Messi and Miami face Florida MLS derby test
Miami: Lionel Messi and Inter Miami face an early season derby test when they host Florida rivals Orlando City in Major League Soccer on Saturday.Messi's stoppage time equaliser in Sunday's 1-1 draw...
Man City face Man Utd test as Liverpool's kids prosper
London: Erling Haaland has Manchester United in his sights this weekend as Manchester City host their cross-town rivals at the start of a season-defining spell for the Premier League champions.Pep...
Gaza famine almost inevitable, says United Nations
FAMINE in the Gaza Strip is almost inevitable unless the Israel-Hamas war changes, the United Nations said on Friday. The UN and other humanitarian actors have not yet declared a state of famine in...
Israeli gunfire near aid convoy sparks global condemnation
GAZA STRIP: Global condemnation flowed on Friday after Israeli forces in war-ravaged Gaza opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food aid during a chaotic incident which the Hamas-run...
Thousands attend as Navalny laid to rest in Moscow
Late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was laid to rest on Friday in a Moscow cemetery where thousands of mourners had gathered, two weeks after he died in an Arctic prison.The anti-corruption...
AI the new obsession for venture capital investing
By Julie JammotAfter the earthquake of ChatGPT's phenomenal success a year ago, Silicon Valley investors have gone into overdrive with artificial intelligence, looking for the newest blockbuster idea...
'Difficult discussions' as WTO talks run beyond deadline
Abu Dhabi -The world's trade ministers were locked in deadlocked negotiations Friday following overnight talks as a major WTO conference postponed its closing session for a fourth time with no deals...
Famine 'imminent' in northern Gaza, warns WFP
United Nations - Famine is "imminent" in northern Gaza, where no humanitarian group has been able to provide aid since January 23, the World Food Programme warned Tuesday, as Israel wages war on...
What's in a leap year? Eternal youth, wedding bells and tech bugs
Paris: An extra day every four years, what's not to love? The calendar quirk of February 29 keeps us in sync with the seasons but it has also spawned a host of rituals and superstitions, not to...
Scores killed overnight in Gaza
More than 100 people were reported killed early Saturday in overnight strikes across Gaza, as Israel's spy chief was in Paris for talks seeking to "unblock" progress towards a truce.The Paris...
Campaigning begins for Iran polls
Tehran: Candidates running for seats in Iran's legislature launched Thursday their election campaigns, one week ahead of polls expected to tighten conservatives' grip on power. Voters are due to cast...
Navalny's wife flies to be with daughter after his death
LONDON: Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia said on Thursday that she and her daughter Dasha were together and comforting each other following the opposition politician's sudden death last week in a Russian...
China to send more pandas to US
BEIJING: China's Wildlife Conservation Association is working with the National Zoo in Washington in an arrangement that could bring more pandas back to the United States, signalling improving...
Eiffel Tower closed for fourth day as staff strike
Paris: France's iconic Eiffel Tower was closed for a fourth day on Thursday as employees extended a strike over the monument's management, unions said. The stoppage at one of the world's best-known...
Whales 'cannot out-sing' human noise pollution
Paris: Baleen whales have evolved a special voice box to help them to sing underwater -- but this could also make them uniquely vulnerable to being drowned out by human noise pollution, according to...
England bring in Robinson, Bashir for fourth India Test
Ranchi: Fast bowler Ollie Robinson was named in the England team for the fourth Test against India in Ranchi starting on Friday with spinner Shoaib Bashir also getting the nod. The 30-year-old...
Reeling from Navalny's death, Russian opposition vows to fight on
By Andrea PALASCIANOAfter the shock of Alexei Navalny's death in an Arctic prison, Russian dissidents in exile are vowing to pick up the pieces and press on with their battle against President...
Israel strikes Gaza's Rafah as truce talks under way
Gaza: Israel launched air strikes Thursday on southern Gaza's Rafah after threatening to send troops against Hamas militants in the city where around 1.4 million Palestinians have sought...
Lab-grown diamonds put natural gems under pressure
Surat, India: The glittering diamonds sparkle the same but there are key differences: mined natural gems are more than a billion years old, while laboratory-made rocks are new and cost less than half...
UN warn of 'explosion' in Gaza child deaths
Geneva - An alarming lack of food, surging malnutrition, and the rampant spread of disease could spark an explosion in child deaths in Gaza, the United Nations warned Monday. Twenty weeks into...