Londoners West Ham United at the Emirates on Thursday.
West Ham only ...
Israeli tanks, missiles strike Gaza in offensive against Hamas
Israeli forces attacked areas of the central and southern Gaza Strip where residents have been expecting a renewed ground offensive in areas crammed with tens of thousands of Palestinians already ...
UK post-Christmas shopping provides some cheer for retailers
British shopper numbers at stores on Boxing Day rose from a year earlier, especially in London, research data showed on Wednesday, marking a strong start to the post-Christmas bargain-hunting spree.
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Qatar to supply crude oil to Shell in five-year deal
Qatar has agreed to supply Shell (SHEL.L) in Singapore with up to 18 million barrels of oil a year for five years in what the Gulf state’s energy company ...
Israeli troops killed hostages, mistaking their cries for help as ambush -military
Israeli troops killed three Israeli hostages in Gaza on Dec. 15 when it mistook their cries for help as a ruse by Hamas militants to draw them into an ambush, the ...
Argentine powerful union calls for January strike action
One of the most influential workers unions in Argentina has called for a national strike next month as opposition to the government’s overhaul of the economy builds.
The General ...
Bulk carrier hits mine in Black Sea, two people injured, Ukraine says
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier that was heading to the River Danube port to load grain hit a Russian mine in the Black Sea, injuring two crew members, Ukrainian officials said ...
Nikki Haley, asked about cause of U.S. Civil War, declines to mention slavery
Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley declined on Wednesday night to say that slavery was one of the main causes of the U.S. Civil War, an omission she corrected on ...