England suffered a second successive white-ball series defeat to West Indies on Thursday after losing the fifth Twenty20 by four wickets but coach Matthew Mott said they will take valuable lessons from the tour into next year’s World Cup. England will play just one four-match series against Pakistan in May […]
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WASHINGTON: The top US military officer held a virtual meeting with his Chinese counterpart yesterday, the Pentagon said, in the first such conversation in over a year amid hopes by US officials that it could lead to a broader restoration of ties between the two militaries. The video teleconference followed […]
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday classified the JN.1 coronavirus strain as a “variant of interest” and said current evidence shows risk to public health was low from the strain. At least two experts told Reuters that while the strain can evade the immune system and transmit more easily […]
LONDON: UK foreign minister David Cameron and German counterpart Annalena Baerbock yesterday said the “need is urgent” for a “sustainable ceasefire” in Gaza. The two ministers wrote in a joint Sunday Times article that “too many civilians have been killed” in the conflict, and raised the pressure on Israel to […]
WASHINGTON: One month from now, the Mid-western state of Iowa kicks off the US 2024 primary season, and Donald Trump will discover whether he has an insurmountable lead for the Republican presidential nomination, or opponents can spring a surprise. Four criminal indictments are pending against Trump, putting the former president […]
BEIJING: Nissan Motor said on Sunday it would establish a joint research centre with China’s leading Tsinghua University next year, focussing on research and development of electric vehicles (EVs), including charging infrastructure and battery recycling. Nissan and other Japanese automakers have faced a severe sales challenge this year in China, […]
SINGAPORE/NEW YORK/LONDON : Oil investors will usher in 2024 with gnawing concerns about oversupply, slowing economic growth and simmering Middle East tension that could spark price volatility. Benchmark Brent averaged around $80 a barrel this year, after a volatile 2022 in which prices surged above $100 after Russian supplies were […]
NEW YORK: Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has been suspended indefinitely by the NBA after he was ejected from Tuesday’s game for striking Phoenix centre Jusuf Nurkic in the face. In the third quarter of the Warriors’ 119-116 road loss, Nurkic had his hand on Green’s hip while defending […]
European leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss opening accession negotiations with Ukraine – a process which would put the country firmly on a path to membership. BRUSSELS: In 2014, more than half a million Ukrainians took to the streets of Kyiv, rejecting closer ties with Russia and calling for […]
MANCHESTER: While Manchester United’s involvement in European competition came to a crashing end yesterday with their 1-0 loss to Bayern Munich, embattled manager Erik ten Hag said his team can now focus on improving their disappointing Premier League position. The three-time European champions needed both to beat Bayern in their […]