Sport (UK) Big Three 'almost impossible' to beat at U.S. OpenReuters - Frank PingueNEW YORK (Reuters) - Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic have enjoyed a years-long stranglehold on Grand Slam titles and that dominance is unlikely to end at the U.S. Open where a cast of hopefuls
G7 Summit Global disputes set to jolt G7 summit in French resortReuters - Richard LoughBIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in France on Saturday for what promises to be a fraught meeting of major industrialized nations, with friction over trade, climate change
Sport (UK) Australia set England daunting 359 runs to win and save Ashes seriesReuters - Peter HallCricket - Ashes 2019 - Third Test - England v Australia - Headingley, Leeds, Britain - August 24, 2019 Australia's James Pattinson and Marnus Labuschagne in action whilst England's Ben Stokes looks on
United States China warns U.S. to stop wrong trade actions or face consequencesReutersFILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) - China said on Saturday it strongly opposes Washington’s decision
Mauricio Pochettino Spurs boss Pochettino concerned over Eriksen's unresolved futureReuters - Reuters Editorial(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has said he is concerned that the transfer market uncertainty over midfielder Christian Eriksen is hurting the player and the club. FILE PHOTO:
Illustration France delays signing of Internet pledge amid U.S. pressureReuters - Reuters EditorialBIARRITZ, France (Reuters) - France delayed the planned signing of a pledge by Internet platforms to fight hate speech online amid pressure from the United States, a French minister said, adding that was
Rohingya 'We are hostages': Two years on, Rohingya still in Myanmar trapped by new warReuters - Thu Thu AungYANGON (Reuters) - When Myanmar officials toured refugee camps in Bangladesh last month, inviting Rohingya Muslims who fled the country to return, they brought with them pamphlets adorned with cartoons
Beirut Shots fired at bus near Jordan's ancient Petra, no injuries - state news agencyReutersBEIRUT (Reuters) - An unidentified gunman opened fire on a bus near Jordan’s ancient city of Petra on Saturday but no passengers were onboard and no one was hurt, state news agency Petra said. Petra, the
Abiy Ahmed Ethiopian parliament approves electoral, political parties bill - state broadcasterReutersNAIROBI (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s parliament has approved an electoral and political parties draft bill, the state broadcaster reported on Saturday, paving the way for national elections next year, the first
'Indignant' Villarreal slam penalty re-take due to VAR reviewReuters(Reuters) - Villarreal’s Andres Fernandez has raged against the rule prohibiting goalkeepers from coming off their lines while facing penalties after his side were beaten 2-1 at Levante on Friday in La
Tanzania Tanzania says South Africa impounds Airbus planeReuters - Fumbuka Ng'wanakilalaDAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - South African authorities have impounded an Airbus 220-300 aircraft leased by Tanzania’s national flag carrier, the Tanzanian government said. The plane had been scheduled to
Typhoon shuts businesses, forces flight cancellations in southern TaiwanReuters - Reuters EditorialTAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan braced for typhoon Bailu on Saturday, shutting businesses and schools as airlines canceled hundreds of flights amid warnings of landslides, floods and high seas on the island.
UK News Employee of Britain's Hong Kong mission held in China released - policeReutersA woman holds a poster of Simon Cheng, a staff member at the consulate who went missing on August 9 after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, during a protest outside the British Consulate-general
UK News British government welcomes China's release of Hong Kong consulate employeeReuters - Reuters EditorialA woman holds a poster of Simon Cheng, a staff member at the consulate who went missing on August 9 after visiting the neighbouring mainland city of Shenzhen, during a protest outside the British Consulate-general
FIBA World Cup Basketball: Australia snap United States' 13-year winning streakReutersMELBOURNE (Reuters) - Australia, fired by a game-high 30 points from Patty Mills, ended the United States’ 78-game winning streak in basketball competitions and exhibitions on Saturday, claiming a shock
North Korea North Korea launches more short-range missiles, clouding prospects for talksReuters - Joyce LeeSEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea fired what appeared to be two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off its east coast on Saturday, the South Korean military said, the latest in a series of launches
Iranian Iranian tanker switches destination, heads to Turkey: ship-tracking dataReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: A crew member raises the Iranian flag on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention
Vincent Kompany Hamstring injury sidelines Kompany as Anderlecht lose againReuters - Reuters EditorialFILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Anderlecht - Vincent Kompany Press Conference - Neerpede Training Center, Brussels, Belgium - June 25, 2019 Anderlecht Player-Coach Vincent Kompany during the press conference
Barents Sea Russia test fires missiles from submarines in the Barents SeaReuters - Reuters EditorialMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia test-fired Sineva and Bulava ballistic missiles from two submarines from the polar region of the Arctic Ocean and from the Barents Sea on Saturday as part of combat training,
Arun Jaitley Former Indian finance minister Arun Jaitley dies aged 66Reuters - Reuters EditorialNEW DELHI (Reuters) - Arun Jaitley, the former Indian finance minister and one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s closest associates, died in hospital on Saturday, nearly two weeks after he was admitted
Iran Iran test fires new missile: Iran Revolutionary Guards commanderReuters - Babak DehghanpishehGENEVA (Reuters) - Iran has test fired a new missile, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Major General Hossein Salami, said on Saturday, according to the Tasnim news agency. “Our country is
Protest Thousands march in Hong Kong as police in black masks look onReuters - Jessie PangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong anti-government protesters marched in a gritty industrial district of the Chinese-ruled city on Saturday, with some police wearing new black masks looking on, as China a
Protest Hong Kong airport operating normally despite planned 'stress test' protestReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong’s airport and the roads and railways leading to it were operating normally early on Saturday despite plans by protesters to implement a “stress test” of transport links
Adam Ashley-Cooper Chip on shoulder fuelling Ashley-Cooper's World Cup fireReuters - Reuters EditorialMELBOURNE (Reuters) - The thatch of grey hair swept back from the forehead of Adam Ashley-Cooper is one of the more obvious reminders of the longevity of one of the most versatile players to ever pull
CPI India's top opposition leaders plan to visit Kashmir despite pleas to keep awayReutersFILE PHOTO: Rahul Gandhi, leader of India's main opposition Congress party, attends a Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in New Delhi, India, August 10, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis NEW DELHI
Indonesia Rescuers confirm three killed, 300 evacuated after Indonesian ferry fireReuters - Reuters EditorialJAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers found three people dead and evacuated 300 from the blazing wreckage of a ferry off the coast of Java island, an official said on Saturday, significantly more than
Spacecraft Russian spacecraft carrying robot fails to dock with space stationReuters - Reuters EditorialA still image, taken from a video footage and released by Russian space agency Roscosmos, shows robot Skybot F-850, also known as FEDOR, inside the Russian Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft carried by Soyuz-2.1a
Hong Kong Hong Kong police use tear gas to counter protest petrol bombsReuters - Jessie PangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police used tear gas to break up anti-government protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after some activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as China freed a
Winston-Salem Open Paire, Hurkacz survive long day to reach Winston-Salem finalReuters - Reuters Editorial(Reuters) - Top-seeded Frenchman Benoit Paire rallied from a set down to beat American Steve Johnson 1-6 6-0 6-0 in the semi-final of the Winston-Salem Open on Friday. It was a busy day for Paire, who
News (China) Hong Kong police use tear gas to counter protest petrol bombsReuters - Jessie PangHONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police used tear gas to break up anti-government protests in a gritty industrial suburb on Saturday after some activists threw petrol bombs and bricks, as China freed a
