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SRINAGAR, India (AP) — The foreign minister of Taliban -ruled Afghanistan is set to meet with his Indian counterpart Friday, in a first high-level diplomatic engagement with New Delhi since the group seized power in 2021 after two decades of U.S. military presence.Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is among multiple Afghan Taliban leaders under U.N. sanctions that include travel bans and asset freezes, arrived in New Delhi on Thursday after the U.N. Security Council Committee granted a temporary travel exemption to him. The visit comes after Muttaqi’s participation Tuesday at an international meeting on Afghanistan in Russia that included representatives from…

Thomas Tuchel has launched a scathing attack on England fans after branding Wembley “silent” during Thursday’s 3-0 friendly win over Wales.Morgan Rogers, Ollie Watkins and Bukayo Saka all scored in the opening 20 minutes as England overwhelmed their opponents early on.- When can England qualify for the 2026 World Cup?But Tuchel was unhappy with the 78,126-strong crowd and what he perceived as a lack of support in response to another impressive display under the Three Lions boss.”We had one-and-a-half training days to prepare against a well-trained team and we did very well,” he told ITV.Thomas Tuchel was unimpressed by the…

Chelsea are ready to go back in for Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz, while Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jobe Bellingham is on the radar of Manchester United and Bruno Fernandes is still attracting interest from Saudi Arabia. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers homepage | Done deals | Men’s grades | Women’s gradesTOP STORIES- Sources: Orlando eyed summer Richarlison deal- Sources: Man United believe players back Amorim- Henderson: Tough times after Liverpool exit for SaudiChelsea are prepared to renew their efforts to sign Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz. Image Photo Agency/Getty ImagesTRENDING RUMORS- A new approach for…

This has been the longest, bloodiest and most destructive war fought by Israel against the Palestinians in the history of this conflict. It will end in theatrics, largely orchestrated by US President Donald Trump, who will fly to Israel to welcome home the hostages who are still alive. There could also be a declaration, at the insistence of Hamas and Qatar, of a formal end to the war. Israeli forces will pull back from all major cities in Gaza, and United Nations trucks will roll again into the enclave – for the moment. But make no mistake: there is no…

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — President Donald Trump, members of his administration and conservative influencers painted a bleak portrait of Portland, Oregon, at a roundtable event at the White House Wednesday, alleging that the city has been besieged by violence perpetrated by “antifa thugs” and that it is essentially a war zone.“It should be clear to all Americans that we have a very serious left-wing terror threat in our country, radicals associated with the domestic terror group antifa that you’ve heard a lot about lately,” Trump said.But the reality on the ground in Portland is far from the extremes described at…

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed the club want to reestablish links with UEFA and rejoin the European Football Clubs (EFC) in a move which will come as a blow to the European Super League project.Relations between UEFA and Barcelona broke down in 2021 when the Catalan club emerged as one of 12 founder members of the Super League, a rival competition to the UEFA-organised Champions League.Barça also left the EFC, known as the European Club Association (ECA) until this week, at the same time.- UEFA denies changes to UCL format after Super League talks- LaLiga confirms historic Barça league…

Levi Strauss’s profits are growing more than Wall Street expected despite higher costs from tariffs, thanks to targeted price increases and a shift away from wholesalers, the company said Thursday as it reported fiscal third quarter results. During the quarter, Levi’s gross margin grew 1.1 percentage points to 61.7%, up from 60.6% in the year-ago period and better than the 60.7% analysts had expected, according to StreetAccount. In an interview with CNBC, CEO Michelle Gass said the company has started to raise the price of some of its jeans and clothes and will hike more prices in the U.S. and other markets…

New York Attorney General Letitia James was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on criminal charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution after a prosecutor hand-picked by President Donald Trump presented evidence to that panel.James is a long-time antagonist of Trump, who recently publicly called for criminal charges to be filed against her and former FBI Director James Comey.The attorney general previously sued Trump in a civil case in New York that led to him and his company being held liable for business fraud.The indictment issued Thursday accuses James of making false statements…

The tablet of the new Tesla Model 3. Matteo Della Torre | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesTesla is facing a federal investigation into possible safety defects with FSD, its partially automated driving system that is also known as Full Self-Driving (Supervised).Media, vehicle owner and other incident reports to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration showed that in 44 separate incidents, Tesla drivers using FSD said the system caused them to run a red light, steer into oncoming traffic or commit other traffic safety violations leading to collisions, including some that injured people.In a notice posted to the agency’s website on Thursday,…

The United States reached a fifth consecutive quarterfinal of the FIFA men’s Under-20 World Cup after defeating Italy 3-0 in Rancagua, Chile, on Thursday.Captain Benjamin Cremaschi scored twice, either side of Niko Tsakiris’ curling free kick, as the U.S. ran out comfortable winners.The U.S. will now face either Morocco or South Korea, who meet later on Thursday, in the quarterfinals on Sunday.Marko Mitrović’s young U.S. side came into the round of 16 in form after topping its group and in the process breaking the team record for most goals scored in a group stage with 13.Niko Tsakiris celebrates with Benjamin…