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‘All the teams have possibilities’ – Spain legend David Villa on Barcelona’s Champions League hopes, ‘amazing’ Lamine Yamal and ‘great opportunity’ for U.S. to host World Cup

Mic’d Up: Villa talks Barcelona, the Spanish national team and why Barcelona’s Yamal will win a Ballon d’Or David Villa knows the pressure of the Champions League. After all, he has played in the famed tournament for four different Spanish clubs. He has won it once, and experienced the agony, too, of losing a final….

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What’s New for Travelers Heading to Great Britain

What’s New for Travelers Heading to Great Britain

With U.S. visitors contributing 7.2 billion pounds to the United Kingdom’s economy this year, the United States is Great Britain’s most important inbound tourism market. And the three-day Destination Britain Americas trade event (previously Destination Britain North America), hosted by VisitBritain from September 11-14, 2025, provided opportunities for nearly 50 buyers to meet with more…

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Israel bristles as UK leads Western recognition of Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israel bristles as UK leads Western recognition of Palestine | Israel-Palestine conflict News

West Jerusalem, Israel – Two blocks from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in West Jerusalem, where Balfour and Gaza Streets meet behind layers of steel barricades and weekly pro-hostage rallies, a tiny cornerside cafe, oddly unnamed and half-hidden, buzzed with mid-morning chatter. As phones lit up with news that United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer…

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Is recognising Palestine a way to ‘save face’ for Western leaders? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Is recognising Palestine a way to ‘save face’ for Western leaders? | Israel-Palestine conflict

Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia have recognised Palestinian statehood, a symbolic response to Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza and territorial expansion in the occupied West Bank. More states, including France and Portugal, are expected to recognise Palestine in the coming days after the announcements on Sunday. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list…

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China's Defense Universities Help Russia Offset Sanctions And Export Controls, New Research Shows

China’s Defense Universities Help Russia Offset Sanctions And Export Controls, New Research Shows

New research shared with RFE/RL shows that leading Chinese universities linked to the country’s defense sector have significantly increased their research partnerships with Russian institutions, providing Moscow with access to new technology and expertise that can help counteract Western sanctions applied since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The preliminary findings compiled by the Australian…

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China Continues Its Steady Expansion Into Central Asia On The Sidelines Of Big Summits

China Continues Its Steady Expansion Into Central Asia On The Sidelines Of Big Summits

As Chinese leader Xi Jinping walked down a red carpet on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in early September flanked by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at a heavily choreographed military parade, another story about China’s expanded influence was unfolding on the sidelines. While Xi sent messages of resolve aimed at the…

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