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When Mohamed Salah announced he would be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season, Jürgen Klopp hailed him as “one of the all-time greats”.The ex-Reds boss managed him for his first five seasons at Anfield – in which Salah scored 156 goals, winning the Champions League, Premier League, three domestic cups, the Super Cup and the Club World Cup. He is indeed an exceptional footballer.But that is only one of the many elements that have made him a global icon and role model to people way beyond the city of Liverpool.Getty ImagesHis route to success has been a rocky…
The relationship between the United States and Cuba – already strained and fragile for decades – has been rapidly deteriorating in recent weeks.Accusing Cuba of posing a national security threat, the US has hit it with an oil blockade, sanctions and now an unprecedented murder indictment against former leader Raúl Castro.Washington is also warning that a peaceful agreement with the Caribbean nation is unlikely, while Cuba says the US is using a “fraudulent case” to justify military intervention.But what is driving the US pressure on Cuba and how is it responding?Could the US take military action against Cuba?Since returning to…
The UAE population has the highest per capita AI adoption globally, according to Microsoft’s latest AI diffusion reportFor decades, the UAE built its reputation on making and moving things. Oil from the ground. Aluminium from smelters. Passengers through airports. Cargo through ports. Each time, the formula was the same — invest early before demand was obvious, build infrastructure at the centre of global flows, and wait for the world to arrive.Al Kaissi says the country is running that formula again. The product this time has no weight, no volume, and plays into years of building and foresight. “We went from exporting…
UK officials suggested establishing a single market for goods trade with the EU as part of the next phase of its Brexit reset, the BBC understands.Industry figures briefed on the move said the idea has not been taken forward at this point, after EU scepticism, as attention focuses on the details of existing negotiations over food, farm and energy trade.The move does show significant extra ambition for a closer post-Brexit economic relationship, ahead of a summit in the coming weeks.For weeks Chancellor Rachel Reeves and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer have been publicly calling for a much closer economic relationship…
For many residents in the UAE, the day has become a moment to pause from busy routines and spend more time with family, and engage in prayer and reflection As faithful in the UAE prepare to observe the Day of Arafah on May 26, many residents said that this year’s prayers are centred around peace, stability and protection amid ongoing regional uncertainty. Observed a day before Eid Al Adha, the Day of Arafah is considered one of the holiest days in Islam, with many residents planning to spend the day fasting, praying, seeking forgiveness and reflecting quietly with family. “The…
The case stemmed from claims by a Polish airline that Boeing had to compensate it for lost business due to the lengthy MAX grounding after two crashes that killed a total of 346A US jury found Friday that aerospace giant Boeing was not liable for lost revenue in a lawsuit involving its 737 MAX jets, which were grounded for 20 months following two deadly crashes in 2018 and 2019.Polish airline LOT had accused Boeing of fraud and sued for $250 million in lost income after the company’s alleged “purposeful and negligent false representations and omissions concerning the 737 MAX aircraft,”…
Moment SpaceX rocket explodes in the Indian Ocean after splashdownElon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched its Starship V3 rocket, which landed in a planned fiery explosion on Friday.3 hrs agoUS & Canada
Trump didn’t specify why it was an ‘important period’ although it comes as talks to end the Middle East war appear to be reaching a crunch point US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday he would miss his son’s wedding, insisting he had to stay in Washington because of “circumstances pertaining to government.” Trump had said a day earlier that the Iran war made it “bad timing” for him to attend Donald Trump Jr’s wedding to Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas this weekend. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the…
Chinese President Xi Jinping called for authorities to “spare no effort” in treating the injured and conducting search and rescue operationsA gas explosion at a coal mine in northern China has killed at least 90 people, state media reported on Saturday, the country’s biggest mining disaster in 17 years.A total of 247 workers were underground at the time of the blast, which occurred at 7:29 pm (11:29 GMT) on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Shanxi province, according to state news agency Xinhua.A total of 345 emergency personnel were dispatched to the site, with rescuers earlier searching “intensively” for…
More than 40,000 people have been evacuated after a toxic chemical started to leak from a tank at an aerospace manufacturing facility in the US.The tank in southern California contains an estimated 7,000 gallons of methyl methacrylate, a highly volatile and flammable substance used in the production of plastic. The Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) issued initial evacuation orders for the area surrounding the Garden Grove facility on Thursday afternoon, after reports of a tank temperature increase.The evacuation zone has been expanded and the cause of the leak is being investigated.In a press conference on Friday afternoon, OCFA Chief Craig…