T theguardian.com

World

2 sources

Published 20 hours ago • The Guardian - UK • via theguardian.com

MCC apologises for Lord’s Test pitch after Stokes criticises ‘extreme conditions’

England win but fewer than 1,000 legal balls bowledMCC says it is ‘naturally frustrated’The MCC has apologised for the quality of the Lord’s pitch prepared for the opening game of the series against New Zealand, after the venue’s showpiece 150th Test became its first since 1888 to feature fewer than 1,000 legal deliveries. England captain Ben Stokes says the Lord’s pitch on which his side won the first Test against New Zealand is not helpful for the future of the game’s longest format.

D dw.com

World

3 sources

Published 20 hours ago • DW - Africa • via dw.com

Nigeria: 360 people freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout

Nigeria's army said Boko Haram militants took the hostages from different communities.

N nytimes.com

World

2 sources

Published 20 hours ago • The New York Times - World • via nytimes.com

Israel Bombs Beirut Outskirts as Fighting With Hezbollah Escalates

The Trump administration has pushed for a cease-fire, bringing Israeli and Lebanese officials together for talks in Washington. Attack on ‘terrorist headquarters’ comes as Trump says he will not demand Lebanon is included in ceasefire dealIsrael has carried out airstrikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut, the most serious escalation in its war with Hezbollah since a ceasefire was established in mid-April.The strike hit two apartments in two separate buildings, Lebanon’s state news agency reported, killing two people and wounding 11, according to an initial death toll.

F france24.com

World

2 sources

Published 20 hours ago • France24 English - Middle East • via france24.com

Iran war: 100 days on, a costly stalemate

One hundred days after US President Trump launched Operation Epic Fury against Iran, the conflict has lasted far longer than expected, causing more than 7,000 deaths, mass displacement, and severe economic disruption driven by the near-closure of the Strait of Hormuz and soaring oil prices. The war waged by the US and Israel against Iran has now lasted 100 days.

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 20 hours ago • Deutsche Welle English - Top • via dw.com

Nigeria: 360 people freed from Boko Haram mountain hideout

Nigeria's army said Boko Haram militants took the hostages from different communities. Hundreds of women and children who were kidnapped by jihadist group Boko Haram in northeastern Nigeria were freed over the weekend, local representatives said.

F france24.com

World

2 sources

Published 22 hours ago • France24 English - Asia/Pacific • via france24.com

Armenia votes in test of PM Pashinyan's pivot away from Russia

Armenians voted in a parliamentary election on Sunday as the incumbent government, under mounting Russian pressure, sought to loosen ties with Moscow and deepen cooperation with the West. Polls open in Armenia on Sunday in a vote that is set to test the former Soviet republic's ties with Russia.

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 22 hours ago • Deutsche Welle English - Top • via dw.com

Sweden mulls prison for young teens as violent crime rises

In the fight against escalating gang crime, Sweden's parliament will vote on plans to hold 13-year-olds criminally responsible and, in serious cases, imprison them.

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 22 hours ago • DW - Top Stories • via dw.com

Sweden mulls prison for young teens as violent crime rises

In the fight against escalating gang crime, Sweden's parliament will vote on plans to hold 13-year-olds criminally responsible and, in serious cases, imprison them.

A abcnews.com

World

2 sources

Published 23 hours ago • ABC News - Top Stories • via abcnews.com

Sen. Warner: Platner allegations are ‘disturbing,’ but decision up to voters in Maine

Sen. Democrat denies reports of physical intimidation towards women, saying his past has been ‘weaponized’The Democratic US senate candidate Graham Platner on Friday predicted that Maine’s voters would support him four days later in his party primary despite a string of controversies – including recent negative headlines about his treatment of women that he said had been “weaponized”.In a 25-minute speech before supporters in Bar Harbor, the oyster farmer and US marine combat veteran addressed the co...

T theguardian.com

World

2 sources

Published 23 hours ago • The Guardian - UK • via theguardian.com

Middle East crisis live: Israel strikes southern Beirut days after ceasefire agreement with Lebanon

Israel claimed it was attacking Hezbollah command centers in response to attacks on northern IsraelIsrael had already struck the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital at least twice since the first agreement between Lebanon and Israel went into effect as part of the 17 April ceasefire, under which Washington sought to constrain Israel from striking Beirut in return for a halt in Hezbollah fire towards northern Israel.Today’s strikes on Beirut are likely to derail US peace talks with Iran as T... The Israeli military said it is carrying out strikes on infrastructure it says belongs to Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah.

T theguardian.com

World

2 sources

Published 23 hours ago • The Guardian - UK • via theguardian.com

Simone Biles resting after serious health scare: ‘Almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card’

Gymnast says experience was one of scariest of her life29-year-old says she will give more details at later dateSimone Biles suggested she came close to death after a medical emergency that left her in hospital.“I’m not one to normally share things like this because I value privacy in today’s age, but almost dying wasn’t on my bingo card earlier this week,” Biles wrote in an Instagram story on Saturday. Biles reveals health scare after 'almost dying'Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Biles has previously said she is unsure if she will compete at the 2028 OlympicsByFlora SnelsonBBC Sport journalistPublished1 hour agoSeven-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has revealed she suffered a health scare, describing the experience as "almost dying".American Biles, the most decorated gymnast of all time, made a series of Instagram story posts about "one of, if not the scariest experience of my life...

B bbc.co.uk

World

2 sources

Published 23 hours ago • BBC News - Top Stories • via bbc.co.uk

David Lammy Tells JD Vance He's Wrong Over Immigration Comments

Use BBC.com or the new BBC App to listen to BBC podcasts, Radio 4 and the World Service outside the UK. Deputy PM says he spoke to US vice-president about post that blamed ‘mass invasion of migrants’ for teenager’s death David Lammy has said he told the US vice-president, JD Vance, he was “wrong” to blame the murder of the British teenager Henry Nowak on mass migration.The deputy prime minister said he spoke to Vance in a phone call on Saturday to tell him “our democratic process is working well” and that he was wrong in his commentary about the murder.

B bbc.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • BBC News - Top Stories • via bbc.com

England begin Ashes rebuild with win over New Zealand in first Test

England take less than a session on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand to begin their post-Ashes rebuild with a much-needed victory. Day four: England, 140 & 226, bt NZ, 113 & 138, by 115 runsGus Atkinson takes five for 30 as bowlers dominateIt may have been the pitch rather than any of the players that dominated this match but, for all that they will repeatedly have cursed its capriciousness, England will have forgiven it all the moment they completed victory in the first Test of the summer, bowling New Zealand out before lunch on the fourth day to win by 115 runs.Batting on this surface against an array of bowlers t...

A aljazeera.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • Al Jazeera (EN) - All • via aljazeera.com

Giant crowds greet Pope Leo at public mass in Madrid, Spain

The pontiff praises Madrid as a beacon of inclusion as about 1.2 million people gather for Sunday mass. Huge crowds throng Madrid streets for Pope's open-air mass42 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMaia DaviesEPA/ShutterstockPope Leo held the service on the second day of his official visit to SpainMore than a million people lined the streets of Madrid on Sunday as Pope Leo XIV held an open-air mass in the Spanish capital, the Vatican said.Crowds descended on the city as the pontiff arrived for the service on the second day of his official visit to the country at the Plaza de Cibeles,...

N nytimes.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • The New York Times - Home Page • via nytimes.com

Hegseth Criticizes Europe Over Migration ‘Invasion’ in D-Day Speech

The remarks from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reflect many of the Trump administration’s previous assertions on immigrants in Europe, which overlap with the language of European far-right political parties. The US defence secretary was speaking in Normandy, 82 years after allied forces launched their operation to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe.

T theguardian.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • The Guardian - UK • via theguardian.com

Russian drone hits building storing spent nuclear fuel near Chornobyl

Attack was ‘extremely vile’ and deliberate, says Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy A Russian Shahed drone has substantially damaged a building used to store spent nuclear fuel close to the disused Chornobyl nuclear power plant in what Ukraine’s president described as a deliberate and “extremely vile” attack.While the structure – the reception building of the spent fuel storage facility – was empty of containers at the time, the targeting of the sensitive site appeared to be direct messagin... Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called a Russian attack on a nuclear-storage facility near Chernobyl "vile." The UN's nuclear watchdog said no increased radiation had been registered at the site.

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • DW - Top Stories • via dw.com

Pope Leo in Spain: More than a million line Madrid streets

Huge crowds welcomed Pope Leo XIV to Madrid on Sunday. In his first visit to an EU country outside Italy, pope urges world leaders to stop dividing electorates and to respect ‘every human being’More than a million people have filled the streets near one of Madrid’s main squares to join Pope Leo for an outdoor Mass, likely to be the largest event of his week-long visit to Spain.Throngs of people pressed along barriers near the landmark Cibeles Square, waving flags and shouting “Long live the pope”, as Leo arrived in his white popemobile for the event...

T theguardian.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • The Guardian - UK • via theguardian.com

Delays to defence investment plan have damaged UK’s credibility, say MPs

Committee calls for apology from government amid reports navy’s hunter-killer submarines are all dockedA parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending has made scathing comments about the impact of delays in the publication of the government’s defence investment plan (Dip).The Dip, originally expected last autumn, has been repeatedly postponed amid warnings that the military faces a huge funding gap over the next four years. Delays to defence plan undermine UK credibility, MPs say34 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleOlivia IrelandPA MediaBritish Army soldiers on exercises in Finland with a droneDelays in publishing a report laying out government defence spending have undermined the UK's credibility with its allies, a parliamentary committee that scrutinises public spending says.The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) was supposed to be published in the autumn but is now due to be released ahead of a Nato summi...

F france24.com

World

3 sources

Published 1 day ago • France24 English - Europe • via france24.com

More than a million attend Pope Leo's mass in Spain

Pope Leo XIV honoured Spain's centuries-old tradition of religious devotion on Sunday as a “school of faith” for today, as he presided over a Mass before a million people and a procession highlighting one of the most iconic expressions of Spanish popular piety: flower carpets. Huge crowds welcomed Pope Leo XIV to Madrid on Sunday.

B bbc.com

Politics

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • BBC News - Politics • via bbc.com

Lammy says he told JD Vance his Nowak comments were 'wrong'

Lammy says he told the US vice-president the teen's murder "has got nothing to do with mass migration". Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy said he had spoken to JD Vance to contest comments the US vice president had made regarding the death of UK teenager Henry Nowak, which Vance blamed in part on Britain’s immigration policies.

Elections

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • Deutsche Welle English - Top • via dw.com

Peru votes for new president — for ninth time in 10 years

Peru could soon have its ninth president in 10 years, as voters choose between Keiko Fujimori and Roberto Sanchez in a runoff election overshadowed by instability and crime. Peruvians will choose on Sunday their ninth president in 10 years, in a tight runoff election between conservative Keiko Fujimori and leftist Roberto Sanchez who are trying to woo voters fed up with political chaos and rising crime.

A aljazeera.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • Al Jazeera (EN) - All • via aljazeera.com

At least a dozen injured from shooting attack near Ohio festival

At least 12 people were wounded, two critically, in a shooting near the Old West End Festival in Toledo, Ohio. Authorities said two of the victims are in critical condition after a gunfire near Toledo's Old West End Festival, with suspects still on the run.

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • DW - Top Stories • via dw.com

Kosovo holds third election in 16 months

Voters in Kosovo are heading to the polls in a snap vote called to resolve a parliamentary stalemate.

D dw.com

World

2 sources

Published 1 day ago • DW - Top Stories • via dw.com

India news: CJP demands minister's removal in seven days

The Cockroach Janta Party has given an ultimatum for the removal of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.