The easing of sanctions comes after the Venezuelan government and the opposition signed an accord to set up a UN-mandated fund.The Biden administration on Saturday eased some oil sanctions on Venezuela after the government of Nicolas Maduro and the opposition signed a broad ‘social accord’ to create a UN-administered fund to provide humanitarian aid to the Venezuelan people. The agreement signed on Saturday in Mexico City by representatives of President Maduro and the opposition — including the faction backed by the United States and led by Juan Guaido — marked the resumption of long-stalled negotiations meant to find a common…
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Host nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage detailsCristiano Ronaldo has been called a “total genius” by Fifa for the way in which he won a penalty for Portugal in their World Cup victory over Ghana.The 37-year-old converted from the spot to become the first man to score at five different Fifa World Cups.Portugal won 3-2, but the awarding of the spot-kick outraged Ghana boss Otto Addo, who said…
Imran Khan also announced his party will resign from provincial assemblies in first rally since his assassination attempt.Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has called off the ‘long march’ to the capital Islamabad fearing chaos and announced his party would resign from state assemblies in a new bid to push for early elections. “I have decided not to go to Islamabad because I know there will be havoc, and the loss will be to the country,” Khan said in his first public address in the garrison city of Rawalpindi, near the capital since an assassination attempt earlier this month. Al…
The controversial flag was also held up by Serbia fans in the stadiumHost nation: Qatar Dates: 20 November-18 December Coverage: Live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru, BBC Sounds and the BBC Sport website and app. Day-by-day TV listings – Full coverage detailsFifa has opened disciplinary proceedings against Serbia’s football association after its team hung a controversial flag depicting Kosovo in their dressing room prior to their World Cup defeat by Brazil.The flag showed an outline of Kosovo filled with the Serbia flag, with the words ‘no surrender’.Tensions are running high…
As the war in Ukraine rages on, most of Europe has united in an anti-Russia camp. However, there has been one country that has been refusing to pick sides: Serbia. Belgrade is seen as Moscow’s last remaining friend in Europe, as it decided not to join the EU sanctions regime. As a result, it has faced heavy criticism and pressure from EU officials who have made it clear that the country, as an EU candidate state, is expected to align its foreign policy with the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, including by imposing sanctions on Russia. The Serbian government has…
Mitchell Duke’s clinical header in the first half helped secure three points for the Socceroos.A spirited Australian side has defeated Tunisia 1-0 in their second Qatar World Cup match, with Mitchell Duke’s smart finish in the first half being the decisive factor in the highly competitive clash. The result at Al Janoub Stadium on Saturday keeps Australia’s hopes of qualification alive and sees them climb into second place in Group D behind France. Tunisia are now winless in their opening two games and lie at the bottom of the group. Australia had won only two matches in their five appearances…
Doha, Qatar – In 2002, football enthusiasts visiting Japan and South Korea for the World Cup became acquainted with the hand fans. Eight years later, vuvuzelas were introduced to the world by South Africa. This year, Qatari national Khalifa Naimi is hoping to put a new spin on the traditional head scarf, the ghutra, for a major impact on football fans descending onto his home turf for the 2022 World Cup. On most days, the 26-year-old is hustling most days at his “Ghutra Mundo” store tucked away in a corner of the Souq Waqif Metro Station in the capital Doha.…
Kayla Harrison’s unbeaten MMA record was shattered as she suffered a shock decision loss to Larissa Pacheco in the women’s Professional Fighters League. Brazilian Pacheco pulled off a surprise win over Harrison, America’s two-time Olympic judo champion, following an epic five-round battle to claim the PFL lightweight title and the million-dollar prize at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Pacheco, who had lost to Harrison twice previously, was thrown to the mat in the opening round, but she had success with her superior striking in the second.A triangle choke briefly troubled Harrison in the third, while Pacheco attempted a rear-naked choke…
Kyiv, Ukraine – If you have no electricity, but don’t want your frozen foods to melt, Anastasiya Zasyadko has a useful life hack for you. “Put a bottle of water in the freezer when the electricity is on,” the 79-year-old retiree told Al Jazeera. The ice will take many hours to melt – and keep the freezer, well, frozen. “The bottle has to be plastic, because glass will crack” when the water freezes, Zasyadko, a former physics teacher, said expertly. Her experience is first hand. She lives in a two-bedroom apartment in a northern Kyiv district of drab concrete buildings…
World Cup host nation Qatar has been eliminated from the tournament, less than a week after it launched the first version of football’s biggest event in the Middle East. On day six of the World Cup, Qatar lost 3-1 to Senegal in its second straight defeat at the tournament. Its exit was confirmed a few hours later when Netherlands and Ecuador drew 1-1 in the other Group A game. That left Qatar at the bottom of Group A with no chance of progressing. South Africa had been the only other home team to fail to make it out of the…