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France's new PM tasked with forging consensus on a 2026 budget
[ad_1] French President Emmanuel Macron has picked defence chief Sébastien Lecornu as his new Prime Minsiter a day after François Bayrou was voted out in parliament. The 39-year-old’s immediate priority will be to try and forge consensus on a new budget, before forming a government. If this year’s budget were to be carried over into […]
Warming climate drives dengue surge across Asia and the Americas, study shows
[ad_1] Predicted increases in dengue fever incidence by 2050. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2025). DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2512350122 Warmer weather across the globe is reshaping the landscape of human health. A case in point is dengue fever, a mosquito-borne disease once confined largely to the tropics, which often brings flu-like symptoms, and without […]
England player ratings: How players got on in World Cup qualifier against Serbia
[ad_1] Jordan Pickford: Had very little to do as England dominated pretty much from start to finish. He won’t be complaining. 6 Reece James: Always provides quality down the right and the fact he has played two games in quick succession bodes well for his fitness given his history of injury. 6.5 Ezri Konsa: One […]
Macron names Sébastien Lecornu as France’s latest prime minister after government collapses
[ad_1] French President Macron late Tuesday appointed Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu as France’s new prime minister and tasked him with immediately trying to get the country’s fractious political parties to agree on a budget for one of the world’s biggest economies. Lecornu, 39, was the youngest defense minister in French history and was overseeing a […]
Gerwyn Price battles to Players Championship 26 title with victory over Gian van Veen in Halle 39 final | Darts News
[ad_1] Gerwyn Price underlined his battling qualities with a series of dramatic comebacks to clinch his fourth Players Championship title of the year on Tuesday. Price produced a brilliant display to defeat Gian van Veen in the Players Championship 26 final, averaging 109.28 and landing an astonishing 13 maximums to complete an 8-5 victory. The […]
Sudan’s people tortured and killed in ‘slaughterhouses’, rights probe says
[ad_1] Shortly after presenting a mandated report to the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday, chair of the Fact-Finding Mission on Sudan, Mohamed Chande Othman, insisted that both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia had carried out atrocity crimes. Among the testimonies gathered for the report, survivors from RSF […]
Sean Dickson: Somerset batter to join Glamorgan
[ad_1] Glamorgan director of cricket Mark Wallace said: “Sean is one of the most explosive middle-order T20 batters in the country and is a proven top-four option in four-day cricket. “With Sam Northeast heading back to Kent, Sean will add to the experience of our batting unit and we’re looking forward to welcoming him to […]
Attack on Hamas in Doha: 'Israel operating without fear of consequence, in environment of impunity'
[ad_1] Israel struck the headquarters of Hamas’ political leadership in Qatar as the group’s top figures gathered to consider a US proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The strike on the territory of a US ally marked a stunning escalation and risked upending talks aimed at winding down the war and freeing hostages. […]
World Cup 2026 qualifying: Cape Verde, Senegal and South Africa on brink of spots
[ad_1] Cape Verde led five-time continental champions Cameroon by one point in Group D before their meeting, and the Blue Sharks extended their advantage after pulling off a stunning upset. Livramento scored the only goal in the 54th minute when he muscled Carlos Baleba off the ball in his own half, powered through the heart […]
Prince Harry is on a rare visit back to the U.K., but will he see King Charles III or Prince William?
[ad_1] London — Britain’s Prince Harry landed back in the U.K. on Monday, the third anniversary of his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II’s death, for a week of public charity engagements, but it was unclear whether he would meet with his father, King Charles III, or his brother, Prince William, neither of whom he has seen in […]