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Rodri rages that officials 'don't want' Man City to win

Rodri rages that officials 'don't want' Man City to win

Manchester City midfielder Rodri called on referees "to be neutral" in a furious tirade after their Premier League title bid suffered another setback following a 2-2 draw at Tottenham.

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Gaza's Rafah crossing makes limited reopening after two-year war

Gaza's Rafah crossing makes limited reopening after two-year war

Gaza's key Rafah border crossing reopened to Palestinians on Monday, an Israeli security official said, though Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days.

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African players in Europe: Ouattara dents Villa title hopes

African players in Europe: Ouattara dents Villa title hopes

Burkina Faso winger Dango Ouattara scored the winner as 10-man Brentford dented the Premier League title hopes of Aston Villa with a shock 1-0 win at the weekend.

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Liverpool beat Chelsea to Rennes defender Jacquet - reports

Liverpool beat Chelsea to Rennes defender Jacquet - reports

Liverpool have beaten off competition from Chelsea to sign Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet for a fee of up to £60 million ($82 million), according to British media reports on Monday.

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S. Korea celebrates breakthrough Grammy win for K-pop's 'Golden'

S. Korea celebrates breakthrough Grammy win for K-pop's 'Golden'

Critics and fans welcomed South Korea's first Grammy win for the song "Golden", from the hit animated film "KPop Demon Hunters", describing it on Monday as a breakthrough for the genre.

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Trump says US talking deal with 'highest people' in Cuba

Trump says US talking deal with 'highest people' in Cuba

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that Washington was negotiating with Havana's leadership to strike a deal, days after he threatened Cuba's reeling economy with a virtual oil blockade.

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Trump threatens legal action against Grammy host over Epstein comment

Trump threatens legal action against Grammy host over Epstein comment

Donald Trump threatened legal action on Monday against the host of the 68th Grammy Awards over the comedian's comment on the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Olympic Games in northern Italy have German twist

Olympic Games in northern Italy have German twist

Biathlon fans brush up your Italian -- but also your German, for the events this Winter Olympics will be in South Tyrol in Italy, an autonomous province bordering Austria and Switzerland.

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Bad Bunny: the Puerto Rican phenom on top of the music world

Bad Bunny: the Puerto Rican phenom on top of the music world

A musical deep dive into colonial legacy, an epic concert residency, an oeuvre of smash albums with remarkable range: no one is doing it quite like Bad Bunny.

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Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia

Snapchat blocks 415,000 underage accounts in Australia

Snapchat has blocked 415,000 accounts under Australia's social media ban for under-16s, the company said Monday, but warned some youngsters may be bypassing age verification technology.

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