Rafael Benitez says he was vindicated in his decision to sell Lucas Digne to Aston Villa
In what was expected to be one of the last addresses by a Holocaust survivor to the German parliament, Inge Auerbacher appealed Thursday to keep alive the victims' memory.
The fourth round of Italy's presidential elections flopped before it began Thursday, with parties unwilling to risk a crisis by picking Prime Minister Mario Draghi, but unable to agree on an alternative candidate.
Famous Afghan musician Homayoun Sakhi is joined by great performers Adib Rostami and Shahbaz Hussain at London's Barbican concert hall for rehearsals ahead of the premiere of a concert, "Songs of hope". The benefit concert is organised by Afghanistan International TV and aims to support musicians in Afghanistan where music has been banned in public places.
As Washington rallies the international community against Russian aggression in Ukraine, conflict has broken out back home between traditional Republicans determined to defend democracy overseas and an isolationist base asking why America should take sides at all.
A long-abandoned fuel tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen poses a "grave threat" to millions of the impoverished country's residents, potentially exacerbating its humanitarian crisis, Greenpeace warned on Thursday.
Hijab-wearing footballers play an impromptu game of football in Paris's Luxembourg Gardens, behind the Senate, to protest against a decision banning them from sports competitions.
Japanese investment giant SoftBank Group said Friday its chief operating officer Marcelo Claure is leaving the company, following reports that his demands for as much as $1 billion in compensation had fuelled an internal clash.
Australia unveiled a billion-dollar package to protect the climate-ravaged Great Barrier Reef on Friday, hoping to prevent the vast network of corals from being removed from UNESCO's World Heritage list.
England on Thursday lifted coronavirus restrictions imposed to tackle the Omicron variant, with masks no longer required in enclosed places and vaccine passports shelved.
Snow covers Jerusalem's golden-topped Dome of the Rock as rare wintry weather sweeps across the Middle East
Chinese authorities locked down an area neighbouring Beijing this week following a handful of reported coronavirus cases but made no public announcements about the fresh restrictions with just a week until the Winter Olympics.
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) opens its "Artists Inspired by Music: Interscope Reimagined" exhibition, where international visual artists respond to music stars such as Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga and Dr Dre.
Hungary and Poland's leaders and France's Marine Le Pen will be in Madrid later this week for a gathering of nationalist and far-right leaders, Spain's Vox party said on Wednesday.
The murders of journalists Margarito Martinez and Lourdes Maldonado have triggered calls for the government to step up protection of media workers. Reporters organized protests in cities across the country, while UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Mexico to take tougher action.
BENGALURU (Reuters) -Alphabet Inc's Google will invest up to $1 billion in India's Bharti Airtel as the U.S. technology giant expands its hold in India, sending shares of the telecom operator as much as 6.6% higher on Friday. The investment is part of Google's plans announced under two years ago to infuse $10 billion in India via its digitisation fund over five to seven years through equity deals and tie-ups. Google's investment includes a $700 million equity investment in Airtel at 734 rupees ($9.77) per share and up to $300 million towards implementing commercial agreements, including investments in expanding Airtel's products and services, the companies said.
As Kazakhstan witnessed its worst unrest in 30 years of independence this month, Aset Abishev was grabbed off a bus and locked away by police who he said tortured him for a week.
President Joe Biden said Thursday he will nominate a Black woman to the US Supreme Court for the first time in history, filling the vacancy left by retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
Morocco on Thursday inaugurated construction of an anti-Covid vaccine manufacturing plant in partnership with Swedish firm Recipharm, the official news agency MAP reported.
The data-tracking "cookies" at the heart of concerns over online privacy were meant to shield people, rather than serve as cyber snoops, their inventor told AFP.
Honduras president-elect Xiomara Castro is due to be sworn in as the country's first woman president on Thursday, as confusion reigns over who will be head of congress during her four-year term.
