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16+ min ago (819+ words) Real Madrid beaten 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu, raising further questions about the beleaguered coach's future. Erling Haaland scored his 34th goal for club and country this season to give Manchester City a 2-1 win at Real Madrid and leave Xabi Alonso's position as coach of the Spanish giants in grave danger. Without injured superstar Kylian Mbappe, Madrid took the lead on Wednesday through Rodrygo, but Nico O'Reilly and a Haaland penalty secured Pep Guardiola's City the three points. Spanish media reported in the lead-up to the game that a defeat would seal Alonso's fate as Madrid coach, although his team's performance was creditable, despite the eventual outcome at a frustrated Bernabeu stadium. The record 15-time Champions League winners have now won just two of their last eight matches across all competitions, and face a battle for a place in the top eight…...

28+ min ago (154+ words) (Reuters): The US on Wednesday condemned the ongoing detention of current and former local staffers of the US embassy in Yemen by the Houthi movement. "The United States condemns the Houthis" ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the US Mission to Yemen," US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a [] (Reuters): The US on Wednesday condemned the ongoing detention of current and former local staffers of the US embassy in Yemen by the Houthi movement. "The United States condemns the Houthis" ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the US Mission to Yemen," US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement. "The Houthis" arrests of those staff, and the sham proceedings that have been brought against them, are further evidence that the Houthis rely on the use of terror against…...

33+ min ago (346+ words) (Reuters) : Oil rose for a second straight session on Thursday after the U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, escalating tensions between the two countries and raising concern over further supply disruptions. Brent crude futures rose 27 cents, or 0.4 per cent, to $62.48 a barrel by 0101 GMT, and U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was at $58.79 a barrel, up 33 cents, or 0.6 per cent. WTI crude oil is trading higher after news that the U.S. seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast, IG market analyst Tony Sycamore said in a note, adding that reports of Ukraine striking a vessel from Russia's shadow fleet also lent support. "These developments are likely to keep crude oil above our key $55 support level into year-end, barring an unexpected peace deal in Ukraine," Sycamore said. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, "we've just seized a tanker on the coast of…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago (1103+ words) The US president renewed his threats against Colombia, blaming its left-wing leader for the country's cocaine production. United States President Donald Trump has renewed his threats against his Colombian counterpart, Gustavo Petro, warning that the South American leader could be the next target for his anti-drug campaign. On Wednesday, at a White House roundtable with business leaders, one reporter asked Trump if he had spoken to Petro. That touched off a fiery response from the Republican leader. "I haven't really thought too much about him. He's been fairly hostile to the United States," Trump began, before going on the offensive. "He's going to have himself some big problems if he doesn't wise up," Trump continued. "Colombia is producing a lot of drugs. They have cocaine factories. They make cocaine, as you know, and they sell it right into the United…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago (69+ words) Right-wing opposition leader Maria Corina Machado missed the ceremony awarding her this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Venezuelan opposition leader Machado misses Nobel Peace Prize ceremony Right-wing opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was missing from the ceremony awarding her this year's Nobel Peace Prize. She's been in hiding for the past year since she accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of rigging the July 2024 election....

2+ hour, 39+ min ago (51+ words) These are the key developments from day 1,386 of Russia's war on Ukraine. These are the key developments from day 1,386 of Russia's war on Ukraine. By Alastair McCready and News Agencies Here's where things stand on Thursday, December 11: " Volodymyr Zelenskyy / " " (@ZelenskyyUa) December 10, 2025...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (199+ words) COPENHAGEN (Reuters): Iceland will not take part in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest, the country's public broadcaster RUV said on Wednesday (Dec 10), after organiser the European Broadcasting Union last week cleared Israel's participation. The decision to allow Israel to take part in the next Eurovision, which will be held in Vienna in May, earlier prompted Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, and Slovenia to withdraw in protest, citing Israel's conduct in the Gaza war. "It is clear from the public debate in this country and the reaction to the EBU's decision last week that there will be neither joy nor peace regarding RUV's participation," the broadcaster's Director General Stefan Eiriksson said in a statement. Iceland was among the countries that had requested a vote last week on Israel's participation. But the European Broadcasting Union, or EBU, decided not to call a vote on…...

2+ hour, 55+ min ago (655+ words) CAIRO (AFP): At a cafe in a bustling Cairo neighbourhood, Liverpool games once drew wall-to-wall crowds, but with Mohamed Salah off the pitch, his Egyptian fans would now rather play cards or quietly doomscroll than watch the Reds play. Salah, one of the world's greatest football stars, delivered an unusually sharp rebuke of manager Arne Slot after he was left on the bench for three consecutive games. Adored by fans as the "Egyptian king, Salah told reporters he had been "thrown under the bus by the club he has called home for seven-and-a-half years. The outburst divided Liverpool fans worldwide " but in the Cairo cafe, people knew what side they were on, and Tuesday's Champions League clash with Inter Milan went unnoticed. "We're upset, of course, said Adel Samy, 40, a longtime Salah fan, who remembers the cafe overflowing with fans…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago (483+ words) The US has rolled back a series of restrictive economic sanctions put in place during the rule of Bashar al-Assad. The United States House of Representatives has voted forward a bill that would end the restrictive Caesar Act sanctions on Syria, originally imposed during the rule of former leader Bashar al-Assad. The bid to repeal the sanctions was passed on Wednesday as part of a larger defence spending package, known as the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA. "With this NDAA, as many know, we are repealing sanctions on Syria that were placed there because of Bashar al-Assad and the torture of his people," Representative Brian Mast of Florida said. "We're giving Syria a chance to chart a post-Assad future." Mast had previously been opposed to dropping the sanctions. In his statement on the House floor on Wednesday, he warned…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago (659+ words) The central bank cut rates for the third time in 2025 as limited government data clouds economic outlook. By Andy Hirschfeld and Reuters The United States Federal Reserve has cut interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, marking the last rate cut of the year. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 3.50 " 3.75 percent as US job growth stalls. "Job gains have slowed this year, and the unemployment rate has edged up through September. More recent indicators are consistent with these developments. Inflation has moved up since earlier in the year and remains somewhat elevated," the central bank said in a statement. The cut was widely expected with an 89 percent probability of a rate cut, according to the CME Fed Watch, a tracker which monitors the likelihood of monetary policy decisions. The decision…...