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Proposal for breakaway competition rejected by European soccer leagues

Detailed plans for a new rival to the Champions League the Unify League were released this week by Madrid-based A22 Sports Management

Italian Cup: Asllani's rare corner goal takes Inter Milan to quarterfinals

Marko Arnautovic and Kristjan Asllani netted in the first half to help Inter set up a quarterfinal match against Lazio the team it routed 6-0 in the league on Monday

China's Xi swears in Macao's new leader, urges economic diversification

New Chief Executive Sam Hou Fai Macao's first leader born in mainland China vowed to address the territory's unbalanced and uncoordinated economic development

US diplomats and hostage envoy in Syria on first visit since Assad ouster

The team is also the first group of American diplomats to formally visit Syria in more than a decade since the US shuttered its embassy in Damascus in 2012

Int'l students urged to return to US campuses before Trump inauguration

More than a dozen schools have issued advisories, even though Trump's plans remain uncertain

Democratic governors hammered Trump earlier, now they hope to work with him

A New York jury convicted Trump earlier this year on all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex

Turkey, Russia engage in delicate manoeuvre over Syria after Assad's fall

Russia and Turkiye share economic and security interests along with an intense rivalry

S Korean investigators seek to question reluctant prez over martial law

Yoon is focusing on defending himself at the Constitutional Court, which following his impeachment will decide whether to remove him from office or reinstate his powers

Australia announces $118 mn deal to enhance policing in Solomon Islands

Australia has been energetically pursuing new bilateral security deals with its Pacific island neighbor

US agency deports over 272K people to 192 nations, highest since 2014

Over the 12-month period ended Sept. 30, Mexico was the most common destination for deportees

Here's what to know about debt ceiling debate as govt shutdown looms in US

Trump has demanded that a provision raising or suspending the nation's debt limit -- something that his own party routinely resists -- be included in legislation to avert a govt shutdown

UN General Assembly asks court to say what Israel needs to provide in Gaza

Resolutions in the 193-member General Assembly are not legally binding, though they do reflect world opinion

Friday midnight deadline looms for US Congress to prevent govt shutdown

Republicans abandoned a bipartisan plan Wednesday to prevent a shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk came out against it

Trump backs new GOP plan to fund govt, raise debt limit as shutdown nears

The new plan would keep government running for three more months, add disaster assistance for hurricane-hit states and others, and allow more borrowing through January 30, 2027, Republicans said

Israeli forces preventing Syrian villagers from accessing their fields

Israeli military said in a statement that it is operating within the buffer zone and in several additional locations in its proximity to ensure the security

Canada's PM Trudeau to shuffle his Cabinet today amid resignation calls

Trudeau is facing rising discontent over his leadership, and the abrupt departure of his finance minister on Monday could be something he can't recover from

Russia's Prez Putin boasts of gains in Ukraine at annual news conference

He used the tightly choreographed event, which lasted for about 4 1/2 hours, to reinforce his authority and demonstrate a sweeping command of everything from consumer prices to military hardware

US economy grows at 3.1% pace in Q3, upgrade from previous estimate

Third-quarter growth in US gross domestic product the economy's output of goods and services accelerated from the April-July rate of 3 per cent

Immigration drives US population growth to highest rate in 23 years

The 1 per cent growth rate this year was the highest it has been since 2001, and it was a marked contrast to the record low of 0.2 per cent set in 2021 at the height of pandemic restrictions

Government shutdown at risk as Trump's demands put Speaker Johnson in bind

Trump said early Thursday that Johnson will easily remain speaker for the next Congress if he acts decisively and tough in coming up with a new plan to also increase the debt limit