Isaac del Toro persevered, despite a mechanical issue and a long wait to change his bike, to mount a late challenge and win the second stage of the Tour de France in a time trial in Barcelona on Sunday, becoming the second Mexican rider to win a stage at the race after Raul Alcala. Source … Read more
Top Iranian officials attended the second day of funeral proceedings for slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Sunday. Members of Khamenei’s family were also present, including his three sons. But his son Motzaba Khamenei, who succeeded him as Iran’s top leader, was nowhere to be seen as speculation grew about his whereabouts. Motzaba has not … Read more
Forest fires ravaging a region in southern France are threatening a stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with a decision to be taken later in the day over whether the stage goes ahead, a top local official said Sunday. Source link
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s son and successor was not among the family members and thousands of mourners who turned out Sunday for a second day of ceremonies to honor Iran’s late supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has remained out of the public eye since he was wounded in the strike that killed his father. Source link
Nigeria on Sunday condemned the deaths of two of its citizens in South Africa and warned that foreign nationals were being “unfairly targeted” amid anti-migrant protests. In recent weeks, large numbers of people have joined marches in South African cities and towns demanding migrants be sent home – some of which turned violent. Nationwide protests … Read more
As drums echo beneath Mount Olympus and torch-bearing worshipers sing hymns to Zeus, an ancient tradition comes alive each summer in northern Greece. For more than three decades, followers of the country’s pre-Christian gods have gathered for the Prometheia Festival, reviving rituals rooted in antiquity while celebrating what they see as Greece’s enduring cultural and … Read more
Former Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage is facing calls for a second parliamentary standards inquiry after a Liberal Democrat MP asked the watchdog to investigate new allegations about undeclared support. The request follows reports that the populist right-wing Reform UK leader received security, accommodation and social media assistance ahead of entering Parliament in 2024. What is … Read more
Chinese tech giant Alibaba has ordered staff to stop using Anthropic’s Claude Code, after it was found to be flagging users connecting from China. But Anthropic is already trying its best to stop Chinese firms from using Claude at all, and accuses Alibaba of running large “distillation” campaigns against it, saying it deployed around 25,000 … Read more
Iranian leaders joined prayers Sunday over the casket of late supreme leader Ali Khamenei during a second day of funeral ceremonies. Arash Azizi, contributing writer at the Atlantic, said Iran needs to “normalize relations with the US somehow” as he pointed to the economy which is in worries following months of conflict with the US … Read more
France is through to the round of 16 after a fierce battle with Paraguay. Paraguay sat in a low block and tried to frustrate the Blues, often committing bad fouls, all of which went unpunished. Kylian Mbappé scored the only goal of the game, converting a penalty. Morocco were slightly stunned by Canada in the … Read more