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Tottenham boss Thomas Frank hailed a “top performance” from skipper Cristian Romero after his brace salvaged a 2-2 draw against Newcastle.The Magpies had enjoyed a series of promising opportunities throughout the game before Bruno Guimarães sent them ahead in the 71st minute.Romero replied seven minutes later with an excellent diving header from Mohammed Kudus’ cross, before Anthony Gordon restored Newcastle’s lead from the penalty spot.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe Spurs skipper had the final say in a dramatic finale, scoring an overhead kick in the fifth minute of stoppage-time which bounced through the box and trickled into the bottom corner.Speaking about Romero’s…

Sydney Opera House, designed by Danish architect Mr Jorn Oberg Utzon, at first light as the sun rises over Sydney harbor and city center skyscrapers.Ucg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesAustralia’s third-quarter economic growth missed analysts’ expectations, but clocked its fastest expansion in about two years, driven by strong investment and consumer demand. The country’s GDP rose 2.1% year on year, marking its strongest expansion since the third quarter of 2023 when the economy grew at the same rate, data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics showed on Wednesday. Economists were expected GDP growth of 2.2%. On a quarter-on-quarter basis, Australia’s GDP grew…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Tuesday and what’s on the radar for Wednesday’s session. Data, data, data!!! ADP’s jobs report comes out at 8:15 a.m. ET on Wednesday. The expectation is for plus 40,000. Industrial production will come out at 9:15 a.m. At 10 a.m., we get ISM non-manufacturing PMI numbers. Going into Wednesday, the 10-year is yielding 4.09%. The 2-year is at 3.51%.…

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Nouhoun Sidibè was a herder, like his father and grandfather, and took pride in his identity as a pastoralist. That’s until the day armed men descended on his home in northern Burkina Faso and seized all his livestock.Within minutes on that day in 2020, the father of four lost everything.For the next three years, he wandered from town to town looking for jobs in the landlocked West African nation that faces growing attacks by armed groups, with some of the fighters linked to al-Qaida. He had no luck, and decided to try neighboring Ivory Coast…

LONDON (AP) — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will be greeted by brass bands and royalty Wednesday when he arrives for a U.K. state visit that will celebrate the close ties between the countries while also remembering the scars of the past.King Charles III will welcome Steinmeier and his wife, Elke Büdenbender, to Windsor Castle for the start of a three-day tour featuring all the pomp and ceremony the U.K. traditionally rolls out for its honored guests. But there will also be a somber note as Steinmeier becomes the first German head of state to make a formal state visit to…

NEW DELHI (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will be in India this week for a summit aimed at deepening economic, defense and energy ties, a visit that will also test New Delhi’s efforts to balance relations with Moscow and Washington as the war in Ukraine grinds on.Putin is scheduled to arrive on the state visit Thursday and hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday. They are expected to review progress on bilateral ties, discuss issues of mutual interest and sign interdepartmental and business agreements, both governments said.India has continued to buy discounted Russian oil, despite warnings…

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Southeast Asia is being pummeled by unusually severe floods this year, as late-arriving storms and relentless rains wreak havoc that has caught many places off guard.Deaths have topped 1,400 across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand, with more than 1,000 still missing in floods and landslides. In Indonesia, entire villages remain cut off after bridges and roads were swept away. Thousands in Sri Lanka lack clean water, while Thailand’s prime minister acknowledged shortcomings in his government’s response. Malaysia is still reeling from one its worst floods, which killed three and displaced thousands. Meanwhile, Vietnam and the Philippines…

Pep Guardiola was at a loss to explain what happened to his Manchester City side after they almost blew a four-goal lead in a madcap 5-4 win at Fulham, adding it was a matter of survival.Erling Haaland brought up his century of Premier League goals, but his milestone got lost in the mayhem of what was to follow.City were 5-1 up and cruising shortly after half-time, but goals from Alex Iwobi and substitute Samuel Chukwueze’s double left them clinging on for dear life by the end.Editor’s Picks1 Related”Did you enjoy that, guys?” Guardiola smiled after the match. “Me? Impossible.”It’s the…

If OpenAI’s internal drama were a Netflix series, CNBC’s Jim Cramer says, it would be a binge-worthy mix of tension, comedy and cliffhangers — and Wall Street would be glued to every episode.On Tuesday, Cramer seized on reporting that CEO Sam Altman recently declared a “code red” inside the company that suggests OpenAI fears Google’s Gemini 3 may be catching up fast in user traction. Cramer said the comparison isn’t about which model answers questions better, as both can be wrong, but about distribution and habit.”Gemini 3 is easy to find and easy to trust,” Cramer saidWhat rattles investors, he…

Panoramic view of Busan city, South Korea taken on sunrise.Alex Veprik | Moment | Getty ImagesSoftBank led gains in Japanese tech-related stocks Wednesday, tracking Wall Street peers, and boosting the Nikkei 225. Tech-focused investment major SoftBank rose more than 6%, snapping a three-session streak of losses. Japan’s Tokyo Electron, which provides essential chipmaking equipment to foundries that manufacture Nvidia chips, rose more than 4%; chip equipment maker Lasertec added as much as 7%, and chipmaker Renesas Electronics advanced more than 6%. Semiconductor testing equipment supplier Advantest also gained as much as 5%. The Nikkei led gains in Asia, closing 1.14%…