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

News January 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

News January 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’

News January 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

News January 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,...

Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test

Sports January 6, 2026

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test o...

Smith in charge after Head’s 163 to put Australia seven behind England

News January 6, 2026

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith an unbeaten 65 as Australia moved to within seven runs of England’s first innings 384 at tea on day three of the fifth and final Ashes...

China’s birth-rate push sputters as couples opt to stay child-free

News January 6, 2026

BEIJING: Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging b...

Iran remains unbothered by US threats

Business January 6, 2026

• Judiciary orders no leniency against ‘rioters’ amid unrest• Trump vows Tehran will ‘get hit very hard’ if it kills more citizens• 12 dead as protests expand to 45 cities; intelligence ...

Venezuela’s Maduro, wife plead not guilty in US court appearance

News January 5, 2026

Deposed Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to charges of narco-terrorism in a New York court on Monday, two days after being snatched by US forces in a stunning raid on his home in...

Palestinian embassy in UK officially inaugurated

News January 5, 2026

The embassy of Palestine was officially inaugurated in London in a short ceremony on Monday, hailed by its ambassador as a “profound milestone” in British-Palestinian relations. “We gather today...