The Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, is interested in buying Premier League giants Manchester United, according to a media report. He values the club below the Glazer family’s 6 billion pound price and there is recognition UEFA may have to agree to a regulation change as the country’s ruler already owns French club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG),
Tottenham keeper Hugo Lloris out for two months with knee injury
Tottenham will be without goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for up to two months after the extent of the knee injury he suffered in last Sunday’s 1-0 win over Manchester City was confirmed. The news means that Fraser Forster will take over in goal ahead of their visit to Leicester City in the Premier League this weekend
Tunisian president dismisses foreign minister
Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi on Tuesday, replacing him with the former ambassador to the European Union and Belgium Nabil Ammar.
Sunak pledges ‘steadfast support’ in phone call with Erdogan
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged the UK’s “steadfast support” to Turkey in a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. A Downing Street spokeswoman on Tuesday said Sunak had also expressed his “deep condolences for the tragic loss of life” caused by the earthquake, BBC reported.
Cuba confirms first bird flu cases
Cuba has reported its first cases of avian influenza, local media said.
Petrol shortage again grips Pakistan
As rumours about an impending increase in the prices of petroleum products are rife, oil shortage has again gripped Pakistan mainly because of hoarding of stocks and failure of several companies to import the commodity.
‘Chinese spy balloons have targeted several countries, including India’
China has operated a fleet of spy balloons targeting several countries including India and Japan, a media report has said, days after the US military shot down a Chinese surveillance craft floating over sensitive installations in the country.
EU mobilises 36 rescue teams for quake-stricken Turkey
As of Wednesday, 20 European Union (EU) member states and three countries participating in the EU Civil Protection Mechanism have offered to send a total of 36 rescue and medical teams to earthquake-stricken Turkey, Janez Lenarcic, European Commissioner for crisis management, said here on Wednesday.
Prez’s visionary address has guided crores of Indians: Modi in Lok Sabha
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament has provided guidance to the people of the country.
K’taka Cong chief gets ED summons, daughter receives CBI notice
Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Wednesday that he has been asked by the ED to appear before it on February 24 while his daughter, Ishwarya, has been served a notice by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
