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India managed to pull off a gritty draw in the fourth Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series against England on Sunday, largely thanks to the lower-middle order’s resistance. Trailing by a massive 311 runs after England posted 669 in their first innings, India fought back on the strength of three centuries and a near-century. Spin allrounder Washington Sundar was at the heart of the comeback, scoring an unbeaten 101*, while Ravindra Jadeja (107*), Shubman Gill (103), and KL Rahul (90) also played crucial roles. The draw kept India alive in the five-match series, though they still trail 1-2 heading into…

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Since Israel’s offensive led to a security breakdown in Gaza that has made it nearly impossible to safely deliver food to starving Palestinians, much of the limited aid entering is being hoarded by gangs and merchants and sold at exorbitant prices.A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of flour has run as high as $60 in recent days, a kilogram of lentils up to $35. That is beyond the means of most residents in the territory, which experts say is at risk of famine and where people are largely reliant on savings 21 months into the Israel-Hamas…

The Israeli government is defending a top military officer who dismissed images of starving Palestinians as “fake” over the weekend, despite U.S. President Donald Trump stating Monday that he believes the pictures are real.The rupture comes amid growing international pressure on Israel over dire circumstances in the Palestinian enclave, and as two Israeli human rights groups, in a first, characterized the Israeli operation in Gaza as a genocide.In recent days, photographs and videos of desperate Palestinians crowding aid stations and of emaciated children have spread across the globe. Even so, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, said Sunday that “there is…

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — A ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia appeared shaky but remained in place Tuesday as tensions lingered despite a truce agreement to end deadly border clashes following economic pressure from the U.S.The ceasefire reached in Malaysia was supposed to take effect at midnight on Monday, but was quickly tested. Thailand’s army accused Cambodia of launching attacks in multiple areas early Tuesday, but Cambodia said there was no firing in any location.While some spillover had been anticipated in the hours immediately after the ceasefire took effect, a Thai government statement late Tuesday said that a new clash had…

After a day-long discussion in the Lok Sabha on the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor, the special debate continues in the House on Tuesday. Among the big guns from the Opposition who are expected to address the Lower House are the Gandhi siblings, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka. At the same time, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is expected to address the House from the government side. The speakers from the Opposition have, by and large, focused their attacks on the alleged security lapses and intelligence failure, the alleged role the US government led by Donald…

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe was convicted of witness tampering and bribery charges on Monday in a historic trial that gripped the South American nation and threatened to tarnish the conservative strongman’s legacy.The ruling was announced by a judge in Bogota, the country’s capital, following a nearly six-month trial in which prosecutors presented evidence that Uribe attempted to influence witnesses who accused the law-and-order leader of having links to a paramilitary group founded by ranchers in the 1990s.Uribe, 73, was not in court for the verdict as the judge has so far not ordered his arrest.…

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — U.S. singer Ciara is one of the first public figures to become a citizen of Benin under a recent law by the small West African country granting citizenship to descendants of enslaved people.The Grammy-winning performer’s acquisition of citizenship at a ceremony Saturday in the city of Cotonou is part of a broader initiative by Benin to attract the Black diaspora, acknowledge the country’s role in the transatlantic slave trade, and promote tourism focused on slavery-related sites of remembrance.“By legally recognizing these children of Africa, Benin is healing a historical wound. It is an act of justice,…

Netflix We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In days gone by, horror was a genre better suited to the movies: Scares didn’t play well on small, standard definition screens, while blood and gore was never going to get past TV censors. Sure, there were a handful of classic horror tales on TV — a couple of which even make this list — but television wasn’t the best place to find hair-raising horror. But all of that began to change with the advent of the TV ratings…

Avatar: Fire And Ash Official Trailer The conflict on Pandora reignites as director James Cameron releases the official trailer for his upcoming sci-fi adventure sequel Avatar: Fire and Ash. View trailer below. Jake and Neytiri’s family grapples with grief after Neteyam’s death, encountering a new, aggressive Na’vi tribe, the Ash People, who are led by the fiery Varang, as the conflict on Pandora escalates and a new moral focus emerges. I’ve been waiting for this trailer to drop for quite some time. Of course, I saw it when I went to see The Fantastic Four: First Steps, but now it’s…

India fast bowler Khaleel Ahmed’s time with Essex has come to an end after playing just two first-class matches for them in the ongoing County Championship. Khaleel has made the decision to return home for personal reasons. Initially signed for a two-month spell, Khaleel was slated to play six first-class matches along with up to ten List A games in the One-Day Cup. But his stint was cut short after he picked up only four wickets at an average of 64.50 in his two outings. Essex had signed the left-arm pacer in June, shortly after his impressive 4 for 70…