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UEFA club champions Paris Saint-Germain will make their FIFA Intercontinental Cup final debut in Doha on December 17.European Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) will play their first-ever Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17, FIFA has said.The announcement came on Sunday, even as PSG’s opponents will be determined four days earlier in the final playoff, called the Challenger Cup.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4UFC: Carlos Ulberg sends message with first-round KO of Dominick Reyeslist 2 of 4Ducati’s Marc Marquez wins his seventh MotoGP title at Japanese Grand Prixlist 3 of 4India vs Pakistan: Cricket…
For Abeer Hassan, looking after her autistic son, Abdallah, has been perilous amid Israeli bombardment, displacement.Amid relentless forced Palestinian displacement in Gaza under intense Israeli bombardment, taking care of children with special needs becomes even more perilous.Abeer Hassan, looking after her autistic son, Abdallah, in Deir el-Balah, says the constant Israeli explosions terrify him.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Fact check: Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech at the UNGAlist 2 of 3What’s behind Microsoft’s canceling of some services to Israel’s military?list 3 of 3Nearly half of Gaza war deaths reported in areas Israel called ‘safe’end of list“As the…
After about a decade, Iran is again subject to UN sanctions as the West piles pressure on Tehran, despite opposition from Russia and China.Tehran, Iran – After about a decade, Iran is once more subject to United Nations sanctions as the West piles pressure on Tehran, despite opposition from Russia and China.The sanctions were automatically reinstated at midnight GMT on Sunday after the European signatories of Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal invoked the “snapback” mechanism of the landmark accord to reactivate them.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany as UN sanctions reimposedlist 2…
Italian race organiser says there is high possibility of race disruption due to participation of Israeli team.The Israel-Premier Tech cycling team has been excluded from Italy’s upcoming Giro dell’Emilia competition due to concerns over public safety, race organisers said.The decision announced on Saturday comes after the recent Vuelta a Espana cycling race suffered several disruptions by pro-Palestinian protesters who took to the streets of the Spanish capital, Madrid, to block the participation of Israel-Premier Tech, forcing the cancellation of the race’s final stage.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Meta profits as ads promote illegal Israeli settlements in West…
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad says Israel ‘did not learn anything’ from its experience of genocide by Nazi Germany.Putrajaya, Malaysia – When Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad turned 100 earlier this year, he marked his birthday by following a lifelong routine of discipline: he ate little, worked a lot, and did not succumb to the lure of rest.“The main thing is that I work all the time. I don’t rest myself,” Mahathir told media.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US actress Jennifer Lawrence calls out Gaza genocidelist 2 of 4The world recognises Palestine, yet it treats…
The Lebanese government has backed plans to disarm Hezbollah, which was badly weakened by its latest war with Israel.Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem has said the armed Lebanese group will not give up its weapons, one year after Israel killed his predecessor, Hassan Nasrallah, in an air attack on southern Beirut.Speaking on Saturday to the thousands who had gathered at Nasrallah’s tomb in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, Qassem promised to maintain Hezbollah’s military capabilities, which have been significantly weakened by its recent war with Israel.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Children among 5 killed in Israeli drone ‘massacre’ in southern…
Hospitals have also shut down in Gaza City as Israeli attacks escalate. At least 91 Palestinian people were killed on Saturday in relentless Israeli attacks throughout the Gaza Strip, including at least 45 in Gaza City, as the military intensified its widely criticised ground invasion.Gaza’s Government Media Office slammed Israel for misleading the Palestinian people with threats to evacuate to the central and southern governorates by portraying them as “safe humanitarian zones”, while continuing to strike those same areas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3The world recognises Palestine, yet it treats the Palestinians as statelesslist 2 of 3Israel’s justification…
As India and Pakistan meet in the final, cricket players and fans are urged to let the bat and ball do the talking.Cricket players, fans, experts and officials must let the sport return to a “moment of sanity” when India and Pakistan meet in the final of the Asia Cup 2025 on Sunday, says former player and administrator Ramiz Raja.Millions of fans – in both South Asian countries and across the world – will watch and follow the game with bated breath as the heated rivalry unfolds at Dubai International Cricket Stadium for the third time in 15 days.Recommended Stories…
Netanyahu faces diplomatic isolation at the United Nations General Assembly.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly, signalling he saw no end in sight for the war on Gaza, despite international condemnation.Netanyahu also dismissed a UN commission’s findings that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, saying the forced displacement of civilians undermined the assessment.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran “still willing to talk” to US but Trump wants isolation or warlist 2 of 3Iraq resumes Kurdish oil exports to Turkiye after two-and-a-half-year haltlist 3 of 3Palestinian statehood: Recognition amidst erasure?end of listHere’s a rundown…
Israel falsely claimed a Hamas camera was the target of a deadly strike that killed 22 people, including journalists.Israel’s justification for bombing a Khan Younis hospital in southern Gaza, claiming it targeted a Hamas camera, is false, according to an investigation by the news agency Reuters.Israeli forces planned the August 25 attack on Nasser Hospital using drone footage that, a military official said, showed a Hamas camera that was the target of the strike. But a Reuters review of visual evidence and interviews with witnesses established that the camera in question actually belonged to the news agency and had long…