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The UK government on Thursday unveiled a new definition of extremism, as church leaders warned it risked disproportionately affecting Muslim communities.The new definition comes after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned earlier this month of a "shocking increase in extremist disruption and crimin...
Sports,Football
Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho said there was "no better feeling" after his goal helped secure a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven and progress to the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.The Manchester United loanee opened the scoring in the third minute, his first goal in front o...
Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi were on target as Inter Miami marched into the last eight of the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a 3-1 (5-3 aggregate) win over Nashville on Wednesday.Messi set up Suarez for the eighth-minute opener and then the Argentine found the target himself in the 23rd minute.But the ...
Atletico Madrid bounced back from two goals down on aggregate against Inter Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday.Trailing by a single goal after last month's first leg, Atletico looked dead and buried when Federico Dimarco...
World,Back Page
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was grilled by lawmakers on Wednesday about a gathering of ruling party members at which scantily clad female dancers were reportedly told to use their mouths to receive cash tips.Footage leaked from the event in November organised by a regional chapter of ...
The US House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a bill that would force TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese owner or get banned in the United States.The legislation is the biggest threat yet to the video-sharing app, which has surged to huge popularity across the world all while causing inten...
A rocket made by a Japanese company exploded seconds after launch on Wednesday, in a spectacular failure for the start-up's bid to put a satellite into orbit.Tokyo-based Space One's 18-metre (60-foot) Kairos rocket blasted off in the coastal Wakayama region of western Japan, carrying a small...
Without critical action, nearly 230,000 children and new mothers in war-ravaged Sudan are "likely to die from hunger", Save the Children warned on Wednesday.Nearly 11 months of fighting between the forces of two rival generals has killed thousands and displaced eight million people in the ...
Four US Army vessels departed a base in Virginia on Tuesday carrying about 100 soldiers and equipment they will need to build a temporary port on Gaza's coast for urgently needed aid deliveries.The first -- a hulking gray-painted watercraft known as a Logistics Support Vessel -- slowly churned a...
At a primary school in football-mad Brazil, pupils are spurred to academic greatness in classrooms resembling soccer pitches -- with a virtual avatar inspired by star forward Vinicius Junior cheering on every correct answer.Perched on football-patterned cushions on classroom floors of artificial gra...
Sports,Cricket
Star Indian wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant says that doctors raised the prospect of amputating his leg after the serious car crash that threatened to end his cricket career.The 26-year-old is set to play for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League starting this month after a 14-month abse...
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah said Tuesday it launched over 100 rockets at Israeli military positions in retaliation for a strike on the country's east that killed one person the day before.Hamas ally Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have exchanged near-daily fire since the Israel-Hamas w...
Donald Trump on Monday pledged to free people jailed for taking part in the 2021 attack on the US Capitol as one of his first actions if reelected, calling them "hostages."The rioters -- egged on by the then-president and fueled by his false claims of voter fraud -- stormed the seat of US ...
Cristiano Ronaldo scored in extra time but Al Nassr side were dumped out of the Asian Champions League quarter-finals on penalties by Al Ain on Monday.The 39-year-old Portuguese was the only Al Nassr player to score in the shootout as his Saudi side went out 3-1 on penalties, the tie having ended 4-...
Mauricio Pochettino called for the Chelsea fans to trust his players after a 3-2 win over Newcastle on Monday propelled the Blues back into contention for European football next season.Pochettino had faced open revolt from among his own support during last weekend's 2-2 draw at Brentford. ...
An unbeaten 98 from Alex Carey and a formidable partnership with Mitchell Marsh rescued Australia from a dire position to set up a three-wicket victory in a tense second Test against New Zealand on Monday.Carey and Marsh put on a vital 140-run partnership at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch, the tour...
Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan on Monday as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the five-month-old war between Israel and Hamas.Prayers were held outside amid the rubble of demolished buildings lat...
The leader of Yemen's branch of al-Qaida is dead, the militant group announced late Sunday, without giving details.Khalid al-Batarfi had a $5 million bounty on his head from the U.S. government over leading the group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula over years that saw him imprisoned, freed in ...
Weapons imports to Europe nearly doubled over the past five years, partly due to the war in Ukraine, while exports from Russia halved, researchers said on Monday.Ukraine has become the world's fourth largest arms importer, while France has replaced Russia as the world's second largest export...
Sports
Simone Manuel and Torri Huske closed out the Westmont Pro Swim Series with impressive victories on Saturday as seven-time Olympic gold medallist Caeleb Dressel settled for silver in the 100m freestyle.Manuel, who shared 100m freestyle gold at the 2016 Rio Olympics but has been working her way back a...
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