Some of the country’s most famous players have expressed support for street protests over the death of a young woman. On Thursday, an activist group went further: It asked FIFA to bar Iran from the World Cup.
A utility player for the powerhouse Yankees of the 1960s, he was named manager of the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, becoming the first Black manager at minor league baseball’s highest level.
The U.N. chief is strongly urging Yemen’s warring parties to not only renew but expand a truce that expires Sunday, saying it has brought the longest period of relative calm since the conflict began in 2014
The Mexican government argued that the companies know their practices contribute to the trafficking of guns into Mexico and facilitate it.
The test came a day after the United States, Japan and South Korea conducted their first joint anti-submarine exercise in five years.
More than a dozen soldiers have appeared on Burkina Faso’s state broadcaster to declare they have overthrown the country’s coup leader.
Post Content
Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism’’ and “Satanism.’’
The U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russian officials and companies, and penalized foreign businesses aiding the Russian military. But officials are holding back on energy sanctions.
The South African branch of the global consulting firm has been charged in a corruption scandal related to its work with the country’s state-owned freight rail and port operator.
She was a prominent figure in the field of childhood cancer when, in 1974, she helped create the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia.
Looking for some help at designated hitter, the Mets called up Álvarez, 20, the top-rated prospect in baseball.
Nichols was pulled from the air at ESPN last year after The New York Times reported on disparaging comments that Nichols, who is white, had made about a Black colleague.
Judge, the Yankees superstar, already tied Roger Maris for the A.L. record. Against Baltimore, he’ll try to stand alone.
Considered a moderate by some and an extremist by others, he backed political Islam, attacked Al Qaeda and dispensed advice in a TV show viewed by millions.