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SYDNEY: Greg Norman has officially signed off from LIV Golf, saying he “changed the game globally” while teasing an “exciting next adventure”. The Australian was the public face of the Saudi-backed breakaway tour since its inception in 2022, luring a slew of golf’s elite stars with big-money deals including Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, and Jon … Read more
WASHINGTON: Two-time LPGA winner Chanettee Wannasaen holed out for an eagle on the way to a nine-under par 63 on Thursday to take a two-shot lead after the first round of the Queen City Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thailand’s Chanettee added seven birdies in her bogey-free effort at TPC River’s Bend, where American Gigi Stoll … Read more
Conditions in overcrowded coastal encampments for displaced Palestinians in Gaza are so desperate that some people who fled Israel’s new offensive on famine-struck Gaza City in recent days are heading back towards the falling bombs, they told Reuters. Those fleeing are mainly seeking shelter either in the area by the sea immediately west of Gaza … Read more
Pacific island nations have seen American pledges and attention come and go with geopolitical winds. Recent U.S. pullbacks are met with disappointment but not surprise.
NEW YORK: Earth tones and a wanderlust spirit defined the Michael Kors Spring/Summer 2026 runway show on Thursday morning, marking the first official day of New York Fashion Week. Inside a century-old former shipping terminal in Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood, guests including Vogue’s Anna Wintour and Chloe Malle, musician Suki Waterhouse, stylist Law Roach and actors Leslie Bibb and Gwyneth Paltrow watched as models showcased the 66-year-old designer’s new collection, inspired by his travels. … Read more
MEXICO CITY: Veteran Mexican goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa on Thursday signed for Cypriot club AEL Limassol in a bid to prove his fitness to go to a sixth World Cup next year. The 40-year-old played for AVS in the Portuguese top flight last season, helping the club avoid relegation. “Ochoa’s experience, personality and leadership are expected … Read more
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned recent strikes on Qatar’s capital Doha, but did not mention Israel in the statement agreed to by all 15 members, including Israel’s ally the United States. Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with the attack on Tuesday, escalating its military action in … Read more
KARACHI: The IVS Film Festival 2025, now in its third iteration, is organised by the Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture. It will run from 12th to 14th September 2025. The screenings, workshops and talks will take place on the 13th & 14th September. Attendees are encouraged to arrive on the 12th if they … Read more
US investigators on Thursday released photos and a video of a person of interest in the fatal shooting of influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk and said they had found the rifle believed to have been used in the politically charged killing. Kirk, a 31-year-old author, podcast host and close ally of US President Donald Trump, … Read more
Nepal’s former chief justice, Sushila Karki, is likely to be appointed as interim prime minister, a source aware of the talks told Reuters on Friday, after intense anti-graft protests led to the resignation of K.P. Sharma Oli. The Himalayan nation’s worst upheavel in years, which killed 34 people this week and injured more than 1,300 … Read more
