TAIPEI: Taiwan has reached a “general consensus” with the United States on a trade deal, the democratic island’s negotiators said yesterday, after months of talks. Taiwan and the United States began negotiations in April to hash out a trade deal after US President Donald Trump slapped a 32 per cent
PARIS (France): A violent crackdown on a wave of protests in Iran has killed at least 648 people, a rights group said on Monday, as Iranian authorities sought to regain control of the streets with mass nationwide rallies. The government’s call for rallies in support of the Islamic republic drew
JEDDAH: Barcelona retained the Spanish Super Cup with a thrilling 3-2 Clasico win over Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. Raphinha struck twice for the Catalans with Robert Lewandowski also on target as they beat Xabi Alonso’s team for a record-extending 16th triumph, despite Frenkie de Jong’s late red
MANCHESTER: Manchester United’s problems mounted as the managerless Red Devils crashed out of the FA Cup after a 2-1 defeat against Brighton on Sunday. Brajan Gruda put Brighton ahead in the first half at Old Trafford and former United striker Danny Welbeck netted after the break. Benjamin Sesko’s reply came
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s Mount Semeru in East Java erupted on Friday, unleashing a pyroclastic ash flow extending about four km downhill from its summit, ANTARA News Agency reported. An officer at the Mount Semeru Observation Post, Sigit Rian Alfian, said the eruption occurred at 3.13 pm and continued for at least
SYDNEY: Australian authorities declared a state of disaster yesterday after bushfires destroyed houses and razed vast belts of forest in the country’s southeast. Temperatures soared past 40°C as a heatwave blanketed the state of Victoria this week, with hot winds fanning some of the most dangerous fire weather since the
MANILA (Philippines): Hard hat-wearing rescue workers and backhoes dug through rubble in search of survivors yesterday in the shadow of a mountain of garbage that buried dozens of landfill employees in the central Philippines, killing at least six. About 50 sanitation workers were buried when refuse toppled onto them Thursday
LONDON, England: Arsenal wasted the chance to move eight points clear at the top of the Premier League as Liverpool came to life in a 0-0 draw at the Emirates Stadium. The Reds are one of only two sides to beat Mikel Arteta’s men this season and came closest to
MANCHESTER: Manchester City added to their attacking arsenal on Friday with the signing of Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth for a reported £65 million (about RM355 million). The 26-year-old, who has scored 10 Premier League goals this season, has signed a five-and-a-half-year deal. Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham were amongst the
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabi: Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 in a tight Spanish Super Cup semi-final in Saudi Arabia on Thursday to set up a Clasico final clash against rivals Barcelona. Fede Valverde’s blistering free-kick and a Rodrygo Goes strike helped Madrid claim a fifth consecutive victory across