Palestine advanced to the final round of World Cup qualification for the first time ever Thursday with a 0-0 draw against Lebanon. Palestine, who played in Qatar because of security concerns in Gaza, are second in their group and five points clear of Lebanon with a single game left. The top two teams of each […]
The United States pulled off one of the biggest shocks in cricket history by beating Pakistan in a super over in Dallas. Pakistan looked to be avoiding embarrassment at the T20 World Cup before Nitish Kumar hit the final ball of the US innings for four to tie the scores at 159. Sloppy for large […]
Keir Starmer is planning to use the Labour manifesto to make his strongest commitment yet on Palestinian statehood in a move to shore up the party’s core support on the left, sources have told the Guardian. People with knowledge of the document say the Labour leader is expected to include a pledge to recognise Palestine […]
47 minutes ago Jonathan Amos,Science correspondent, @BBCAmos Watch: Space X Starship’s successful splashdown Elon Musk’s mammoth new rocket system has returned to Earth in a groundbreaking fourth test flight that culminated in a first-ever soft ocean landing for the Starship craft. The aim was to get the rocket’s upper section – the Ship – to […]
2 hours ago Lucy Hooker,Business reporter, BBC News Getty images Financial markets will scrutinise ECB president Christine Lagarde’s remarks for further hints about rates The EU has become the second major global economy to cut its lending rate this week. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a cut in its main interest rate from an […]
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The Lee family name is a storied one in ONE Championship. Adrian’s brother, and training partner, Christian, is the current lightweight and welterweight MMA champion, while older sister Angela has retired from the ring after being ONE’s atomweight world champion. This week at ONE 167: Tawanchai vs. Nattawut II the 18-year-old gets to start his […]
11 hours ago Basillioh Rukanga,BBC News, Nairobi Daily Nation Mary Njambi Koikai, better known as Jahmby Koikai, dedicated most of her short life to telling her fellow Kenyans about the debilitating condition of endometriosis, which led to her death this week aged just 38. As a popular radio host and reggae DJ, she had the […]
59 minutes ago Aileen Moynagh,BBC News NI health reporter BBC Junior doctors took to picket lines at Altnagelvin Hospital earlier this year Junior doctors across Northern Ireland are taking further strike action over the next two days in a dispute over pay. The 48-hour full walkout runs from 07:00 BST on Thursday 6 June until […]
Schools are out, summer vacations fixed. But if the past is any guide to the future, United States university campuses come autumn will again erupt in demonstrations with inevitable violence and arrests if Israel continues its war on Gaza. I covered my first antiwar demonstration on October 21, 1967. Then a 19-year-old cub reporter for […]