Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction, paving way for political negotiations over release

Federico Valverde scores in injury-time as Real Madrid win 2-1 at Celta Vigo to maintain their La Liga title chase.

Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Amir-Saeid Iravani urged the UN Security Council to stop the US-Israeli war.

Barcelona were thumped in the Copa del Rey semifinal but return to La Liga on Saturday where they sit clear of Real.

Global markets have become inured to the US president’s posturing over the past year, but economists warn they may be ‘a little bit complacent’ in anticipating a short conflict in the Middle East Investors over the past year have learned that Donald Trump has a boundless capacity to quickly reverse course in the face of acute political or market pressures. But a week since the United States and Israel launched missile strikes on Iran, there are fears the war could morph into a protracted conflic