She reached the final four times with her former side, winning in 2023, and is the competition’s second-highest run-scorer of all time. All three play for Surrey, who hold a 51% ownership stake in MI London, where Curran is also the T20 skipper. “This is a real statement of intent from our playing teams,” said […]
Minneapolis ICE shooting live updates: Trump vows ‘day of reckoning & retribution’ for Minnesota Democrats
The state of Illinois and the city of Chicago have also sued the Trump administration, alleging in a lawsuit filed Monday that the Department of Homeland Security has been “causing turmoil and imposing a climate of fear.” The 103-page complaint alleges that Border Patrol agents were told to “push the envelope” on immigration enforcement and […]
Trump on Iran; Minnesota; SCOTUS Trans Sports Cases : NPR
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories President Trump said yesterday that he is imposing a 25% tariff on countries doing business with Iran. This is the president’s latest […]
How US sanctions crippled lives of Iranians Trump says he wants to ‘help’ | Donald Trump News
As demonstrators flood Iranian streets in ongoing protests which started late last month, United States President Donald Trump has threatened military intervention, arguing that he wants to “help” protesters. He wrote in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday: “Iran is looking at FREEDOM, perhaps like never before. The USA stands ready to […]
A Times Reporter Goes Inside a Cyberscam Center in a War Zone
Holy moly. Look at these phones. The floor is just littered with SIM cards. We’re in Myanmar. Only weeks after rebel fighters took control of a cyberscam center near the border with Thailand. For years, Chinese criminals have used ordinary office spaces like this in the middle of the jungle to target Americans in elaborate […]
Manchester United: Michael Carrick to bring in Steve Holland on staff
The 44-year-old had a three-game stint as United’s temporary boss after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dismissal in 2021. Holland worked under Gareth Southgate with England and spent several years with Chelsea, where he had major success under a number of managers. The 55-year-old was sacked as manager of Japanese club Yokohama F Marinos in April after […]
People inside Iran describe heavy security in first calls to outside world
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iranians could call abroad on mobile phones Tuesday for the first time since communications were halted during a crackdown on nationwide protests in which activists said at least 646 people have been killed. Several people in Tehran were able to call The Associated Press and speak to a journalist there. […]
Pentagon is embracing Musk’s Grok AI chatbot as it draws global outcry : NPR
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a classified briefing with senators on the situation in Venezuela, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok will join Google’s generative AI […]
Australia captain, women’s cricket great Alyssa Healy to retire | Cricket
Record-breaking wicketkeeper-batter to quit the game after the ODI and Test series against India in March. Alyssa Healy, a mainstay of Australia’s dominant women’s cricket team for 15 years and its current captain, has announced that she will retire from the game after the upcoming multi-format series against India. “It’s with mixed emotions that the […]
Australia news live: Queensland stock losses from floods and cyclone top 50,000 amid fears ‘that is only the beginning’, premier says | Australia news
More than 50,000 farm stock animals lost in Queensland: Crisafulli The Queensland premier has said that the state has lost more than 50,000 farm stock animals in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Koji, and he fears that number “is only the beginning”. Crisafulli said: We’ve now gone past 50,000 stock losses from this event. I […]