Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has mapped out his vision for the next Ashes battle in England in 2027, backing a largely familiar core after Australia comfortably retained the urn at home against England.
Month: January 2026
A dramatic Premier League Sunday delivered late equalisers, title-defining goals and contrasting emotions across the table, as Manchester United were held at Leeds, Arsenal tightened their grip at the summit, Newcastle extended their winning run and Brentford enjoyed a statement away victory.
Protests over a video with alleged religious content on social media turned violent as tension flared across two places in southern Nepal, near the Indian border, on Sunday.
Four members of a family from Manjeri in Kerala’s Malappuram district were killed in a tragic road accident in Madina, Saudi Arabia, plunging their relatives and the local community into deep grief.
Islamabad, Jan 5: Four police personnel were killed in two separate firing incidents in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, local media reported citing the police.
 At least 30 villagers have been killed while several others were abducted by gunmen who raided a village in northern Nigeria’s Niger state, police said Sunday, the latest in a cycle of deadly violence in the conflict-hit region.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has condemned the US action on Venezuela, stating that the attack on any sovereign nation is considered “an act of war” as it was a violation of international law.
US President Donald Trump said the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro should serve as a warning to adversaries, declaring that the United States would not tolerate threats to its security or sovereignty.
The capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by the United States has been framed in Washington as a law-enforcement operation.