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Kante injury blow won't affect Chelsea contract talks: Potter

Kante injury blow won't affect Chelsea contract talks: Potter

Chelsea manager Graham Potter says N'Golo Kante's long-running injury problems will not affect any contract talks with the Premier League club.

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Pound hit by UK political crisis

Pound hit by UK political crisis

Global stocks wavered on Friday on renewed concerns about rising interest rates while the British pound slumped over the UK's political drama.

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As Ukrainians advance, Russians risk losing prized Kherson city

As Ukrainians advance, Russians risk losing prized Kherson city

Advancing Ukrainians have vowed to wrest back the southern city of Kherson from the Russians but analysts say Moscow may be reluctant to give up one of its biggest trophies since the February invasion.

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Tensions ease in Chad after day of violent protests

Tensions ease in Chad after day of violent protests

Tensions eased in Chad on Friday following a day of unprecedented violence at protests that left around 50 people dead across the country.

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Maignan unavailable for Milan until January with calf injury

Maignan unavailable for Milan until January with calf injury

Mike Maignan will be unavailable for AC Milan until January due to a calf injury, coach Stefano Pioli said on Friday, casting doubt on the France international's chances of going to the World Cup.

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Trump ally Bannon faces possible prison for contempt

Trump ally Bannon faces possible prison for contempt

Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon arrived in court Friday to hear a judge hand down his sentence for refusing to testify in the congressional probe of the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.

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Southeast Asian ministers to hold emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian ministers to hold emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of November's ASEAN leaders' summit in Phnom Penh, diplomatic sources confirmed Friday.

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Pakistan's Masood clears tests after blow to head

Pakistan's Masood clears tests after blow to head

Pakistan batsman Shan Masood has got away with "superficial bruising" after being hit on the head during a practice session ahead of the team's first match at the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.

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Time of reckoning in Ukrainian monastery town

Time of reckoning in Ukrainian monastery town

Two neighbours are desperately avoiding each other in a queue for food in the ruins of Svyatogirsk, a spa town whose monastery was recently re-captured by Ukrainian forces.

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How to become British Prime Minister in a week

How to become British Prime Minister in a week

It took ousted British Prime Minister Liz Truss eight-and-a-half weeks to win the keys to 10 Downing Street. Her successor will achieve the same feat in a matter of days.

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