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Boaz Weinstein is calling for the removal of the entire board of a tech-focused fund managed by Baillie Gifford, in a bid to reverse what the activist investor sees as “unprecedented” value destruction.In a letter to the Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust’s board on Thursday, Weinstein — whose activist investment firm Saba Capital owns around 30% of shares in the trust — said the board has “objectively and categorically failed” to deliver the performance expected by shareholders.EWIT’s portfolio comprises a global mix of smaller and emerging public and private companies focused on tech innovation and transformation, that target “significant disruptive growth…

Kylian Mbappé said Real Madrid’s players need to “protect” Xabi Alonso after their 4-3 Champions League win at Olympiacos on Wednesday.Midfielder Eduardo Camavinga also called for the team to “help” the coach.Alonso had come under pressure after three consecutive games without a win, with doubts over his relationship with key members of the squad including Vinícius Júnior, who has been benched four times this season.However, after scoring four goals — including a seven-minute hat trick — in Greece, Mbappé insisted that the team and coaching staff were “united,” while Vinícius hugged Alonso during celebrations on the Karaiskakis Stadium pitch.”I know…

Faten Sweedan remembers celebrating her 28th birthday in October 2023, the day before the Hamas-led attack on Israel and the start of Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza. She was born on 7 October, a date now forever associated with the start of the Gaza genocide. “It was a special birthday, on the Friday,” she told Middle East Eye. “I ate bowls of chocolate, I ate ice cream, iced sweet drinks, I ate lamb barbecue and also barbecued chicken. And stuffed vine leaves… it was a beautiful day.” The Unrwa school teacher, now in the UK on a scholarship, smiles as…

The first day of sale of the iPhone 15 smartphone in Mumbai, India, on Sept. 22, 2023.Dhiraj Singh | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple has filed a case in the Delhi High Court against the country’s antitrust body because of how it considers global turnover when calculating penalties.The iPhone maker, which is among the fastest-growing smartphone brands in India, is challenging India’s new antitrust law under which the U.S. company could face fines of up to $38 billion, according to a report by Reuters.Apple added that it was “unconstitutional, grossly disproportionate, unjust” for the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to use turnover when…

U.S. proposals to end the war between Russia and Ukraine offer a starting point for talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, as he told Ukrainian forces to pull back or be overrun by Russia’s bigger army.“We need to sit down and discuss this seriously,” Putin told reporters at the end of a three-day visit to Kyrgyzstan. “Every word matters.”He described U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan as “a set of issues put forward for discussion” rather than a draft agreement.“If Ukrainian troops withdraw from the territories they occupy, hostilities will cease. If they don’t withdraw, we will achieve this by…

Chelsea host Arsenal on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, as the Gunners’ nearest challengers in the early Premier League standings. This will be the Blues’ toughest examination yet – and there are intriguing questions for head coach Enzo Maresca to answer…How do you break down the Premier League’s best defence?Chelsea have scored 41 goals in 19 games this term – only Arsenal can better that total across all competitions among Premier League teams. Yet, how Maresca sets up his attack this weekend and who he selects to start feels like a crucial call, given the Gunners’ extraordinary defensive quality. Cole…

BERLIN (AP) — The European Space Agency said Thursday it would increase its budget for the next three years to almost 22.1 billion euros ($25.6 billion). Ahead of two-day agency conference starting Thursday in the German city of Bremen, ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher had expressed concern that Europe could be left behind in space travel if it didn’t invest more money, German news agency dpa reported. On Thursday, Aschbacher thanked ESA’s 23 European member states for their contributions.“I think the message that Europe must catch up and get involved in order to literally give wings to Europe’s future through…

Welcome to The Radar, a Sky Sports column in which Nick Wright uses a blend of data and opinion to shed light on need-to-know stories from up and down the Premier League. This week: 🔴 Rice’s attacking evolution at Arsenal🔥 Caicedo’s ball-winning and press resistance🔍 A player to watch this weekend Caicedo or Rice? An epic midfield battleSunday’s meeting between Chelsea and Arsenal, live on Sky Sports, pits the Premier League’s top two against each other. It is also battle between its two best midfielders. Moises Caicedo versus Declan Rice is not so much a subplot as a box-office attraction…

 KUWAIT: Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Director General Dr. Faisal Al-Hamidan highlighted Kuwait’s active role in addressing plastic pollution through its participation in the High-Level International Forum on Nuclear Technologies for Controlling Plastic Pollution, held in the Philippines.Speaking after the Manila forum on November 25-26, Dr. Al-Hamidan said Kuwait’s engagement underscores its commitment to global environmental challenges, with KISR leading research initiatives and establishing international standards to monitor and understand microplastic pollution in oceans, soil, and air.He emphasized that KISR scientists, through pioneering projects and strategic collaborations, have developed unified protocols with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), now…

LONDON (AP) — British police on Thursday arrested a man on suspicion of involvement in an attack outside a synagogue last month that left two worshippers dead.Greater Manchester Police said the 31-year-old was detained at Manchester Airport on suspicion of “commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism” after arriving on an inbound flight.A Syria-born British man, Jihad Al-Shamie, was shot dead by police on Oct. 2 outside the Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester after he rammed a car into pedestrians, attacked them with a knife and tried to force his way into the building.Police say the 35-year-old had…