DUBLIN: Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off for an elbow as his Portugal side lost 2-0 against Ireland on Thursday and blew another chance to qualify for the 2026 World Cup. Troy Parrott struck twice in the first half to keep Ireland’s hopes of reaching next summer’s tournament alive with a famous victory against Ronaldo and…
Authorities on Jeju Island are on alert after multiple packages of ketamine disguised as Chinese tea bags were discovered washed up along the island’s coastline, prompting fears of drug trafficking and damage to the island’s image as a major tourist destination. According to South Korea’s coastguard on Wednesday, the first discovery occurred on September 29…
Tom Richardson,BBC Newsbeat and Mel Ramsay,BBC News Activision Actress Kiernan Shipka takes a central role in Black Ops 7’s campaign There are some things you can always rely on, and a new Call of Duty game coming out each year is one of them. As one of the best-known names in video games, it’s a…
Streaming momentum, but challenges in other parts of the business — that was one of the big-picture takeaways from the latest earnings update from Disney on Nov. 13. The Hollywood conglomerate, led by CEO Bob Iger, also unveiled that it would increase its spending on content next year by $1 billion to a total of…
I recently attended the excellentKilkenomics festivalin Kilkenny, Ireland. If you ever get the chance to go, I recommend it. Putting comedians and economists on the same stage doesn’t sound like it makes sense, but it’s surprisingly effective; they balance each other out quite well. And Ireland is a wonderful country, of course. But I did…
Nov 14, 2025, 06:00 AM ET The Week 11 NFL schedule for the 2025 season brings some intriguing matchups. This season’s international fun concludes with the Dolphins and Commanders facing off in Madrid. Later Sunday, QBs Baker Mayfield and Josh Allen will battle in Buffalo. The Seahawks and Rams play each other in an NFC…
Les Bleus move six points clear in Group D during the 10th-anniversary tributes for the 2015 attacks PARIS: France reached the 2026 World Cup with a 4-0 win over Ukraine on Thursday as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the 2015 Paris attacks, while Portugal were made to wait after losing 2-0 in Dublin…
Natasha Booty, Barbara Plett Usher,Africa correspondent and Tom Bateman,State department correspondent AFP via Getty Images It is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis, say aid groups and the G7 An independent fact-finding mission will investigate reported mass killings in the Sudanese city of el-Fasher, the UN announced on Friday. “There has been too much pretence and…
Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh will be honored with the Berlin Film Festival‘s Golden Bear in recognition of her outstanding achievements in film and cinema, the festival announced Friday. The Everything Everywhere All At Once star will receive the award at the opening ceremony of the 76th Berlinale on Feb. 12, 2026. “Michelle Yeoh is a…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s suggestion that Japan could deploy its military in response to a Taiwan contingency has escalated diplomatic tensions and risks further damaging bilateral ties, analysts have warned. According to Beijing, Takaichi “seriously damaged bilateral ties” when she told the Japanese parliament on Friday that use of military force in the Taiwan…
