Kane savours magic moment as he becomes England’s top scorer
Harry Kane had just three England goals to his name when Wayne Rooney broke Bobby Charlton’s long-standing record of 49 in a 2-0 victory over Switzerland in a Euro qualifier ...
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Zelenskiy tells Europe: Be quicker with military aid or face a long war
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday urged Europe to increase and speed up supplies of modern weaponry and impose tougher sanctions on Russia, saying otherwise the war could drag on ...
Athletics-World governing body bans transgender women athletes
World Athletics has banned transgender women from competing in elite female competitions and tightened testosterone restrictions for other athletes, the governing body said on Thursday.
World Athletics president Sebastian Coe ...
France looks to AI-powered surveillance to secure Olympics
France’s National Assembly on Thursday approved the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) video surveillance during the 2024 Paris Olympics, overlooking warnings from civil rights groups that the technology posed a ...
Central banks hike rates as turmoil hits bank shares again
The Bank of England on Thursday followed the Federal Reserve and the Swiss National Bank in pressing on with interest rate hikes, arguing the UK banking sector was strong enough ...
Russian suspect facing extradition from Italy to U.S. evades house arrest
A Russian businessman facing extradition from Italy to the United States has escaped from house arrest, Italian police said on Thursday.
Artem Uss is due to face charges in the ...
Banker fired over sexual harassment sues Barclays for $700,000
A former Barclays BARC.L director, fired for sexual harassment and other misconduct, is suing the British bank for more than 584,600 pounds ($719,412), arguing that female colleagues fabricated allegations and that ...
Trump to face anonymous jury in high-profile New York defamation trial
A U.S. judge on Thursday said Donald Trump will get an anonymous jury in rape accuser E. Jean Carroll’s upcoming defamation trial, citing the threat of juror harassment, ...
Central banks keep hiking rates amid banking turmoil
The Bank of England on Thursday followed the Federal Reserve and the Swiss National Bank in hiking interest rates, as policymakers ploughed on with their fight against inflation in the ...
British parliament blocks TikTok over security concerns
Britain’s parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app ...
Turkish parliamentary commission approves Finland’s NATO bid
The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs commission approved a bill ratifying Finland’s bid to join NATO, state broadcaster TRT Haber reported on Thursday, effectively taking Helsinki another step toward ...
Germany must take one step at a time as Euro 2024 looms, says Goetze
Germany need to move one step at a time as they look to rebound following a disappointing World Cup last year and not allow their focus to be distracted as ...
Swiss regulator defends its decision to write off AT1 bonds
Switzerland’s financial market regulator FINMA defended its decision to impose steep losses on some of Credit Suisse’s bondholders on Thursday, saying the decision was legally watertight.
On Sunday, ...
Ronaldo talks up Saudi league’s competitiveness
Cristiano Ronaldo said he has been surprised by the level of competitiveness in the Saudi Pro League since joining Al Nassr in January.
“I think you should look at the (...
Erdogan tries to salvage economic credibility before Turkey’s election
Former Turkish economy tsar Mehmet Simsek’s refusal to return to politics has left President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party scrambling to rebuild its economic credibility less than two months ...
Oil spills and near misses: more ghost tankers ship sanctioned fuel
An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. A third is seized in Spain for drifting out ...
Citigroup CEO declares ‘this is not a credit crisis’ after US bank failures
Citigroup Inc (C.N) CEO Jane Fraser on Wednesday expressed confidence in US banks after a series of closures rattled investors and fueled turmoil in global financial markets.
“The banking ...
Bitcoin falls 4.5 per cent to $26,916
Bitcoin dropped 4.5 per cent to $26,916 at 20:07 GMT on Wednesday, losing $1,276 from its previous close.
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is down 7 per cent from the year’s ...
Israeli forces kill Palestinian fighter in West Bank raid on first day of Ramadan
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian officials said, amid attempts to curb surging violence from spiraling further.
A statement ...
Oil dips after Fed comments, US crude stock build
Oil prices fell on Thursday following three sessions of gains, after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell highlighted banking sector credit risks for the world’s largest economy, while US crude ...
Russian missiles batter Ukraine, but Bakhmut offensive stalling, say military experts
Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blasted an apartment block, but a months-long ground assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut could be stalling in the face of fierce ...
Nationwide protests in France after Macron doubles down on pension bill
Hundreds of thousands of people were set to strike and demonstrate in France on Thursday after President Emmanuel Macron vowed to push on with a deeply unpopular pension reform despite ...
What is the European Union AI Act?
The AI Act is expected to be a landmark piece of EU legislation governing the use of artificial intelligence in Europe that has been in the works for over two ...
Fed delivers small rate hike amid global banking turmoil
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, but indicated it was on the verge of pausing further increases in borrowing costs after ...