The often-injured Brazilian star, who joined Al Hilal in 2023, departs the club with seven months remaining on his deal. Neymar has parted ways with Al Hilal by mutual consent, the Saudi Pro League champions announced after a disappointing spell at the club for Brazil’s all-time top scorer. The 32-year-old sustained a knee injury in … Read more
Norway striker Erling Haaland will be aged 34 when his deal with Premier League champions expires. Erling Haaland has signed a new contract at Manchester City that ties him to the Premier League champions until 2034. City announced the new nine and a half-year deal on Friday for the 24-year-old, who has scored 111 goals … Read more
The Economic Community of West African States hopes to use this time to convince the three nations to stay in the bloc. Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger will have a six-month grace period following their exit from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), scheduled for January 29, a year after the countries announced … Read more
The Lebanese group has signalled it is open to a ceasefire with Israel if terms are ‘suitable’. As Israel continues to bombard Lebanon and trade rocket fire with Hezbollah, negotiations are being held behind closed doors for a deal between the two sides. But with a caretaker government unable to form a cabinet and no … Read more
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is under pressure to bring home the captives from Gaza. Calls for a Gaza ceasefire are growing louder in Israel. Three-quarters of a million people came out in major cities on Saturday, demanding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agree to a deal to bring home the remaining captives. But he remains … Read more
Top-secret talks including Biden and Putin result in freedom for 26 people. It’s the biggest prisoner swap between Russia and the West since the Cold War – despite the worst hostility in modern times because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. How was the deal done? Why did it happen now? And could better relations follow? … Read more
Bahrain had cut ties with Iran in 2016, but relations improved following the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement last year. Bahrain and Iran have agreed to begin talks aimed at restoring political relations between the two countries, after a meeting between their foreign ministers in Tehran, the Bahraini foreign ministry has said. The meeting between Bahrain Foreign Minister … Read more
“This was partly hubris from the EPP,” an EU official said. “By asking to have a mandate for only 2.5 years it created a huge perception problem with [socialists], who would be put in a difficult position. The EPP did not play this one well. This will be difficult to solve.” The official added that … Read more
Members reject text drafted by the US in advance of another vote. The United Nations Security Council has failed to pass a United States-drafted resolution recognising the need for a ceasefire in Gaza. It was the first time the Americans had used such strong language, but it was not enough for Russia, China and Algeria. … Read more