Dearbail Jordan, Theo Leggettand Jonathan Josephs,BBC Business News Getty Images EC President Ursula von der Leyen struck a deal with Donald Trump last year Donald Trump’s threat on Saturday to impose tariffs on eight European countries unless they support his plan to buy Greenland came as a shock. The US president said he would introduce…
America is going to get a second Sphere, and it’s coming to the Washington D.C. metro area. Sphere Entertainment, the company behind the Las Vegas landmark, says that it has inked a deal with the state of Maryland, Prince George’s County, and Peterson Companies to develop and build a second Sphere venue at National Harbor,…
Bill BarnwellJan 19, 2026, 08:35 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell Show podcast, with…
China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned to Earth with no astronauts inside – just metal, heat and a cracked window – touching down at the Dongfeng landing site in Inner Mongolia on Monday. The hull appeared to be darkened after enduring the intense heat and stress of re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. But on-site inspections revealed the capsule’s…
The numbers are in, and they paint a picture that defies the conventional wisdom of Washington’s trade hawks. In 2025, China’s trade surplus surged to a record high of US$1.2 trillion. In December alone, the surplus reached $114 billion, driven by a higher-than-expected 6.6% growth in exports and 5.7% growth in imports. The trade surplus…
No other foreign nation maintains a larger military presence in Taiwan than Singapore. Approximately 3,000 Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) personnel are rotationally stationed on the island each year under Project Starlight, a bilateral defense agreement signed in 1975 between the two sies. While rarely acknowledged by Singaporean officials, Project Starlight holds significant operational importance for…
Brett OkamotoJan 19, 2026, 08:00 AM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
On Monday, Indiana will look to cap off a dominant storybook season in the national championship game, where a title game win will give the Hoosiers a 16-0 record that’s without parallel in the modern major college football era. (North Dakota State has also put together a 16-0 season, but at the FCS level.) But…
This weekend in soccer gave us plenty to break down across Europe’s top leagues and in some cup competitions, like the Africa Cup of Nations. Where should we begin? How about the Manchester derby, which saw Manchester United shock rivals Manchester City with a 2-0 win that is a major blow to Pep Guardiola’s aspirations…
