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Cricket’s return to the Olympics for the first time since 1900 has been confirmed after International Olympic Committee members voted to include the sport in the 2028 Games. Flag football, squash, lacrosse and baseball/softball have also been accepted for Los Angeles. Only two delegates at the IOC session in Mumbai on Monday voted against the […]
A prominent Italian journalist has been found guilty of libel after insulting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a television interview. Roberto Saviano used a swear word to describe Ms Meloni while attacking her stance on migration in December 2020. He has been handed a suspended fine of 1,000 euros (£864). Though he will only have […]
The International Olympic Committee’s executive board has suspended the Russian Olympic Committee “with immediate effect until further notice”. The move comes after the ROC recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories illegally annexed by Russia since its full-scale invasion began in 2022. Olympic Councils from the regions of Luhansk, Donetsk, Kherson and Zap...
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Captain Rohit Sharma’s scintillating century sprinted India to an emphatic eight-wicket World Cup defeat of Afghanistan in Delhi. Rohit crunched a sparkling 131 from 84 balls before India reached their target of 273 with 15 overs to spare. Hashmatullah Shahidi made 80 to put Afghanistan on course for a more challenging target, but Jasprit Bumrah’s […]
By Dr Upul Wijayawardhana Though responding to those who criticise cloaked in anonymity may be considered an act of futility, after much thought I decided to respond to Interested Woman’s opinion piece “Ranil’s undiplomatic DW interview” (The Island, 9 October) as there are many inaccuracies and, more importantly, her concluding remarks raise a vital issue. […]
Oil prices have jumped on concerns that the situation in Israel and Gaza could disrupt output from the Middle East. Brent crude, the international benchmark, climbed by $2.25 a barrel to $86.83, while US prices also rose. Israel and Palestinian territories are not oil producers but the Middle Eastern region accounts for almost a third […]
A Russian attack on the village of Hroza, south-east of Kharkiv, has killed at least 51 people, including an eight-year-old boy, Ukraine says. Villagers were attending a wake for a local resident when a missile struck at 15:15 local time (13:15 BST). Ukraine’s defence ministry said there were no military targets in the area – […]
Kevin McCarthy has been toppled in a right-wing revolt – the first time ever that a US House of Representatives Speaker has lost a no-confidence vote. The final tally was 216-210 to remove the California congressman as leader of the Republican majority in the lower chamber of Congress. Ultra-conservatives mutinied after he struck a deal […]
The price of oil will continue to stay elevated as demand for energy increases, says the secretary general of Opec+. Opec+ is a group of 23 oil-exporting countries which decides how much crude oil to sell on the world market. “We see demand growing about 2.4 million barrels a day,” Haitham Al Ghais told the […]
In 2012, Nobel Prize-winner Dr Denis Mukwege was attacked by gunmen – a consequence, he believes, of criticising the Democratic Republic of Congo government’s policies on gender-based violence. A decade later, living under the protection of UN peacekeepers, Dr Mukwege has launched another challenge against the nation’s leadership. He will be running for president in […]
A new vote is being held in the US House of Representatives among indications of a government shutdown beginning at midnight on Saturday. Faced with a rebellion by fellow hard-line Republicans, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is trying to secure agreement on a temporary 45-day respite. It’s not clear if the measure – stripped aid to […]
An explosion at a fuel depot in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh has killed 20 people and injured hundreds more, local Armenian authorities say. Nearly 300 people were admitted to hospitals, with dozens of them “still in critical condition”. It comes as the Armenian government said 13,350 refugees crossed into the country from the enclave. The disputed Nagorno-Karabakh […]
The Philippines has accused China of installing a “floating barrier” to stop fishing boats from entering a disputed area in the South China Sea. The Philippines’ coast guard said the 300m (1,000ft) obstacle was preventing fishermen from working in a lagoon in the Scarborough Shoal. China claims more than 90% of the South China Sea […]
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has reiterated that there are “credible reasons” to believe that Indian agents may have been behind the murder of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil. He first made the allegation on Monday, which India has strongly rejected, calling them “absurd”. Hardeep Singh Nijjar – who India designated a terrorist in 2020 […]
Dallas, Florida and New York have been named as venues for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in 2024 when USA hosts the event for the first time. The tournament, to be co-hosted by West Indies, will be the biggest in history, with 20 teams competing. A 34,000-seat modular stadium will be built at Eisenhower […]
Spain players who had said they are boycotting the national team have turned up for international duty. Players launched the boycott after the Spanish Football Federation’s former president Luis Rubiales kissed Jenni Hermoso after the Women’s World Cup final last month. However, there are still doubts over whether the players will play in forthcoming Nations […]
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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi is visiting Russia for security talks, as Moscow seeks continued support for its war on Ukraine. A close ally of Moscow, Beijing is accused of supporting Russia indirectly during the war, which it denies. Mr Wang’s trip is thought to be paving the way for Vladimir Putin to make a […]
The speaker of Poland’s upper house of parliament has called on the government to reveal what it knew about an escalating cash for visas scandal. Tomasz Grodzki said the issue was ruining the country’s international reputation as a responsible democracy. The government has released few details but media reports say migrants paid up to $5,000 […]
Police in the United Arab Emirates have seized 13 tonnes of amphetamine pills smuggled in furniture. More than $1bn (£810m) worth of the drug known as Captagon were found after officers were alerted to a suspicious looking shipping container. A video showed Dubai police tearing open wooden panels and doors where 86 million pills were […]
Cricket Australia has made it mandatory for batters to wear neck protectors on their helmets when facing fast or medium-pace bowling. Australia’s Steve Smith and David Warner are not keen on wearing them but will now have to do so from 1 October. Cricket Australia has recommended the use of neck protectors since the death […]
The death toll from floods in Libya in one city alone stands at more than 1,000, a senior official who visited the eastern port of Derna has said. “Bodies are lying everywhere,” the minister from the eastern-based government told Reuters news agency. Much of Derna, which has about 100,000 residents, is under water after two […]
The G20 joint declaration in Delhi is being described as a significant diplomatic win for India. The agreement of a joint statement looked almost impossible a few days ago, given how sharply divided the group was over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In the end, we had a declaration that garnered unanimous support from all G20 […]
Mangosuthu Buthelezi, a towering figure in South African politics and outspoken Zulu chief, has died at the age of 95. During the racist apartheid regime, he founded the Zulu Inkatha party after becoming disillusioned with the African National Congress (ANC). Thousands were killed in clashes between supporters of the two parties in the early 1990s. […]
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 has struck central Morocco, killing at least 1,000 people, and causing damage in several areas. The epicentre was in the High Atlas Mountains, 71km (44 miles) south-west of Marrakesh, at a depth of 18.5km, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at 23:11 local time, followed by a 4.9 […]
World leaders have been gathering in India ahead of a G20 summit between nations that are divided on many issues, the biggest being the war in Ukraine following Russia’s invasion. On Friday evening US President Joe Biden met his host, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the leaders pledging cooperation in a raft of areas. […]
A Turkish cryptocurrency boss and his two siblings have been jailed for 11,196 years each for defrauding investors of millions of dollars. Faruk Fatih Ozer, 29, fled to Albania in 2021 with investor assets after his Thodex exchange suddenly collapsed. He was extradited back to Turkey in June and found guilty of money-laundering, fraud and […]
England suffered a shock first-ever series defeat by Sri Lanka as the tourists won the third T20 by seven wickets at Derby. England were bowled out for 116 in 19 overs after another impressive Sri Lankan performance in the field. Chamari Athapaththu top-scored with 44 from 28 balls as Sri Lanka reached their target with […]
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