HONG KONG: Hong Kong firefighters were scouring scorched high-rises yesterday for over 250 people listed as missing, a day after the financial hub’s worst blaze in decades killed at least 55 in an apartment complex. Over 24 hours after fire broke out in the eight-building housing estate with 2,000 units,
LIVERPOOL: Liverpool’s crisis worsened as PSV Eindhoven crushed them 4-1 at Anfield, handing the Premier League champions their ninth defeat in 12 matches and their first home Champions League loss in five years. Ivan Perisic’s early penalty was cancelled out by Dominik Szoboszlai, but a fragile Liverpool collapsed after half-time.
PIRAEUS: Kylian Mbappe fired all four goals as Real Madrid survived a late scare to beat Olympiacos 4-3 in Greece, snapping a three-match winless run. Olympiacos struck first through Chiquinho, but Mbappe took over, scoring twice in two minutes before completing the second-fastest hat-trick in Champions League history — all
LONDON: Arsenal maintained their flawless Champions League run by ending Bayern Munich’s win-streak with a commanding 3-1 win in London, overpowering the Bundesliga leaders with a dominant second-half display. Jurrien Timber opened the scoring from a Bukayo Saka corner before 17-year-old Lennart Karl levelled for Bayern. But Arsenal pulled away
Tokyo: Sumo wrestler Danylo Yavhusishyn made more history on Wednesday as he became the first Ukrainian to be promoted to the ancient Japanese sport’s second-highest rank, doing it in record time. The 21-year-old, who fled the war in Ukraine three years ago, is the fastest to go from the lowest
NEW YORK: According to estimates by the United Nations, about every 10 minutes one woman or girl was killed by a partner or family member last year. The latest report on femicides — murders of a woman or girl because of her gender — was released on Monday by the
KYIV (Ukraine): Russia rained missiles and drones overnight on Kyiv, killing six people, authorities said yesterday, as three people died in Russia’s Rostov region in massive Ukrainian strikes. The heightened attacks came after US President Donald Trump initially gave Kyiv until November 27 — the American holiday of Thanksgiving —
MANCHESTER: Everton survived an astonishing moment of madness at Old Trafford on Monday when Idrissa Gueye was sent off for slapping teammate Michael Keane to beat Manchester United 1-0. Senegal midfielder Gueye was given his marching orders by referee Tony Harrington in the 13th minute after putting his hand to Keane’s
LAGOS: At least 50 of the more than 300 children snatched by gunmen from a Catholic school in Nigeria have escaped their captors, a Christian group said on Sunday, as the president announced the rescue of 38 worshippers seized in a separate attack last week. Gunmen on Friday raided St
BRYGIDA, a Polish woman who recently moved to London, headed to Buckingham Palace on Friday after seeing online posts of a traditional Christmas market outside the gates with wooden stalls and twinkling lights. But when she got there, there was no sign of a market outside the royal residence, and