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Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Indian Minister of External Affairs at the World Trade Center on June 30, 2025 in New York City.Roy Rochlin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty ImagesIndia’s foreign minister said on Saturday that trade negotiations with Washington are continuing but there are lines that New Delhi needs to defend, just days before hefty additional U.S. tariffs are due to hit. Indian goods face additional U.S. tariffs of up to 50%, among the highest imposed by Washington, due to its increased purchases of Russian oil. A 25% tariff has already come into effect, while the remaining 25% is set…

Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 18 Premier League goals against Newcastle (10 goals, eight assists).The Egypt international has registered at least one assist in each of his last six appearances against the Magpies, the only player to ever achieve that against a club in the competition’s history.Salah has either scored (four) or assisted (seven) 11 of the Reds’ last 15 Premier League goals against Newcastle.Salah’s next goal will move him into outright fourth place on the Premier League’s all-time scorers list. He currently has 187 – only Alan Shearer (260), Harry Kane (213) and Wayne Rooney (208) have…

The following is adapted from a presentation to the Gaza Tribunal in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, earlier this year. Home, Homi Bhabha said in The Location of Culture, is the site for history’s most “intricate invasions”.  That history of uncontrolled entry into, destruction of, and expulsion from home in Palestine extends over a much longer period than the current annihilation, and even longer ago than the Nakba.   Nonetheless, the intensity of home destruction in Gaza over the past 22 months, and the depth of human suffering associated with it, is massive and unparalleled. It prompted the United Nations special rapporteur…

MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. (AP) — It takes a 54-page pamphlet to list all the classes, concerts, outdoor recreation and other self-improvement and entertainment going on at the Pennsylvania Chautauqua in Mount Gretna this summer.The area springs to life every June, July and August, when a year-round population of about 1,000 more than doubles and thousands more crowd in for big events. The picturesque front porches that define the town are abuzz with energetic cottagers who punctuate their days with cooking lessons, nature walks, yoga, professorial lectures, music and plays. In short, it’s kind of a summer camp for the sort…

NEW YORK (AP) — For more than 150 years, horse-drawn carriages have been trotting through Manhattan’s Central Park, weathering the arrival of the automobile, years of criticism from animal rights activists and even a mayoral administration that vowed to ban the tourist activity. But now the influential nonprofit that manages the 843-acre park — and has previously stayed out of the debate — has now thrown its support behind a proposal to wind down the industry as early as next summer.The Central Park Conservancy argued in an Aug. 12 letter to the City Council that horse carriages have an outsized…

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 33 Palestinians in Gaza on Saturday, including people sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food, local hospitals said as a famine in Gaza’s largest city puts new pressure on Israel over its 22-month offensive.Israel’s defense minister has warned that Gaza City could be destroyed in a new military operation perhaps just days away, even as famine spreads there.Aid groups have long warned that the war, sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, and months of Israeli restrictions on food and medical supplies entering Gaza are causing starvation.Israel…

 NEW YORK:  The Ambassador of the State of Kuwait to Brazil Talal Al-Mansour has presented his credentials as the non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Peru to President Dina Boluarte in an official ceremony held at the presidential palace in Lima. In a press statement issued on Friday, the Kuwaiti Embassy in Brazil stated that during the ceremony Ambassador Mansour conveyed the greetings and best wishes of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah to the Peruvian President Boluarte and her people.The embassy pointed out that the…

Lucy Guo, founder and CEO of Passes.PassesLucy Guo might be a billionaire, but instead of a life of luxury and comfort, she swears by a relentless work ethic and strict daily routine.At just 30 years old, the California-born-and-raised entrepreneur has achieved what many will spend their lifetimes chasing. In April, Guo’s net worth soared to $1.3 billion after her first business, Scale AI, wrapped up a deal with tech giant Meta that valued the company at $25 billion. She was named the youngest self-made woman billionaire, a title previously held by pop star Taylor Swift.”Honestly, I still feel the same…

Tourists take photos as they visit the Sagrada Familia basilica in Barcelona, on August 2, 2025. (Photo by Manaure QUINTERO / AFP) (Photo by MANAURE QUINTERO/AFP via Getty Images) Manaure Quintero | Afp | Getty ImagesSpain’s booming economy is outpacing its European neighbors as tourism, foreign investment and immigration helps fuel growth.The southern European country is still leading growth in the euro zone with annual gross domestic product forecasted to rise 2.5% this year, while the economies of France, Germany and Italy are respectively forecast to expand 0.6%, 0% and 0.7%.Spain’s GDP surpassed expectations in the second quarter, growing 0.7%, above a Reuters…

Aug 22, 2025, 11:58 PM ETLudmila scored three goals in an NWSL-record 10 minutes in the second half and the Chicago Stars FC tied the visiting North Carolina Courage 3-3 on Friday night.All six goals came in the second half, four in the final 15 minutes.The Stars (1-9-7) are winless in 13 matches but have tied four consecutive matches since interim head coach Ella Masar took over.The Courage (5-6-5) opened a 2-0 lead in the second half. First, Manaka Matsukubo chipped the ball over Alyssa Naeher from a one-on-one in the 49th minute. Then, Tyler Lussi clipped a shot off…