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Getty ImagesImran Khan, shown here in 2022, has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges which he deniesA group of former cricket captains, including Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and one of England’s longest-serving skippers Sir Alastair Cook, have called on Pakistan to ensure its ex-PM Imran Khan be given proper care while in custody.The cricketer-turned-politician has been in jail since 2023 on corruption charges which he denies.In a letter to Pakistan’s current leader Shehbaz Sharif, the 21 former skippers aired concern that Khan, 73, was allowed “only a few hours” at a hospital last week where he was…
AFP via Getty ImagesMinimalistic hidden door handles have been a common feature in new electric carsMinimalistic retractable door handles became a signature feature of electric vehicles (EVs), but the controversial designs are now at the centre of China’s biggest car recall, affecting more than 4 million vehicles.The recall, which includes 2.98 million Chinese-made Teslas, follows safety concerns that the hidden door handles are difficult to locate and open in emergency situations.Other brands affected by the recall include Chinese carmakers XPeng, Xiaomi and Geely.Made popular by multi-billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla, hidden door handles are designed to tuck seamlessly within the car’s…
What do locals think of IndyCar in Washington DC?US President Donald Trump was among hundreds of people who gathered to see the race through Washington DC streets on Sunday.47 mins agoUS & Canada
BBCThe governor of Jawzjan province, Abdullah Sarhadi, who fought for the Taliban was held in US detention in Guantanamo Bay for several years Governor Abdullah Sarhadi gives money to treat a boy’s broken arm and hands out funds for a local mosque – then, in his office in northern Afghanistan, an astonishing exchange unfolds.A young woman tells the grey-bearded former Taliban commander that she wants to divorce her husband, who she accuses of months of abuse and beatings.She will not take no for an answer.In a country where girls are banned from secondary education, the 18-year-old argues her case calmly…
Relief for Iraola but Liverpool have work to do after snatching draw at NewcastleDominik Szoboszlai’s injury-time penalty rescues a point at the start of the Andoni Iraola era – but Liverpool need to improv after below-par performance.8 hrs agoLiverpool
Getty ImagesFast-fashion giant Shein says it plans to raise up to HK13.86bn (£1.3bn; $1.77bn) when its shares start trading on the Hong Kong stock market on 1 September.In a filing on Monday, Shein said it will offer nearly 280 million shares for between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50.At the top of the range, it would value the firm at almost $27bn (£19.8bn). But that is much lower than the $100bn valuation it reached in a round of private fundraising in 2022, reflecting weaker sales growth and higher costs.The long-awaited move comes after failed attempts to list in the US and London due…
SuppliedLeah Stewart was bitten by a shark at Sydney’s Coogee Beach during a morning swimAn Australian woman bitten by a shark at a popular Sydney beach earlier this year says she has been given a “second chance at life” and will be making the most of it.Leah Stewart, 35, was mauled by a shark during a morning swim at Coogee Beach in June, suffering multiple bites to her arms and legs, amid a spate of attacks in Australia.The mother-of-one was placed in an induced coma and had several surgeries, including having one of her arms amputated.In an online post on…
ReutersTrump has repeatedly mentioned making Canada the “51st state” of America since returning to officeUS President Donald Trump has said Canada wants “the benefits of being a State, without being one” after trade talks between the two countries collapsed late on Friday.His comments come after negotiations broke down, triggering new 50% US tariffs on a range of Canadian goods, Trump also said American farmers had been charged “massive amounts of Tariffs” for years.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney called the fresh tariffs a “miscalculation” designed to “hurt and divide us”.Carney confirmed he would match Trump’s tariffs “dollar-for-dollar” from 8 September, including…
Pocket RocketsVictoria Gordon and a colleague kitted out for heavy-duty cleaningWhen Victoria Gordon arrives at a client’s house, she can be met with huge piles of clothes, stacks of unwashed dishes and badly blocked toilets.The 44-year-old is not your average cleaner. She specialises in hoarder clearances, crime scene work and other extreme clean-up projects.She loves her job as an extreme cleaner, but since starting to document her cleaning adventures online, she has found it fascinating how interested other people are in what she does.The popularity of cleaning videos has grown rapidly in recent years. In 2023, Unilever partnered with TikTok…
Getty ImagesMany on social media have been calling for accountability over a fatal traffic accident in Hanoi last MayUntil recently, there would have been little to distinguish Vietnam’s so-called Justice Tree from the hundreds of others lining the streets of Hanoi. Then the bouquets started piling up.It was here that former politician Nguyen Sy Cuong was driving his BMW in May last year when he veered into the opposite lane and smashed into a motorbike carrying a father and his teenage daughter.The father, Do Viet Hung, suffered a broken leg but survived. The daughter, 18-year-old Do Ngoc Phuong Thuy, died…