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Mukalla, Yemen – Yemen is sweltering under a heatwave as temperatures soar above a blistering 40C (104F), turning houses into ovens. Long power cuts have added to the suffering of millions of people across the war-torn nation.With authorities struggling to boost power supply, people have nowhere to escape from the hot and humid weather gripping much of the country’s southern, eastern and western regions, further compounding the humanitarian crisis in the most impoverished Arab nation.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listResidents of coastal cities such as Mukalla and Aden, under the control of the internationally recognised government, say prolonged…
North Wales Crusaders suffered the biggest defeat of any side in the top two divisions in the 131-year history of rugby league.They were beaten 134-0 at home by London Broncos, conceding 25 tries at Stadiwm CSM in Colwyn Bay.It is the third time this season Crusaders have conceded 100 points in the Championship, including a 106-18 defeat by Broncos in London.Sunday’s defeat was only 10 points short of rugby league’s all-time heaviest defeat, when York Knights beat North Wales Raiders 144-0 in League One in 2018.Broncos’ Emarly Bitungane opened the scoring in the first minute, with centre Brandon Webster-Mansfield leading…
Iran says US directly responsible for recent ceasefire breachesIran’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Esmail Baghaei, said the US holds direct responsibility for the recent ceasefire breaches, adding that Israel’s military actions cannot be separated from US policies.“The actions of the Zionist entity within the region cannot be looked at in isolation from the United States,” Baghaei was quoted as having said at a press conference.“No one believes that the Israeli regime would take any action without coordination with the United States,” he said. “The United States bears responsibility for the Israeli regime’s aggression, and it will also be responsible for the…
Star forward Yamal expected to be ready after suffering a groin injury that kept him out of a pretournament friendly.Published On 8 Jun 20268 Jun 2026Spain coach Luis de la Fuente says Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams and Victor Munoz are on track to be available for their World Cup opening game against Cape Verde on June 15.Yamal, 18, has been managing groin issues and a hamstring injury suffered in April, while Williams and Munoz have also been recovering from injuries.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe trio remained at Spain’s training base in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on Sunday to continue…
Previous World Cup appearances: 8Best performance: Third place (1966)First appearance: 1966 (England)Top goal scorer: Eusebio (9)Most appearances: Cristiano Ronaldo (22)Player to watch: Cristiano RonaldoFIFA world ranking: 5Portugal come into yet another tournament dominated by the question of Cristiano Ronaldo and whether the veteran and his side can finally win the one major trophy that has eluded them in his final World Cup.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listEven in the 2022 edition, there were many questions over whether Portugal are worse with their record goalscorer in the lineup.While those concerns have hardly abated in the intervening four years, Ronaldo…
World number one Nelly Korda won her first US Women’s Open title, pipping England’s Charley Hull to victory by a single shot.American Korda made a crucial birdie on the 17th hole as she posted a two-under-par 69 to finish eight under at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.It is the fourth major win of the 27-year-old’s career and her second consecutive victory of the season, having reclaimed the Chevron Championship title in April.Hull, who was seven strokes behind at the halfway mark, followed her third-round 65 with a four-under-par 67 in the fourth to equal the lowest 36-hole total…
A diver who filmed an incredibly rare encounter with a Great White shark in the Mediterranean Sea in May has described the moment as “pretty special”.”The shark was pretty close to us […] And in fact my fingers were trembling when I was trying to get the camera operating,” volunteer diver Derk Remmers told the BBC. It is thought overfishing has contributed to driving the species to near extinction in the Mediterranean. Scientists say people should not be concerned as the shark, believed to be an adult male, was spotted many miles offshore between Tunisia and Sicily. Conservationists said they…
After all that happened during the Ashes, it was just so important England won this first Test against New Zealand – and that they won it emphatically.It was a very difficult pitch at Lord’s but it is the same for both sides, and they came out on top.Speaking to both head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, I think they felt enormous relief. It has been a difficult time for all of them after the Ashes. It is a long time sitting and thinking and brooding.So to come and win the first game and to do it in a…
Brexit: A Very British Civil War9pm, BBC TwoWhat a decade it’s been. As the nation prepares to link hands and joyfully celebrate the 10th anniversary of the decision to leave the EU, this two-part documentary recaps the febrile weeks and months around that choice. History, it is said, is written by the winners. And so it proves here: disappointingly, this story is told overwhelmingly from the perspective of the factions making up the leave campaign, as Michael Gove, Kate Hoey, Nigel Farage, Arron Banks and Boris Johnson offer their thoughts. Meanwhile, in the remain corner, it’s basically David Cameron, George…
Since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran 100 days ago, the full scale of destruction across the region has been difficult to assess.Satellite imagery companies, including Planet Labs – the world’s largest commercial satellite operator based in California – have placed an indefinite blackout on pictures of the conflict at Washington’s request.But before the restrictions took hold, cameras in space from Airbus, Planet Labs, Sentinel and Vantor captured a sweeping picture of the devastation.Al Jazeera’s Open Source Unit has compiled 15 sites from Iran, Lebanon and across the Gulf that show what this war has looked like…