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(Reuters) – Lazio will ban three fans for life from attending any games at the Stadio Olimpico due to antisemitic behaviour during the Rome derby on Sunday. Authorities reviewed security camera footage to identify a fan wearing a Lazio shirt with the name ‘Hitlerson’ and the number 88, a reference to the ‘Heil Hitler’ salute, during their 1-0 win over AS Roma. Two other fans were banned for performing ‘Roman […]

(Reuters) – Cristiano Ronaldo said he has been surprised by the level of competitiveness in the Saudi Pro League since joining Al Nassr in January. “I think you should look at the (Saudi Pro League) in a different way,” he told reporters. “I’m not going to say that the league is a Premier League, that would be a lie. “But it’s a very competitive league that I’m positively surprised by, […]

By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – The feeling of driving a new car off the lot is hard to beat. What comes next is not so nice: the first monthly payment. That bill packs an extra punch these days. New car buyers with a monthly payment over $1,000 rose to an all-time high of 16.8% in February, auto information site Edmunds’ data showed. That is up from 15.7% in […]

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired four cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday as its rivals South Korea and the United States held joint military exercises, the South Korean military said. The military initially reported “multiple missiles” without elaborating; South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup told parliament on Thursday that there were four. Lee added that North Korea appears to have made “substantial progress” in miniaturising […]

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military said on Thursday it monitored and drove away a U.S. destroyer that had illegally entered waters around the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. In a statement, the military said without the approval of the government, the guided-missile destroyer Milius illegally intruded into China’s territorial waters, undermining peace and stability in the busy waterway. “The theater forces will maintain a high state of alert […]

By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired four cruise missiles off its east coast on Wednesday as its rivals South Korea and the United States held joint military exercises, the South Korean military said. The military initially reported “multiple missiles” without elaborating; South Korean Defence Minister Lee Jong-sup told parliament on Thursday that there were four. Lee added that North Korea appears to have made “substantial progress” in miniaturising […]

By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese fought back tears on Thursday as he revealed the question the government wants to ask in a referendum on whether to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the country’s constitution. “If not now, when?,” Albanese asked, choking up during a televised media conference, standing alongside several Indigenous leaders supporting the proposal. “For many … this moment has been a […]

By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The dollar was under pressure near seven-week lows on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve sounded close to calling time on interest rate hikes, which markets think are more or less over. The Fed raised its benchmark funds rate by 25 basis points, as expected, but dropped language about “ongoing increases” being needed in favour of “some additional” rises, as it watches how wobbling […]

By Dan Peleschuk and Sergiy Chalyi KYIV/ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russian drones attacked Ukrainian cities and missiles blasted an apartment block, but a months-long ground assault on the eastern town of Bakhmut could be stalling in the face of fierce resistance, according to Ukrainian and British military experts. Russian forces unleashed a wave of air strikes in the north and south of Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin bid farewell on […]