(Reuters) - Everton's takeover agreement with prospective owner 777 Partners has expired, the Premier League club said on Saturday, after the U.S. private equity firm failed to complete the acquisition of Farhad Moshiri's majority stake by the Friday deadline.
In September the Miami-based investment fund said it had signed an agreement with British-Iranian billionaire Moshiri to acquire his 94.1% stake in the club.
The deal, initially... (continue reading...)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy will address the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Sunday, the organisers of the security conference said.
"Volodymyr Zelenskiy's presence at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue comes at an important time," said Bastian Giegerich, director-general and chief executive of the forum's organisers, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS).
"We eagerly await his remarks."
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Canada warned China against meddling in its elections during a rare meeting of the countries' defence chiefs, its defence minister said on Saturday.
"I raised the concern of foreign interference in all the manifestations that it might take, including interference in our institutions, including our elections, but also actions of collusion against the Chinese diaspora in Canada, our citizens," Defence... (continue reading...)
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Russian government has softened requirements for mandatory sales of foreign currency for exporters if more than half of the value of their contracts is paid in roubles, according to changes to a government decree.
President Vladimir Putin signed the decree in October mandating the reintroduction of capital controls, affecting dozens of companies in the fuel, energy, metal, chemical, timber and grain industries in order to prop up... (continue reading...)
SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, said on Saturday that his country was willing to send peacekeeping troops to enforce a ceasefire in Gaza if required.
Speaking at the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia's premier security conference, Prabowo said U.S. President Joe Biden's three-phase proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza was a step in the right direction.
"When needed and when requested by the U.N., we are prepared to... (continue reading...)
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