Brittney Griner signs deal to return to Phoenix Mercury – report

The two leaders spoke over the phone in a further sign of their increasing closeness. Turkey has tried to remain a middleman amid tensions between Russia and NATO.

People in Iran are taking to the streets, fighting back against religious clothing restrictions for women and challenging the country’s autocrat rulers. The protests cast a long shadow around the world, reaching people who have left Iran in the past and now live in exile. Two Iranian Taekwondo athletes living in Berlin are fully consumed by the demonstrations back home.

A delegation from Ethiopia's government is traveling to Tigray to oversee the implementation of last month's peace accord which seeks to end two years of fighting in the region.

Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Saudi Arabia club, AlNassr FC as a free agent on a €200 million per year contract for two seasons. Saudi Arabia club Al Nassr announced the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo on December 31, 2022, on a two-year contract, paying the Portuguese player €200 million per year.

Former Italian MEP Pier Antonio Panzeri agreed to cooperate with Belgian prosecutors, in exchange for a more lenient sentence. He reportedly received money from Morocco to promote its interests in the EU parliament.

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen outlined the bloc's Green Deal subsidy plan at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, as the US and China push ahead with their own industrial subsidies for clean tech. FRANCE 24's Business Editor Kate Moody spoke with von der Leyen in Davos about the ramifications.

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The US, Japan, New Zealand and Australia shared concerns a security pact signed by China and the Solomon Islands, which could increase China's influence on one of the Pacific Islands closest to Australia.

The EU has been negotiating an economic partnership agreement with Indonesia for almost 7 years. Talks this week present new opportunity for a breakthrough.

India is pushing for changes to the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan. The deal, brokered by the World Bank, was once hailed as a massive success.

American basketball player Brittney Griner signs a one-year contract to play for the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury - reports.

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