PUTRAJAYA: With the economy being his top priority for 2024, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is optimistic that Malaysia will see stronger economic growth next year, judging from the interest shown by foreigners to invest here. It would not be a surprise to see a record in terms of investment in …

LIVERPOOL, England (Reuters) – Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta described Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Liverpool as one of the most intense games in decades on Saturday as the north Londoners’ long wait for a league victory at Anfield continued. Gabriel’s early headed goal gave Arsenal hope of a first league win …

MILAN (Reuters) -Goals from Yann Bisseck and Nicolo Barella gave Inter Milan a 2-0 home win over Lecce in Serie A on Saturday to restore their four-point lead at the top of the table. Inter lead the standings on 44 points after 17 games, four points ahead of Juventus who …

PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s Prime Minister Albin Kurti said on Saturday that armed men supported by Serbian security agencies were being trained to launch new attacks in his country after a September assault which left four dead. Serbia denied any such plan. On September 24, a group of 80 armed …

LONDON (Reuters) – Vicario Guglielmo is far from the most high-profile goalkeeper in the Premier League but he is enjoying an excellent first season at Tottenham Hotspur and turned on the style on Saturday to ensure his team emerged with a 2-1 win over Everton. He would have been pleased …

(Reuters) – The head of Ukraine’s eastern-rite Catholic church on Saturday said a document endorsed by Pope Francis this week permitting blessings for same-sex couples did not apply to his church and its teachings. Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk said the Vatican document “interprets the pastoral meaning of blessings in the …

LONDON (Reuters) – Gloom descended on Manchester United again as they began their festive fixtures with a 2-0 Premier League defeat at West Ham United on Saturday — a 13th loss of the season in all competitions for Erik Ten Hag’s faltering team. Newly-crowned World Club champions Manchester City slipped …

NOTTINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Dominic Solanke scored a hat-trick as Bournemouth ruined the managerial debut of Nuno Espirito Santo at 10-man Nottingham Forest with a pulsating last-gasp 3-2 Premier League victory on Saturday. Solanke completed his treble four minutes into stoppage-time to deny Forest a point after Chris Wood looked …