‘Like a rollercoaster’: Palestinian-Americans clamour to be heard at Democratic convention | US foreign policy

It was late in the evening when Ruby Chen, whose son Itay was kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October and later killed, approached and kneeled down next to Abbas Alawieh, a delegate from the “Uncommitted” pro-Palestinian movement who was planning to bed down for the night on the cement outside the venue where Kamala Harris … Read more

Why restrictive trade responses fail to halt China’s export juggernaut | Expert Views

5 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2024 | 11:22 PM IST China’s trading partners are once again fretting about the country’s supposedly unfair economic practices. This time, the focus is on China’s alleged attempt to export its excess capacity, especially in emerging sectors such as electric vehicles (EVs), and to undermine domestic … Read more

India not neutral, always on side of peace: PM Narendra Modi in Kyiv | External Affairs Defence Security News

PM Narendra Modi (left) with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Friday. Their discussions focused on ways to boost bilateral ties in areas of trade, defence, health care, agriculture, and education (Photo: PTI) 4 min read Last Updated : Aug 23 2024 | 11:45 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told … Read more

Sri Lanka dig in after Jamie Smith lays platform for England’s victory push | England v Sri Lanka 2024

On the third day in Manchester, after Jamie Smith’s maiden Test century had powered England to a commanding first innings lead of 122 runs, it looked for all money like Sri Lanka could potentially fold, not least when Mark Wood forced Dinesh Chandimal off to hospital for X-rays on a suspected broken thumb. Bazball’s human … Read more

Emiliano Martínez: ‘Show-off? I just want to win the game. I don’t cross a line, I never do’ | Aston Villa

Owing to superstition, before the season started Emiliano Martínez traded his No 1 shirt for the No 23. The number – a nod to the day his six-year-old son, Santi, was born – has proved a good omen, Martínez says, given he has won four trophies with Argentina, including a second Copa América this summer, … Read more