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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —  Iran on Monday alternatively downplayed and demonized ongoing protests across the country that have killed at least five people and renewed pressure on the government as the country struggles under the weight of U.S. economic sanctions. The full scale of the protests, which began shortly after a 50% increase in gas […]

LAHORE, Pakistan —  Pakistan’s ailing former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was convicted of corruption, traveled to London on Tuesday for medical treatment. Sharif departed from Lahore after a court granted him permission to leave for four weeks for medical treatment. His conviction was earlier suspended for eight weeks on medical grounds. Local television stations broadcast […]

MOSCOW —  Russia says it has repatriated another 32 children of members of the Islamic State group from Iraq. Russia’s state TV on Tuesday showed footage of the children arriving at Zhukovsky airport outside Moscow. It said the children ranging from age 1 to 9 will undergo extensive medical checkups before relatives take them home. Russia’s […]

Jacques Villeneuve, Formula 1’s professional critic, says Lewis Hamilton portrays himself as Jesus and believes his dramatizing behavior is staged for maximum effect. The always outspoken, and often controversial, Sky Italia pundit took aim at the Mercedes driver after his victorious German Grand Prix weekend, avoiding to judge his flawless performance but choosing instead to […]

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday became the latest elected leader to use the plight of refugees in building a rhetorical case for military escalation towards Syria, despite numerous calls for wealthy nations to extend refuge—not bombs—as the humanitarian crisis worsens. Speaking in the Australian capital of Canberra on Wednesday, Abbott coupled an announcement […]

It was an action-packed Sunday in Budapest and a worthy end to the first half of the season. Check out our gallery of pictures from Sunday’s Hungarian Grand Prix. 81 You may also like Japanese GP: Friday’s action in pictures Japanese GP: Thursday’s build-up in pictures Russian GP: Sunday’s action in pictures Russian GP: Saturday’s […]

Click:butane gas outdoor barbecue gun Formula 1 is to hold a special ‘F1 Live’ event in the city of Miami next month in a bid to rally support for its plans to hold a Grand Prix street race in the city. The F1 Miami Festival would be similar to the events held in London last […]

Former F1 driver Gerhard Berger believes Mick Schumacher is a chip off the old paternal block as he watches the young charger’s career unfold in the junior levels of motorsport. The FIA F3 European Championship in which Schumacher competes was included on the German DTM bill at Misano last weekend, a series currently managed by […]

Force India team boss Otmar Szafnauer says the team is ready to bring back team orders to rein in drivers Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon after the pair’s “unacceptable” run-in on the opening lap of the Singapore Grand Prix. The pink panthers were expecting a good evening of racing after their solid performance in qualifying, […]

It’s been a season of little cheer for everyone working at Williams. But Lance Stroll’s eighth place at Baku was one of the few rays of sunlight to be seen over Grove in 2018. It gave the team four championship points – their only points of the season so far – and was a much […]