Pakistan cricketer Amir named among T20 probables after retirement U-turn | Cricket News

Pakistan cricketer Amir named among T20 probables after retirement U-turn | Cricket News

Fast bowler Mohammad Amir has been included in Pakistan’s group of 29 cricketers who will undergo training at the country’s military base ahead of the summer’s ICC Twenty20 World Cup 2024. Amir’s inclusion comes a day after he came out of retirement and after the country’s cricket board announced changes to…

Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises | Weather News

Brazil races to the rescue as storm death toll rises | Weather News

Rescuers raced against the clock on Sunday to help isolated people in Brazil’s mountainous southeast, after storms and heavy rains killed at least 25 people in two states. A weekend deluge pounded the states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo, where authorities described a chaotic situation due to flooding….

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Philippines summons Beijing envoy over South China Sea water cannon attack | South China Sea News

Manila says the confrontation near Second Thomas Shoal wounded three of its soldiers and caused severe damage to its vessel. The Philippines has summoned Beijing’s envoy after accusing the Chinese Coast Guard of wounding three of its soldiers during a water cannon attack in the disputed South China Sea. The…

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case | Corruption News

Singapore’s ex-transport minister hit with 8 new charges in corruption case | Corruption News

S Iswaran accused of receiving gifts worth $14,000 from individual who had business dealings with Transport Ministry. Singapore’s former Transport Minister S Iswaran has been slapped with eight new charges in a rare corruption case involving the city-state’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP). The charges relate to allegations that Iswaran…

UK’s Sunak to unveil 2m investment in nuclear deterrent, nuclear energy | Nuclear Energy News

UK’s Sunak to unveil $252m investment in nuclear deterrent, nuclear energy | Nuclear Energy News

UK leader says investment is vital in ‘more dangerous and contested world.’ United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to announce plans to invest 200 million pounds ($252m) in the country’s nuclear deterrent and civil nuclear industry. Sunak will on Monday announce a “national endeavour” to secure the future…

Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye takes early lead in presidential election | Elections News

Senegal’s Bassirou Diomaye Faye takes early lead in presidential election | Elections News

Opposition supporters take to streets in celebration but ruling coalition says a run-off will be needed to determine the winner. Supporters of Senegal’s presidential candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye have taken to the streets of the capital, Dakar, in celebration as early results from Sunday’s vote showed the opposition contender in…

Chad main opposition figures barred as leaders cleared for election | Elections News

Chad main opposition figures barred as leaders cleared for election | Elections News

The central African country’s presidential election is set to take place in May. Authorities in Chad have cleared 10 candidates for this year’s long-awaited presidential election, barring two fierce opponents of the military government from standing. Chad’s Constitutional Council announced on Sunday that outspoken opposition figures Nassour Ibrahim Neguy Koursami…

Simon Harris to be Ireland’s youngest PM after clinching party leadership | Politics News

Simon Harris to be Ireland’s youngest PM after clinching party leadership | Politics News

Harris will be voted in as Ireland’s youngest-ever prime minister when parliament next sits on April 9. Simon Harris is set to become Ireland’s youngest prime minister after he was appointed as the new leader of the governing Fine Gael party. The 37-year-old said it was the “absolute honour of…

Senegal votes in delayed presidential election | Elections News

Senegal votes in delayed presidential election | Elections News

Voting is under way in Senegal in a delayed presidential election that many hope will bring change after a turbulent political period that has triggered violent anti-government protests and boosted support for the opposition. More than seven million of the country’s over 17 million people are registered to vote in…

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Fastest waiters in Paris compete in ‘coffee run’ street race | Arts and Culture

Paris, France – One of Paris’s most fashionable districts was flooded with white-shirted waiters balancing trays of coffee and croissants as the iconic Course des Cafes (“coffee race”) returned to the French capital on Sunday. The competition, which began in Paris 110 years ago, sees waiters race each other while…