9+ min ago (334+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 Soccer Football - Premier League - Brentford v Burnley - GTech Community Stadium, London, Britain - November 29, 2025 Brentford's Igor Thiago celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Tony O Brien Nov 29 (Reuters) - Brentford's Brazilian forward Igor Thiago was praised by coach Keith Andrews after inspiring the London club to a 3-1 home win over Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. Thiago, signed for 30 million pounds ($39.71 million) from Belgian side Club Brugge last year, took his tally to 11 league goals this season. Only Manchester City's Erling Haaland, with 14, has outscored Thiago in the league this term. However, Thiago's journey has not been without challenges. Signed to replace England international Ivan Toney, the 24-year-old, who has also played for Ludogorets Ragrad in Bulgaria, endured a difficult debut season in English football, playing just eight league games for Brentford due to injury. Asked if he expected…...

11+ min ago (493+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 Formula One F1 - Qatar Grand Prix - Lusail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar - November 29, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri in action during the sprint race REUTERS/Jakub Porzycki DOHA, Nov 29 (Reuters) - McLaren's Oscar Piastri ended a long win drought with a pole-to-flag victory in the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race on Saturday to trim teammate Lando Norris's Formula One championship lead to 22 points. Mercedes's George Russell finished second, 4.951 seconds behind the Australian whose win was his first of any sort since the Dutch Grand Prix at the end of August but third Qatar sprint success in three years. Norris started and finished third with Red Bull's four-times world champion Max Verstappen fourth and now 25 points adrift. Norris has 396 points with Piastri on 374 and Verstappen on 371 with 50 remaining to be won, but only 25 after Sunday. Qualifying for that main grand prix was following later,…...

48+ min ago (244+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 CAPE TOWN, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of people formed a human chain in Cape Town, South Africa's legislative capital, on Saturday to protest Israel's actions in Palestine on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The rally, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign and supported by pro-Palestinian organizations and political parties, also expressed support for people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and other regions facing crises. Near the iconic Nelson Mandela glasses sculpture in Cape Town's Sea Point area, activists called for the release of Palestinian political prisoner Marwan Barghouti -- widely regarded as Palestine's Mandela -- along with those still held in Israeli prisons, many without charge. Participants in the human chain also lifted a 2,000-square-meter quilt in the colors of the Palestinian flag, with each square representing and honoring Palestinians killed during the Gaza…...

49+ min ago (1247+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 LONDON, Nov 29 (Reuters) - "What's it about?" was a frequent response from bemused theatre-goers to "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", Tom Stoppard's first stage triumph. Tired of being asked, Stoppard is said to have replied to a woman outside a theatre on Broadway: "It's about to make me very rich." He later questioned whether he had said "very", Hermione Lee writes in Stoppard's authorised biography, but he had undoubtedly managed to transform his previously precarious finances. For every puzzled spectator, there were many more ecstatic fans and critics, dazzled by the wit, brilliant wordplay and sheer daring of a young playwright who had turned Shakespeare inside out and placed the spotlight, not on the eponymous Hamlet, but on two minor characters from the same play. First performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966, the following year, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern…...

59+ min ago (608+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 A man helps a woman stranded in a partially submerged house, at a flooded area in Wellampitiya on the outskirts of Colombo on November 29, 2025. - AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka declared a state of emergency on Saturday (Nov 29) and appealed for international assistance as the death toll from floods and mudslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah rose to 153, with another 191 people missing. The extreme weather system has destroyed more than 20,000 homes, sending 108,000 people to state-run temporary shelters, the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported. A further 798,000 people required assistance after being temporarily displaced by the floods, DMC spokesman Pradeep Kodippili said. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake invoked emergency powers, granting him sweeping authority to manage the aftermath of the devastation caused by a week of torrential rain across the island. Kodippili confirmed that 153 people had been killed. Among them were 11 residents of an elder…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago (301+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti Corruption Commission has dismissed allegations by Lawyers for Liberty that it acted unlawfully in issuing a notice to lawyer Mahajoth Singh. The commission said the notice was issued under Section 30(1) of the MACC Act 2009. It said the provision empowers investigators to require any person to attend and produce documents or recordings to assist an investigation. "We stress that the provision applies equally to all individuals and that there is no legal exemption for members of the legal profession," it said on Sunday (Nov 30). "As counsel for the suspect is in possession of exhibits relevant to the investigation, he is legally obligated to produce them when required under Section 30(3)," added the commission. The MACC said refusal to comply could amount to obstructing a public officer, which is an offence under Malaysian law. It addressed…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago (237+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 LONDON: The increasing automation and connectivity of cars is not only taking the driving out of driving " and for some, the fun too " but could also be leaving owners vulnerable to hackers trying to remotely hijack their vehicles, analysts say. Cyberattacks on cars are set to become more likely due to the expanding role of software and autonomous driving, according to BMI, a British research subsidiary of financial company Fitch Solutions. The analysts warn that cybersecurity risks to drivers will increase amid "a continued acceleration towards software-defined vehicles," which are being integrated into the broader digital infrastructure. And while the idea is that car companies provide "advanced navigation systems, seamless over-the-air updates and enhanced efficiency and driving experience," the downside is that the vehicles are as exposed to cybercriminals as any other connected device. BMI noted that researchers…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago (261+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 PUTRAJAYA: A 30-year-old Malaysian has been confirmed missing following a landslide in Indonesia's Padang Panjang in West Sumatra, says the Foreign Ministry. The ministry, through the Consulate-General of Malaysia in Medan, confirmed that Malaysian - Asrul Nizam Apridwson - is missing and believed to have been affected by the landslide incident on Thursday (Nov 27). "The Consulate-General is liaising closely with the Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), the West Sumatra Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), and the Padang Panjang police (Polres Padang Panjang) to obtain verified updates on the ongoing search and rescue operation. "Malaysians in West Sumatra are advised to follow the instructions of local authorities such as BNPB, BPBD, Basarnas to avoid landslide- and flood-prone areas, and to take particular note that the Padang'Bukittinggi route via Anai Valley remains closed," the ministry said in a statement on…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago (168+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 Cricket - The Ashes - Australia v England - First Test - Perth Stadium, Perth, Australia - November 21, 2025 England's Mark Wood in action REUTERS/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake Nov 29 (Reuters) - England pacer Mark Wood is likely to miss next week's second Ashes test against Australia due to a sore left knee, media reports said on Saturday. Wood, who was out for nine months when he underwent surgery for an injury on the same knee, played his first test since August 2024 in Perth last week, bowling 11 overs across both innings and taking no wickets as England suffered a swift eight-wicket loss inside two days. The 35-year-old told Fox Cricket during the first test that he would definitely not play all five matches in the Ashes series. "I think it just depends. I think just review it after every game," Wood said. The second test, a…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (199+ words) Sunday, 30 Nov 2025 Soccer Football - Premier League - Sunderland v AFC Bournemouth - Stadium of Light, Sunderland, Britain - November 29, 2025 AFC Bournemouth's Amine Adli celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Scott Heppell SUNDERLAND, England, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Sunderland's Stadium of Light remained an unblemished stronghold as they clawed their way back from a two-goal deficit to snatch a 3-2 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, staying unbeaten at home in the Premier League and rising to fourth in the table. Bournemouth went two goals up within 15 minutes, with Amine Adli firing home after Evanilson's shot came off the post and Tyler Adams catching Sunderland goalkeeper Robin Roefs off guard with a long-range strike from the centre circle. Enzo Le Fee's penalty got Sunderland back in the match on the half-hour mark and the hosts equalised in the first minute of the second period as Granit Xhaka's perfect…...