• Thu. Jan 23rd, 2025

Crisis

Madrid (AFP) – Spain's football federation elected Rafael Louzan as its new president on Monday as it tries to move on from more than a year of turmoil sparked by…

Man City players still believe in Guardiola, says Foden

London (AFP) – Phil Foden insists Manchester City's players still believe in Pep Guardiola despite the painful loss against Manchester United that extended their dismal streak. Issued on: 16/12/2024 -…

Western powers resume contacts in Syria to prevent chaos

Paris (AFP) – Western powers are looking to establish contact with Syria's new rulers, aiming to avoid Iraq- or Libya-style chaos after the fall of the Assad regime to Islamist-led…

Canada deputy PM quits in tariff rift with Trudeau

Ottawa (AFP) – Canada's Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland quit Monday in a surprise move after disagreeing with Justin Trudeau over US President-elect Donald Trump's tariff threats. Issued on: 16/12/2024…

RB Salzburg fire coach Lijnders after 'unsatisfactory' performances

Vienna (AFP) – Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg on Monday announced they have let go of coach Pep Lijnders after the team chalked up "many unsatisfactory performances". Issued on: 16/12/2024…

Friedrich Merz: German conservative gunning to become chancellor

Berlin (AFP) – German opposition leader Friedrich Merz, who hopes to become the next chancellor, is a millionaire ex-corporate lawyer who promises a return to his CDU party's conservative roots…

UN proposes Libya stabilization, election plan

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN has presented a plan to Libya to help it organize elections, unify competing governments and overhaul its institutions, the UN envoy to…

Trump touts $100 bn SoftBank investment, vowing 100,000 jobs

Washington (AFP) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday praised Japan's SoftBank for its decision to invest $100 billion in the United States and create 100,000 new jobs, a big…