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Ukraine Says It’s Wrapping up Preparations for Counteroffensive

Ukraine is wrapping up preparations for a counteroffensive against Russian forces and is largely ready for it to go ahead, Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov said on Friday. "As soon as there is God's will, the weather and a decision by commanders, we will do it," he told an online news…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

King Charles’ Rating Dips, but Half of Britons Still Happy

King Charles' approval rating has dipped since he took the throne but nearly half of Britons still think he is doing a good job, according to a poll released a week before his coronation, while his daughter-in-law Kate is the most liked royal. The Ipsos poll released on Friday found…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Japan Moves to Return S. Korea to Fast-Track Trade ‘White List’

Japan will canvass public opinion on restoring South Korea to a "white list" of countries with fast-track trade status, the trade ministry said on Friday, a key step towards resolving an economic row that strained ties. Japan lifted export curbs on high-tech materials to South Korea in March as the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Murray Keen To Play French Open Despite Early Clay Exits

Former world number one Andy Murray said he wants another chance to play at the French Open while he is still fit and healthy after making just one appearance on the Paris clay since reaching the semi-finals in 2017. The 35-year-old, who also reached the Roland Garros final in 2016,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Jerry Springer, Politician Turned TV Ringmaster, Dies at 79

Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79. At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Prince’s Trust Gala Draws Plenty of Celebrities, Donations

The star-studded Prince’s Trust Global Gala raised more than $1.7 million Thursday night at Casa Cipriani in New York City, as a wide range of grantees — past and present — explained how King Charles III’s charity has improved their lives. “Luther” star Idris Elba revealed that without a grant…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Summer Movies: Indy, Barbie, ‘Fast X’ Zooming to Theaters

The stakes are always high in the summer movie season. But even in a schedule that has heavyweights like Indiana Jones, Ariel, Ethan Hunt and Dominic Toretto vying for box office supremacy, the biggest, funniest showdown is happening on July 21. On that fateful Friday, cinephiles will be faced with…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Sony Expects Profit to Slip Despite Record PlayStation 5 Sales

Sony Group Corp on Friday said PlayStation 5 sales will jump by six million units this business year, but forecast its profit will slip from a record high as weaker financial services sales offsets gains from gaming, music and movies. The Japanese company said it expects operating profit in the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

Syrian Pound Sets New Low, Gov. Unable to Find Solution

The Syrian pound recorded a new decline in the black market in regime-controlled areas, exceeding 8,000 against the US dollar, despite the increase in foreign remittances received during the holy fasting month of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr. Economists explained that the decline continued with the ongoing economic crisis and the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023

China Flies 38 Warplanes Near Taiwan, 6 Navy Vessels in Area

China’s military flew 38 fighter jets and other warplanes near Taiwan, the Taiwanese defense ministry said Friday, in the largest such flight display since the large military exercise in which it simulated sealing off the island earlier in the month.

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 28, 2023