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Kylian Mbappé, Ousmane Dembélé fire France into World Cup semifinals with win over Morocco
Kylian Mbappé and Ousmane Dembélé scored second-half goals after Yassine Bounou saved a penalty kick to send France past Morocco into the semifinals.
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43 Years Ago, The Police Began an Impressive No. 1 Streak With the Most Misunderstood Song of All Time
CANADA – AUGUST 05: Belting it out: Sting; lead singer for the Police; left; gives his all for 30;000 fans at yesterday’s eight-hour rock concert at Exhibition Stadium. It turned out to be a real picnic; and made money too. (Photo by Jack Cusano/Toronto Star via Getty Images) In the summer of 1983, The Police…
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Motherhood not all warm and fuzzy: Bollywood actor’s play spotlights messier side
Bollywood actor Kalki Koechlin and theatre director Sheena Khalid have staged a new play, Belly of the Beast, which examines the difficult and often unspoken realities of motherhood. Adapted from Koechlin’s 2021 book The Elephant in the Womb, written months after she gave birth, the production offers an unflinching portrait of pregnancy, labour and child-rearing,…
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Liberal leader Angus Taylor refuses to work with Pauline Hanson’s One Nation – after she urged them to come together
Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has ruled out any cooperation between the Coalition and Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party, after Hanson publicly urged the two sides to join forces to defeat the Albanese Labor government. Speaking at the Sydney Institute, Taylor said his sole focus was removing Labor from office and insisted that One Nation…
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North Carolina man broke into ex’s home, fatally stabbed his 5-year-old son before going to Taco Bell: police
A North Carolina man has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s flat and fatally stabbing his five-year-old son before leaving to visit a nearby Taco Bell. Jehaaz-Akil Khaliq Echoles, 31, was arrested by Pineville police following the attack, which authorities have described as a domestic incident rather than a random…
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Guehi could miss Norway game with hamstring injury
England defender Marc Guehi is managing a slight hamstring injury and could miss Saturday’s Norway quarter-final.
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The most telling sign yet John Fetterman is plotting a Republican flip: ‘This is insane’
Speculation is mounting over whether Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman is drifting away from the Democratic Party after he teamed up with Republican Senator Dave McCormick on a rare cross-party fundraising operation. The move has surprised political insiders and fuelled questions about Fetterman’s loyalties, though the article frames it as either a possible break with the…
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Virginia Giuffre’s family is working to bring US-like Epstein hearings to Britain ‘which could be catastrophic for former-prince Andrew’
The family of Virginia Giuffre, the late American woman who accused Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of sexual abuse, are pushing to establish US-style Parliamentary hearings into Jeffrey Epstein in Britain, a development the article suggests could deepen the disgrace facing the former Duke. Ms Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, said he is “actively” working to make the…
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Father of Aussie girl shot dead by police in Pakistan accuses officers of corruption
The father of a nine-year-old Perth schoolgirl who was allegedly shot dead by police in Pakistan has accused officers of corruption, claiming he was forced to sign a blank document before he could receive medical treatment. Hania Ahmad was killed on 10 June when Crime Control Department officers opened fire on the family’s rental car…
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Mbappé stunner ends Morocco resistance to send France into World Cup semi-finals
France reached the World Cup semi-finals with a 2-0 quarter-final win over Morocco, avenging nothing but confirming their status as one of the tournament’s most relentless sides after beating the same opponents at the semi-final stage in Qatar. Kylian Mbappé was again decisive, missing a first-half penalty before scoring a spectacular curling opener and setting…