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Nigeria claim their tenth WAFCON title, ‘Mission X’, as they come from behind to beat Morocco 3-2 in Rabat.Substitute Jennifer Echegini scored the 88th-minute winner as Nigeria came from two goals behind to beat hosts Morocco 3-2 in a dramatic Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final. The triumph in Rabat on Saturday confirmed the West Africans as the queens of women’s football in Africa as they pulled off a record-extending 10th title in 13 editions – “Mission X”, as they dubbed their efforts – to win the 2025 edition. It was the second successive final loss for Morocco, who led…

AMID DWINDLING CAR sales at the entry level, the market is witnessing a remarkable transformation as it sees a sharp uptrend in favour of premium models at the mid-level segment and above.Hyundai Creta, a premium feature-laden mid-segment SUV with prices starting at Rs 11 lakh-plus, has emerged as the country’s top selling car in June 2025. With Maruti’s Ertiga, a Multi-Utility Vehicle, the two accounted for almost two-thirds of all cars sold in the month. What is also remarkable is that nearly one in three Creta buyers is a first-time car owner. Officials in Hyundai said the contribution of first-time…

Astronomer, the tech firm that shot to fame after its CEO’s affair went viral on Coldplay’s jumbotron, seems to have gone all-in on damage control. In a bold move, they brought in Hollywood star and entrepreneur Gwyneth Paltrow as a temporary spokesperson. Paltrow handled the heat with a mix of humour and OMG-worthy lines, dodging awkward questions while turning the frenzy into a marketing win. Now, her biographer claims to know just how massive that paycheck might’ve been. Also read: After kiss-cam scandal, Astronomer hires Coldplay singer Chris Martin’s ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow as spokesperson, fans react: ‘This move belongs in…

NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Tamerra Griffin of The Athletic about Sunday’s Euro Cup final between Spain and England.

Starting this summer, one frustrating airport security process is getting simpler for travelers.From the end of July onwards, connecting passengers flying from London Heathrow to two of the biggest international airports in the US will save a lot of time between flights, thanks to a new program called One Stop Security.The new program means that when connecting travelers arrive into the US, they will no longer need to go through a second TSA checkpoint or recheck their bags before proceeding to their next flight. Instead, the connection will be as simple as those for domestic flights. Here’s everything to know…

Palestinians carry sacks of flour unloaded from a humanitarian aid convoy that reached Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, July 26, 2025. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military announced that airdrops of aid would begin Saturday night in Gaza, and humanitarian corridors will be established for United Nations convoys, after increasing accounts of starvation-related deaths. The statement late Saturday followed months of experts’ warnings of famine amid Israeli restrictions on aid. International criticism, including by close allies, has grown as several hundred Palestinians have been killed in recent…

Violeta is an endangered Mexican spider monkey, about 18 months old, who was poached from the wild and smuggled into California, where it’s illegal to keep primates as pets. Oakland Zoo hide caption toggle caption Oakland Zoo On a recent day at the Oakland Zoo’s animal hospital, across the bay from San Francisco, an endangered Mexican spider monkey leaps onto tree branches, climbs across platforms and swings on ropes in a large kennel-turned-primate playground. Named Violeta by hospital staff, the monkey — who’s about 18 months old — was poached from the wild and smuggled into California, where it’s illegal…

In May this year, Republican Sena president Anandraj Ambedkar said he was willing to set aside his differences with his elder brother and Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) chief Prakash Ambedkar, saying “If Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray could come together, why can’t the Ambedkar family unite.”Two months down the line, Anandraj and Prakash, grandsons of B R Ambedkar, are caught in a verbal duel with any possibility of their reconciliation petering out now. This was apparently triggered by Anandraj’s decision last week to join hands with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena president Eknath Shinde for the local body…

FILE PHOTO: Intel is planning to separate its networking and communications unit into a stand-alone company and has begun the process of identifying investors, the chipmaker said. | Photo Credit: AP Intel is planning to separate its networking and communications unit into a stand-alone company and has begun the process of identifying investors, the chipmaker said on Friday, as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan looks to streamline its operations.Tan’s plan to rejuvenate the once-iconic chipmaker focuses on shedding non-core assets and reducing expenses by scaling back major investments and cutting workforce numbers.Reuters reported in May that Intel was considering divesting its…

Israel restarted its airdrops of humanitarian aid to Gaza on Saturday, according to a spokesperson for the Israeli military, days after over 100 aid agencies raised concern about growing hunger in the region. In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it would also open “designated humanitarian corridors” to allow United Nations convoys to move safely and would carry out temporary “humanitarian pauses” in densely populated areas to support aid delivery. “The airdrops will include seven pallets of aid containing flour, sugar and canned food to be provided by international organisations,” the statement said. Story continues below this ad…