Drawings by boxing legend Muhammad Ali up for auction
A rare collection of sketches and paintings by American boxer Muhammad Ali – who loved to draw between fights – is going up for auction in New York next week.
The 24-piece ...
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Kane hopes hat-trick in Europe sparks goal rush in Premier League
Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane said he did not expect to feature in Thursday’s 5-1 Europa Conference League victory over Slovenian minnows NS Mura but hoped his second-half hat-trick ...
Imminent UK border changes could add to trucker problems, industry group says
Changes to Britain’s border rules this week which prevent European Union ID cards from being accepted as proof of identity could compound existing issues for freight entering the United ...
EU postpones trade talks with Australia amid submarine deal fallout
Australia‘s Minister for Trade Dan Tehan said on Friday talks with the European Union over a trade deal have been postponed, as a row over Canberra’s decision to ...
Democrats delay vote on infrastructure plan, bowing to progressives
Democratic leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives delayed a planned vote on a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that had been set for Thursday, bowing to party progressives who ...
N.Korea says it fired ‘remarkable’ new anti-aircraft missile in test
North Korea fired a newly developed anti-aircraft missile state media KCNA reported, the latest in a recent series of weapons tests that has come as denuclearisation talks with the United ...
Facebook research shows company knew of Instagram harm to teens, senators say
By Sheila Dang and Paresh Dave
U.S. senators on Thursday grilled Facebook Inc on its plans to better protect young users on its apps, drawing on leaked internal research ...
West Ham win again, Leicester and Napoli falter
West Ham United made it two wins out of two in the Europa League after goals by Declan Rice and Said Benrahma secured a 2-0 home victory over Rapid Vienna ...
Top Israeli diplomat visits Bahrain, U.S. navy base in signal to Iran
Bahrain hosted the Israeli foreign minister on Thursday for the highest-level visit since the countries established ties last year and which included a tour of a U.S. naval headquarters ...
British policeman jailed for life for murder and rape of Sarah Everard
By Alistair Smout
A police officer was jailed for life on Thursday for abducting marketing executive Sarah Everard on a London street as she walked home then raping and murdering ...
Chaos in the UK: pumps dry, medicines disrupted and pig cull fears
By James Davey and Guy Faulconbridge
More than two thousand British gas stations were still dry on Thursday due a shortage of truck drivers which was starting to disrupt deliveries ...
Canada marks first national holiday for indigenous reconciliation
Canada on Thursday held its the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to honor the lost children and survivors of indigenous schools, following the gruesome discovery of more than 1,000 ...
Bellingham left out of England squad, Tomori and Watkins recalled
– Borussia Dortmund’s teenaged midfielder Jude Bellingham was left out but striker Ollie Watkins recalled on Thursday as England manager Gareth Southgate named his squad for the forthcoming World Cup ...
Britain beats second quarter economy estimates
Britain’s economy grew by more than previously thought in the April-June period before what looks like a sharp slowdown more recently as post-lockdown bottlenecks, including a shortage of truck ...
UK fuel crisis cuts traffic to lowest since lockdown
Britain’s gas station crisis cut road traffic volumes to the lowest level since the COVID-19 lockdowns, data showed on Thursday, indicating that fuel pump chaos across the land may ...
Erdogan says Turkey is looking at further defence steps with Russia
Turkey is considering more joint defence industry steps with Russia including for fighter jets and submarines, President Tayyip Erdogan said after talks with President Vladimir Putin, despite a U.S. ...
How global supply chains are falling out of fashion
Fashion brands like Benetton are increasingly turning away from globe-spanning supply chains and low-cost manufacturing hubs in Asia, in a shift that could prove a lasting legacy of the COVID-19 ...
Scientists in Singapore transform fruit leftovers into antibacterial bandages
Scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore are tackling food waste by turning discarded durian husks into antibacterial gel bandages.
The process extracts cellulose powder from the fruit’s ...
Russia to host first royal wedding in more than a century
Russia’s former Imperial capital is set to play host to the wedding of a descendant of the Russian royal family in the first such event in more than a ...
Turkey’s Erdogan says mulling further defence industry steps with Russia
President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey is considering more joint defence industry steps with Russia in areas such as plane engines, fighter jets and submarines after a meeting with President Vladimir ...
Evergrande offshore investors face ‘large losses’ after second payment miss
China Evergrande Group (3333.HK) missed paying bond interest due on Wednesday, two bondholders said, its second unpaid offshore debt payment in a week, although the cash-strapped company is scrambling to ...
Djokovic pulls out of Indian Wells
World number one Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from next month’s Indian Wells tournament, organisers said on Wednesday.
“I am sorry I won’t get to see my fans in ...
France’s Sarkozy found guilty of illegally financing 2012 election bid
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing over his failed 2012 re-election bid by a Paris court on Thursday.
It was the second guilty verdict this ...
China seeks to quell power crunch fears, as coal prices soar, winter nears
China on Wednesday demanded railway companies and local authorities raise their game in shipping vital coal supplies to utilities, as regions key to the world’s no. 2 economy grapple with ...