Antony Blinken tells Saudis reform means improving nation’s human rights

Antony Blinken tells Saudis reform means improving nation’s human rights

The US believes reformer Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.

  • byHumeyra Pamuk andSimon Lewis

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‘Anything for big bucks’:PGA golf in the rough over LIV marriage of convenience

‘Anything for big bucks’:PGA golf in the rough over LIV marriage of convenience

The treachery of the PGA knows no bounds. Golf will never be able to look at itself in the mirror again.

Saudi Arabia,Kerry Packer and the art of shaking up a sport
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World golf

Saudi Arabia,Kerry Packer and the art of shaking up a sport

Like a wealthy Australian businessman did nearly half a century ago,Saudi Arabia has just taken on and beaten the kingpins of a sport. It’s a big step in a bigger plan.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
PGA Tour chiefs behind shameful merger will never LIV this down

PGA Tour chiefs behind shameful merger will never LIV this down

The tour’s breathtaking abandonment of the moral high ground was so fast and unexpected it will take a few days to understand the full implications.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
First it was LIV Golf,now Saudi Arabia is staging a $32 billion football takeover

First it was LIV Golf,now Saudi Arabia is staging a $32 billion football takeover

The kingdom’s new government-sanctioned sporting target is the beautiful game – and Cristiano Ronaldo’s mega-deal with Al Nassr was just the start.

  • byVince Rugari
Money talks – the PGA Tour has surrendered and done what it said it would never do

Money talks – the PGA Tour has surrendered and done what it said it would never do

The three-way merger between LIV Golf,the PGA Tour and Europe’s DP World Tour is an astonishingly shameless move that leaves Donald Trump looking like a true clairvoyant.

  • byOliver Brown
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How a ‘lollipop’ just shook up the world of oil
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Oil

How a ‘lollipop’ just shook up the world of oil

The OPEC+ oil cartel is showing signs of the tensions generated by a slump in prices in which Russia is playing a significant role.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
First woman among Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station

First woman among Saudi astronauts on private flight to space station

Sponsored by the Saudi Arabian government,they’re the first from their country to ride a rocket since a Saudi prince launched aboard shuttle Discovery in 1985.

  • byMarcia Dunn
Odd pair:Russia’s foe Zelensky and friend Assad appear at Arab summit

Odd pair:Russia’s foe Zelensky and friend Assad appear at Arab summit

Democracies,which view Assad as a pariah over his forces’ gas attacks against civilians during the 12-year civil war,have criticised his return to the Arab fold

  • byBassem Mroue
China’s push to challenge the US dollar gathers steam

China’s push to challenge the US dollar gathers steam

The centrality of the dollar meant that to trade,governments had to meet international standards. Now that is being put under threat.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
Meg Smaker fought fires and was held captive. Then came the real test

Meg Smaker fought fires and was held captive. Then came the real test

The firefighter turned filmmaker set out to find out why 9/11 happened. The result is the year’s most controversial documentary.

  • byJake Wilson