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The Swedish striker joins the London club after scoring 97 goals for Sporting Lisbon over the past two seasons.Arsenal have signed Sweden forward Viktor Gyokeres, bringing an end to the Premier League club’s years-long search for a prolific goalscorer. Gyokeres completed a move from Sporting Lisbon on Saturday worth a reported 63 million pounds ($85m) and signed a five-year contract. “Viktor is an exceptional talent and has consistently demonstrated he has the qualities and winning mentality required of a top-level centre-forward. His physicality, intelligence and work ethic make him a perfect fit for our vision,” said Arsenal sporting director Andrea…

As violence and rights abuses rage on, the coalition pledges to pursue a ‘secular, democratic’ and decentralised Sudan.A Sudanese coalition led by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary group has announced it is establishing an alternative government in a challenge to the military-led authorities in the capital Khartoum, with the northeastern African country’s brutal civil war in its third year. The group, which calls itself the Leadership Council of the Sudan Founding Alliance (TASIS), said RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan “Hemedti” Dagalo will chair the 15-member presidential council of the government, which includes regional governors. Sudanese politician Mohammed Hassan Osman al-Ta’ishi…

Supporters of the recall movement are seen gathering in Taipei, Taiwan. Jan Camenzind Broomby for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jan Camenzind Broomby for NPR Taipei, TAIWAN — Opposition lawmakers in Taiwan have survived a bid to recall them from the island nation’s legislature, and will therefore retain a controlling parliamentary majority. The months-long recall campaign failed to achieve its objective of unlocking the country’s democratic gridlock. The recall effort had pitted campaign groups against 24 opposition lawmakers who were accused of undermining Taiwan’s national security and being “pro-China.” The public voting process represented uncharted territory for Taiwanese politics, as…

The Chairman of Indian Oil, A S Sahney, and the president of PGTI, Kapil Dev, address the media at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Kamesh Srinivasan The President of the Professional Golf Tour of India (PGTI), Kapil Dev expressed delight about being able to elevate the overall vibrancy of the sport with more events and a total prize money of ₹33 crore, while unveiling the calendar for the second half of the season at the Delhi Golf Club on Saturday.It will be a packed line up of events, starting with the ₹1 crore Coal India Open…

Earlier, people had to spend quite a lot to get an Android phone that performs well and also has good cameras. Now, Rs 30,000 is a solid budget for those eyeing an Android smartphone that excels in photography, gaming, or offers a flagship-like experience. If you’ve made it halfway through the year still undecided, here’s a list to help you choose a solid mid-range smartphone under this budget. Realme’s latest flagship is the first in India to feature the Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 chip, capable of running 7-billion parameter generative AI models. It offers 128GB or 256GB of internal storage and…

People rest inside a temporary shelter in Srisaket province, after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged heavy artillery fire for a second day on Friday as border fighting intensified and spread, while Cambodia’s leader said Thailand had agreed to a Malaysian ceasefire proposal but then backed down, Thailand, July 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday (July 26, 2025) said he spoke to the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand amid escalating tensions between the two neighbours, as he recalled, yet again, the conflict between India and Pakistan that was “brought to a successful halt.” On Saturday, in…

Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar walks the ramp wearing a creation by designers Falguni Peacock and Shane Peacock during the ‘FDCI India Couture Week 2025’, in New Delhi, Friday, July 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Akshay Kumar made a stunning return to the runway after quite some time, and as always, the actor ensured all eyes were on him. The actor closed the show for Falguni Shane Peacock on Day 3 of the ongoing Hyundai India Couture Week 2025.Dressed in a sharp ivory sherwani with detailed embroidery, Akshay looked every bit royal. The outfit was paired with white trousers and…

Image used for representational purposes. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto With evidence lacking thus far for guiding optimal combination hypertension therapy in South Asian patients, a recent study has recommended half doses of two drugs in a single pill combination right from the start of treatment for hypertension.The paper, ‘Comparison of dual therapies for hypertension treatment in India’, published in the journal Nature Medicine, investigated the blood pressure (BP)-lowering efficacy and safety of three commonly-recommended antihypertensive combinations in a single pill in a multi-centre trial across 32 sites in India. Nearly 2,000 adults with uncontrolled or untreated hypertension were studied,…

Raorchestes jadoh, the new direct-developing frogs recorded from Meghalaya. Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Jadoh, a popular rice-and-meat dish of the matrilineal Khasi community, has lent its name to a new species of small, direct-developing frog recorded from Meghalaya. Another new amphibian recorded by the same team from a different part of the northeastern State has been named jakoid, the Khasi word for ‘frog’. Direct-developing frogs are those that bypass the free-swimming tadpole stage and hatch from eggs as froglets or miniature versions of the adults. Raorchestes jakoid, the new direct-developing frogs recorded from Meghalaya. Photo: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT These new species have been described in the latest…

A few days back, Indian captain Shubman Gill was asked about the one thing about the new job that surprised him. He would smile and say that he doesn’t get tired much as he mostly fields around the pitch but he does get mentally drained at the end of the day.So, after leading his deflated side for 157.1 overs, handling a bowling unit not sticking to plans and battling thoughts of a hard-fought series slipping, Shubman would have been mentally knackered at the end of the England innings. And just as he would have put his leg up in the…