Author: Daily Sabah With Reuters
Barcelona’s Dani Olmo scored inside the first minute of the second half to earn a hard-fought 1-0 home win against Mallorca on Tuesday, extending their lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table to seven points with five games to go. Barca dominated proceedings despite coach Hansi Flick deciding to rest several key starters ahead of Saturday’s Copa del Rey final against rivals Real, but Mallorca goalkeeper Leo Roman put on a show between the posts to keep them at bay. Barca finally managed to break the deadlock shortly after the interval thanks to a fine piece of…
U.S. President Donald Trump is planning to spare carmakers from some tariffs, The Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing two people with knowledge of the matter. Car parts would be exempted from tariffs that are being imposed on imports from China over fentanyl and tariffs levied on steel and aluminum, the report added.
China supports Iran in holding nuclear talks with the United States but opposes resorting to force and “illegal” unilateral sanctions in resolving the issue, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Iranian counterpart on Wednesday. Beijing is willing to deepen coordination and cooperation with Tehran on international and regional affairs, Wang told Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi during talks in the Chinese capital, according to a ministry statement.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that if China does not agree to a deal on trade, the U.S. will set the terms. Trump also told reporters he would be very nice in negotiations with Beijing and that tariffs on imports from the country would fall significantly following a deal, but not to zero.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, but said he wants interest rates to be lower, remarks that could defuse tensions over the central bank chief’s future that have rattled investors. “I have no intention of firing him,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “I would like to see him be a little more active in terms of his idea to lower interest rates,” he added. Trump’s statement was the first de-escalation after days of withering criticisms he has lobbed at Powell for not further cutting interest…
Ukraine is ready to negotiate but not to surrender, Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko said on Wednesday as details emerged in media reports of a U.S. proposal for a deal which would see Ukraine give up almost all territory currently occupied by Russia. “There will be no agreement that hands Russia the stronger foundations it needs to regroup and return with greater violence,” Svyrydenko wrote on X. “A full ceasefire – on land, in the air, and at sea – is the necessary first step,” she said, adding that if Moscow instead opted for a limited pause, Kyiv would…
Christians from around the world prayed for Pope Francis at a solemn Mass on Wednesday at Jerusalem’s centuries-old Church of the Holy Sepulchre following the pontiff’s passing this week. Some worshippers shed tears under the rotunda as prayers echoed, while others lit candles and knelt at the Stone of the Anointing, the stone slab where it is believed Jesus’s body was prepared for burial. Among those who had gathered to honour Pope Francis was 55-year-old Palestinian Azzam Elias, from Bethlehem, who was only able to attend because he had received a permit from Israeli authorities to enter Jerusalem over the…
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the crypto industry needs regulatory certainty and clear rules of the road that Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins will work on providing. “He’s the perfect man to lead this agency at a time when crypto innovators are urgently in need of and they want so badly, they want it to happen, regulatory certainty and clear rules of the road,” Trump said, speaking at Atkins’ swearing in as the SEC chairman.
Manchester City’s Matheus Nunes scored deep in injury time to salvage a crucial 2-1 Premier League victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday in their breathless chase for a Champions League berth next season. The teams appeared to be heading for a draw after Marcus Rashford’s penalty cancelled out Bernardo Silva’s goal in the first half, but Nunes fired home Jeremy Doku’s cross in the 94th minute to lift City two places to third in the table on 61 points. Pep Guardiola’s men, however, have played one more game than the three teams directly behind them, while Villa, who have lost…
Longtime NFL “Sunday Night Football” play-by-play announcer Mike Patrick has died. He was 80. Patrick reportedly died of natural causes on Sunday in Fairfax, Va. The City of Clarksburg, W.Va., Patrick’s hometown, confirmed his death on Tuesday. Patrick spent 36 years at ESPN from 1982-2018, including 19 seasons (1987-2005) on the NFL Sunday broadcast crew. He called ESPN’s first NFL regular-season broadcast in 1987. Among Patrick’s color analysts were Joe Theismann and Paul Maguire. Suzy Kolber was the sideline reports for several of those years. Patrick also handled play-by-play on college football and college basketball broadcasts as well as the…