Month: February 2023

By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — A Qatar-based bid for Manchester United was confirmed Friday, with Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani promising to rid the iconic soccer club of debt and return it to its former glories. Sheikh Jassim, chairman of Qatar Islamic Bank, has submitted a 100% offer to

By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Russia, China and South Africa are set to begin naval drills off South Africa’s Indian Ocean coast in a demonstration of the countries’ close ties amid Russia’s war in Ukraine. The 10 days of exercises starting Friday will coincide with the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A powerful storm over the North Sea hit northern Europe and led to dozens of train and ferry cancellations Friday in northern Denmark and southern Norway as the Danish Meteorological Institute forecast hurricane-force wind gusts. The storm, named Otto, was set to move east over Sweden and the Baltic Sea. In

By KARL RITTER Associated Press MUNICH (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is urging Western allies to quicken their military support for Ukraine. He warned Friday at a major international security conference that delays would play into Russia’s hand as the invasion approaches its first anniversary. He told the Munich Security Conference in Germany there