SHIINA Ito has had fewer Chinese customers at her Tokyo jewellery shop since Beijing issued a travel warning in the wake of a diplomatic spat but she said she was not concerned. A souring of Beijing-Tokyo relations this month, following remarks by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi about Taiwan, has
MEXICO CITY: The Mexican naval training ship that crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in May, leaving two crew members dead, returned home on Sunday to official fanfare in the port of Veracruz. Numerous sailors were positioned in the 150-foot-tall Cuauhtemoc’s rigging when it smashed into the iconic bridge linking New York’s
SYDNEY: Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks before Canberra enforces sweeping laws banning under-16s from social media. From December 10, Australia will require social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram and TikTok, to remove users under the age of 16
LONDON: Arsenal midfielder Eberechi Eze showed Tottenham what they missed out on with a brilliant hat-trick in a 4-1 north London derby demolition that bolstered the Premier League leaders’ title charge on Sunday. Mikel Arteta’s side were too strong for timid Tottenham as Leandro Trossard and Eze netted in the
ELCHE: Jude Bellingham struck late on to secure Real Madrid a 2-2 draw at Elche on Sunday, taking his team top of La Liga by a point. Xabi Alonso’s side struggled against their mid-table opponents in an entertaining battle in which Madrid twice came from behind. Aleix Febas fired the
RIYADH: Cristiano Ronaldo rolled back the years with a spectacular overhead bicycle kick for Saudi side Al Nassr in a 4-1 win. “Best caption wins!” the 40-year-old Portuguese international wrote on X after his 96th-minute wonder strike on Sunday home to Al Khaleej. The emphatic victory in Riyadh left Ronaldo’s
KYIV: Ukraine scrambled yesterday to respond to a US plan to end the war that includes many of Russia’s hardline demands, with Kyiv saying it had discussed the next steps with several key European allies. While President Volodymyr Zelensky has pushed back against the 28-point plan, Russian leader Vladimir Putin
DUBAI (United Arab Emirates): An Indian fighter jet crashed during a flying display at the Dubai Airshow on Friday, killing the pilot in front of hundreds of shocked onlookers. The Indian-made Tejas warplane (pic) was executing a manoeuvre when it plunged to the ground and erupted in a fireball. The
LONDON, England: Liverpool’s hopes of a successful title defence appear to be jeopardy after five defeats in six games left them eight points behind leaders Arsenal. Sports analytics company, Opta, puts the champions’ chances of winning the league at just over seven per cent, following their 3-0 humbling by Manchester City
LONDON, England: Arsenal are expected to be without defensive lynchpin, Gabriel Magalhaes, when they host London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, on Sunday as Manchester City seek to keep up the pressure on the Premier League leaders. Club boss, Mikel Arteta, has a major headache as he considers how to reshuffle his