11 rescued after boat capsized in rough seas, officials say Indonesian rescuers found alive on Tuesday, 11 people missing at sea who had survived a boat capsize in bad weather by swimming for at least six hours to the nearest island, officials said. Two boats and dozens of rescuers hunted for those missing after the…
Jaishankar asks Wang to ease border tensions, trade curbs BEIJING: India and China must resolve friction along their border, pull back troops, and avoid “restrictive trade measures” to normalise their relationship, India’s foreign minister told his Chinese counterpart in Beijing on Monday. India’s Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met Wang Yi during his first visit to China since…
Production has begun on the new TV adaptation of Harry Potter, as the first picture of the lead actor in costume was released. JK Rowling’s series of novels has already been made into a film, but HBO is now producing a TV series which is expected to take 10 years to complete. Producers released the…
Unreleased music by Beyoncé was among several items stolen from a vehicle in Atlanta just days before the singer’s four-night Cowboy Carter tour stop in the city, authorities have confirmed. Hard drives containing the unreleased songs, show plans, and past and future set lists for her tour were among the items stolen from a rental…
Ben Stokes knew the date. How could he not? For 14 July must be etched into his soul – the day in 2019 he wrote his name into British sporting folklore. While Stokes was winning the World Cup for England at Lord’s, he had the presence of mind to counsel a young Jofra Archer, about…
Newcastle have made a move to sign Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike. The 23-year-old scored 15 goals and had eight assists last season as his side finished third in the Bundesliga. Sources said Newcastle are now exploring a potential deal to sign the Frenchman, who would probably cost more than £70m. Despite the interest in…
Brentford have completed the signing of England midfielder and former Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson on a two-year contract after his recent departure from Ajax. Henderson, 35, spent 12 years with Liverpool, where he won the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, two League Cups, Community Shield, Super Cup and Club World Cup. In July 2023,…
Third Test, Kingston (day three of five) Australia 225 (Smith 48; S Joseph 4-33) & 121 (Green 42; A Joseph 5-27) West Indies 143 (Campbell 36; Boland 3-34) & 27 (Greaves 11; Starc 6-9) Australia win by 176 runs and complete 3-0 series victory Scorecard Australia bowled out West Indies for just 27 – the second lowest score in Test history,…
Starbucks has told its corporate staff they must work in the office for four days a week or take a payment and quit. Workers will be expected to be in the office between Monday and Thursday starting in October, up from a previous requirement that staff come in for three days. The directive is the…
In the Oval Office on Monday, Donald Trump was talking tough, announcing new US arms shipments to Ukraine paid for by European governments, and threatening new tariffs which, if imposed, would hit Russia’s war chest. But, back in Moscow, how did the stock exchange react? It rose 2.7%. That’s because Russia had been bracing for even tougher…
