Prisoner releases send Hamas support rocketing in West Bank
In Palestinian cities in the occupied West Bank, long the turf of president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party, the green flag of Islamist rival Hamas is flying ever higher thanks to prisoner-hostage exchanges.
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Xavi says Porto match represents 'turning point' for Barcelona
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez says Tuesday's Champions League match at home to FC Porto could be a potential "turning point" for his side as they look to clinch a place in the last 16.
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Palestinian family in Lebanon grieves for dead Gaza relatives
From Lebanon, Palestinian Fatima al-Ashwah has been praying for relatives in Gaza, but received grim news that Israeli bombing killed around 12 of them days before a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas.
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Three things we learned in the 2023 F1 season
A season of 21 wins in 22 races proved that Red Bull were, and will probably remain, the dominant standard-setters in Formula One following Max Verstappen’s record-breaking victory in Sunday’s Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
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Quartararo says Yahama future in balance after 'toughest' season
Former MotoGP world champion Fabio Quartararo said his future with Yamaha will be decided in the coming months after enduring "the toughest season of his career".
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African players in Europe: Goal king Salah turns creator
Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah turned creator at the weekend, setting up Trent Alexander-Arnold to equalise and force a 1-1 Premier League draw at Manchester City.
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Sweden PM condemns far-right call to tear down mosques
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson denounced the leader of the far-right party propping up his government Monday after he called for some mosques to be torn down.
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Paris mayor to stop using 'global sewer' X
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said on Monday she was quitting Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, which she described as a "global sewer" and a tool to disrupt democracy.
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Hungary's Orban ramps up anti-EU rhetoric amid row over frozen funds
EU chief Charles Michel met Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday in a bid to ease rising tensions, with the increasingly belligerent Hungarian leader threatening to block key decisions on Ukraine.
Read moreSix teens go on trial over 2020 beheading of French teacher
Six teenagers went on trial in Paris on Monday for their role in the 2020 beheading of teacher Samuel Paty, the first of two trials in a case that horrified France.
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