Hundreds of flights have been cancelled across Germany as airport workers stage a nationwide strike over pay, posing a major disruption for air travellers. The industrial action, led by the trade union Verdi, began unexpectedly on Sunday at Hamburg Airport, before expanding to a nationwide strike. Passengers at Frankfurt, Munich, Berlin and other major hubs […]
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Mar 10, 2025, 09:15 AM ET Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has said his team want to honour the memory of Carles Miñarro in the Champions League against Benfica on Tuesday after the team doctor unexpectedly passed away over the weekend. Miñarro, 53, died on Saturday, shortly before Barça’s LaLiga game against […]
Japanese officials are visiting Washington this week to negotiate with the Trump administration ahead of sweeping U.S. tariffs that are set to affect exports, including metals and cars, from Japan and a number of other countries. Japan’s trade minister, Yoji Muto, is scheduled to meet with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday, according to a […]
Lebanon’s economy has been on a turbulent journey in recent years, with a triple crisis affecting its banking sector, economy, and currency. Israel’s recent war on the country only intensified the challenges, leaving Lebanon grappling with destruction and uncertainty. To understand the current economic landscape, it is essential to look back at key events over […]
Lewis Adams BBC News, Essex Getty Images Sir David Amess died after he was stabbed more than 20 times The home secretary has rejected calls from the family of MP Sir David Amess for a public inquiry into his murder. In a letter addressed to Lady Julia Amess and Katie Amess, Yvette Cooper said it […]
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — It may have taken 31 games, but we finally found something that can slow down Cooper Flagg: A healthy whistle. And a deserved one, at that. Because for the first time this season, against rival North Carolina on Saturday, Flagg was called for three first-half personal fouls — the latter two […]
Beth Crowell was proud to work for the Internal Revenue Service. She had spent much of her career as an accountant for large corporations, gaining intimate knowledge about how they do — and sometimes don’t — pay the taxes they owe. Working for the I.R.S. in Colorado, she hoped to put her skills to a […]
Mark Carney’s elevation to the top job in Canada is of particular significance at this moment when his country is at the frontline of a North American trade war. He becomes the “anti-Trump” on the US president’s doorstep. The former Bank of England governor chose to lean strongly into resisting Donald Trump’s policies at his […]
The United States buys more steel from Canada than from any other country, and those imports will become much more expensive under tariffs President Trump intends to impose this week. That’s good news to Stephen Capone, president of Capone Iron Corporation of Rowley, Mass., which makes steel stairs, handrails, gratings and other products and has […]
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Marta Kostyuk, the top-ranked Ukrainian tennis player in the world, drew home-crowd favorite Robin Montgomery for her first match at the BNP Paribas Open Friday. Listening to the crowd at Stadium 4, the match could have been in Kyiv, not California: they were there for Kostyuk, the world No. 24, from […]