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PSG's Messi out of Benfica Champions League match

PSG's Messi out of Benfica Champions League match

Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi will miss this week's home Champions League game with Benfica due to injury, club sources told AFP on Monday.

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Atletico confirm Griezmann signing from Barcelona

Atletico confirm Griezmann signing from Barcelona

Atletico Madrid confirmed they have agreed a deal to sign French striker Antoine Griezmann permanently from Barcelona, on a contract until 2026.

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Johnson scoops $18 million prize as individual LIV Golf champion

Johnson scoops $18 million prize as individual LIV Golf champion

Two-time major winner Dustin Johnson has pocketed $18 million after securing the inaugural LIV Golf individual championship, organisers of the breakaway tour announced on Monday.

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Air France, Airbus trial opens over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

Air France, Airbus trial opens over 2009 Rio-Paris crash

A French trial of Air France and Airbus began Monday on charges of involuntary manslaughter over the fatal 2009 crash of a jet heading to Paris from Brazil, killing all 228 people aboard.

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German experts propose energy price cap from next year

German experts propose energy price cap from next year

A price cap to reduce soaring German energy costs following Russia's invasion of Ukraine should come into force next year with additional help provided beforehand, a government-appointed commission recommended Monday.

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Bernanke: Depression scholar who faced global financial crisis

Bernanke: Depression scholar who faced global financial crisis

Ben Bernanke, who shared the Nobel Economics Prize on Monday, is a scholar of the Great Depression who helped to steer the United States through another major financial crisis as Federal Reserve chief.

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Jailed Putin opponent Kara-Murza wins Council of Europe rights prize

Jailed Putin opponent Kara-Murza wins Council of Europe rights prize

Jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza is the winner of this year's Vaclav Havel Human Rights Prize, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said on Monday.

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Britain unveils fresh action to calm markets turmoil

Britain unveils fresh action to calm markets turmoil

Britain on Monday ramped up efforts to calm markets after a heavily criticised budget, with the government bringing forward key economic forecasts and the Bank of England boosting liquidity.

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Stocks down, dollar up as markets expect more big US rate hikes

Stocks down, dollar up as markets expect more big US rate hikes

Stock markets mostly retreated and the dollar firmed Monday as forecast-beating US jobs data fanned expectations for more large interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

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US trio, including ex-Fed chief Bernanke, win economics Nobel

US trio, including ex-Fed chief Bernanke, win economics Nobel

A US trio on Monday won the Nobel Economics Prize for research on banking's role in the economy, especially on the importance of avoiding collapses during financial crises.

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