LONDON: Alex OxladeChamberlain is relishing his return to the England squad after realising how much the national team mean to their fans during his injury lay-off. Oxlade-Chamberlain has missed England’s last three appearances at major tournaments through injury, but he is finally fit and has been named in the squad
MOSCOW: Russians are set to vote in local elections tomorrow following a hugely controversial campaign in Moscow that degenerated into the biggest police crackdown on protesters in nearly a decade. Municipal and regional polls will be held across the vast country, but most attention will be focused on the Moscow
NEW YORK: Belinda Bencic won’t become the first Swiss woman to win a Grand Slam title in 20 years at the US Open, but she adopted a positive outlook after a tough loss. Canadian teen Bianca Andreescu won the last five games to defeat Bencic 7-6 (7/3), 7-5 in a semi-final
HERAT (Afghanistan): The Taliban launched an offensive yesterday against a key city in western Afghanistan, officials said, the latest in a surge of attacks as the US pushes for a deal that would allow it to begin withdrawing troops. Dozens of Taliban fighters assaulted Farah city, the capital of Farah
For Turkey’s “Microangelo”, any tiny, discarded item could be the canvas for his next mini masterpiece, from a matchstick to a pumpkin seed. The delicate, impeccably detailed miniature paintings of Hasan Kale often require a magnifying glass to be able to see the nuances but can take months to complete.
CHARLESTON/MAR SH HARBOUR (United States): The final death toll from the devastation unleashed by Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas could be “staggering,” a government minister has said, as the storm headed for the US east coast. Bahamian Prime Minister Hubert Minnis told CNN Thursday that at least 30 people were
TEHRAN: Iran is set to detail its latest cut to commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal today, in response to US sanctions and perceived inaction by other parties to save the accord. Iran’s atomic energy organisation spokesman Behrouz Kamalvandi will hold a news conference on Tehran’s third round of cuts
ROME: Italy’s new government, combining the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and centre-left Democratic Party (PD), was sworn into office on Thursday, promising to reset Rome’s often fraught relations with Brussels. Once bitter rivals, the two parties agreed to join forces after the farright League walked out of the previous coalition with
A stencilled work by the elusive British street artist Banksy has been stolen from outside the Pompidou Centre in Paris, the modern art museum announced Tuesday. The image, which appeared in June 2018 on the back of a sign for the museum’s car park, features a masked rat — Banksy’s
NEW YORK: Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu is eagerly awaiting today’s US Open title showdown with 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams, in a rematch of last month’s Toronto final that was cut short by injury. The 19-year-old Andreescu, playing at just her fourth Grand Slam and making her US Open