Referee Omar Artan, center, of Somalia, is confronted by players after calling a penalty kick during the CAF Champions League final soccer match between AS FAR Rabat and Mamelodi Sundowns, in Rabat, Morocco, Sunday, May 24, 2026. (AP Photo) Somalian referee Omar Artan, who was set to become the first official from his country to…
The family of Stephen Ogilvie, the man critically injured in a knife attack in Belfast, has appealed for calm and rejected the violent unrest that erupted across the city in the aftermath of the incident.“We want to make it absolutely clear that overnight unrest is not welcome, and peaceful protest is the only way forward,”…
Ben Stokes will miss England’s second Test against New Zealand at The Oval following the nightclub incident in London, with Joe Root set to lead the side as interim captain.Stokes has been left out of the squad along with fast bowler Gus Atkinson after the pair breached the team’s midnight curfew in the early hours…
US inflation climbed to a fresh three-year high in May, driven largely by rising energy prices linked to global supply disruptions following the Iran conflict, according to official data released on Wednesday.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.2% in May compared to a year earlier, up from 3.8% in April, the US labour department said.It…
For nearly 17 years, an Air Canada captain flew hundreds of passenger flights without holding the licence required for the job, according to Canadian police.Investigators say the case resembles the plot of a Hollywood film, reports CNN.Geoffrey Wall is a ex-Air Canada pilot and has been charged after he piloted more than 900 domestic and…
NEW DELHI: Apple has spent the past two years watching rivals race ahead in artificial intelligence, while its own AI ambitions stumbled amid delays and missed deadlines. At its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2026, the company attempted a reset, unveiling a rebuilt Siri powered by Google’s Gemini models and positioning the assistant at the centre…
Bengaluru: In a shocking case, a stranger approached a 31-year-old man for weed and later injured him and his elder brother with a trimmer.According to the complaint filed by Anith DN, a resident of Metro Layout in Nayandahalli, the incident happened around 2pm on June 3. Anith, who runs a dog-breeding business, was standing near…
On a late-summer flight over northern Alaska’s Brooks Range, stretches of river that should look like glass suddenly appear stained the colour of iron oxide. From above, they resemble rust spreading through a cracked engine block. On the ground, the change is even more unsettling: clear tributaries turning opaque orange within a few bends, with…
The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved Phase 2A of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project, a 6.032-km corridor connecting Koteshwar Road to Ahmedabad Airport.The project, approved by the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will be built at a total cost of Rs 2,169.04 crore, including interest during construction (IDC).The new corridor will have five…
A worn volume bound in faded red leather has been formally recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation as one of England’s earliest surviving paper-based archives. It is the kind of object most visitors would walk past without realising they are looking at something that predates printing presses, predates modern record keeping,…
