Madrid, Spain Real Madrid have, for the moment at least, given their support to star forward Kylian Mbappe since the Swedish media reported that he is being investigated for an alleged rape during a visit to Stockholm. The reigning European champions, who have not commented publicly on the reports, do not appear to be overly concerned...
Berlin, Germany US President Joe Biden will be in Germany on Friday on a whirlwind trip to the NATO ally, with Western backing for Ukraine set to be high on the agenda at talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Biden was originally due in Germany last week for a multi-day visit that would have included a meeting...
New York, United States Mexico’s former top security official Genaro Garcia Luna was sentenced to more than 38 years in a US prison on Wednesday for aiding the very drug cartels he was tasked with dismantling. Garcia Luna, 56, was convicted at a high-profile trial in New York last year of taking millions of dollars in...
Passau, Germany Thierry Neuville can finally clinch his first World Rally driver title at 36 on Sunday in the season’s penultimate Central European Rally after a long and bumpy 15-year ride that has repeatedly highlighted the Belgian’s dogged determination. Near misses Neuville made his debut at the Rally of Catalunya at the end of the 2009,...
New Delhi, India India’s Bishnoi crime gang has a grim reputation for assassinations and extortion on its home soil, but now its reach appears to stretch much further after it was accused of involvement in the murder of a Sikh separatist in Canada. Its alleged chief — 31-year-old law graduate Lawrence Bishnoi — has been behind bars...
Washington, United States The United States warned Israel on Tuesday that it could withhold some of its billions of dollars in military assistance unless it improves aid delivery to the war-battered Gaza Strip within 30 days. The warning comes a year into the Israel-Hamas war in which President Joe Biden has repeatedly pleaded with Israel to...
Author Hardeep Singh FARIDKOT: Assassination of young Sikh activist Gurpreet Singh Hari Nau, who has been taking part in the pro-freedom Sikh struggle in Punjab for the last few years, has worried the community, as it is another killing of the Sikh activist in recent time. A village of Hari Nau village in Faridkot district...
Dambulla, Sri Lanka A breathtaking display of power-hitting from Brandon King and Evin Lewis propelled the West Indies to a commanding five-wicket victory in the first T20 against Sri Lanka on Sunday. The West Indies smashed the target of 180 with five balls in hand, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. “It’s always important...
Washington, United States Donald Trump issued a sinister election-related threat to “radical” leftists Sunday, saying he could support US military force against Americans he described as “the enemy from within” if they disrupt the vote next month. “I think the bigger problem is the enemy from within, not even the people that have come in and...
United Nations, United States UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday denounced attacks that have injured several peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, his spokesman said, as Israeli forces move against Hezbollah militants. “UNIFIL personnel and its premises must never be targeted,” Stephane Dujarric said, referring to the blue-helmeted international force. “Attacks against peacekeepers are in breach of international...