The Bank of Scotland has unveiled a limited-edition 20-pound ($27) note featuring an image inspired by Scott McTominay’s overhead-kick in the dramatic win against Denmark that sealed World Cup qualification. Only 100 of those notes have been printed, with 50 available through a mix of collector auctions, a prize draw, and two pop-up “vaults” in …
By El Tayeb Siddig, Nafisa Eltahir and Khalid Abdelaziz OMDURMAN, Sudan, May 25 (Reuters) – Farmers across Sudan say the hike in global fuel and fertilizer costs resulting from the Iran conflict will force them to cut back on planting this summer, restricting food production in a country where war has caused acute hunger. Eight farmers …
May 25 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has again asked a federal judge to lift an injunction holding up progress on President Donald Trump’s ballroom project, saying Saturday’s shooting outside the White House showed an urgent need for improved security. The Justice Department, in a five-page court filing on Sunday, said the incident underscores …
OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been “appalling” and described the situation in Gaza as “catastrophic,” Carney’s office said in a statement. “The Prime Minister reiterated that the appalling treatment of civilians, including Canadian citizens, …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters in the Lone Star State will make their second attempt to nominate a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in a primary runoff election on Tuesday, the electoral version of the Texas two-step. Also on the ballot are primary runoffs in more than a dozen congressional districts, plus state contests for lieutenant …
PUERTO PLATA, Dominican Republic (AP) — Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was declared criminally responsible for the sexual and psychological abuse of a minor, but he will not serve a sentence for it, a Dominican judge ruled Monday. Judge José Antonio Núñez, in his decision, considered that Franco had been the victim of extortion …
BRUSSELS, May 25 (Reuters) – A fire at a textile warehouse in a town southwest of Brussels that prompted the evacuation of several streets on Monday was almost put out early in the evening and the toxic smoke plume is set to fade during the night, the town hall said on its website. People living …
BEIRUT (AP) — Israel’s air force targeted sites belonging to Hezbollah in Lebanon, including in the country’s eastern Bekaa Valley, late on Monday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to intensify attacks on the Lebanese militant group. “We will hit them. It’s true that they are shooting drones at us, fiber optic drones. We …
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee’s Jacob Misiorowski threw 57 pitches of at least 100 mph — the most in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008 — while getting 12 strikeouts to match his career high Monday in a 5-1 win against the St. Louis Cardinals. The previous record for 100-mph pitches in a …
CAIRO, May 25 (Reuters) – Explosions were heard in Iran’s Bandar Abbas city and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported on Monday, adding that the cause was unknown. Tasnim said three explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, while Fars said similar sounds were heard close to Sirik and Jask near the …