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MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Bayern Munich’s shock German Cup exit to Freiburg highlighted their current lack of form, coach Thomas Tuchel said on Friday, as he demanded more bite when they face them again in the league on Saturday with Manchester City awaiting next week. The league leaders suffered a 2-1 home loss to Freiburg on Tuesday to crash out of the German Cup in the last eight, with the […]

(Reuters) – Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp hopes to see a reaction from his underperforming players when they face Arsenal on Sunday after a lifeless display in a goalless draw at Chelsea in midweek, which came on the back of a run of poor performances. Liverpool slipped two spots to eighth in the league after Tuesday’s draw, with 43 points after 28 games — 10 points outside the top four. The […]

By Gram Slattery and Alexandra Ulmer (Reuters) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has chosen a finance director for his prospective presidential campaign, two sources close to DeSantis said on Thursday. The selection and other recent hires by DeSantis and Never Back Down PAC, the main outside spending group supporting his likely run, show the governor is moving full steam ahead although he has yet to formally launch his bid. Lauren […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries fell by 9% to 11% to 127 jets in the first quarter, underscoring pressure on global supply chains, industry sources told Reuters. Deliveries were down 11% from an industrial total of 142 physical deliveries in the same period last year, or down 9% compared with an adjusted year-ago total of 140. Airbus in the first quarter delivered 11 wide-body jets including 5 A350s, and 10 […]

PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus deliveries fell by 9% to 11% to 127 jets in the first quarter, underscoring pressure on global supply chains, industry sources told Reuters. Deliveries were down 11% from an industrial total of 142 physical deliveries in the same period last year, or down 9% compared with an adjusted year-ago total of 140. Airbus in the first quarter delivered 11 wide-body jets including 5 A350s, and 10 […]

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia defender Yasser Al-Shahrani returned to training with his club Al-Hilal on Thursday, 133 days after suffering a serious injury during their stunning 2-1 victory over Argentina at the World Cup in Qatar last year. Al-Shahrani, 30, suffered head, chest and abdomen injuries after a colliding with his own goalkeeper Mohammed Al Owais in the final minutes of the game, which was arguably the biggest shock in […]

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Alexei Moskalyov, a Russian man who was charged with discrediting the country’s army after his daughter drew an anti-war picture, is being held in Belarus, Russian state-owned news agency TASS reported, citing the Russian embassy in the country. TASS cited the embassy’s press service as saying: “We confirm that citizen of the Russian Federation Alexei Moskalev was detained on the territory of the Republic of Belarus. Now […]

By Michel Rose and James Pomfret GUANGZHOU/HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Xi Jinping has given French President Emmanuel Macron an unusually lavish welcome on a state visit, which some analysts see as a sign of Beijing’s growing offensive to woo key allies within the European Union to counter the United States. The two leaders visited southern China together on Friday, where Macron was due to drink Chinese tea with Xi […]

JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israel reinforced troops near its borders with Lebanon and Gaza on Friday following a flare-up in violence that threatened to spiral out of control after police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. But even as major salvoes of rockets were fired at northern and southern Israel over the past day and Israel’s military replied with strikes in Lebanon and Gaza, no serious injuries were […]