Global football boss Infantino hopeful of Russia return
FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Thursday he hoped Russia could rejoin the global football world soon, as it would signify that the war in Ukraine was over.
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Trump’s tariff shock rattles markets as investors fear global trade war
Global financial markets plunged into turmoil after US President Donald Trump unveiled sweeping new tariffs on key trading partners, fuelling investor fears of a wave of retaliatory measures and a synchronised economic slowdown.
At least four killed in Russian strikes on Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih
At least four people have died in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih, in the Dnipropetrovsk region, after Russia launched a ballistic missile attack on Wednesday evening.
Greece to spend €25 billion over next decade on hi-tech overhaul of military
Greece will spend €25 billion over the next decade to adapt its military to evolving high-tech warfare technologies, officials have said.
Unity to acrimony: Tone of U.S.-Canada-Mexico World Cup changes with tariffs, 51st state talk
Seven years ago, when a joint bid by the United States, Canada and Mexico was awarded the 2026 World Cup, rifts created by tariffs — yes, back then, too! — and a proposed border wall were glossed over because of the neighbours' longstanding political and economic alliances.
Construction of private bunkers in Spain rises 200% as fears of war in Europe grow
Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine and rising geopolitical tensions have sparked an increase in interest in survivalism in Spain.
Thousands flee Gaza's Rafah after Israel issues new evacuation orders
Thousand of Palestinians fled Gaza's southernmost city of Rafah on Monday after the Israeli military issued new sweeping evacuation orders, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation.
Why Trump's trade wars are threatening already vulnerable brewers
America’s craft brewers already have enough problems. Hard seltzers and cocktails are muscling into beer sales. Millennials and Gen Z don’t drink as much as their elders. Brewpubs still haven’t fully recovered from the shock of the Covid-19 pandemic five years ago.