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Bethell slams maiden century to give England glimmer in final Ashes Test

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Jacob Bethell fulfilled his rich potential with a chanceless maiden Test century Wednesday as England built a fragile 119-run second-innings lead with two wickets remaining to give themselves a glimme...

UN accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’

HealthJanuary 7, 2026

The United Nations on Wednesday said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its “apartheid system...

Hospital sources say 4 killed in airstrikes on Yemen; separatist leader skips talks

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

At least four civilians were killed in coalition strikes in Yemen on Wednesday, two hospital sources told AFP, as the force raided the home province of a separatist leader and was kicked out of the pr...

Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of T20 World Cup games

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Bangladesh cricket said on Wednesday it was in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a “practical” solution to its request to move its T20 World Cup matches out of India. India fo...

Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of cricket World Cup games

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Bangladesh cricket said on Wednesday it was in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a “practical” solution to its request to move its T20 World Cup matches out of India. India fo...

Hospital sources say 4 killed in airstrikes on Yemen; separatist leader flees

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

At least four civilians were killed in Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen on Wednesday, two hospital sources told AFP, as the force raided the home province of a separatist leader. Yemen’s coaliti...

Bethell stands tall as England 174-3 in final Test, nine behind

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Rock-solid Jacob Bethell was 79 not out as England narrowed Australia’s lead to just nine runs by tea on day four of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Wednesday, but veteran Joe Root fell cheaply. T...

Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips Europe

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

Icy temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos on Tuesday, with weather-related accidents causing six deaths from the continent’s bitterest cold snap this winter so far...

Somalia calls Israeli FM visit to Somaliland an ‘incursion’

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

The Israeli foreign minister arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorised incursion”, after Israel recognised the breakaway region in the Horn...

European leaders voice support for Denmark after Trump claims on Greenland

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

A group of European leaders on Tuesday underlined their support for Denmark after US President Donald Trump again voiced designs on its autonomous Arctic territory of Greenland. The leaders of France,...