India look to end title drought, South Africa seek redemption
India will be out to end their global title drought while South Africa are seeking to bury their ‘chokers’ tag at Kensington Oval on Saturday when the tournament’s two ...
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Kremlin says Putin didn’t set his alarm to tune into US debate
President Vladimir Putin did not get up in the middle of the night to watch the U.S. presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, and Russia will not ...
Starmer says he would quit if he lost election
Keir Starmer, leader of the opposition Labour Party and favourite to become Britain’s next prime minister, said on Friday he would quit if his party failed to win the ...
Squatters take London’s housing crisis into their own hands
In the shopping streets and housing estates of the south London town of Croydon, some once-derelict buildings are slowly coming back to life.
At a former school, peeling walls are ...
Iranians vote in presidential election with limited choices
Iranians voted on Friday for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, choosing from a tightly controlled group of four candidates loyal to the ...
Turkey expected to exit financial watchdog’s grey list
Turkey’s finance minister said on Friday “we succeeded”, a remark that appeared to indicate the international crime watchdog Financial Action Task Force is about to announce the removal of ...
Euro 2024
Bellingham warns Slovakia will be tough opponents for England
hile England fans celebrated drawing Slovakia as their team’s last-16 opponents at Euro 2024, midfielder Jude Bellingham warned that smaller nations are no pushovers — and the performances of other minnows ...
Biden’s shaky TV debate alarms Democrats, thoughts of replacing him as their candidate
U.S. President Joe Biden’sshaky performance against Republican rival Donald Trump on Thursday rattled Democrats and prompted some strategists to ask whether their party should take the unprecedented step ...
EURO 2024
Let the Euro shootouts begin, says ‘Professor of Penalties’
As Euro 2024 hits the knockout stage and the spectre of the penalty shootout moves into view, anyone daring to mention the term “lottery” needs to run to their nearest bookshop ...
Ruthless India thump England to reach T20 World Cup final
A dominant India ended England’s title defence by handing them a 68-run thumping in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup on Thursday and secure their place in ...
National Rally seen winning 37% of popular vote in first round of French snap election
An opinion poll published in newspaper Les Echos on Friday said French far-right party National Rally (NR) further rose in its forecast and may reach as much as 37% of the ...
Roof collapses at Delhi airport, one dead, flights cancelled
A roof collapsed under heavy rainfall and winds at the main airport in India’s capital New Delhi on Friday, killing one person and leading to the cancellation of flights ...
EU leaders pick von der Leyen for second term as Commission chief
European Union leaders agreed to nominate Ursula von der Leyen of Germany for a second five-year term as president of the European Commission, the EU’s powerful executive body.
At ...
us election
Biden falters as Trump unleashes barrage of falsehoods at first debate
President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks at their debate on Thursday, as the ...
US charges 193 people in $2.75 billion health care fraud bust
The U.S. Justice Department has charged 193 people, including 76 doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, with participating in health care fraud schemes worth $2.75 billion, the agency said on Thursday.
The ...
Bolivia government had prior intelligence of coup planning, minister says
The Bolivian government had intelligence that a coup attempt could occur before the country’s top military commander and his troops forced their way into the presidential palace this week, ...
US issues fresh sanctions against Iran over nuclear escalations
The United States on Thursday issued fresh sanctions targeting Iran in response to “continued nuclear escalations,” U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
“Over the past ...
Yacht captain jailed ahead of arson trial over Greek island fire
Greek judicial authorities have jailed the captain and first officer of a yacht ahead of a trial on charges of arson over a forest fire on the island of Hydra ...
US Supreme Court blocks Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement
The US Supreme Court on Thursday blocked OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy settlement that would have shielded its wealthy Sackler family owners from lawsuits over their role in the ...
Support for Farage’s Reform UK party drops after Ukraine comments
Support for Nigel Farage‘s right-wing Reform UK party has fallen ahead of a July 4 election, a poll showed on Thursday, after he said the West had provoked Russian President ...
EU leaders sign security deal with Ukraine
European Union leaders signed a security agreement with Ukraine on Thursday, kicking off a two-day summit at which they will also set a strategic course for the EU for the ...
Greek coastguards to testify as suspects in migrant shipwreck probe
Greek coastguard officers will testify as suspects as part of a disciplinary investigation into their role in a deadly migrant shipwreck off Greece, three sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Hundreds ...
LA city council saves Marilyn Monroe’s home from demolition
The Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to designate actress Marilyn Monroe’s former home as a historical landmark on Wednesday, preventing the house where the Hollywood legend died from ...
Study firms up date of famous ancient shipwreck off Cyprus
When scientists in the 1960s excavated the wreck of an ancient Greek merchant ship off the northern coast of Cyprus, what they found was an amazing time capsule from a ...