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LONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Britain would not be drawn into a wider war in Iran but would ⁠work with allies including those in Europe to reopen the key Strait ⁠of Hormuz, although he...

​The Israeli military said on Monday it had destroyed a plane used ⁠by Iran's late ⁠Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at Tehran's Mehrabad ‌airport overnight.It said ​the ⁠aircraft had...

 Oil loading operations ​have been suspended at ​the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah, two sources told Reuters on Monday, after a drone attack sparked a fire in the emirate's petroleum...

ROME: AC ​Milan squandered a golden opportunity to ​close the gap at the top of Serie A as they fell to a 1-0 defeat at Lazio on Sunday after Gustav Isaksen struck in the first half, leaving the...

Joan Laporta has been ​re-elected ​as Barcelona president after winning over 68 percent of the vote and ⁠will begin his second ⁠consecutive term, and fourth overall, from July 1, ‌the club...

MANCHESTER, England: Manchester United's Matheus ​Cunha buried a second-half strike off a pinpoint ​through ball from Bruno Fernandes for a club-record 16th Premier League assist in a season...

 INDIAN WELLS, California: Jannik Sinner claimed his maiden ​Indian Wells ​title on Sunday, defeating Daniil Medvedev 7-6(6) 7-6(4) in a polished display of hard-court excellence under the...

War in the Middle East is disrupting the flow of ​critical medicines to the Gulf, imperilling supply routes for cancer drugs ​and other treatments that require refrigeration and forcing companies...

The Trump ​administration ​plans to announce as early as ⁠this week ⁠that multiple countries have agreed ‌to form ​a ⁠coalition ​that will escort ‌ships ​through the Strait of...

INDIAN WELLS, California: ⁠Carlos Alcaraz's bid for a third straight Indian Wells title was brought to a halt ​on Saturday by Daniil Medvedev, ​who swept past the world number one 6-3...

The 'Finalissima' match between Spain and ⁠Argentina that was scheduled to be held in Qatar later this month has been cancelled ​due to the conflict in ​the Middle East, UEFA said in a...

MILAN:  Inter Milan were ⁠held to a 1-1 draw at home by Atalanta on Saturday, as the Serie ​A leaders continue to ​drop points and leave the title race ticking over.Inter have 68 points, eight...

LEVERKUSEN, Germany:  Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich had two players sent off and two goals disallowed but came back from a goal down to snatch a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday.Bayern...

LONDON: Newcastle ⁠United condemned Chelsea to their second defeat in four days with a 1-0 ​win at Stamford Bridge ​in the Premier League on Saturday, settled by a first-half breakaway goal by...

LONDON: Arsenal tightened their stranglehold on the ​Premier League title race on Saturday with a ​2-0 win over Everton as 16-year-old Max Dowman became the league's youngest scorer to help...

 Mount Maunganui, New Zealand:  A new-look South Africa scythed through New Zealand's batting lineup to comfortably win Sunday's first Twenty20 international by seven wickets, with 20...

INDIAN WELLS, California: Carlos ⁠Alcaraz's bid for a third consecutive Indian Wells title ​was brought to a ​halt by a ruthless Daniil Medvedev, who swept past the world number one 6-3...

 The Qatar ⁠Grand Prix scheduled for next month has been ​postponed to November ​due to the conflict in the Middle East, MotoGP announced on Sunday.The Lusail International Circuit was set to...

PALM BEACH, Florida/DUBAI/JERUSALEM: U .S. President Donald Trump threatened further strikes on Iran's Kharg Island oil export hub and urged allies to deploy warships to secure the Strait of...

In the remote Western Australian town of ​Dardanup, accountant Natasha Earle and her family are feeling the financial pain of the U.S.-Israeli ​war with Iran. Their "once-in-a-lifetime" five-week...