Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has acknowledged for the first time that his military is conducting a cross-border offensive inside Russia’s western Kursk region. In his video address late on Saturday, Mr Zelensky said Ukraine’s military was pushing the war onto “the aggressor’s territory”. Kyiv launched its surprise attack on Tuesday, rapidly advancing more than 10km […]
Sam Borden, ESPN Senior WriterAug 10, 2024, 01:06 PM ET Close Sam Borden is a senior writer for ESPN.com. PARIS — The U.S. women’s national team won the Olympic gold medal on Saturday, beating Brazil 1-0 in a game that required a stout defensive stand in the first half followed by a precise and calculated […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. A recent report by KPMG revealed that fintech investments have seen a global decline in 2024 so far. The first half of 2024 has seen 2,255 related deals, totaling in $51.9 billion, and […]
Mr Osborne – who was chancellor from 2010 to 2016 – said: “If we had not done that Britain would have been more exposed, not just to future things like the coronavirus pandemic, but indeed to the fiscal crisis which very rapidly followed in countries across Europe. “If we had not had a clear plan […]
After an unsuccessful bid to become Fifa president in 2002, the beginning of the end of Hayatou’s Caf reign came in 2016 when elections to replace Blatter were held by Fifa. The Cameroonian instructed Caf’s 54 members to back Bahraini candidate Sheikh Salman bin Ibrahim al-Khalifa, yet Gianni Infantino assumed the crown instead. The Swiss-Italian […]
Parliament is facing a once-in-a-generation chance to hand the terminally ill a choice over ending their life, the Labour peer championing a change in the law has said. Charlie Falconer, the former lord chancellor whose bill was introduced into the House of Lords last month, revealed he had been reassured by Downing Street that it […]
NOC Boaty McBoatface spent 55 days at sea before coming ashore in Scotland Battling choppy waves and high winds, three engineers pulled ashore a yellow submarine in Scotland this week. With sheets of water pouring from its body, the UK’s most famous robot – Boaty McBoatface – was winched up after 55 days at sea. […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Aug 9, 2024, 09:07 AM ET Barcelona have completed the signing of RB Leipzig’s versatile forward Dani Olmo, the Catalan club confirmed on Friday. Sources have told ESPN that the deal is worth an initial €55 million ($60m), with an additional €7m due in potential add-ons. The Spain international has signed […]
Gaza’s civil defence agency said three Israeli rockets hit the school in the Palestinian territory’s al-Daraj district. More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, according to Palestinians officials in Gaza. “The occupation army directly bombed the displaced people while they were […]
Please note that we are not authorised to provide any investment advice. The content on this page is for information purposes only. The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) recently published a new roadmap focused on European Sovereign, Supranational, and Public Agency (SSA) bond issuers, as well as the EU and UK regulators and […]