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Declan Rice celebrates scoring Arsenal’s third goal – the crucial one in their win over Bournemouth. Photo: AFP LONDON: Arsenal fought back from a goal down to beat Bournemouth 3-2 on Saturday and stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League as Aston Villa extended their winning run at home. Goals from Gabriel … Read more
The Ukrainian leader is reshuffling his cabinet as a corruption scandal reshapes the political landscape at a pivotal point in peace negotiations.
As the armed civilian groups often used to suppress protests kept a low profile, the role they might play in the country’s new situation remained unclear.
. BAGHDAD: Authorities in Iraq have arrested 17 people after a video of men pushing a screaming woman into a car during New Year’s Eve celebrations sparked widespread condemnation in the conservative country. Violence against women, including through so-called “honour killings”, has long plagued Iraq’s deeply patriarchal society, though there are no official statistics available. … Read more
Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski scores their second goal. Photo: REUTERS BARCELONA: Dani Olmo and Robert Lewandowski’s late strikes helped Barcelona snatch a 2-0 win at Espanyol on Saturday to move seven points clear at the top of La Liga. The champions were largely outplayed by their city rivals and had goalkeeper Joan Garcia to thank for … Read more
The action comes after India pushed fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman to withdraw from IPL due to political tensions Bangladesh will request their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka. Photo: AFP DHAKA: Bangladesh will request their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup be played in Sri Lanka, after India … Read more
The operation revives disputes over the legality of the 1989 Panama intervention, enhanced by President Trump’s vow to “run” Venezuela and Nicolás Maduro’s formal status as president.
The former fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., and the former wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, is working hard and pushing deals with American business interests. She’s also up late at parties.
Ukraine’s Defence Minister Denys Shmygal (R) meets President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv. Photo: AFP KYIV: Security advisers from Ukraine’s top allies met in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on a US-brokered plan to end the war with Russia, days after Kyiv announced a deal was “90 percent” ready. Officials from 15 countries including Britain, France … Read more
Days before he was captured, Nicolás Maduro expounded on his precarious position — and tried to offer an olive branch to President Trump.
