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Swiss flag is pictured at the Harbor in Geneva, Switzerland, March 13, 2024. Denis Balibouse | ReutersThe U.S. and Switzerland have reached a trade deal, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told CNBC on Friday.Duties will be reduced to 15%, the Swiss government said in a post on X, adding that further details will be announced at 4 p.m. local time.As part of the deal, Swiss companies have pledged to invest some $200 billion in the U.S. by the end of 2028, which includes funding for education and training, according to a statement by the Swiss government.”We’ve essentially reached a deal with…

The wave of legislation advanced in the Israeli Knesset under the current government, which accelerated during the genocide in Gaza, has gained fresh momentum since the ceasefire. While many describe these measures as a “judicial coup” – a transition from democracy to authoritarianism – such framing misses the deeper political trajectory shaping Israel today: not merely a shift in regime, but a broader societal consensus aimed at dismantling the Palestinian question altogether. Leveraging the weakness of the current Palestinian leadership, Israel seeks to establish a new constitutional framework that grants the government unchecked power – both to formalise annexation in…

Gareth Ainsworth is back involved with Gillingham after several weeks away recovering from heart surgery.The Gills boss is not quite ready for a return to the dugout, yet. But he has been back overseeing training and their preparations for games in League Two. He missed all four of their league fixtures in October. “It is great to be back here,” he tells Sky Sports. “This is who I am and it is a special club. They have looked after me and really supported me through what was a very testing time for me, my family and the team. Things are…

Twenty-five countries supplied Israel with crude oil and refined petroleum throughout its two-year genocide in Gaza, a new report has revealed. An updated report by Oil Change International tracked a total of 323 shipments from 25 countries carrying nearly 21.2 million tonnes of crude oil and refined products to Israel between November 1 2023 and 1 October 2025. Of those shipments, 171 carried 17.9 million tonnes of crude, with 70 percent of it from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. Azeri crude is funnelled from Azerbaijan to Turkey via the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline. The report noted that, while Turkey is listed as the…

Nov 14, 2025, 08:05 AM ETBarcelona president Joan Laporta plans to erect a statue of Lionel Messi at the Camp Nou as part of a tribute he wants to give to the legendary player.Messi, 38, made an unannounced visit on Sunday to Barça’s stadium, ahead of joining up with the Argentina squad in Spain.He posted images on social media alongside a caption saying he hoped to “return for the goodbye I never got to say as a player.”Editor’s Picks2 Related”Messi deserves the tribute at Can Barça, the most beautiful in the world, and also, along with the board of directors…

Thomas Tuchel said he liked England’s “intense”, “tight” 2-0 win over Serbia – and the game may prove to be an important 90 minutes as he shapes his plans for the World Cup.The qualifier didn’t exactly grip the supporters inside Wembley throughout the contest, with the lack of away supporters not aiding the atmosphere. But on the pitch, there were further signals of how Tuchel’s England will look at next summer’s World Cup. Still, though, questions remain – and big questions, given the calibre of player who could be left at home…The big one: Who is England’s No 10? Please…

Kylian Mbappé has withdrawn from the France squad and is returning to Madrid to have scans on his injured ankle, the French Football Federation said on Friday.The Real Madrid forward, 26, scored two goals against Ukraine on Thursday in Paris to seal the 2018 World Cup winners’ place in the 2026 edition.His brace took his career goal tally to 400, but he will not play in Les Bleus’ next game away in Azerbaijan on Sunday.The decision, taken by Didier Deschamps and the Real Madrid medical staff, to send him home was justified by the fact that his ankle is still…

Last week, my 84-year-old father, Rached Ghannouchi, embarked on a hunger strike. His body is frail, his health fragile; yet from his narrow cell, he chose hunger – not as escape, but as solidarity. He did it for Jawhar Ben Mbarek, a left-leaning professor of constitutional law, one of the leaders of the National Salvation Front and a central figure in the opposition to Tunisian President Kais Saied’s coup. Ben Mbarek had already been on a wildcat hunger strike for a week, hovering between life and death, when my father joined him. Since then, the strike has spread across Tunisia’s…

Ryan O’HanlonNov 14, 2025, 06:45 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”Over the summer, clubs across the world spent $9.76 billion on acquiring about 12,000 new players.Both numbers were record highs, according to FIFA. Around 1,000 more players changed teams in 2025 than did in 2024, and the near-$10 billion outlay was a more-than-50% increase over the summer spending in the previous year.Most of the money was spent by UEFA clubs: $8.5 billion, which was a $3 billion increase from just the year before. About…

Nov 14, 2025, 06:31 AM ETBorussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi is on the radar of Manchester United, while Liverpool are ready to rival Tottenham Hotspur to sign £70 million-rated winger Antoine Semenyo. Join us for the latest transfer new and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Aubameyang: Signing for Arsenal rivals Chelsea a ‘big mistake’- Ederson: I wasn’t happy at Manchester City anymore- Sources: Ex-Chelsea star Oscar may retire after heart issueBorussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi is on the radar of Man United. (Photo by Mario Hommes/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)TRENDING RUMORS- Manchester…