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TIANJIN, China (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pledged on Sunday to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation, ahead of the opening of a regional summit in Tianjin.Modi is on his first visit to China since relations between the two countries deteriorated after Chinese and Indian soldiers engaged in deadly border clashes in 2020. Modi is visiting as part of India’s membership into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a regional political, economic and security group founded by China.Modi said in his opening remarks that relations with China have moved in “a meaningful direction,” adding…

VENICE, Italy (AP) — Jude Law transforms into Vladimir Putin for Olivier Assayas’ “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” which has its world premiere Sunday at the Venice Film Festival.The film is an adaptation of Giuliano da Empoli’s bestselling book of the same name, an account of the Russian President’s rise to power alongside a fictional adviser called Vadim Baranov, who is played by Paul Dano. It’s partially set in the early 1990s amid post-Soviet chaos.Dano’s character was inspired by the real political strategist Vladislav Sourkov, who was considered the architect of the tightly controlled political system created under Putin. In…

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state, prompting similar moves from other Western nations, angered Israel and its U.S. ally by putting a two-state solution back at the heart of diplomatic efforts to end the devastating war in Gaza.In a letter to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week, Macron wrote that “our determination to see the Palestinian people have their own state is rooted in our conviction that lasting peace is essential to the security of the state of Israel.”France’s diplomatic efforts “stem from our outrage at the appalling humanitarian disaster in Gaza,…

For millennia humans have tried to scare wolves away from their livestock. Most of them didn’t have drones.But a team of biologists working near the California-Oregon border do, and they’re using them to blast AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck,” movie clips and live human voices at the apex predators to shoo them away from cattle in an ongoing experiment.“I am not putting up with this anymore!” actor Scarlett Johansson yells in one clip, from the 2019 film “ Marriage Story.” “With what? I can’t talk to people?” co-star Adam Driver shouts back.Gray wolves were hunted nearly to extinction throughout the U.S. West by…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday’s newspapers…THE SUN Nicolas Jackson is determined to complete his Bayern Munich transfer despite Chelsea telling the striker to fly home.Manchester United players believe the solution to their goalkeeping problem is 39-year-old third-choice Tom Heaton.Teenage star Harrison Armstrong could be going out on loan just for a few months as Everton agonise over his next step. FA Cup hero Dean Henderson is set to be rewarded with a pay rise at Crystal Palace. EXPRESS Manchester United chiefs remain concerned that Ruben Amorim may quit his job despite watching his side snatch a crucial…

MADRID — Xabi Alonso praised Vinícius Júnior’s performance after the Real Madrid forward celebrated his return to the team by scoring in a 2-1 win over Mallorca on Saturday.Madrid went behind to Vedat Muriqi’s early header at the Santiago Bernabéu, before two goals in a minute from Arda Güler and Vinícius turned the game around.It was a second goal in two games for Vinícius — who scored off the bench at Real Oviedo last weekend — and ensured Madrid go into the international break with three wins out of three in LaLiga.- Fixtures schedule confirmed for Champions League- Madrid face…

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of eight other nations are set to meet in northern China for the latest summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in a possible challenge to often incoherent approaches by the United States to trade and regional conflicts.The 10-member group that will gather Sunday and Monday in the port city of Tianjin has grown in size and influence over the past 24 years, even while its goals and programs remain murky and name recognition low. Some call it the scariest grouping you have never heard of.The…

Aug 30, 2025, 05:16 PM ETBurnley manager Scott Parker and his counterpart at Fulham, Marco Silva, both expressed their dismay with video assistant referees after their teams suffered Premier League defeats thanks to VAR interventions on Saturday.Parker’s Burnley looked set to claim a valuable point at Manchester United after his side twice fought back to level.Then, with the clock just into added-on time, United winger Amad Diallo had his jersey pulled by Jaidon Anthony as they ran into the area. On-field referee Sam Barrott declined to give a penalty, but was told to review the incident on video and he…

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romanians gathered at Bucharest’s Aurel Vlaicu airport for the BIAS 2025 International Air Show, where more than 200 pilots and 100 aircraft performed. The precision aerobatics unit of the French Air and Space Force Patrouille de France performed at the international air show for the first time to the delight of the crowd. People wave as a Douglas DC-6B plane of the Flying Bulls Red Bull aerobatic team flies above the runway of the Aurel Vlaicu airport, on the first day of the Bucharest International Air Show, BIAS 2025 in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025.…

Grealish stars again for Everton Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Wolves’ match against Everton in the Premier League Given that three Everton players were among the scorers at Molineux, Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall picking up an assist to go along with his fine goal, some might be surprised to see Jack Grealish named player of the match again but he just stands out. He assisted two of the goals, taking his tally for the season to four – which is already double that of his past two seasons at Manchester City. Playing…