Matt Peet has only ever known Wigan Warriors as a team which regularly appears in finals and wins trophies. That is why it is no surprise to him about the expectations the fanbase have expressed to him when he is out in the town. Rather than congratulations for last year’s Betfred Super League Grand Final … Read more
You’re reading an excerpt from the Today’s WorldView newsletter. Sign up to get the rest free, including news from around the globe and interesting ideas and opinions to know, sent to your inbox every weekday. All eyes are on The Hague this Friday. Judges at the International Court of Justice are due to hand out … Read more
Team India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin reckons all-rounder Shivam Dube’s fortunes have changed drastically, and for good, since he has started playing for Chennai Super Kings in the Indian Premier League. Dube was the Player of the Series in the recently concluded T20I series at home against Afghanistan. He smashed impressive half-centuries in the first two … Read more
BOGOTA, Colombia — Piedad Córdoba, an outspoken Colombian lawmaker who for decades championed the rights of her fellow Afro-Colombians while undertaking huge risks as a go-between to leftist rebel groups, has died. She was 68. The senator’s death was confirmed Saturday by President Gustavo Petro, who praised Córdoba as a true liberal who “fought all … Read more
‘They should have their butts kicked’: This Oregon woman wants to divide her late mother’s ranch evenly with her siblings — but they put money into it and she didn’t. Dave Ramsey responds Just 46% of Americans aged 55 and over have a will or other estate planning document, according to senior living referral service … Read more
Alyssa Milano’s mother is pushing back on Shannen Doherty’s claim they blocked her from seeing Holly Marie Combs shortly after she’d had surgery to remove a tumor from her uterus. Lin Milano tells TMZ … she categorically denies the story, and questions how it would have been even possible for them to block Shannen from … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave VATICAN CITY — Days before the start of the most significant Catholic gathering since the 1960s, Pope Francis dropped a theological bomb. In a reply to conservative bishops concerned about his openness to the LGBTQ+ community, the 86-year-old pope effectively said he could envision priests, on a … Read more
BEIJING — The European Union’s trade commissioner called for a more balanced economic relationship with China on Monday, noting a trade imbalance of nearly 400 billion euros ($425 billion), while also warning that China’s position on the war in Ukraine could endanger its relationship with Europe. Valdis Dombrovskis, in a speech at China’s prestigious Tsinghua … Read more
Touch upon this storyComment ANKARA, Turkey — World leaders congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan early Monday because the nation’s election board confirmed that the 69-year-old had received a detailed and bitterly fought presidential election, guaranteeing that his divisive tenure at Turkey’s helm would lengthen into a 3rd decade. Erdogan received 52 % of the … Read more