Lyon scored deep into stoppage time to rescue a 2-2 home draw against Manchester United in a Europa League quarterfinal first leg on Thursday. United captain Bruno Fernandes had sent a precise cross for substitute Joshua Zirkzee to head what seemed to be the winner in the 88th minute. But Rayan Cherki hit back for … Read moreMan Utd held by late Lyon Europa League goal; Tottenham draw, Chelsea win
Fashion brand Prada has agreed to buy its smaller rival Versace for $1.38bn from Capri Holdings, bringing together two of the biggest names in Italian fashion and the prospect of enhanced revenues. The deal was announced on Thursday. Prada is seeking to expand, having defied a slowdown in luxury demand, while Versace has been operating … Read morePrada acquires rival Versace for $1.4bn despite tariff uncertainty
EUROPEAN COMMISSSION/DATI BENDO/HANDOUT European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has already laid out initial countermeasures Europe’s leaders had been preparing for “Trump’s trade war” – but the reality of a 20% blanket US tariff still came as a shock. “This decision is a catastrophe for the economic world,” said French Prime Minister François Bayrou. … Read moreEurope hopes for Trump tariffs deal but prepares for the worst
Hungary’s government has announced its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC), just before Prime Minister Viktor Orban received his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, the subject of an ICC arrest warrant. “Hungary exits the International Criminal Court. The government will initiate the withdrawal procedure on Thursday, in accordance with the constitutional and international legal framework,” … Read moreHungary says it will withdraw from ICC as Israel’s Netanyahu visits
President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a range of reciprocal tariffs targeting almost all countries that the United States trades with, taking a sledgehammer to Washington’s longstanding advocacy of free trade and globalisation. Trump’s latest tariffs, which build on a series of similar steps he has taken since returning to office on January 20, are … Read moreTrump’s reciprocal tariffs: How much will each country be hit?
Greece on Wednesday became the first European Union member to take advantage of relaxed spending rules for defence, announcing a 25bn-euro ($27bn) multi-year rearmament programme. The centrepiece of the programme was a multi-layered defence system called the Shield of Achilles, which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told parliament was “essentially a dome combining existing air defences … Read moreGreece launches ‘drastic’ rearmament programme to the tune of $27bn
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has accused the United States of exerting “unacceptable pressure” on Greenland in advance of a provocative high-level visit to the Arctic territory led by US Vice President JD Vance. Vance, who has become the attack dog of US President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, will travel with his wife, Usha, and … Read moreJD Vance’s visit to Greenland is ‘unacceptable pressure’ by US: Danish PM
Small groups of infantrymen backed by armoured vehicles, multiple rocket launchers, drones and fighter jets are trying to seize a village. They have been attacking it for days despite heavy counterattacks, shelling and drone strikes, spring rains, wet ground and the lack of life-saving foliage on the trees around the village that hides camouflage-clad soldiers. … Read moreAmid truce talks, why is Ukraine focused on attacking western Russia?
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of not being serious about peace talks as they traded blame for attacks on infrastructure. The renewed accusations on Wednesday came a day after the United States said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt military strikes on vessels in the Black Sea following separate negotiations in Saudi … Read moreUkraine, Russia trade accusations in wake of US-brokered deal
The United States Army has said an armoured vehicle used by four of its soldiers that went missing in Lithuania has been found submerged in a body of water as search efforts for the missing troops continue. In a statement on Wednesday, the army said, “The M88 Hercules armored recovery vehicle the four missing US … Read moreUS Army says vehicle of four missing soldiers found in Lithuania