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Khalilur Rahman elected as the president of the UNGA’s 81st session, garnering 99 votes in secret ballot.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly after defeating Cyprus’s Ambassador Andreas Kakouris in a closely contested vote, taking the helm of the world’s most representative diplomatic body at a time of mounting pressure on the multilateral system.In the secret ballot held on Tuesday, Rahman secured 99 votes, eight more compared with his competitor Kakouris. A total of 190 ballots were cast, with no invalid votes…
This week’s Memorial will be McIlroy’s last event before this month’s US Open at Shinnecock Hills – and he revealed he undertook a scouting mission to the New York course earlier this week. McIlroy missed the cut when Shinnecock last hosted the US Open in 2018, and while he was buoyed by what he saw before this year’s championship, he outlined the importance of tournament organisers the United States Golf Association (USGA) maintaining control of the green speeds.In 2018, Phil Mickelson apologised for putting a moving ball on Shinnecock’s sun-baked greens, while in 2004 the par-three seventh green was called…
Benjamin Netanyahu has played down reports of a rift with Donald Trump after the United States president confirmed that he recently called the Israeli prime minister “f****ing crazy”.Asked during an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Netanyahu rejected the idea his ties with Trump have shifted: “No, this has been this has been a great relationship because he’s been the greatest friend that Israel has ever had in the White House.”Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listNetanyahu — who is wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crime charges in Gaza — added that the two leaders have…
They have muscle memory from their last Ashes rebuild four years ago, against the same opponents, beginning on the same ground. Then, they played some exhilarating cricket, the best of the Bazball era.Just as the management remains the same, so too do most of the players. Nine of England’s 12 for this week were in the Ashes squad. Archer and Brydon Carse would also have been at Lord’s had they been available.The lack of upheaval supports the theory England had their best players in Australia, they just got the approach all wrong. Under-prepared, under-drilled, and weak under pressure.The wider frustration…
The United States House of Representatives has passed a resolution to rein in President Donald Trump’s powers to attack Iran without congressional authorisation.Four Republicans joined Democrats to pass the bill in a vote of 215 to 208 on Wednesday in Washington, DC.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWhile the resolution is unlikely to become law, it represents a stark rebuke against Trump’s decision to join Israel in attacking Iran on February 28, launching an ongoing conflict that will reach its 100th day on Saturday.Trump did not seek congressional approval for the war, which he has attempted to label as…
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will bring Jose Mourinho back as manager if he wins Sunday’s election.Published On 3 Jun 20263 Jun 2026Jose Mourinho will return to manage Real Madrid if Florentino Perez wins the club’s presidential election on Sunday, the sitting president has declared as he campaigns for another term at the helm of the La Liga club.Perez, facing renewable energy entrepreneur Enrique Riquelme in the club’s first contested election in 20 years, delivered the campaign announcement on his social media channels with a short video featuring Mourinho simply saying “Yes!”Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of…
City have long been admirers of Newcastle academy graduate Anderson and though the player is currently preparing for the tournament in the US, Canada and Mexico, club-to-club talks can continue to take place.Captain Bernardo Silva’s exit means City are looking to bolster their midfield and Anderson tops the list of potential targets.Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali is another player understood to be highly rated by those at City, with reports, external suggesting the Italy international has been monitored as a long-term target.Nico Gonzalez, who missed out on a place in the Spain squad for the World Cup and also fell out…
Adam Hamawy, a plastic surgeon, army veteran and conflict-zone medical worker, has won a crowded Democratic primary for an open seat in the United States House of Representatives.The Egyptian-born doctor’s victory puts him on track to represent New Jersey’s 12th Congressional District, a Democratic stronghold. He will face off with Republican Gregg Mele on November 3 in the midterm elections.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listWhile the New Jersey primary continues a streak of progressive wins in solidly Democratic districts, Hamawy stands out from many of his peers. If elected in November, he will become the only member of…
During this difficult period Konate was also carrying the burden of knowing his father was seriously ill.”I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know whether I should go home and stop playing, because the team needed me too,” he added.”I didn’t know who to talk to about it, so I kept it all to myself. And this is the advice I’d give to everyone: when you’re feeling down or something’s going on, you need to talk to those around you.”It can help you and do you good. I didn’t talk about it and kept it to myself.”The doctors then…
Trump says Iran peace negotiations could be reached ‘over the weekend’Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that Iran is “pretty close” to signing a peace agreement with the US and that “it could happen over the weekend”.“Anything can happen when you’re dealing with Iran … That’s a very volatile part of the world, probably the most volatile part of the world. The people are volatile. The leadership, you see what’s going on,” he said.But he went on to say that negotiations were going well and that Tehran and Washington could reach an agreement within days. He…