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Abhishek Bachchan to join European T20 Premier League as co-owner

ETPL is a privately-owned franchise tournament in partnership with three member cricket nations-Ireland, Scotland, and the Netherlands

Euro zone economy ended 2024 in fragile state as activity contracted: PMI

Headline index was boosted by the bloc's dominant services sector, whose PMI bounced back above breakeven to 51.6 from November's 49.5, but was weighed down by a sharper decline in factory activity

Will resign after coalition talks fail: Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer

His announcement on Saturday came a day after the liberal Neos party withdrew from the negotiations with Nehammer's conservative People's Party (OVP) and the Social Democrats (SPO)

Blinken heads to Asia, Europe on last expected trip as top US diplomat

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will embark on what is expected to be his final overseas trip in office this weekend, travelling to South Korea, Japan and France. The State Department announced Friday that Blinken would visit Seoul, Tokyo and Paris beginning Sunday. He will return to Washington early Thursday in time to attend the funeral services for former president Jimmy Carter, officials said. In South Korea, which is in the midst of a political turmoil following the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol, and Japan, Blinken intends to highlight the expansion of US cooperation with both nations as part of the Biden administration's Indo-Pacific strategy. That strategy is primarily intended to blunt Chinese ambitions in the region but also to deter the nuclear threat from North Korea. Political developments in South Korea, however, after Yoon declared martial law and was later impeached, have raised questions about the stability of Washington-Seoul relations. The US has tak

Europe, Asia's factories end 2024 on weak footing as Trump 2.0 risks mount

U.S. President-elect Trump has pledged to impose tariffs across the board, with bigger barriers on imports from three major trading partners - Mexico, Canada and China

Asian LNG prices set to increase after Russia-Ukraine transit ends

Ukraine hopes increased supply of gas from the US and other producers to Europe will make prices more comfortable

Montenegro shooting: 10 dead, including family members; suspect on run

Police have launched a manhunt for Martinovic and have blocked all roads in the area to apprehend the suspect

Europe's Russian gas era comes to an end as Ukraine transit stops

Russia's oldest gas export route to Europe - a pipeline dating back to Soviet days - was set to shut at the end of 2024, as a five-year transit deal between Russia and Ukraine expires

South Korea plane crash: Experts flay runway design; airport embankment

All 175 passengers and four of the six crew were killed when a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway

Musk berated by German leaders for extending support to far-right party

Musk, a key advisor and major donor to US President-elect Donald Trump, has repeatedly praised the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany in recent weeks

Elon Musk supports far-right AfD party in Germany through oped piece

Elon Musk, who endorsed Donald Trump's presidential bid in the US election, has also supported far-right political outfits in the UK

Europe braces for Trump's return: Trade, defence, and tech challenges loom

On security, a truly defence-ready Europe still looks a distant prospect even after the biggest full-scale conflict on home soil since 1945

Akums Group signs 200 million euro deal for European market expansion

The commercial supply of these products is expected to begin in 2027 and continue until 2032

Russia says pipeline gas, LNG exports to Europe up by 18-20% in 2024

Russian pipeline gas exports to Europe face serious challenges

Iran denies allegations of using kids to hit Israeli targets in Europe

Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesman for Iran said the allegations, are "absurd, shameful and immoral," adding that Iran "never had a proxy" nor needed one

Iran hires locals, including minors to attack Israeli targets in Europe

Britain's MI5 has also issued warnings of an increase in Iran-linked attacks. But the Nordic countries are particularly vulnerable

Trump adds Europe to list of US trade partners facing tariff threats

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs unless the group takes steps to import more US goods. I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas, Trump posted shortly after 1 a.m. on social media. Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!! In 2023, the United States' trade imbalance with the EU on goods was USD 209 billion, according to the Census Bureau. There were USD 576 billion in imports from Europe and USD 367 billion in exports from the United States. Trump's transition team did not respond to questions seeking greater clarity on the message, which for all its bluntness was unclear on next steps. When Trump threatened Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent tariffs in November, the leaders of both countries spoke with him to try and resolve any tensions. But the European Union .

European car sales decline in November, led by France and Italy: ACEA

The slowdown in electric vehicle (EV) sales was only partly offset by the growth of hybrid-electric car registrations

French President Emmanuel Macron to announce new prime minister today

Barnier stepped down after just three months in office, marking the shortest tenure of any prime minister in modern French history

Formula 1 owner's $3.8 billion MotoGP deal faces full-scale EU probe

MotoGP is just the latest asset to be taken over by billionaire John Malone's sprawling Liberty Media empire that already includes a wide range of media, communications and entertainment businesses