LONDON (Reuters) – One fixture lurking like a troll in Arsenal’s Premier League title run-in has probably consumed the thoughts of the club’s fans more than any other — Sunday’s short trip down the road to arch-rivals Tottenham Hotspur. Like all big city derbies, pride and bragging rights are always …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned on Thursday by New York’s highest court, reopening the landmark case that launched the #MeToo movement and highlighting the challenges of holding powerful men accountable. In a 4-3 decision, the state Court of Appeals said …

(Reuters) – Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said on Thursday his country was facing grave threats internally and externally that had required it to change its security posture and allow Russia to deploy dozens of tactical nuclear weapons on its territory. Lukashenko alleged, without providing evidence, that the Belarus opposition planned …

BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Austrian privacy activist Max Schrems on Thursday received backing from an adviser to Europe’s top court in his fight against Meta Platforms over personalised advertising based on processing of personal data. The adviser’s opinion is non-binding, but judges at the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European …

(Reuters) – Juventus v AC Milan is traditionally one of the biggest rivalries in Italian football, but this weekend’s Serie A meeting between the pair is a battle for the runners-up spot, with both managers unsure of their future. Milan lost the derby on Monday, a defeat which allowed Inter …

MILAN (Reuters) – Journalists at Italian state broadcaster RAI will strike next month in protest against the “suffocating control” over their work by Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing government, the reporters’ trade union Usigrai said on Thursday. The union criticised political attempts “to turn RAI into a mouthpiece for the government” among …

U.S. stocks were poised to open sharply lower on Thursday, dragged down by growth stocks after dour quarterly results from Meta Platforms, while signs of persistent inflation dampened hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates anytime soon. Meta plunged 16% in premarket trading after the Facebook-parent forecast higher expenses …

PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim emphasised the need to appoint more women as secretaries-general of ministries and directors-general of departments. Anwar, who is also the Finance Minister, said that the current representation of women leaders does not reflect the overall 42% of female participation in decision-making roles in …

KUALA LUMPUR: The Small and Medium Enterprises Association of Malaysia (Samenta) has asked the government to exempt small traders and micro enterprises from the upcoming e-invoice regime. The e-invoicing system’s implementation is being rolled out gradually, starting with taxpayers with an annual turnover or revenue of more than RM100 million …

(Reuters) – Apple has rejected Spotify’s new version of its iOS app with in-app pricing information for users in the European Union, the audio streaming firm said on Thursday. The Swedish company submitted a new version of its app to Apple with basic pricing and website information, which is a …