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U.S. ​President ​Donald Trump thinks the war against Iran "is very complete" and that Washington was "very far ahead" of his initial four ⁠to five week estimated time ⁠frame, according to a...

DUBAI/JERUSALEM:  Iran named Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his slain father as supreme leader on Monday, signalling ​that hardliners remain firmly in charge and appearing to close off any ​path to...

 Oil prices have soared while share markets have skidded ​on fears that the escalating ​U.S.-Israeli war on Iran will squeeze energy supplies and hamstring industries around the world.Following...

MILAN, Italy: AC ⁠Milan claimed a vital 1-0 home victory over city ​rivals Inter Milan ​on Sunday with Pervis Estupinan's late first-half strike offering a glimmer of hope in the Serie A...

India became the first team ​to retain the men's Twenty20 World Cup title after handing out a 96-run demolition of New Zealand in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday.India also...

BEIRUT:  Israel's military said it struck Iranian commanders in the Lebanese capital early on Sunday, expanding the scope of strikes to the heart of Beirut after days of strikes that have left...

WREXHAM, Wales: Chelsea's Alejandro Garnacho and ⁠Joao Pedro struck in extra time to secure a nervy 4-2 win over second-tier Wrexham and a place in ​the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday as...

NEWCASTLE, England: Manchester City's ⁠Omar Marmoush struck twice as the visitors roared back from a goal down to beat ​Newcastle United 3-1 on Saturday and ​storm into the FA Cup...

BILBAO, Spain: Barcelona's Lamine Yamal ⁠struck a superb second-half winner to earn his side a hard-fought 1-0 victory at Athletic Bilbao ​on Saturday, leaving the champions four ​points...

 Kuwait's ​Fire ​Force said on Sunday that two of its ⁠officers were ⁠killed "while performing duties," according to a ‌post on ​X.It ⁠did not ​provide details ‌on the...

MELBOURNE: Mercedes driver George Russell struck the first blow in the Formula One championship as he claimed ​an emphatic victory in the season-opening Australian Grand Prix ​ahead of teammate...

 ​The ​Israeli military warned it would continue pursuing every successor of Iran's slain Supreme ⁠Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who ⁠was killed in U.S. and Israeli strikes on...

Israel and Iran traded attacks as the Middle East ​war entered a second week on Saturday, while Tehran made an unusual apology to neighbouring states for its "actions", apparently seeking to calm...

⁠Kuwait said it ​had implemented ​a precautionary reduction in crude oil production and refining throughput following the ⁠ongoing attacks by Iran ⁠against Kuwait and "Iranian threats to...

PARIS: Monaco handed French ⁠champions Paris St Germain their first home defeat of the ​Ligue 1 season with ​a 3-1 away victory at the Parc des Princes on Friday that opened up the championship...

WOLVERHAMPTON, England: ⁠Liverpool fullback Andy Robertson scored one goal and created another in the second half as ​his side cruised to a 3-1 ​away win over Wolverhampton Wanderers on Friday...

MUNICH, Germany: Bayern Munich ⁠cruised past 10-man Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-1 on Friday to widen their lead at the ​top to 14 points in ​the German Bundesliga.Even without injured top...

 Federico Valverde's ⁠deflected effort four minutes into added time earned Real Madrid a hard-fought 2-1 victory at Celta ​Vigo in LaLiga on Friday, ​ending a run of two successive defeats...

MELBOURNE: ⁠Max Verstappen said a "weird" braking failure caused him to crash out in the first session ​of Australian Grand Prix qualifying ​on Saturday after the four-times world champion lost...

MELBOURNE: McLaren's defending champion ⁠Lando Norris was scathing of Formula One's engine and chassis overhaul after qualifying sixth at ​the Australian Grand Prix, saying ​they had...