Sports,Football
Arsenal are poised to snatch Eberechi Eze from under the noses of arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur in what could be one of the most audacious moves of the Premier League's summer transfer window, it was reported Wednesday.Spurs appeared to be on course to bring the 27-year-old Crystal Palace attack...
World,Back Page
Iran said Wednesday it was prepared for any new Israeli attack, announcing it has developed missiles with greater capabilities than those used during their recent 12-day war."The missiles used in the 12-day war were manufactured... a few years ago," Defence Minister Aziz Nassirzadeh said, ...
Cristiano Ronaldo was given a hero's welcome Tuesday as he played a pivotal role for Saudi side Al Nassr in Hong Kong -- where great rival Lionel Messi became public enemy number one last year for failing to play.The 40-year-old former Manchester United and Real Madrid ace Ronaldo got an assist ...
Kylian Mbappe struck from the penalty spot as Real Madrid beat a dogged Osasuna 1-0 on Tuesday to make a winning start in LaLiga under new coach Xabi Alonso.The France striker, last season's European Golden Shoe winner, scored early in the second half after he was fouled in the area by Osasuna d...
Business
Japanese exports suffered their steepest drop in more than four years last month as tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump bit, official data showed Wednesday.The year-on-year drop of 2.6 percent in July included a 10.1-percent plunge in exports to the United States, the finance ministry data ...
British inflation accelerated more than expected in July, reaching its highest level since the start of 2024, official data showed Wednesday, adding more pressure on the UK government and economy.The Consumer Prices Index rose to 3.8 percent last month compared with an annual inflation rate of 3.6 p...
World
China and India announced they would restart direct flights in a string of diplomatic breakthroughs, state media reported Wednesday, as Beijing's foreign minister wrapped up a visit before heading to Pakistan.Following Wang Yi's trip to India, Beijing and New Delhi also agreed to advance tal...
Iran "cannot completely cut cooperation" with the UN nuclear watchdog but the return of its inspectors is up to the country's security chiefs, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday.The remarks come nearly two months after Iran suspended cooperation with the International Atomi...
Syria's foreign minister met with an Israeli delegation in Paris to discuss de-escalation and the situation in Druze-majority Sweida province after deadly sectarian violence last month, state media reported Wednesday.Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani and Israeli Strategic Affairs Mi...
Gunmen killed at least 30 people in an attack on a mosque in northwestern Nigeria earlier this week, according to a resident and a lawmaker, raising an earlier toll of 13."Bandits", as members of criminal gangs are locally known, struck a mosque in the town of Unguwar Mantau, in Katsi...
NATO military chiefs were set Wednesday to discuss the details of eventual security guarantees for Ukraine, pushing ahead the flurry of global diplomacy aiming to broker an end to Russia's war.But even as diplomatic efforts continued Wednesday, Russian forces claimed fresh advances on the ground...
Russian and Ukrainian presidents Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky looked set for a peace summit after fast-moving talks Monday between Donald Trump and European leaders that focused on the key issue of long-term security guarantees for Kyiv.Hopes of a breakthrough rose after Trump said he had s...
French President Emmanuel Macron suggested Geneva could play host to a peace summit between Russian and Ukrainian leaders Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky, who look set to meet after separate talks with US President Donald Trump.Speaking after he and other European leaders joined the Ukrainian ...
In the middle of the night, by the glow of their mobile phones, rescuers and villagers dug through the concrete remains of flattened houses after massive rocks crashed down on a remote Pakistani village following a cloudburst.Using hammers, shovels, and in many cases their bare hands to clear the ru...
With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden's most beautiful buildings is to be moved Tuesday from its longtime home in the Arctic town of Kiruna to allow the expansion of Europe's biggest underground mine.Kiruna Kyrka, a Swedish Lutheran church, dates from 1912...
A Hamas source told AFP on Monday that the Palestinian militants had agreed to a new proposal from mediators for a ceasefire in Gaza, devastated by more than 22 months of war between the Islamist group and Israel."Hamas has delivered its response to the mediators, confirming that Hamas and the ...
Raging wildfires tore through an additional 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) of western Spain in less than 24 hours, satellite data showed Tuesday, but cooler temperatures have raised hopes of containment.Some 373,000 hectares (922,000 acres) have been scorched in Spain this year as of 0700 GMT Tuesda...
Myanmar and Thailand's busiest trade crossing was closed for a second day on Tuesday after the military junta pledged to throttle black markets funding armed opposition groups ahead of a disputed December election.The military, which seized power in a 2021 coup, controls the Myawaddy bridge that...
Sports,Tennis
Carlos Alcaraz won the ATP Cincinnati Open title on Monday after defending champion Jannik Sinner retired due to illness during the first set. Meanwhile, Iga Swiatek defeated Jasmine Paolini in straight sets to lift the WTA Cincinnati Open women's crown for the first time on Monday. Ai...
Sports
Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said.Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and lightweight Hiromasa Urakawa, both 28, fought on the same card in Tokyo's Korakuen Hall on August 2.Both were later rushed to...
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