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Thousands protest outside Israel parliament against judicial reforms

Thousands protest outside Israel parliament against judicial reforms

Thousands of Israelis protested outside parliament on Monday against the government's controversial judicial reform plan, which aims to give lawmakers substantially more control over the supreme court.

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Rising panic over blocked imports in crisis-hit Pakistan

Rising panic over blocked imports in crisis-hit Pakistan

Pakistan business chiefs are clamouring for the cash-strapped government to allow manufacturing materials stuck at the key port of Karachi into the country, warning that a failure to lift a ban on imports will leave millions jobless.

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Pioli hoping for Milan revival on return to Champions League knockouts

Pioli hoping for Milan revival on return to Champions League knockouts

Stefano Pioli is hoping that AC Milan have pulled out of their damaging downward spiral as his team prepare for their first Champions League knockout tie in nearly a decade.

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European equities rise on hopes of inflation slowdown

European equities rise on hopes of inflation slowdown

European stock markets rose Monday as investors set aside Asian losses and forecast easing inflation in Britain and the United States, dealers said.

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EU lifts growth forecast as eurozone skirts recession

EU lifts growth forecast as eurozone skirts recession

Europe's economy will grow more than previously forecast this year as it avoids a winter recession, with inflation expected to ease as gas prices have fallen, the European Commission said Monday.

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Quake stalls election campaign of Turkey's splintered opposition

Quake stalls election campaign of Turkey's splintered opposition

Turkey's splintered political opposition was supposed to agree Monday on a joint candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year grip on power at the ballot box.

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Mbappe returns to training ahead of Bayern Champions League tie

Mbappe returns to training ahead of Bayern Champions League tie

Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has made a faster-than-expected return to training ahead of the round of 16 Champions League first-leg home tie with Bayern Munich on Tuesday.

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Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 35,000

Turkey-Syria quake toll rises above 35,000

The toll from last week's earthquake in Turkey and Syria rose above 35,000 on Monday, as rescue teams started to wind down the search for survivors and the aid effort shifted to hundreds of thousands of people made homeless.

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Israel strikes Gaza, one killed in West Bank arrest raid

Israel strikes Gaza, one killed in West Bank arrest raid

Israel struck a Hamas base in Gaza on Monday in response to a rocket fired from the enclave, while one Palestinian died during what the army called a West Bank raid targeting suspects.

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India's Mandhana fetches $410,000 at first women's premier league auction

India's Mandhana fetches $410,000 at first women's premier league auction

Several of the world's top women cricketers earned hundreds of thousands of dollars for their services in the inaugural Women's Premier League auction on Monday, with India's attacking batter Smriti Mandhana leading the way on $410,000.

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