GAZA STRIP: Palestinians seeking refuge at Gaza’s largest hospital and staff said they were trapped in increasingly horrific conditions Saturday, with two premature infants dying due… Read More

LONDON: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak condemned the “violent, wholly unacceptable scenes” seen around a pro-Palestinian march in London on Saturday, including from far-rig… Read More

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said America’s veterans are “the steel spine of this nation” as he marked Veterans Day during a visit to Arlington National Cemetery.In re… Read More

FRANKFURT: A Ukrainian special forces commander played a key role in sabotaging the Nord Stream gas pipelines in September last year, reports said Saturday. Mystery has surrounded who was… Read More

PARIS: Several thousand people demonstrated in Paris on Saturday under the rallying cry “Stop the massacre in Gaza“.The left-wing organisers called for France to “demand… Read More

RIO DE JANEIRO: Dozens of young people kneeled under the scorching sun this week in Rio de Janeiro‘s rural interior, planting a green corridor that will be a future safe passageway f… Read More

BEIRUT: Hezbollah‘s chief said on Saturday the group was using new weapons in its attacks against Israel, as exchanges of fire on Lebanon’s southern border intensify while Isra… Read More

MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s ruling party on Saturday named its candidates for eight governorships and the mayorship of Mexico City. But after ruling out the most popular candidate for the… Read More

NEW DELHI: As England’s dismal World Cup campaign came to an end on Saturday, skipper Jos Buttler admitted that there will be lot of ‘reflection’ but ruled out drastic ch… Read More

BRUSSELS: About 21,000 people took part in a pro-Palestinian rally in Brussels on Saturday, police said, many chanting slogans such as “Free Palestine” and demanding a ceasefir… Read More

The UN warned Friday of soaring human rights violations in Sudan‘s Darfur region and said they were “verging on pure evil,” amid escalating fighting seven months into the… Read More

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for the protection of medical facilities and workers in Gaza, stating that the healthcare system there has reached a point o… Read More

PARIS: France on Friday expelled a Palestinian activist to Egypt after a protracted court battle over her presence, police said.Mariam Abu Daqqa, 72, is a leading member of the Popular Fro… Read More

NEW DELHI: A federal judge denied Donald Trump’s request to delay the May start of the trial in the special counsel’s classified documents case. Judge Aileen Cannon, in a recen… Read More

BRASILIA: A person facing terrorism charges in Brazil this week told Federal Police of a trip to Beirut in April to meet with someone believed to be a Hezbollah leader recruiting “pe… Read More

WASHINGTON: A federal judge in Florida on Friday declined to delay Donald Trump’s classified documents trial, calling a request by the former president’s defence lawyers to pos… Read More

WASHINGTON: A top-selling biography of billionaire Elon Musk is being adapted into a film with prolific US director Darren Aronofsky already attached, production company A24 said Friday.Th… Read More

CAIRO: Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and for Palestinians needing urgent medical treatment were suspended on Friday, three Egyptian security sourc… Read More

MADRID: Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez looked assured of another term in office on Friday after securing the backing of two more regional parties, but it comes amid wide… Read More

COUNCIL BLUFFS: A man was arrested early Friday in the alleged assault of former US senator Martha McSally, who says she was molested as she jogged along the Missouri River in Council Bluf… Read More

NEW DELHI: Surgeons in New York have successfully conducted the world’s first complete human eye transplant. This remarkable procedure is expected to be an unprecedented addition to… Read More

WASHINGTON: Steve Bannon, who was a senior adviser to former President Donald Trump, faced a skeptical federal appeals court on Thursday as he sought to reverse his criminal conviction for… Read More

WAD MADANI: Corpses littered the streets of a district of Sudan’s capital on Thursday, witnesses said, as the United Nations expressed alarm over escalating fighting in Darfur betwee… Read More

ATHENS: Greece‘s state ombudsman said on Thursday that it’s launching an independent investigation into the coast guard‘s handling of a maritime tragedy in June in which… Read More

WASHINGTON: Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza starting on Thursday, the White House said, as President Joe Bide… Read More

LONDON: US stock markets hovered Thursday as investors awaited fresh signals from the Federal Reserve about the direction of US interest rates, although European indices finished the day w… Read More

NEW DELHI: Pakistani citizens are facing difficulties in obtaining new passports due to a nationwide shortage caused by the country’s limited supply of lamination paper, as reported… Read More

BERLIN: Across Germany, in schools, city halls, synagogues, churches and parliament, people came together on Thursday to commemorate the 85th anniversary of Kristallnacht – or the &l&hellip…Read More

NEW DELHI: As per the current calculations, the World Cup semifinal may likely feature a match between India and New Zealand in Mumbai. Pacer Trent Boult expressed hope on Thursday that th… Read More

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NEW DELHI: The Israeli construction industry has requested permission from Tel Aviv’s authorities to hire up to 1 lakh Indian labourers as replacements for the Palestinian workers, a… Read More

BRUSSELS: Israel’s war to wipe out Hamas in Gaza is “the war of the free world”, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told EU lawmakers in Brussels on Wednesday.Cohen also… Read More

KYIV: Ukraine said Wednesday Russia fired a missile at a civilian ship entering a port in the Black Sea region of Odesa, injuring the ship’s crew and killing a harbour pilot.Since a… Read More

TOKYO: Foreign ministers from the G7 countries–Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the European Union and the United States pledged to counter China’s ‘malign… Read More

NEW YORK: Ivanka Trump testified Wednesday that she had no role in her father’s personal financial statements, echoing her adult brothers about documents central to the civil fraud t… Read More

LONDON: A judge at Britain’s high court ruled Wednesday that life support for a terminally ill 8-month-old baby should be withdrawn in a hospice or hospital, despite efforts by the i… Read More

NEW DELHI: England on Wednesday finally had a win coming their way as they demolished Netherlands by 160 runs to snap their five-match losing streak at the World Cup.England rode on Ben St… Read More

NEW DELHI: England skipper Jos Buttler expressed the team’s desperation for a victory following a challenging World Cup campaign that saw them break a five-match losing streak with a… Read More

NEW DELHI: Ben Stokes‘ maiden World Cup century set up England‘s 160-run victory over the Netherlands in Pune on Wednesday, lifting the faltering champions off the bottom of th… Read More

NEW DELHI: A dazzling Ben Stokes century was followed by an all-round bowling performance as an already eliminated England snapped their five-game losing streak, beating Netherlands by a m… Read More

SANTIAGO: A fire in an informal immigrant neighborhood in the southern Chilean city of Coronel left 14 dead, most of them children, on Monday night, according to local authorities. Hugo Cu… Read More

NEW DELHI: Batting on just one leg, Glenn Maxwell exhibited an extraordinary display of skills, wielding his bat like a precision tool, propelling Australia single-handedly into yet anothe… Read More

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell, despite battling cramps, played an astonishing innings of 201 not out from 128 balls, single-handedly steering Australia to an incredible three-wicket victory ove… Read More

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell‘s incredible innings of 201 not out steered Australia into the semi-finals of the World Cup with a remarkable three-wicket win from what seemed like an inevi… Read More

NEW DELHI: Glenn Maxwell battled through excruciating pain and exhaustion to conjure his first-ever double century as he took Australia to a miraculous three-wicket win over Afghanistan at… Read More

LISBON: Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa said Tuesday he is resigning after being involved in a widespread corruption probe. Costa said in a nationally televised address that &ldquo&hellip…Read More

NEW DELHI: In a hilarious turn of events, Afghanistan team mentor Ajay Jadeja was seen dancing after Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne made complaints about the movement in the Afghanis… Read More

NEW DELHI: The former Indian Premier League commissioner Lalit Modi believes that the future of cricket is in the T20 format and the 50-over ODI format does not have relevance anymore and… Read More

KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has proposed extending an export ban on Ukrainian natural gas for the whole of 2024, a presidential decree said on Tuesday. The export b… Read More

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan pacer Azmatullah Omarzai came up with two stunning back-to-back deliveries to rattle Australia‘s chase during an ODI World Cup match at the Wankhede Stadium in… Read More

The WHO said on Sunday that it had documented more than 100 attacks on the healthcare system in Gaza, as the Israeli military said Hamas fighters were using two additional hospitals in the… Read More

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan army lieutenant-colonel and three other soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with suspected militants in Khyber tribal district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunk… Read More

RIYADH: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi is expected to attend a summit in the Saudi capital on Sunday addressing the Israel-Hamas war, a source familiar with the preparations told AFP on M… Read More

NEW DELHI: A furious Angelo Mathews lashed out at Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan and his team after his ‘timed out’ dismissal snowballed into a major controversy at the Wor… Read More

NEW DELHI: It was Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan‘s appeal that led to Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews becoming the first player to be ‘timed out’ in an international… Read More

AMMAN: Jordan said on Monday it was leaving “all options” open in its response to what it called Israel’s failure to discriminate between military and civilian targets in… Read More

NEW DELHI: Shakib Al Hasan took it upon himself to add some spark to a rather insignificant World Cup here at the Arun Jaitley stadium on Monday. When he decided to appeal for a ‘tim… Read More

LONDON: A British Sikh man who said he was barred from jury duty because he was carrying a kirpan at a UK courthas been invited by the authorities to discuss the matter further, after it w… Read More

NEW YORK: A combative Donald Trump clashed repeatedly with the judge on Monday as he took the stand in the New York civil fraud case threatening to cripple his real estate empire. “T… Read More

NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Monday exacted sweet revenge for his ‘timed out’ dismissal by claiming the wicket of Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan duri… Read More

NEW DELHI: While India’s pacers and batters have been the talk of the town during their unbeaten run in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja has quietly demonst… Read More

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli notched up a calculated 49th ODI ton, scoring 101 off 121 balls against South Africa, which at times looked a bit laborious. However skipper Rohit Sharma termed the… Read More

SOLID STAND Virat Kohli dropped anchor in a solid third-wicket stand of 134 with Shreyas Iyer, who hit 77 with seven fours and two sixes, before making his ton in the 49th over as India f… Read More

NEW DELHI: A Virat Kohli ‘stuff of dreams’ record-equalling 49th ODI century was followed by a five star performance from Ravindra Jadeja as India decimated formidable South Af… Read More

MADRID: Nearly 32,000 migrants have reached Spain’s Canary Islands on fragile boats from west Africa this year, passing a previous record posted in 2006, regional authorities said on… Read More

NEW DELHI: Star India batter Virat Kohli reached a remarkable milestone on his 35th birthday, equalling Sachin Tendulkar‘s record of 49 one-day international centuries during a World… Read More

NEW DELHI: In an impressive display at the World Cup clash against South Africa, Virat Kohli equalled Sachin Tendulkar‘s record for the most centuries in 50-over cricket, securing hi… Read More

NEW DELHI: Afghanistan have significantly benefited from the guidance of former Indian all-rounder Ajay Jadeja during their World Cup campaign. The Asian team, currently holding the sixth… Read More

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli on Sunday created history as he fired a record-equalling 49th ODI century against South Africa in Kolkata at the World Cup.Delighting the fans at the iconic Eden Gar… Read More

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli made his 35th birthday memorable by smashing a century against South Africa during the World Cup match at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday. Kohli’s hundred ho… Read More

NEW DELHI: With the Indian pace trio of Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj hogging the spotlight with their power-packed performances, head coach Rahul Dravid feels that it… Read More

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan government has ordered authorities not to arrest Afghans who are waiting to be relocated to the United States, as it wages a crackdown on illegal migration.More tha… Read More

NEW DELHI: Opener Fakhar Zaman smashed a dazzling unbeaten ton while skipper Babar Azam also scored a crucial half-century as Pakistan pulled off a dramatic 21-run victory (DLS) over New Z… Read More

NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli came close to scoring his 49th ODI hundred which would have tied him with Sachin Tendulkar‘s record but the star India batter missed out on a milestone as he p… Read More

SHANGHAI: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said that he was “pleased to be in Shanghai” on Saturday at the start of a landmark state visit to China, marking a long-aw… Read More

KOLKATA: The entire Mohun Bagan cricket team was on celebratory mode having just won the P. Sen Trophy at the Eden Gardens back in 2009, barring one individual.From a distance, the archite… Read More

BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it carried out simultaneous attacks on Israeli positions at the Lebanese border on Saturday, as residents of south Lebanon reported some of the fierc… Read More

GAZA: Palestinians reported a deadly Israeli strike on a Gaza City area school serving as a shelter on Saturday, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to hear Arab demands for a… Read More

NEW DELHI: Explosive opener Fakhar Zaman notched his maiden World Cup century on Saturday as Pakistan launched an ambitious pursuit of New Zealand’s colossal 401-6 total in the ongoi… Read More

NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma is savouring the limelight following a series of exceptional performances in the World Cup. However, he hinted that his team might face a chall… Read More

NEW DELHI: Yuvraj Singh isn’t a professional coach but youngsters in the Punjab set-up swear by his “contribution” to their game.One of the beneficiaries of Yuvraj’… Read More

NEW DELHI: With three back-to-back defeats and injury woes, New Zealand’s World Cup campaign has been derailed but middle-order batter Daryl Mitchell on Friday said that the team nee… Read More

NEW DELHI: Michael Atherton, the former England captain, expressed his belief that the current in-form Indian cricket team is significantly ahead of all other teams in the ongoing World Cu… Read More

NEW DELHI: England‘s star all-rounder Ben Stokes announced on Friday that he plans to undergo knee surgery after the World Cup. He is aiming to recover in time for the Test series in… Read More

AHMEDABAD: With their consistent demolition job in the 2023 World Cup, India’s all-conquering bowlers are now earning lavish praise from the opposition batters they’ve tormente… Read More

Saudi Arabia has expressed interest in buying a multibillion-dollar stake in the Indian Premier League, international cricket’s most lucrative event, following a string of investment… Read More

MUMBAI: Former South Africa batting great AB de Villiers, in India to watch the highly-anticipated 2023 ODI World Cup league match between India and South Africa at the Eden Gardens in Kol… Read More

GENEVA: The UN on Friday launched an emergency aid appeal seeking $1.2 billion to help some 2.7 million people in Gaza and the West Bank.“The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million… Read More

NEW DELHI: Pakistan‘s Director of Cricket, Mickey Arthur, has attributed part of the difficulties in their World Cup campaign to the stringent security measures that have confined pl… Read More

NEW DELHI: England’s star all-rounder, Ben Stokes, candidly admitted to the disastrous nature of their World Cup campaign. The defending champions have faced a series of setbacks, lo… Read More

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NEW DELHI: It was another ‘so near, yet so far’ moment at the iconic Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai as batting virtuoso Virat Kohli missed out on his record-equalling 49th one-day… Read More

NEW DELHI: As opener Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli laid a solid unbeaten century-plus stand to help India recover from early Rohit Sharma blow against Sri Lanka, both the batters dealt seve… Read More

NEW DELHI: Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar brought the coveted World Cup trophy to the field before India’s match against Sri Lanka at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday.Tend… Read More

NEW DELHI: Records are meant to be broken when Virat Kohli steps onto the field to bat and the star India batter has owned another world record in the one-day internationals.The former Ind… Read More

BEIRUT: The bodies of two Lebanese shepherds who had been shot at by Israeli forces were found in an area near the border on Thursday, the Lebanese state National News Agency (NNA) reporte… Read More

BLETCHLEY PARK: US Vice President Kamala Harris and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are set to join delegates on Thursday at a UK summitfocused on containing risks from rapid advances i… Read More

NEW DELHI: The Sri Lankan cricket team paid tribute to their beloved ‘legendary cheerleader’ Percy Abeysekera, who passed away recently at the age of 87, during their World Cup… Read More

The TOI Sports Desk excels in a myriad of roles that capture the essence of live sporting events and deliver compelling content to readers worldwide. From running live blogs for India and… Read More

PESHAWAR: Pakistan‘s northwestern border crossing was flooded with thousands of people looking to cross into Afghanistan on Thursday, a day after the government’s deadline expi… Read More