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BBC reported that former Pope Benedict XVI has died at his Vatican residence, aged 95, almost a decade after he stood down because of ailing health. He led the Catholic Church for less than eight years until, in 2013, he became the first Pope to resign since Gregory XII in 1415. Benedict spent his final […]
- Pope Benedict XVI: Lying in state at the Vatican begins (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope praises ‘wise, tender’ Benedict at solemn burial (Category: Breaking News)
- ‘I’m still alive’ jokes Pope as he leaves hospital (Category: Breaking News)
- Pope condemns human ‘hunger for wealth and power’ at Christmas Eve Mass (Category: Breaking News)
The controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate will be held in detention in Romania for 30 days, after a court agreed to a police request. Tate was arrested alongside his brother Tristan on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape, which they deny. Authorities suspect the pair, along with two […]
- US envoy to India confirmed after two-year battle (Category: Breaking News)
- Russia plans to ‘exhaust’ Ukraine with prolonged attacks (Category: Breaking News)
- Powerful storms wreak havoc in Europe (Category: Breaking News)
- Deadly new quakes trap people under rubble in Turkey (Category: Breaking News)
Cristiano Ronaldo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr on a deal that runs until 2025. The Portugal captain is a free agent after leaving Manchester United following a controversial interview in which he criticised the club. Ronaldo will reportedly receive the biggest football salary in history at more than £177m per year. The 37-year-old says he is […]
- Brazilian football legend Pele has died (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo says he feels ‘betrayed” by Manchester United (Category: Breaking News)
- Scrum-half quits Wales 100 days before World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Australia players criticise rights record of World Cup hosts Qatar (Category: Breaking News)
Sri Lanka today mourned the death of the mother of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. President Ranl Wickremesinghe said that he was deeply saddened by the passing away of Modi’s mother and expressed his condolences to the Indian Prime Minister. The Government of Sri Lanka and the opposition also expressed their condolences. Modi’s mother Heeraben […]
- PM Modi Discusses Ukraine, South China Sea With Top Vietnam Leader (Category: Breaking News)
- India and Japan to cooperate to address crisis in Sri Lanka (Category: Breaking News)
- Indian PM Modi’s mother dies aged 99 (Category: Breaking News)
- Four people injured in Gampaha shooting incident (Category: Breaking News)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi has died at the age of 99. She had been admitted to hospital in the western state of Gujarat, where she lived, after her health deteriorated. “A glorious century rests at the feet of God,” Mr Modi tweeted. He had flown from Delhi to visit her at […]
- Heeraben Modi: Indian Prime Minister Modi’s mother dies (Category: Breaking News)
- Sri Lanka saddened over the demise of Modi’s mother (Category: Breaking News)
- PM Modi calls for ‘human-centric globalisation’ at Voice of Global South Summit (Category: Breaking News)
- Heeraben Modi cremated in Gandhinagar; PM performs last rites (Category: Breaking News)
Brazilian football legend Pele, arguably the greatest player ever, has died at the age of 82. He is credited with scoring a world record 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during a 21-year career, including 77 goals in 92 matches for his country. The only player to win the World Cup three times, lifting the trophy […]
- Hospital says Brazil great Pele’s cancer has advanced (Category: Breaking News)
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- England forward leaving World Cup squad after family home break-in (Category: Breaking News)
- Blues bid £105.6m for Enzo Fernandez (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben Modi has died at the age of 99. She had been admitted to hospital in the western state of Gujarat, where she lived, after her health deteriorated. “A glorious century rests at the feet of God,” Mr Modi tweeted. He had flown from Delhi to […]
- BBC India offices searched by income tax officials (Category: Breaking News)
- Gandhi says disqualification ‘politically motivated’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the US has become the latest country to impose Covid testing on visitors from China, after Beijing announced it would reopen borders next week. Italy, Japan, Taiwan and India also announced mandatory tests, but Australia and UK said there […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that at least 14 people have been killed and 24 others injured after a vehicle ploughed into crowds watching bikers at a popular carnival in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar. Eyewitnesses said that a speeding driver lost control of the car. Pictures shared online in the immediate aftermath of the incident show […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
The US has become the latest country to impose mandatory Covid tests on visitors from China, after it announced it would reopen its borders next week. Tighter measures have also been brought in by Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan and India. After almost three years of restrictions, China will let people travel more easily from 8 January. […]
- Xi Jinping defends zero-Covid as party meeting opens (Category: Breaking News)
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China -BBC (Category: Breaking News)
- China to end Covid quarantine for travellers in January (Category: Breaking News)
- China reports first Covid deaths in six months (Category: Breaking News)
By Samira Hussain Pakistan’s former prime minister, Imran Khan, is threatening to dissolve two provincial assemblies in a high-stakes attempt to force the federal government to hold early elections. The dissolution of legislatures controlled by his party in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is set for 23 December, about a year before elections are due. “For […]
- Does The Proposed Contempt Of Court Bill Amount To 23rd Amendment To The Constitution? (Category: Breaking News)
- China’s space success linked with its larger political, diplomatic goals: Report (Category: Breaking News)
- Saudi energy minister visits India, discusses cooperation with officials (Category: Breaking News)
- What’s at Stake in Pakistan’s Power Crisis (Category: Breaking News)
BBC quoting Chinese officials reported that China will scrap quarantine for travellers from 8 January, marking the last major shift from the country’s zero-Covid policy. After three years of closed borders, this will effectively reopen the country to those with work and study visas, or seeking to visit family. China is the last major economy […]
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China -BBC (Category: Breaking News)
- US imposes Covid testing for visitors from China (Category: Breaking News)
- Health expert predicts three winter waves of Covid in China (Category: Breaking News)
- Xi Jinping defends zero-Covid as party meeting opens (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that a severe winter storm that has swept across North America has left the city of Buffalo, New York, looking like a war zone. On Monday the city recorded 28 weather-related deaths, up from 13 on Sunday. “This is a war with mother nature and she has been hitting us with everything she […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- Amsterdam bans cannabis in its red light district (Category: Breaking News)
Pakistan captain Babar Azam broke a 16 year record as he became his country’s highest run scorer in a calendar year. He was 161 not out at the end of the first day of the two-Test series with New Zealand in Karachi to take his 2022 tally to 2,485 runs across all formats. In doing […]
- Azam and Rizwan steer Pakistan to incredible 10-wicket win (Category: Breaking News)
- Pakistan stun New Zealand to reach final (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese GP cancelled because of country’s ‘ongoing difficulties’ with Covid (Category: Breaking News)
- Pandya leads India to dramatic Asia Cup win against Pakistan (Category: Breaking News)
A boat carrying more than 180 Rohingya asylum seekers which has been drifting without power for weeks has been allowed to land some of the passengers in the Indonesian province of Aceh. This is the second boat carrying Rohingyas to have arrived in Aceh in the past two days. Another boat with 180 on board […]
- Three dead, six injured after US school shooting (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time (Category: Breaking News)
- Nepal mourns victims of worst air disaster in decades (Category: Breaking News)
- Suspect held after five killed in attack at Colorado nightclub (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that Pope Francis condemned human “hunger for wealth and power” at Christmas Eve Mass in the Vatican, seemingly referring to the war in Ukraine and other conflicts. “How many wars have we seen!” he said, adding that the main victims were “the weak and the vulnerable”. “I think above all of the children […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Protesters among prisoners pardoned by Iran leader (Category: Breaking News)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
- High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says (Category: Breaking News)
England’s Sam Curran has become the most expensive auction buy in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after being bought by Punjab Kings for £1.85m. Six franchises made a bid for the 24-year-old all-rounder before Punjab were eventually successful. Yorkshire’s Harry Brook has been sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for £1.35m. The 23-year-old was […]
- England stunned by Ireland as rain results in five-run defeat (Category: Breaking News)
- Bairstow’s 90 helps England beat SA in riotous T20 (Category: Breaking News)
- Azam and Rizwan steer Pakistan to incredible 10-wicket win (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
Plunging temperatures wreaking havoc across the US and Canada can lead to frostbite on bare skin in only five to 10 minutes, experts are warning. A powerful Arctic winter storm has placed more than 135 million people under weekend weather alerts ahead of the busiest travel days of the year. The alerts stretch from coast […]
- Death toll rises as Hurricane Ian strengthens (Category: Breaking News)
- Biden tells Zelensky his country will never stand alone (Category: Breaking News)
- Indonesia set to punish sex before marriage with jail time (Category: Breaking News)
- Prince Harry makes sensational claims in memoir Spare (Category: Breaking News)
England bowled out the West Indies for just 43 on their way to completing a 5-0 clean sweep in the T20 series with an eight-wicket win in Barbados. The hosts were bowled out in 16.2 overs for their lowest-ever total in T20 internationals. Seamers Freya Davies and Alice Davidson-Richards starred with the ball, claiming 3-2 […]
- England women crush West Indies to secure ODI series win (Category: Breaking News)
- England beat Pakistan to win T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- West Indies knocked out of the T20 World Cup (Category: Breaking News)
- Bairstow’s 90 helps England beat SA in riotous T20 (Category: Breaking News)
President Joe Biden has told President Volodymyr Zelensky the US will stick by Ukraine “for as long as it takes” in its war with Russia. “You will never stand alone,” Mr Biden told Mr Zelensky as he visited the White House on his first overseas trip since the Russian invasion began. Mr Biden confirmed a […]
- Zelensky wants Xi Jinping meeting following China’s peace plan (Category: Breaking News)
- Zelensky denies Ukraine attacked Putin or Moscow (Category: Breaking News)
- Kyiv hit by new massive Russian drone attack (Category: Breaking News)
- Rishi Sunak visits President Zelensky in Kyiv as he pledges £50m in aid (Category: Breaking News)
Brazil great Pele’s cancer has advanced, according to the hospital where the 82-year-old is being treated. The three-time World Cup winner has been in hospital for just over three weeks. His daughter said on social media that he would spend Christmas in hospital. The Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein said Pele “presents cancer disease progression and […]
- Brazilian football legend Pele has died (Category: Breaking News)
- Usain Bolt wins Lifetime Achievement award (Category: Breaking News)
- Chinese GP cancelled because of country’s ‘ongoing difficulties’ with Covid (Category: Breaking News)
- Serena Williams hints at retirement after US Open (Category: Breaking News)
The BBC reported that Argentina’s World Cup winners had to abandon an open-top bus parade in Buenos Aires and instead took a helicopter ride over the millions of ecstatic fans partying in the streets. The squad showed off the trophy at the start of a planned eight-hour journey. But the celebrations on packed roads became […]
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Harder stars as Denmark beat Haiti 2-0 (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan qualify for round of 16 after 2-0 win over Costa Rica (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that the Taliban has banned women from universities in Afghanistan, sparking international condemnation and despair among young people in the country. The higher education minister announced the regression on Tuesday, saying it would take immediate effect. The ban further restricts women’s education – girls have already been excluded from secondary schools since the [̷...
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
Three Kenyan athletes have been banned for a collective period of eight years after breaking anti-doping rules. The Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) has banned marathon runners Alice Jepkemboi Kimutai and Johnstone Kibet Maiyo for three years, and sprinter Mark Otieno for two. Otieno, 29, tested positive for the banned anabolic steroid Methasterone moments before the […]
- Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr until 2025 (Category: Breaking News)
- Nordic nations join calls for ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes to be upheld (Category: Breaking News)
- F1 drivers pushing for changes to the penalty points system (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that former Hollywood film mogul Harvey Weinstein has been found guilty of three counts of sexual assault, including rape, in Los Angeles. The two-month trial heard how Weinstein used his influence to lure women into private meetings before attacking them. Weinstein was found guilty on Monday of rape and two sexual assault charges. […]
- Man charged over Queen coffin incident (Category: Breaking News)
- Jury finds Trump sexually abused writer in NY department store (Category: Breaking News)
- Judge OKs Weinstein bankruptcy plan with $17 million for victims (Category: USA, Iowa)
- Judge OKs Weinstein bankruptcy plan with $17 million for victims (Category: USA, Maine)
BBC reported that a US congressional inquiry into last year’s Capitol riot says ex-President Donald Trump should face criminal charges, including insurrection. The Democratic-led committee voted unanimously for the justice department to prosecute ex-President Trump.
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reports that nations have agreed to protect a third of the planet for nature by 2030 in an”historic” deal aimed at safeguarding biodiversity. There will also be targets for protecting vital ecosystems such as rain-forests and wetlands and the rights of indigenous peoples. The agreement at the COP15 UN biodiversity summit in Montreal, Canada, […]
- China elects Li Qiang as premier (Category: Breaking News)
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Three people dead after torrential rain in New Zealand (Category: Breaking News)
Lionel Messi finally achieved his World Cup dream as Argentina won their third crown on penalties in one of the greatest finals in the tournament’s history. Argentina won the shootout 4-2 after a spectacular game which developed into the much-anticipated confrontation between the 35-year-old maestro Messi and his France opposite number Kylian Mbappe. France’s own […]
- Australia T20 captain retires from international cricket (Category: Breaking News)
- Harder stars as Denmark beat Haiti 2-0 (Category: Breaking News)
- Japan qualify for round of 16 after 2-0 win over Costa Rica (Category: Breaking News)
- Emma Raducanu loses in Cincinnati (Category: Breaking News)
BBC reported that a top Chinese health official has said that he believes China is experiencing the first of three expected waves of Covid infections this winter. China is seeing a surge in cases since the lifting of its most severe restrictions earlier this month.The latest official figures appear to show a relatively low number […]
- Twitter outage sees users told they are over daily tweet limit (Category: Breaking News)
- Trump arrives in Florida ahead of court appearance (Category: Breaking News)
- Russian court bans ‘LGBT movement’ (Category: Breaking News)
- Taliban and China firm agree Afghanistan oil extraction deal (Category: Breaking News)
History is on the line for both sides. France are aiming to become just the third team to retain the trophy in its 92-year history, following in the footsteps of Italy and Brazil. For Argentina, the hopes and dreams of the nation rest of the shoulders of Lionel Messi. Arguably the greatest player of all […]
- Education Department robbed (Category: Breaking News)
- Bodies of a couple found in hotel room (Category: Breaking News)
- New Supreme Court Judge sworn in (Category: Breaking News)
- Police probe death of Swiss national (Category: Breaking News)
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