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Spain seizes largest-ever cocaine haul

Spain seizes largest-ever cocaine haul

Spanish police said Wednesday that they had seized 13 tonnes of cocaine -- the country's largest-ever haul of the drug -- and made one arrest.

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McIlroy hopes Trump election victory helps end golf rift

McIlroy hopes Trump election victory helps end golf rift

Rory McIlroy feels that with Donald Trump sweeping the US presidential elections, a resolution in the PGA Tour-LIV Golf stand-off might be in sight.

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Low taxes, high tariffs: What a Trump victory means for the US economy

Low taxes, high tariffs: What a Trump victory means for the US economy

Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 US presidential election is likely to usher in a raft of economic changes at home and abroad, touching everything from foreign trade to the independence of the US central bank.

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Germany's Scholz tells Trump: 'We're better off together'

Germany's Scholz tells Trump: 'We're better off together'

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Wednesday congratulated US presidential election winner Donald Trump and urged continued close trans-Atlantic ties, telling him in English: "We're better off together".

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What's going wrong at Man City?

What's going wrong at Man City?

Pep Guardiola finds himself in unusual territory as he tries to work out how to turn things around at Manchester City after a surprise slump following eight years of almost unbroken success.

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Lebanon files UN complaint against Israel over pager attacks

Lebanon files UN complaint against Israel over pager attacks

Lebanon said Wednesday that it had filed a complaint with the United Nations' labour agency over deadly attacks on communication devices across the country in September, which it blames on Israel.

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Man City told to pay majority of Mendy's unpaid wages

Man City told to pay majority of Mendy's unpaid wages

Former Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy should be paid the majority of the £11.5 million ($15 million) in unpaid wages withheld by the club after he was charged with rape and sexual assault in 2021, a ruling by a UK judge said on Wednesday.

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'Going to be rough': NATO braces for Trump's return

'Going to be rough': NATO braces for Trump's return

US allies at NATO scrambled Wednesday to put a brave face on the return of Donald Trump to the White House amid fears the unpredictable Republican could upend European security and pull the plug on Ukraine support.

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UniCredit says needs a year to decide Commerzbank deal

UniCredit says needs a year to decide Commerzbank deal

The chief executive of Italy's UniCredit bank said Wednesday there would be no decision on a possible takeover of German rival Commerzbank for at least a year.

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Madrid heading for crisis with Kroos gone and Mbappe floundering

Madrid heading for crisis with Kroos gone and Mbappe floundering

Just six months on from their Champions League triumph, Real Madrid are sinking into a state of crisis.

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