Author: Rahul M

PARIS (AP) — France’s newly re-appointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu named a new government Sunday, as he faces pressure to urgently produce a budget and quell political turmoil that is scaring businesses and investors and staining the country’s image.The Cabinet includes several members who served in previous governments, from French President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist camp and allied conservatives, as well as some people from outside the political sphere.It is unclear how l ong this new team will last. Macron, whose term ends in 2027, lacks a majority in the deeply fractured parliament. Opposition legislators have called for new elections or…

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Fifty years ago, Banhine National Park in Mozambique was a wildlife haven, teeming with herds of giraffe, buffalo and antelope. Then, it was stripped nearly bare by decades of civil war and unchecked poaching.But a project is underway to restore Banhine to its former glory. Fences have been rebuilt and roads fixed. Finally, the trickiest part: bringing in the animals.Private conservationists working with the government of Mozambique have moved nearly 400 animals — zebra, wildebeest and several species of antelope — by truck to Banhine. It’s an attempt to restart a game reserve that…

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Three Qatari officials have been killed in a car crash in Egypt as the country prepared to host a Gaza Strip peace summit led by President Donald Trump and President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt.The men died in a “painful traffic accident” in the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Qatar’s embassy in Cairo said in a statement early Sunday, without specifying when the crash occurred.The three were staff members in the Qatari royal court and died “while performing their work,” the embassy said. It named the men as Saud bin Thamer Al Thani, a…

India captain Harmanpreet Kaur rued a missed opportunity as her team failed to capitalise on a strong platform provided by openers Smriti Mandhana (80) and Pratika Rawal (75) and finished 30-40 runs short in their three-wicket defeat to Australia in the Women’s World Cup on Sunday. With Mandhana and Rawal putting up 155 runs for the first wicket partnership, India reached 198/1 in 30 overs. But instead of capitalising on that position, India lost nine wickets for 138, including six for 36 as they were bowled out for 330 in 48.5 overs, failing to utilise their full quota of 50…

20th Century Fox When “The Devil Wears Prada” came out in 2006, it made an immediate splash. Not only was the movie a success, but almost 20 years later, people are still talking about it. Of special note is Meryl Streep’s role as the devil of the title, Miranda Priestley. She offers up a gaga performance that places her at No. 6 on our list of best Meryl Streep movies. The David Frankel-directed comedy-drama, based on the book of the same name by Lauren Weisberger, is about Anne Hathaway’s Andy…

Led by another brilliant performance from Alireza Mirzaian, Bengaluru Bulls secured a massive 43-32 win over the Bengal Warriorz at the Thyagaraj Indoor Stadium on Sunday. Alireza Mirzaian scored 18 points, while Deepak Sankar scored a High Five in what was their third straight win as the side coached by BC Ramesh moved to fourth on the points table. Meanwhile, Devank Dalal’s 13th straight Super 10 went in vain yet again.   The Warriorz and the Bulls began their contest on a tense, evenly matched note. Devank set the tone through confident early raids, while defender Ashish ensured stability at the…

Puneri Paltan fought off the Dabang Delhi K.C. bravely to secure an impressive 6-5 win after the Pro Kabaddi League (PKL) 2025 match was tied at 38-38 at the Thyagaraj Stadium on Sunday. It was an important victory that took them to the top of the standings on points difference after an all-round performance from the Paltan, led by Pankaj Mohite (7) and skipper Aslam Inamdar (6). It was also the 10th tie-breaker of the season as Ajinkya Pawar’s Super 10 and Saurabh Nandal’s High Five went in vain. Puneri Paltan made a strong start against Dabang Delhi K.C., asserting…

Captain Alyssa Healy led from the front with a blistering century as Australia registered a thrilling three-wicket win in their ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 clash against India at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday. After being invited to bat first, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana became the first player in women’s ODIs to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year during her 80 run knock as India piled up 330 in 48.5 overs. In pursuit of the highest target ever successfully chased in women’s ODI history, Healy played an impressive knock (142 off 107) with the help of 21…

Anticipation built across Israel, the Gaza Strip and the West Bank on Sunday as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas held before a critical day for all sides and the region.Preparations appeared underway for the freeing of the 48 hostages — both alive and dead — still in Gaza, and for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. More ramped-up aid was being readied for Gaza, much in ruins after two years of war that began when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 killing some 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostage. In Israel’s ensuing offensive, more than…

PORTOROŽ, Slovenia — “Wait until you find out how everyone in my family has come from a different country,” says Alex Zigante on a recent summer afternoon.Zigante, a 30-year-old engineer, takes a breath and lays out the family tree: His great-grandmother, Angela, was born in Austria-Hungary. His grandmother, Maria, 90, in Italy. His father, Aldo, 61, in Yugoslavia. And Alex was born and raised in Slovenia. And yet, all of them have lived their lives here in Portorož, a seaside village in what is now southwestern Slovenia, where the family’s roots go back centuries to the Venetian Empire, and where…