Sri Lanka salvage draw in second Test after battling Dinusha denies India
Dinusha's 133 not out, his second century of the match and third in four innings, helps the hosts avoid defeat.
Thieves steal Bronze Age artifacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist
The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.
Thieves raid bronze age collection in ‘super-fast’ Spain museum heist
It is not immediately known how many of the 50-plus mainly gold objects from the Treasure of Villena were taken.
Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing – AP News
- Catastrophic floods kill over 353 in Nepal and Tibet, with more than 1,300 missing AP News
- Nepal flood death toll surges as 65 Americans listed among hundreds of people still missing CBS News
- At least 1,500 missing after deadly Nepal-Tibet floods NPR
- Nepal-Tibet: More than 350 killed in Nepal as experts warn of possible second flood BBC
- Survivors of Deadly Nepal Flood Recall Its Devastating Force The New York Times
Alvarez will not be sold to Barcelona, but Atletico open to other offers
Atletico Madrid rule out a transfer to the La Liga rivals for Alvarez, who is also reportedly being targeted by Arsenal.
Yaya Toure becomes first African coach to lead a team into Champions League
Ivory Coast legend Toure takes Slovan Bratislava into the group phase two months after joining the Slovakian club.
‘Mad honey’ that can stop your heart is now being sold online worldwide – The Conversation
Al Jazeera reports from hospital in flood-hit Nepal
Al Jazeera reports from hospital in Kathmandu, after flash floods swept through several districts in Nepal.
Thieves steal Villena Treasure in under four minutes, one of Europe’s great Bronze Age hoards – Euronews.com
- Thieves steal Villena Treasure in under four minutes, one of Europe's great Bronze Age hoards Euronews.com
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- Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist The Guardian
- Ancient gold treasures stolen from Spanish museum in "super-fast" raid CBS News
- Spain: Thieves steal Bronze Age gold at Villena Museum dw.com
Alarming reports that Putin aims to escalate war, despite CIA warning (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,645) – EUobserver
- Alarming reports that Putin aims to escalate war, despite CIA warning (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,645) EUobserver
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Satellite images show destruction from Nepal-Tibet floods
A glacier collapse high in the Himalayas on Wednesday triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border.
Israel considers expelling British, European officials from US-led Gaza support center – The Jerusalem Post
- Israel considers expelling British, European officials from US-led Gaza support center The Jerusalem Post
- Israel considers expelling UK from postwar Gaza headquarters Financial Times
- Why a Christian group is suing the Dutch government for West Bank trade ban Al Jazeera
- Israel considers expelling British officials from post-war Gaza headquarters, FT reports Reuters
- ‘Madness’: senior officials slam Gaza hub expulsions, accuse government of election politics Ynetnews
Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic – The New York Times
Russian Sanctions Are Fueling a Canadian Car Theft Epidemic The New York Times
Queensland concedes law imposing mandatory jail on some offenders as young as 10 breaches human rights
State government says ‘breach bail, go to jail’ laws raise risk of overcrowding in jails, while one expert warns they may lead to ‘cruel outcomes’
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The Queensland government’s latest law and order crackdown – subjecting some children as young as 10 to a mandatory sentence of a year behind bars – could lead to “cruel outcomes”, according to human rights lawyers.
In documents tabled with the legislation on Thursday, the government conceded its laws, dubbed “breach bail, go to jail”, would breach human rights and risk further straining the state’s overcrowded jails, youth detention centres and police watch houses.
Continue reading...Britons get the chance to read Jason Arday’s story for themselves as memoir is published in the UK – AP News
Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health – BBC
- Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health BBC
- Jerusalem court acquits a man indicted in nun attack, orders psychiatric care AP News
- Israeli Court Acquits Nun’s Attacker, Orders Up to 6 Years in Psychiatric Care National Catholic Register
- Israeli Court Acquits Man of Assaulting Nun in Jerusalem's Old City Haaretz
- Court acquits man who assaulted French nun in Jerusalem OSV News
Man who attacked nun on CCTV in Jerusalem acquitted on grounds of mental health
A Jerusalem court said the Jewish attacker was having a psychotic episode when he assaulted the nun, in an incident which caused outrage.
Norwegians lay flowers at palace as King Harald’s condition worsens
The 89-year-old's condition is described as "extremely serious" and members of his family have visited him in hospital.
Archbishop Gallagher in Moscow: The war must end – Vatican News
- Archbishop Gallagher in Moscow: The war must end Vatican News
- Vatican foreign minister, in Moscow, says Ukraine war must end Reuters
- Russia is paying the Vatican the compliment of conspiracy theories The Pillar
- Vatican’s top diplomat begins visit to Russia as European leaders flock to Ukraine America Magazine
- Vatican’s ‘Foreign Minister’ in Russia for talks Crux | Taking the Catholic Pulse
Trial for 9/11 accused, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, set for June 2028
After two decades at Guantánamo Bay, trials for four alleged 9/11 conspirators have been set for 2028.