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Two members of Australia’s Women’s World Cup squad were subjected to inappropriate behaviour by a member of the public in Indore, Cricket Australia has confirmed. The incident occurred on Thursday, a rest day for the team following their six-wicket victory over England at the Holkar Stadium. In a statement, Cricket Australia said: “We can confirm two members of the Australian women’s team were approached and touched inappropriately by a motorcyclist while walking to a café in Indore. The matter was reported by team security to police who are handling the matter.” According to reports from India, the players were walking…

The East Wing of the White House has been demolished to clear space for a proposed $300m gilded ballroom, only days after the administration confirmed the project would proceed. The move has provoked widespread criticism from historians, preservationists and former officials, who accuse the government of disregarding legal and cultural safeguards. Satellite images taken on Friday revealed the eastern section of the historic building reduced to rubble. The demolition represents a sharp reversal of President Donald Trump’s earlier pledge, made in July, that no part of the White House’s existing structure would be removed during the ballroom’s construction. Despite the…

The Delhi regional government has begun trialling a cloud‑seeding experiment in an attempt to induce artificial rain and reduce the city’s severe air pollution. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which took charge of the regional administration earlier this year, has long promoted cloud seeding as a potential measure to tackle the capital’s toxic air. The technique involves dispersing particles such as silver iodide into clouds using aircraft or drones. These particles act as nuclei around which water droplets can form, increasing the likelihood of rainfall. Unpredictable weather conditions had delayed the scheme for several months. However, following a sharp deterioration…

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Donald Trump has issued a presidential pardon for Changpeng Zhao, the founder of Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, in a decision that has sent shockwaves through global financial and political circles. The White House confirmed the pardon on Thursday, declaring an end to what it described as the Biden administration’s “war on cryptocurrency”. “President Trump exercised his constitutional authority by issuing a pardon for Mr Zhao, who was prosecuted by the Biden Administration in their war on cryptocurrency,” the statement read. “The war on crypto is over.” Zhao, widely known by his initials CZ, pleaded guilty in late 2023…

New York City’s political landscape was thrown into fresh turmoil on Thursday as Mayor Eric Adams announced he would endorse Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race, despite months of acrimony between the two men. Adams, who abandoned his own re-election bid last month following dismal polling numbers, revealed his decision in an interview with The New York Times. The move marks a dramatic reversal for the mayor, who only weeks earlier had branded Cuomo a “snake and a liar” and accused him of sidelining Black candidates throughout his political career. The contest to succeed Adams has so far been…

King Charles and Pope LeoKing Charles and Pope Leo prayed side by side in the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, marking the first joint act of worship between an English monarch and a Catholic pontiff since Henry VIII severed ties with Rome nearly five centuries ago. The service, held in the chapel where Leo was elected six months ago as the first American pope, featured Latin chants and English prayers. Charles, as supreme governor of the Church of England, was seated to the pope’s left near the altar, while the liturgy was led jointly by Leo and the Archbishop of York,…

In a statement, FIFA acknowledged the difficulties faced by the squad.

The United States military has for the first time carried out strikes on boats in the Pacific Ocean off South America, escalating its campaign against what it claims are drug-trafficking operations. According to Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, two boats were destroyed on Tuesday night and early Wednesday, leaving five people dead. The attacks follow at least seven similar strikes in the Caribbean in recent weeks, which have killed more than 30 people and heightened tensions with Colombia and Venezuela. Hegseth released a short video of Tuesday’s strike, showing a small vessel laden with brown packages before it was hit and…

The United States vice-president, JD Vance, has arrived in Israel in an effort to reinforce the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, as Hamas officials joined parallel negotiations in Cairo aimed at resolving outstanding disputes with Israel. Vance, who is expected to remain in the region until Thursday, met the US Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, upon his arrival. He is scheduled to hold talks with the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Tuesday evening. The ceasefire, in place since 10 October, has been repeatedly tested. Palestinian militants killed two Israeli soldiers over the weekend, while…