France shake off Benzema’s absence to focus on Australia
Nothing is going to disrupt France in their opening World Cup game against Australia – not Karim Benzema’s absence, and especially not the ‘One Love’ armband row in Qatar, captain ...
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Different worries, same goal as Mexico, Poland duel for qualification
Mexico and Poland kick-start their World Cup campaign on Tuesday knowing the outcome of the clash could decide who survives beyond the group stage of the 2022 tournament.
Group favourites Argentina ...
Messi feeling fit ahead of ‘special’ last World Cup
Argentina captain Lionel Messi said he was physically ready for the World Cup in Qatar and that it will be a special occasion as his side are one of the ...
EU warns of escalating Serbia, Kosovo car plates dispute
The European Union on Monday warned of “escalation and violence” after emergency talks between Kosovo and Serbia failed to resolve their long-running dispute over car licence plates used by the ...
Arabs shun Israeli media at Qatar World Cup, cooling hopes of a thaw
Arab soccer fans at the first World Cup in the Middle East are shunning Israeli journalists in Qatar trying to interview them, illustrating challenges facing wider “warm peace” ambitions two ...
Beijing shuts parks, museums as China’s Covid cases rise
Beijing shut parks, shopping malls and museums on Tuesday while more Chinese cities resumed mass testing for COVID-19, as China fights a spike in cases, deepening concerns about its economy ...
Indonesian rescue workers race to find victims of deadly quake
Indonesian rescue workers were racing on Tuesday to reach people still trapped in rubble a day after an earthquake devastated a West Java town, killing at least 162 people and injuring ...
World banks see global economy slowing more in 2023, with likely US recession
The world’s largest investment banks expect global economic growth to slow further in 2023 following a year roiled by a war and soaring inflation that triggered one of the fastest ...
Simon & Schuster’s owner to let sale to Penguin fall apart, sources say
Book-publishing powerhouse Simon & Schuster’s owner will let its $2.2 billion sale to Penguin Random House collapse on Monday, opening the door for a new suitor to try to clinch ...
Late Bale penalty earns Wales 1-1 draw with US
A late penalty by veteran striker Gareth Bale earned Wales a 1-1 draw with the United States on Monday to avoid a losing return to the World Cup after 64 years ...
‘Close call’ in shelling near nuclear reactor on Ukraine’s frontline
Ukraine narrowly escaped disaster during fighting at the weekend that rocked Europe’s largest atomic power plant with a barrage of shells, some falling near reactors and damaging a radioactive ...
Qatar seals 27-year LNG deal with China as competition heats up
QatarEnergy has signed a 27-year deal to supply China’s Sinopec with liquefied natural gas in the longest such LNG agreement to date as volatility drives buyers to seek long-term ...
In Thanksgiving tradition, Biden pardons two chatty turkeys
U.S. President Joe Biden, wearing his trademark aviator sunglasses, pardoned two turkeys from North Carolina named Chocolate and Chip on Monday, sparing them from Thanksgiving dinner tables.
In return, ...
US calls for UN Security Council president’s statement on North Korea missiles
The United States on Monday called for a United Nations Security Council presidential statement to hold North Korea accountable over its missile tests after Pyongyang launched an intercontinental ballistic missile ...
Dutch strike late to grab 2-0 win over Senegal
Cody Gakpo scored a late goal on his World Cup debut and Davy Klaassen added a second deep in stoppage time to give the Netherlands a 2-0 win over Senegal ...
UK police identify offences committed in Chinese consulate incident
British police said they had identified a number of offences committed during an incident at a Chinese consulate in northern England last month, in which a man protesting outside said ...
Ukraine prosecutor says four suspected Russian torture sites found in Kherson
Ukrainian police and prosecutors have identified four places in Kherson where they suspect Russian forces tortured people before abandoning the city, the prosecutor general’s office said on Monday.
In ...
Iran World Cup players silent as anthem plays
Iran’s World Cup team declined to sing their anthem before their opening World Cup match on Monday in a sign of support for mass protests back home after many ...
‘It’s over’: Twitter France’s head quits amid layoffs
Twitter Inc’s head of French operations, Damien Viel, said he was quitting the social media platform, whose new owner Elon Musk recently fired top executives and enforced steep job ...
England begin World Cup in style by thrashing Iran
England got their World Cup campaign off to a flying start as they rattled in the goals past a shell-shocked Iran and cruised to an impressive 6-2 Group B victory ...
Kremlin: no talk of new round of mobilisation
The Kremlin said on Monday it was not discussing calling up more Russian soldiers to fight in Ukraine through a second round of mobilisation.
Russia called up more than 300,000 reservists ...
As Biden turns 80, Americans ask ‘What’s too old?’
Joe Biden turned 80 on Sunday, making him the first octogenarian president in US history.
He is set to celebrate his birthday with a brunch hosted by his wife, Jill, a ...
New Zealand court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory
New Zealand’s highest court ruled on Monday that the country’s current voting age of 18 was discriminatory, forcing parliament to discuss whether it should be lowered.
The case, which ...
Turkey vows more retaliation after two killed in cross-border Kurdish strikes
Turkey said a Kurdish militia killed two people in mortar attacks from northern Syria on Monday, in an escalation of cross-border retaliation following Turkish air operations at the weekend and ...