‘Worst may be yet to come’ says UN human rights chief as DR Congo and Rwanda deny responsibility and blame one another. The United Nations has called for efforts to prevent the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) from spreading across the region. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk […]
Less than six months ago, Federal Reserve officials were wringing their hands about the state of the labor market. No major cracks had emerged, but monthly jobs growth had slowed and the unemployment rate was steadily ticking higher. In a bid to preserve the economy’s strength, the Fed took the unusual step of lowering interest […]
Netflix has increased its subscription prices in the UK, after it raised its charges in the US, Canada, Argentina and Portugal last month. The new UK price for a Standard subscription without adverts, the platform’s most popular plan, has risen by £2 to £12.99 a month, with other packages also increasing. A spokesperson said the […]
Energy Security and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband has refused to say whether he personally supports the expansion of Heathrow airport. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Labour government would support the airport plans for a third runway last month, in pursuit of her economic growth agenda. As Labour leader in 2010, Miliband reversed his party’s […]
BBC Jacob Kasselia lost a member of his congregation in the attack. “He was simply a good man,” the priest said. In the middle of a grand, high-ceilinged church in Orebro, Sweden, Jacob Kasselia, a Syrian orthodox priest, looked up towards the stained glass windows above him, then back down at his hands. He adjusted […]
During Fox Sports’ Super Bowl pregame show, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay will make a couple of appearances, sources briefed on the plan told The Athletic. It is not a big role, but it does have some significance because there is always jockeying for position to be the next $100 million NFL TV analyst. […]
Tom HamiltonFeb 6, 2025, 09:00 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Tamworth’s heroics in defeat to Tottenham will still benefit the non-league club financially, but what they really wanted was a […]
President Trump’s claim that China controls the Panama Canal has placed a Hong Kong tycoon and his conglomerate at the heart of a showdown between the United States and China. That sprawling company, CK Hutchison Holdings, is one of Hong Kong’s most valuable publicly listed firms and counts some of the world’s biggest investors as […]
Channing Tatum, newly converted Wrexham AFC fan and star of a Super Bowl commercial that will this weekend propel the Welsh club’s footballers into millions of American homes, has a concern. “Man, I feel embarrassed,” he tells The Athletic after being asked how it feels to be following in the footsteps of Sir Anthony Hopkins […]
Transgender girls and women will no longer compete in female events at most college sporting events in the United States after a governing body’s decision to bar athletes who were born male. Newsportual Collegiate Athletic Association, the main governing body for college sport in the US, said on Thursday that it would limit competition in […]