Russia and Iran have had their Nobel Prize invitations rescinded due to the Ukraine conflict.
The Nobel Foundation has rescinded its widely panned plan to invite Russia, Belarus, and Iran to this year’s awards ceremony in Stockholm. “We recognize Sweden’s strong reaction,” the charity added. Russia and its ally Belarus were not invited last year…
A Moroccan tourist on a jet ski reports being shot at off the coast of Algeria.
An Algerian coastguard opened fire on him and three other tourists who had wandered into Algerian waters, according to a Moroccan guy. Mohamed Kissi was the lone survivor who returned. His brother and one of his friends were killed, and…
Walker Cup: GB&I hope their home comforts in St Andrews will benefit them against the US
There is no more famous setting for the historic event than St Andrews’ Old Course. The competition celebrates 100 years since it was originally held in the United Kingdom. The match was also contested at the home of golf in…
Sofyan Amrabat joins Manchester United on loan from Fiorentina.
Manchester United have signed Moroccan midfielder Sofyan Amrabat on a season-long loan from Fiorentina. United will pay an £8.6 million (10 million euros) loan fee with the option to make the transaction permanent for £17.1 million (20 million euros) plus…
Carlos Sainz leads second practice at the Italian Grand Prix, while Sergio Perez crashes.
It was the latest in a string of errors for the Mexican, whose aspirations of challenging teammate Max Verstappen for the championship evaporated earlier this year. Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz won by 0.019 seconds over McLaren’s Lando Norris, with Perez finishing…
Following complaints, the Great British Bake Off scraps national-themed weeks.
The show will include a Japan week in 2020, a German week in 2021, and a backlash following the Mexican week last year. “We didn’t want to offend anyone,” executive producer Kieran Smith told the Guardian. “But the world has…
Anonymous Sudan hacks X in order to put pressure on Elon Musk on Starlink.
On Tuesday morning, a hacker group known as Anonymous Sudan brought X, formerly known as Twitter, offline in over a dozen nations in an attempt to pressure Elon Musk into introducing his Starlink service in their country. X was unavailable…
Tharman Shanmugaratnam: Singapore chooses a president who may have been considerably more effective.
Singaporeans have chosen Tharman Shanmugaratnam as their next president, but many would have sighed with regret. On Friday, the former prime minister received a record 70.4% of the vote, easily defeating two other candidates in the country’s first contested presidential…
Liverpool completes £34 million signing of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch from Bayern Munich.
The Reds have signed the 21-year-old Dutch international on a five-year deal. Gravenberch has left Bayern after joining the club from Ajax last year for an initial fee of £15.8 million (18.5 million euros). “I’m overjoyed that the deal is…
Tottenham sign Nottingham Forest forward Brennan Johnson in a £45 million-plus deal.
The 22-year-old Wales international is Spurs’ seventh summer acquisition, with a contract until 2029. Johnson, a Forest academy product, has 29 goals and 12 assists in 108 senior matches. He has 20 caps for Wales and was a member of…
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