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 ...
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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 ...
Sunak says Britain will not pursue trade ties that rely on EU alignment
Britain will not pursue any trading relationship with the European Union that relies on the country aligning with the bloc’s laws, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday after ...
Russia’s ‘General Armageddon’ under pressure to deliver on battlefield after retreat
Russia’s leading war hawks rallied behind the humiliating decision for Moscow’s forces to retreat from the Ukrainian city of Kherson this month, but the commander who argued in ...
Taiwanese company to make advanced chips in the US
Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC is planning to produce chips with advanced 3-nanometre technology at its new factory in the US state of Arizona but the plans are not completely finalised yet, ...
Indonesia quake kills over 160, search for survivors continues (Update)
A powerful earthquake killed more than 160 people in Indonesia’s West Java province on Monday, with rescuers searching for survivors trapped under the rubble amid a series of aftershocks.
The ...
Oil prices ease to trade near 2-month lows on China demand fears, dollar strength
Oil prices dropped to trade near two-month lows on Monday, having earlier slid by around $1 a barrel, as supply fears receded while concerns over fuel demand from China and US ...
German home prices to fall 3.5 per cent next year as buyers feel the pinch
German house prices will fall 3.5 per cent next year as the cost of living crisis and rising borrowing costs hits consumers, but the chances of an outright crash are low, ...
Europe rushes to fill up on Russian diesel before ban begins
European traders are rushing to fill tanks in the region with Russian diesel before an EU ban begins in February, as alternative sources remain limited.
The European Union will ban ...
Wales ready to party after 64 years out in the cold
As Wales prepare to make their World Cup return, a party atmosphere is brewing that was 64 years in the making as Welsh fans get ready to leave behind decades of ...
Sri Lanka Lions reach Cyprus cricket final after exciting tied match
A tied match between Sri Lanka Lions and Royal was the highlight of the weekend’s cricket. Both teams scored 224 all out, but under the competition rules the Lions were ...
Kane in a hurry to surpass Rooney’s England scoring record
Harry Kane said he hopes to break Wayne Rooney’s England scoring record “as soon as possible” as the striker prepares to lead his country into their World Cup Group ...
UEFA welcomes FIFA pledge to tackle Qatar labour issues
A group of 11 European football associations said it welcomed promises from FIFA of support for migrant labourers in Qatar and the creation of a legacy fund from 2022 World Cup proceeds ...
Several Beijing districts shut schools as China COVID cases rise
Students in schools across several Beijing districts buckled down for online classes on Monday after officials called for residents in some of its hardest-hit areas to stay home, as COVID ...
FTX owes nearly $3.1 billion to top 50 creditors
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX, which has filed for US bankruptcy court protection, said it owes its 50 biggest creditors nearly $3.1 billion.
The exchange owes about $1.45 billion to its top ten creditors, it ...
Germany’s LNG terminals to cost more than double earlier estimate
The purchase and maintenance of floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to help Germany secure energy supplies and diversify away from Russian gas, will cost more than 3 billion euros ($3.10 billion) ...