MANCHESTER, Sept 22 — Liverpool opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League after beating Everton in the Merseyside derby, while Arsenal and Manchester City shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.

SANTO DOMINGO, Sept 22 — US warplanes struck a drug-trafficking boat off the Dominican Republic, killing three people, in what officials confirmed as an escalation of American military operations in the Caribbean.

GUANGZHOU (China), Sept 22 — Guangdong Province on Monday raised its wind emergency alert to Level II as Typhoon Ragasa approaches, prompting two cities to roll out suspension measures, Xinhua reported.

MADRID, Sept 21 — Vinicius Jr expressed visible frustration after being substituted in the 77th minute of Real Madrid’s 2-0 victory over Espanyol yesterday, as the Brazilian winger has yet to play a full 90 minutes in any competition this season.

DUBAI, Sept 21 — President Masoud Pezeshkian declared yesterday that Iran would resist any reimposition of UN sanctions through the so-called “snapback” mechanism, following the Security Council’s decision not to permanently lift sanctions on Tehran.

MANILA, Sept 21 — Thousands of Filipinos took to the streets in Manila today to protest a growing scandal involving fraudulent flood-control projects that are estimated to have cost taxpayers billions of dollars.