Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Author: AFP

Breaking fast under the midnight sun

Inuvik: Muslims in Inuvik, a remote Canadian Arctic town, gathered this week at the Midnight Sun Mosque to break their Ramadan fast, enjoying Sudanese home-cooked meals amid stunning yet challenging surroundings. For some, the town’s isolation is a struggle. “Every year I say, ‘This is my last year in Inuvik,’”

Bayern irked by outsiders tag

BERLIN (Germany): German giants Bayern Munich are irritated by suggestions they are the outsiders in their high-stakes Champions League last 16 tie against Bayer Leverkusen. Bayern host Xabi Alonso’s defending German champions in Munich on Wednesday, with the return leg the following Tuesday in Leverkusen. With resources and history that

Cavs rally for 10th straight victory

LOS ANGELES (United States): The Cleveland Cavaliers erased an 18-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 133-129 in an NBA overtime thriller and boost their league-best record with a 10th straight victory Sunday, as Boston defeated Denver in a clash of the past two champions. De’Andre Hunter, getting a

Man Utd crash out of FA Cup

MANCHESTER (United Kingdom): Manchester United’s dismal season hit a new low as the FA Cup holders crashed out after a 4-3 penalty shoot-out defeat against Fulham in the fifth round on Sunday. Ruben Amorim’s (pic) side trailed to Calvin Bassey’s first-half opener at Old Trafford before Bruno Fernandes equalised to

Israel endorses plan to extend Gaza truce

JERUSALEM: Israel said yesterday it endorsed a proposal to temporarily extend the truce in Gaza as a bridging measure after the first phase of its ceasefire with Hamas drew to a close. The proposal, put forward by US President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, would cover Ramadan, due

At least 37 dead after two buses collide

LA PAZ (Bolivia): Two passenger buses collided Saturday on a highway in southern Bolivia, leaving at least 37 people dead including eight minors, police said, in the country’s worst bus accident to date this year. “So far we have 37 confirmed deaths,” Colonel Wilson Flores told AFP of the crash

Japan PM touts cute Japan at fashion show

TOKYO: Sporting a pair of jeans and sneakers, Japan’s prime minister ditched his usually solemn demeanour for a fashion show to tout a “cute, lively and cool” Japan. Surrounded on stage by members of an all-girl pop group, Shigeru Ishiba made a surprise appearance Saturday at the Tokyo Girls Collection

Cyclone Garance batters French island

SAINT-DENIS DE LA REUNION (France): Cyclone Garance barrelled across La Reunion island on Friday killing four people as fierce winds left destruction across the French Indian Ocean territory, authorities said. Winds of up to 230 kilometres per hour battered the territory of 900,000 people and the storm earlier forced the

Gaza ceasefire must hold: UN

GAZA CITY (Palestinian Territories): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release deal “must hold”, with just hours to go before an initial phase expires. His comments came after Palestinian group Hamas called for international pressure on Israel to enter the next phase of

Violence mars Greece train crash mass protest

ATHENS: Masked youths threw petrol bombs and clashed with police outside the Greek parliament on Friday, as huge crowds gathered in a show of force to mark the second anniversary of the country’s worst rail tragedy. Nearly 200,000 people rallied in Athens to demand justice for the 57 victims of