Author: Rahul M

LONDON (AP) — When President Donald Trump took the stage in Egypt to hail the U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, a row of world leaders stood behind him like extras in a political drama.It was a telling image. European governments have struggled to play a significant role in diplomacy over the Gaza war, while the “America First” leader has played a central one, pushing longtime allies in Europe toward the sidelines. Closer to home, they have labored with mixed results to shape Trump’s response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s obstinate pursuit of the Ukraine war, a conflict with…

LOS CORTIJOS, Spain (AP) — The bells and bleats faded as Osam Abdulmumen, a migrant from Sudan, herded sheep back from pasture, the sun setting over a centuries-old farm in Spain’s arid heartland.From dawn to dusk, Abdulmumen, 25, has looked over a flock of 400 animals for months in Los Cortijos, a village of 850 people in the plains of Castile-La Mancha, the region in central Spain made famous by the 17th-century classic “Don Quixote.” Los Cortijos is among hundreds of rural villages and towns in the region coping with depopulation that has made it tough to fill a job…

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa was expected to strengthen into a hurricane on Saturday as forecasters warned of massive rainfall and life-threatening flooding and landslides in the northern Caribbean, with an astounding 35 inches (89 centimeters) of rain anticipated in southwest Haiti.The erratic and slow-moving storm has killed at least three people in Haiti and a fourth person in the Dominican Republic, where another person remains missing.Up to 25 inches (64 centimeters) of rain was forecast for Jamaica and the southern regions of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through Monday, with up to 35 inches (89 centimeters) of…

With the Centre’s recent move to appoint former Deputy National Security Advisor Pankaj Kumar Singh as its interlocutor to address the long-pending demands of the Gorkha community in the Darjeeling Hills in West Bengal, the issue of Gorkhaland statehood has again picked up steam.The Darjeeling interlocutor’s appointment has also become a new bone of contention between the Trinamool Congress (TMC)-led state government and the BJP-led central government, so much so that Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, called the appointment “inconsistent with the spirit of cooperative federalism” while seeking its revocation. With the…

John Medland/CBS Contains spoilers for “Boston Blue” Season 1, Episode 2 — “Teammates” Former “Blue Bloods” fan favorite Danny Reagan (Donnie Wahlberg) is officially staying in Boston, and he’s already participating in its most cherished cultural traditions. When Danny tells his son Sean (Mika Amonsen) he’ll be sticking around, they’re taking in a Boston Red Sox game at Fenway Park — and Danny has just been initiated into a real-life baseball ritual, belting out the chorus of Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” along with the other attendees.  The Boston Red Sox have…

New Delhi: The opposition alliance in Bihar is exploring a poll promise to implement long-pending land reforms, reviving the 2006 D. Bandyopadhyay Commission’s recommendations that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar rejected during his first term despite having set up the committee himself.The panel, steered by Bandyopadhyay, a retired civil servant who played a pivotal role in implementing land reforms in West Bengal in the late 1970s under Operation Barga, submitted its report in April 2008. It recommended legislation to protect bataidars, or sharecroppers, and to impose a cap on land holdings. The recommendations were aimed at limiting land concentration, providing security…

The Amrit Bharat Express that leaves Delhi’s Anand Vihar station in the afternoon and arrives in Motihari in Bihar the next morning is packed to the brim. Every year, as Chhath Puja nears, trains headed east overflow with migrants returning home. This one is no exception.In the sleeper coach, it takes nearly 15 minutes to push through the narrow aisle to the berth. Sacks, suitcases, plastic buckets, cardboard boxes filled with pressure cookers, and utensils lie strewn around. The only way to move luggage is to balance it on the head and squeeze sideways. In the compartment where this reporter…

Amid growing unease among Mahayuti partners and with Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde still seen as harbouring chief ministerial ambitions, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’s “Dilli abhi dur hai (Delhi is still far away)” remark on Wednesday is being viewed as a message both to his party colleagues and to allies.A seasoned politician who often describes himself as a karyakarta carrying out the BJP’s mandate, Fadnavis’s comments have set state political circles abuzz. While some interpreted them as a signal to allies that he intends to firmly hold on to the CM’s chair, others saw it as a reassertion to…

Warner Bros. Pictures Clint Eastwood is a Hollywood legend whose career has spanned parts of eight decades. During that time, he’s done more movies and TV shows than we can count, including plenty of incredible Westerns. But one role that made him an instant pop culture icon was the lead in 1971’s “Dirty Harry,” as a disgruntled cop with a big gun who takes on criminals while pushing at the edge of the law. Eastwood, however, wasn’t the first choice for Harry Callahan, and only took the part after Paul Newman…

Atsushi Nishijima/A24 Pedro Pascal had a very good 2025. He got into superhero shape for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps” and had a truncated but unforgettable appearance on “The Last of Us” Season 2. He also starred in not one, but two very divisive films with “Eddington,” a satirical COVID-19 thriller, and “Materialists,” a highbrow rom-com. You’ll have your chance to check out the latter once it becomes available on HBO Max on November 7.  What could be so divisive about a romantic comedy? If you look on Rotten Tomatoes, it has a 78% rating from critics, which…