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Green carpet in United Arab Emirates welcomes India's film elite for Bollywood awards ceremony

May. 26, 2023 15:42 PM EDT

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Indian celebrities and Bollywood stars on Friday walked a green carpet for a second year in a row in the United Arab Emirates — the signature color of the International Indian Film Academy awards. The 23rd edition of the “Bollywood...

Fire kills 6, injures 7 in a house in Abu Dhabi, officials say, cause unknown

May. 22, 2023 08:25 AM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A house fire in Abu Dhabi killed six people and injured seven on Monday, according to the civil defense authority in the United Arab Emirates. An Investigation is underway to find out the cause of the fire which erupted in the city's Al Moazaz...

Financial charges cast cloud over Man City's dominance in English soccer

May. 22, 2023 07:43 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City’s ruthless run to the Premier League title can be traced back to the morning of Feb. 6, when the club was hit with more than 100 charges of financial wrongdoing. City has not lost a game in any competition since then and is on track to...

Man City's treble bid up and running after winning English Premier League

May. 20, 2023 18:02 PM EDT

Manchester City’s bid for a treble of major trophies is up and running. The first was secured on Saturday without City even playing as the team clinched a third successive English Premier League title — and a ninth top-flight crown in its 143-year history — thanks to another...

UN envoy cautiously optimistic Yemen's warring parties will resume UN-led negotiations

May. 17, 2023 17:23 PM EDT

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen expressed “cautious optimism” Wednesday that the country’s warring parties will return to U.N.-led negotiations to end their deadly eight-year conflict. Hans Grundberg told the U.N. Security Council he is confident last...

PSG to shift focus following likely exit of Lionel Messi

May. 04, 2023 11:20 AM EDT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Lionel Messi's impending exit from Paris Saint-Germain could mark the beginning of the end of the French soccer club's era of excess. The Argentina great's departure after this season has the potential to be every bit as significant as the host of...

Spain's Juan Carlos I offers cautionary tale for Charles III

May. 04, 2023 06:58 AM EDT

MADRID (AP) — A playboy past that was once brushed under the carpet, a popular son whose telegenic family threatens to eclipse his own star, and endless leaks about his private life: Spain’s Juan Carlos I can empathize with the lot of Britain’s Charles III. The former Spanish...

What next for Messi? A look at the options if he leaves PSG

Apr. 05, 2023 15:56 PM EDT

PARIS (AP) — When Lionel Messi was jeered by Paris Saint-Germain fans during last Sunday's home defeat to Lyon, their relationship looked like it had reached a breaking point. Messi joined PSG on a two-year deal after leaving Barcelona against his will in 2021, with an option for...

UAE leader designates his eldest son as crown prince

Mar. 29, 2023 16:16 PM EDT

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, appointed his eldest son Khaled as crown prince of Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, placing him as next in line to take over as the leader of the federation. The state-run WAM...

Report: Renewable energy growth falls short of climate goal

Mar. 28, 2023 11:43 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Deployment of new wind and solar power plants needs to be drastically ramped up by the end of the decade to meet the world's climate goals, the International Renewable Energy Agency said Tuesday. In an advance preview of its annual report on the global shift from...