NIAMEY (Reuters) – The last French troops deployed in Niger to help fight a decade-old Islamist insurgency in the Sahel left the country on Friday, sealing a withdrawal that has dealt a further blow to France’s influence in West Africa. Army officers who seized power in Niger in July made …

(Reuters) – Chelsea must wait a while longer before Christopher Nkunku is ready to start, manager Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday after the versatile forward returned from a knee injury and made his debut for the club this week. The France international played in Tuesday’s League Cup win over Newcastle …

(Reuters) – Manchester United’s Rasmus Hojlund has yet to score in the Premier League but manager Erik ten Hag is backing the Danish striker to break his duck even as the team continue to struggle in front of goal. Hojlund was signed in the close season for a reported fee …

(Reuters) – Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe stood by his right back Kieran Trippier after the England international’s costly errors during Tuesday’s League Cup loss at Chelsea. Trippier’s mistake led to Chelsea’s added-time equaliser and he missed a penalty in the shootout as Newcastle exited the competition a week after …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Atmosphere 360 & Café 360, located at the KL Tower here are currently not operational as the premises are under the supervision and control of the High Court, says Menara Kuala Lumpur Sdn Bhd (MKLSB). MKLSB stated that court bailiffs had come to the KL Tower on …

MUMBAI (Reuters) – India is testing artificial intelligence (AI) to build climate models to improve weather forecasting as torrential rains, floods and droughts proliferate across the vast country, a top weather official said. Global warming has triggered more intense clashes of weather systems in India in recent years, increasing extreme …

(Reuters) – Napoli President Aurelio De Laurentiis welcomed the European Court of Justice ruling on the Super League project, saying UEFA and FIFA do not understand the business of the sport and the need to grow club revenues. Europe’s top court said the ruling bodies had contravened EU law by …

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit got an early Christmas gift and bounced against the US dollar on Friday as a downward revision of third-quarter US economic growth and Malaysia’s lowest inflation rate in almost three years lifted the local note. The jump against the greenback also came ahead of important US …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday will sign an executive order allowing Washington to impose sanctions on financial institutions that help Russia evade sanctions, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said. The executive order, part of a wider U.S. crackdown on sanctions evasion, also gives Washington the ability …

JOHOR BARU: A 19-year-old college student from Kuala Lumpur has lost almost RM15,000 after falling prey to a part-time job scam she found on social media. The woman, who only wanted to be known as Wendy, said she saw an advertisement on Facebook about a job where she could get …