After being canceled in 2021 and delayed in 2022 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Rio de Janeiro's famous and flambouyant carnival is back
Ashwin picked up 1-28 with his off-spin before smashing an unbeaten 23-ball 40 as Rajasthan chased down 151 with five wickets in hand and two balls to spare. The 35-year-old, who has been used as a floater this season, came in at number 5 against his old franchise and was severe on the spinners, hitting three sixes in a tricky run chase that initially threatened to get away from Rajasthan. Ashwin said his form with the bat was down to a clear brief from the team.
The UN rights chief came under fire Friday for announcing a visit next week to China's Xinjiang, with the United States saying she was failing to stand up for the region's Uyghur community.
The ban on wheat exports highlights the effect a rapidly warming planet has on food security – and livelihoods Farmer Surjeet Singh. Photograph: Hannah Ellis-Petersen/The Guardian
US intelligence estimates Kim Jong-un will display latest arms technology as Biden visits region
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Saturday that only a diplomatic breakthrough rather than an outright military victory could end Russia's war on his country, as Moscow cut gas supplies to Finland.
Ukraine's last soldiers still in Mariupol's besieged Azovstal steelworks have been ordered by Kyiv to stop fighting, says a commander of the far-right Azov battalion leading the trapped units. The soldiers, blockaded in the giant steelworks for weeks, have become a symbol of Ukraine's fierce resistance to Russia's invasion.
The heart-rending case of a woman denied an abortion by four hospitals despite the foetus having an aggressive tumour has sparked an outcry over women's rights in largely Catholic Croatia.
"Blade Runner" and "Chariots of Fire" composer Vangelis, the Oscar-winning electronic music pioneer whose distinctive musical style defined a generation of film soundtracks, has died aged 79, Greece's prime minister said on Thursday.
US President Joe Biden is backing Finland and Sweden in their bid to join NATO
Latest discovery of a sinkhole housing an entire forest in Guangxi takes the number in a single county there to 30
At 101, Hazel McCallion -- an icon of Canadian politics -- shows no signs of slowing down. Her tenacity earned her the nickname "Hurricane Hazel," a possible reference to a devastating 1954 storm that left hundreds dead in Haiti, the United States and Canada -- including 81 in Toronto.
Open markets must not become an argument to perpetuate inequity and promote discrimination, says India
Flamboyant politician known for his oratory skills convicted for hitting a senior citizen that led to his death
Russia's Arktikugol Trust has operated the mine in Barentsburg, on the shores of the Isfjorden fjord, since 1932
Indian auto parts maker Sona BLW Precision Forgings expects two-thirds of its revenues to come from electric vehicle (EV) components over the next few years, as automakers rush to build more clean cars, its chairman told Reuters. Sona BLW, which produces drivetrain components such motors and gears, will invest about $130 million over the next three years towards its electrification push, Sunjay Kapur said in a recent interview. "All our new investments will go towards electrification," Kapur said, adding that the bulk of Sona's order book of $2.4 billion over the next few years is for EV components.
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia must be held financially responsible for the crimes it has committed in his evening adress. He adds that the global debate has already begun about the need for such compensation from Russian assets.
Sri Lankan police use tear gas and water cannons to disperse hundreds of students protesting outside the official residence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in the nation's capital Colombo. The students were calling for the resignation of the president as the country grapples with the fallout from its crippling economic crisis.
‘As long as I’m poor, they won’t be able to trick me into paying for this’
Streaming services have cracked open a door for communities long shut out of Hollywood, Oscar winner Viola Davis told the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday, but more imagination is still needed around black roles.
