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 ...
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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 ...
Venezuela’s Maduro slams deployment of British warship to Guyana
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday said the deployment of a British warship to waters off the coast of Guyana breaches the “spirit” of an agreement reached between Venezuelan and ...
Ukraine and Hungary prepare for Zelenskiy, Orban meeting amid tensions
Ukraine and Hungary are preparing a meeting of President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Prime Minister Viktor Orban in the near future, the Ukrainian president’s chief of staff said on Thursday, ...
I must be from different planet, says Dyche after penalty decision
Everton manager Sean Dyche labelled the handball laws a farce after his side conceded a crucial second-half penalty in their 3-1 Premier League defeat by Manchester City on Wednesday.
Everton ...
Djokovic eyes team glory, Nadal and Osaka set for Brisbane comeback
Novak Djokovic will prepare for a tilt at an 11th Australian Open title by representing Serbia at the United Cup mixed team tournament while old rival Rafa Nadal and former ...
US allies reluctant on Red Sea task force
U.S. President Joe Biden hoped to present a firm international response to Yemen’s Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping by launching a new maritime force, but a week ...
Russian stars’ semi-naked party sparks wartime backlash
A rapper who attended a celebrity party with only a sock to hide his modesty has been jailed for 15 days, sponsors of some of Russia’s best known entertainers have ...
Russia says some in the West are hinting at looking for peace in Ukraine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday that some in the West were suggesting that Moscow should discuss peace in Ukraine because the United States and its allies had ...
New exodus causes havoc in central Gaza as Israel pushes advance (Updated)
Israeli tanks advanced deep into a town in the central Gaza Strip on Thursday after days of relentless bombardment that forced tens of thousands of already displaced Palestinian families to ...
Gaston Glock, the man behind the gun, dies aged 94
Gaston Glock, the reclusive engineer and tycoon who developed one of the world’s best-selling handguns, died on Wednesday aged 94, Austrian news agency APA said.
The Austrian won loyal followings ...
Cyprus firm investigated for money laundering denies Prigozhin ties
A Cypriot brokerage firm caught up in an investigation by French prosecutors probing financial transfers possibly tied to Yevgeny Prigozhin on Wednesday denied it had ever had direct relations with ...
Biggest two-month rally in decades rescues beaten-up bond markets
A huge two-month rally in bond prices, powered by expectations that central banks will soon be cutting interest rates, has rescued fixed income markets from an almost unheard-of third straight ...
Man City earn comeback win at Everton to go fourth
Manchester City climbed back into the Premier League’s top four as second-half goals by Phil Foden, Julian Alvarez and Bernardo Silva sealed a comeback 3-1 victory at Everton on ...
Oil prices stabilise as Red Sea transport disruptions ease
Oil prices steadied on Thursday after falling sharply in the previous session, as concerns eased about shipping disruptions along the Red Sea route even as tensions in the Middle East ...