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A Palestinian inspects the site of an Israeli strike on a cafe, at the seaport of Gaza City, yesterday. (Reuters) Gaza health officials said yesterday that an Israeli air strike killed six people in the port of Gaza City and wounded a dozen more, while the Israeli army said it had targeted several Hamas commanders.Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence agency, which operates under Hamas authority, told AFP, that at least six were killed, “including a child, and a large number were wounded, as a result of an Israeli raid on tents of displaced people in Gaza port.”The Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City said it had received five bodies and 13 injured, one of whom died later in the evening.Eyewitness Mohammed Alghoul told AFP: “Israeli warplanes fired two missiles at the ‘Sweet and Bitter’ cafe on the fishermen’s port west of Gaza City.”The Israeli army said it carried out a “precise aerial strike” against “several Hamas commanders” who “planned to carry out terror attacks against IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip” and that “steps were taken to mitigate harm to civilians.”In a separate statement, it said it struck a meeting of commanders of Hamas’ elite fighting units.According to Israeli media reports, the Israeli army has curbed its operations in the Gaza Strip in recent days under US pressure.Hamas issued a statement condemning the strike, saying it exemplified Israel’s “blatant disregard for all calls for a ceasefire issued by mediators and guarantor states, including President Trump’s call yesterday,” referring comments the US leader made in a Fox News interview.Yesterday’s air raid came one day after White House envoy Jared Kushner met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who reiterated his position that a withdrawal of the Israeli army would only take place after Hamas is fully disarmed.Hamas, whose leader Khalil al-Hayya met Kushner on Sunday, has said it is committed to the US-sponsored peace plan, and has demanded the US administration pressure Netanyahu to adhere to it. Source link
India took a big step towards victory in the first Test in Galle on Tuesday after their bowlers reduced Sri Lanka, chasing a daunting 372 to win, to 84-4 on day four.Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar took two wickets to rattle Sri Lanka’s top-order on a pitch offering big turn.Earlier, India were bowled out for 193 at tea after Rishabh Pant top-scored with 66 and became the fastest player to hit 100 sixes in Test cricket.Sri Lanka then slipped to 47-4 before skipper Dhananjaya de Silva, unbeaten on 31, and Sonal Dinusha, 25 not out, put on a stubborn stand to steer their team to stumps.”In Galle if you look at the history, spin plays a big part in the last couple of days and batting gets tough,” said Sri Lanka’s pace bowling coach Ryan van Niekerk.”As a bowling group we have tried to improve and continue to find ways to get wickets. A team like India will continue to take the initiative.”Opener Nishan Madushka Fernando was the first to go in the chase, top-edging a hook off Mohammed Siraj straight to fine leg to be dismissed for six.Pasindu Sooriyabandara endured a forgettable debut after coming in as a concussion substitute for veteran Dinesh Chandimal, who hurt himself while fielding when he hit his head on the ground and was ruled out of the rest of the match. Pant shinesSooriyabandara was trapped lbw by Suthar for a golden duck.”The wicket was playing well,” said Suthar. “Even when we were bowling in the second innings, we were getting only a little turn. Maybe tomorrow there will be more turn.”Prasidh Krishna then had Kamindu Mendis caught at the first slip for two.De Silva survived being caught at slip off a no ball by Ravindra Jadeja when he was on seven.But Lahiru Udara fell to Suthar after close-in fielder Dhruv Jurel took a low catch, which the TV umpire gave out after several replays.The Sri Lankan camp were disappointed with the decision, as the ball looked to have hit the turf before settling into Jurel’s hands.De Silva and first-innings centurion Dinusha then took Sri Lanka to safety without further drama but the hosts have more than 90 overs ahead of them to draw or win the match.Weather though could come to Sri Lanka’s rescue, with rain again predicted on the fifth day of a weather-hit match.Sri Lanka earlier struck regular blows in India’s second innings, but Pant kept his team in a strong position with an excellent knock including eight fours and two sixes.The swashbuckling wicketkeeper-batsman became the fastest player to 100 sixes, reaching the mark in 89 Test innings, surpassing Australia’s Adam Gilchrist (130 innings).Devdutt Padikkal, who scored an outstanding 167 in the first innings, looked solid again for his 44 after he arrived at crease in the first over when Yashasvi Jaiswal went for a duck.Sri Lanka seamer Asitha Fernando stood out with figures of 4-31.BRIEF SCORS: Sri Lanka 284 and 84 for 4 (de Silva 31*, Suthar 2-30, Siraj 1-11) need 288 runs to beat India 462 and 193 (Pant 66, Padikkal 44, Asitha 4-41) Related Story Source link
People attend a candlelight vigil in memory of the victims of the August 10 earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 17, 2026. REUTERS/Sergio Acero The powerful earthquake that killed hundreds of people in western Colombia caused $9.57 billion in economic losses, President Abelardo de la Espriella said on Tuesday, issuing a preliminary estimate.The 7.4-magnitude tremor, which struck on August 10, was the most powerful in Colombia in nearly half a century.The death toll stands at 289, with a further 4,187 injured and 143 missing. People on…
GSO signs contract with Masar to begin institutional accreditation of GCC Training Center
The GCC Standardization Organization (GSO), represented by the GCC Standardization Training Center, has signed an institutional accreditation contract with Masar, the National Center for Training Evaluation and Accreditation affiliated with Saudi Arabia’s Education and Training Evaluation Commission (ETEC).The contract, signed at GSO headquarters in Riyadh, paves the way for the practical phase of the training center’s institutional accreditation process.GSO President Eng. Jabor Mohammed Al Naimi led the organization’s delegation at the signing ceremony. The contract was signed on behalf of GSO by GCC Standardization Training Center Director Sami Al Buraidi and on behalf of ETEC by Dr. Mohammed Al Khayri, Executive Director of Masar.The agreement marks a key step toward formally launching the center’s institutional accreditation process and reflects GSO’s commitment to promoting quality and institutional excellence in training, developing a sustainable GCC training system, and equipping professionals in the fields of standardization and quality in line with international best practices and standards.The accreditation will further strengthen the center’s role as a specialized GCC training platform for capacity building and knowledge and expertise sharing, while supporting GSO’s efforts to develop quality infrastructure and advance GCC integration in this field. Source link
England captain Joe Root is wary of ‘ripping up’ their Bazball blueprint, but hopes his experience can help the team return to winning ways in his second stint as full-time skipper.England head into their first Test since the exits of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum when they face Pakistan at Headingley in a match starting Wednesday.Then-captain Stokes dramatically announced his retirement from international cricket during the third Test against New Zealand at Trent Bridge in June.McCullum was sacked as England's Test coach following the team's seventh red-ball loss in nine matches, although he remains in charge of the limited-overs sides.England's decision to return the captaincy to Root, who earned a reputation for cautious leadership during an initial five-year reign that ended unhappily in 2022, suggested they wanted to ditch some of the ultra-attacking tactics associated with Stokes's reign.But Root, speaking to reporters at Headingley on Tuesday, insisted: ‘I don't think there's a huge amount we need to change. It's small things that will make a big difference.’It's not about ripping it up, I think it's about keeping a lot of the good stuff we've been doing for a period of time, stuff that Ben and Baz (McCullum) built for a long while.”I don't believe there is one way of playing Test cricket,’ the 35-year-old added.’You've got to be adaptable and play the situation. It's never the same throughout five days, there's different challenges and you've got to adjust to the ebbs and flows throughout.’Root was eventually ground down by the captaincy towards the end of his first spell in charge, saying it had ‘sucked the life out of me’.But he said Tuesday he was looking forward to leading England in the three-Test series against Pakistan.’The landscape is different,’ he said. ‘I'm a different player and person than I was when I (first) took over as captain.’I'm in a very fortunate, unique position where I've got 60-odd games of experience to look back on. There are things I might want to change and do slightly differently.’I had time to step away, play in a different environment, different coach, different captain, and see the game from a different lens.’In many ways I feel as ready as any other England captain that's been before, and to have that amount of experience is invaluable.’ Source link
Picture by Pavel Mikheyev/REUTERS Oil prices were slightly higher on Tuesday, gaining for a third straight session, as prospects for a US-Iranian peace deal dimmed after Tehran said it would adopt a more offensive stance and Washington ruled out extending a ceasefire deal, reports Reuters.Brent crude futures were up 36 cents, or 0.4%, at $91.23 a barrel at 11.03am ET (1503 GMT). US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up 56 cents, or 0.66%, at $85.06 a barrel. The contracts traded at their highest since July 30 and July 31, respectively, earlier in the session.Progress on peace talks and the resumption of oil tanker traffic through the strategic Strait of Hormuz appear to have halted, threatening to extend the conflict that the US and Israel launched with attacks on Iran on February 28.Iran will keep the strait closed until the US meets the conditions of the interim deal signed in June, top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in comments published by state media on Tuesday.Trump, who previously labelled that deal “over”, said on Tuesday that talks between Washington and Tehran were neither taking place nor scheduled, but the Strait of Hormuz was open. His comments were met with a muted market reaction.”We are not at the pain points yet where either Iran or Trump would seek to make a deal,” Mohit Kumar, an economist at brokerage Jefferies, said. “Hence, we see further pain in the near term and upward pressure on oil prices.”Qalibaf’s comments came after a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday that Iran will shift to a “fully offensive” military posture as efforts have stalled towards a permanent end to the war.”The lack of any kind of deal will have an impact on oil price expectations further out in 4Q and even in 2027,” said DBS Bank’s head of energy research Suvro Sarkar.Some oil is escaping Hormuz however, though crossings are in the single digits. Saudi Aramco has resumed oil loadings from inside the Strait of Hormuz, and is offering cargoes for loading via ship-to-ship transfers off Fujairah in the UAE.”It is probably in Iran’s power to fully halt the flow of oil out of the Strait of Hormuz whenever they find it suitable,” said SEB analyst Bjarne Schieldrop.Iran has separately been negotiating with Oman an agreement on managing the Strait of Hormuz and says they are close to a deal. But Trump responded to those talks with a threat to bomb Oman, a longstanding US security partner. Source link
Serena and Venus Williams lost in their first doubles match together since 2022 while men's top seed Alexander Zverev battled into the fourth round on Monday at the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Masters.The Williams sisters, with 14 Grand Slam titles and three Olympic gold medals together, were side-by-side for the first time since the 2022 US Open but lost to American Payton Stearns and Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-2, 1-6, 10-8.’It was fun and special. We kicked off a little rust,’ Serena Williams said. ‘I didn't come here to win this tournament. It's about having fun and I did want to do the best I could.’German star Zverev, the reigning French Open champion, won his ATP season-best 46th match of the campaign by defeating Terrance Atmane 7-6 (7/4), 7-6 (8/6).Zverev finished the Frenchman, a 2025 Cincinnati semi-finalist, with a sizzling backhand down the line.’He was playing incredibly aggressively, hitting forehands all over the court,’ Zverev said. ‘He made it difficult for you to play aggressive yourself.’Serena, 44, and Venus, 46, each lost serve once in the first set, dropping six of the final seven games, but dominated the second set and rallied from 8-2 down in the 10-point tie-breaker third set only to lose on aVenus double fault.’It was weird to be in a full stadium. This is not my usual Monday night,’ said Serena, who noted with the US Open approaching that their reunion is a limited-time attraction.’This is not forever. It's… not long,’ she said. ‘We don't have to play every week. It's a bit different.’Alexandra Eala, the 17th-seeded Filipina, lost to US ninth seed Amanda Anisimova, who recovered after losing a 65-minute opening set for a 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory.The opener featured a 20-minute fifth game, with Eala, 21, coming back from a break down before Anisimova battled back.Men's fifth seed Alex de Minaur battled through multiple rain interruptions to defeat Arthur Fery 7-5, 7-6 (7/3).The Australian was up a set and 5-1 after a 30-minute stoppage before Wimbledon semi-finalist Fery caught fire, but he took the tie-break to advance despite 29 unforced errors.’You never want to go into a rain delay leading 5-1,’ he said. ‘It was a tough day with all the interruptions. I can't remember a match that started and stopped so many times. I'm happy with how I found a way.’He next faces France's Arthur Fils, who dumped Czech ninth seed Jiri Lehecka 6-1, 6-7 (7/9), 6-3.Spanish teen 12th seed Rafael Jodar dominated Alejandro Tabilo of Chile 6-2, 6-1 and next faces Roland Garros finalist Flavio Cobolli of Italy.’A Masters 1000 is something I dreamed of as a kid,’ Jodar said. ‘I'm grateful for the position I'm in now.’Argentine Thiago Tirante, who ousted Novak Djokovic in the second round, defeated Spain's Martin Landaluce 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (7/4).Brazil's Joao Fonseca withdrew from the event with an abdominal injury. 'A crazy day'Two-time Grand Slam champion Elena Rybakina shook off two one-hour rain stoppages to beat Magdalena Frech 6-4, 7-6 (7/2).’It was a crazy day, to be honest, coming out every time into clouds and humidity,’ Rybakina said. ‘I was on top of the ball in the tie-break but it was a difficult one.’There were also wins for Iga Swiatek and US third seed Jessica Pegula.Former world number one and defending champion Swiatek outlasted Greece's Maria Sakkari 4-6, 6-1, 6-1.Pegula, a 2024 finalist, dispatched compatriot Emma Navarro 7-5, 6-2. Source link
US President Donald Trump paused on Wednesday the imposition of the new 50% tariffs on some Canadian goods for three days as the two countries firm up a trade deal.Trump said that this hold allows more time for additional negotiations and, for the time being, avoids an escalation of tensions in the already strained relations between the two countries.Last month, Trump signed orders imposing 50% tariffs, accusing Canada of engaging in discriminatory treatment against American products, particularly automobiles and dairy products.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that there is still work to be done despite the suspension of the US tariffs. Source link
India’s captain Shubman Gill (L), Ravindra Jadeja (C) and KL Rahul walk back to the pavilion at the end of play on the fourth day of…
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no talks or discussions with Iran were underway or scheduled. “There are no talks or conversations going on, or scheduled, with the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Trump wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform.Trump also said the US naval blockade remained “in full force and effect” and asserted that the Strait of Hormuz was “open and operating.”He added that all water mines had been removed or detonated. Trump’s comments came a day after his special envoy Jared Kushner told Fox News that talks between the US government and various parts of the Iranian government were “more active now than ever before,” although he indicated that no agreement had yet been reached. The conflicting statements came as tensions continued over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran maintaining that the waterway would remain closed until Washington fulfilled commitments under a memorandum of understanding, including lifting the US naval blockade and sanctions. Kushner said Monday that he could not discuss details of the contacts but described the talks as taking place between the US government and various parties within the Iranian government and at different levels. Related Story Source link
