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
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