LONDON: King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said yesterday, just a week after he was discharged from hospital following prostate surgery. The announcement prompted a flood of messages of support, with the 75-year-old monarch’s estranged son Prince Harry saying he had spoken […]
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U.S. Open champion Wyndham Clark said he spoke with LIV Golf representatives over a potential switch to the Saudi Arabia-backed circuit but when he thought about his “legacy” in the game he opted to stick with the PGA Tour – for this season at least. The 30-year-old moved up to […]
LONDON: Red Bull Formula 1 team boss Christian Horner is under investigation following an accusation of “inappropriate behaviour”. Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf reported the allegation was made by another member of staff for the British-based team, which last year carried Max Verstappen to his third consecutive world championship. Horner, 50, […]
China President Xi Jinping is set to discuss the nation’s stock market with financial regulators, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Regulators led by the China Securities Regulatory Commission plan to update the top leadership on market conditions and the latest policy initiatives as soon […]
BRUSSELS: Protesting farmers demanding just prices and less red tape blocked the border between Belgium and the Netherlands on Friday (Feb 2), whilst their peers in France started lifting blockades countrywide after the government made further concessions. Farmers’ protests have erupted in numerous European countries from France to Poland, exposing […]
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Delaware: With US President Joe Biden bearing witness, the remains of three American soldiers killed in Jordan in an attack by an Iranian-made drone arrived in the United States on Friday (Feb 2). The three Army Reserve soldiers killed on Sunday were Sergeant William Jerome Rivers, […]
NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet today with key donors to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees after 12 of its staff were accused by Israel of involvement in the October 7 attacks, his spokesman said. Several countries, including the United States, France, Britain, Germany and Japan, […]
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan must immediately end its negative interest rate policy as it has allowed companies to delay efforts to boost productivity by keeping borrowing costs ultra-low, said ruling party heavyweight Shigeru Ishiba. “It’s an extreme policy that shouldn’t exist in the first place,” Ishiba said of negative […]
England flyhalf Marcus Smith limped off during a training session on Monday and could be sidelined for their Six Nations opener against Italy at the weekend. With flyhalf Owen Farrell ineligible for selection after signing with French club Racing 92, Smith’s absence would “definitely be a blow,” England attack coach […]
Vince McMahon resigned from wrestling giant TKO Group and the subsidiary WWE that he founded, over a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault and trafficking, which he said he will fight, the company said on Friday. “I have decided to resign from my executive chairmanship and the TKO board of […]