Record-Breaking India Upset Australia To Reach World Cup Final

India defeated Australia 339 in a record-setting 339 to reach the World Cup final against South Africa on Thursday, with the exception of Jamimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 127.

With nine balls and five wickets left at DY Patil Stadium, on the outskirts of Mumbai, Rodrigues and Harmanpreet Kaur, who hit 89, scored 167 runs for the third wicket.

In response to Australia’s impressive 338, the hosts came away with a 341-5 overall record, making it clear that Sunday’s 50-over trophy will have a new name.

Amanjot Kaur’s victory caused wild celebrations in the Indian camp, with cheers and joyous tears streaming down the dugout.

I can’t do this on my own, so I want to thank Jesus first. Rodrigues, a Christian born in Mumbai, said, “I know he carried me through today.

“It’s been really difficult these past four months, but it’s still felt like a dream, and it’s not yet sunk in.”

I was just quoting a passage from the Bible in the end, to assure myself that God would fight for me. He fought for me as I just stood there.

In 2005 and 2017, India finished second in the World Cup.

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The hosts won the previous tournament, which was a new record-chasing women’s one-day international, 331-7 over Australia earlier.

In the semi-final, India defeated seven-time champions Australia, which meant they lost their first match of the ODI World Cup since 2017.

With the dismissals of Shafali Verma (10) and Smriti Mandhana (24), India appeared to be in serious trouble at 59-2 in the 10th over.

However, Rodrigues and Kaur dominated the opposition before staging an offensive in front of a sizable, divided crowd.

Chances were slashed

Rodrigues was dropped by Australia’s captain and wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy at the age of 82, which was a crucial moment in the game.

With India still needing 113 more, Annabel Sutherland overcame Kaur for 89.

Rodrigues remained cool despite Deepti Sharma’s 24-hour run out and Richa Ghosh’s 26-hour dismissal after Tahila McGrath put her down on 106. She then regained her composure.

Kaur claimed that she “had no words to express myself.”

She said, “We’ve been working for so long, and it’s feeling great.” It feels incredible.

Healy claimed that her team had fallen short.

She said she had a bad time bowling and that she didn’t do the right thing by finishing the ball well. She also had some bad chances in the field. But in the end, outdone, in the end.

In earlier innings of overcast conditions, Australia selected to bat, and Phoebe Litchfield hit 119 runs.

After Litchfield and Ellyse Perry’s second-wicket partnership of 155, which overturned an early lbw decision, India again had regular hits.

However, Ashleigh Gardner’s quick 63 before a clatter of wickets in the final over ensured that Australia’s excellent start did not come to an end.

Both Deepti and Shree Charani each took two wickets.

Ben Austin, an Australian cricket player, 17, passed away on Thursday after being struck with a ball while training in Melbourne, and both teams wore black armbands in his memory.

After yet more atrocities in Sudan, what will end the conflict?

Reports of el-Fasher, a city in North Darfur, being massacred by the Rapid Support Forces.

Reports of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) carrying out massacres in Darfur following the army’s expulsion from the area.

Thousands of people are currently feared to be stranded in El-Fasher.

One of the worst humanitarian crises in history has been brought on by the Sudanese conflict.

What can be done, then, to stop the bloodshed?

Presenter: Nick Clark

Guests:

Researcher and policy analyst Hamid Khalafallah

Long Island University Brooklyn’s Professor of Public Policy Bakry Eljack

US Justice Department places prosecutors on leave for January 6 reference

According to reports, the US Department of Justice has placed two federal prosecutors, Carlos Valdivia and Samuel White, on administrative leave after calling the attack on the Capitol “a mob of rioters.”

The two prosecutors&nbsp’s documents were updated to remove references to the January 6 attack in addition to the original documents.

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The prosecutors were escorted out of their government equipment on Wednesday, the same day as the new filings were made.

Despite the anonymity of Reuters and The Associated Press, both men worked for the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.

The President’s administration recently took action against federal prosecutors who participated in unfavorable cases, as the Republican leader’s punishment was.

Trump has long defended the attackers who carried out the attack on January 6 and has even pardoned more than 1,500 rioters who were still facing criminal charges or convictions in his first year in office.

Another 14 rioters received a commuted sentence. Trump referred to the prosecutions as “grave national injustices” in a presidential statement.

Trump’s false accusations that his 2020 presidential election defeat had been “rigged” contributed to the attack on the Capitol. Thousands of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol the day the Electoral College votes were being certified by insiders due to the false information.

More than 100 police officers were hurt in the attack, with several fatalities linked to it, including a protester shot as they attempted to enter the Speaker’s Lobby, and a police officer who collapsed and suffered multiple strokes, possibly as a result of the stress of being assaulted.

Some police officers received hockey sticks, fire extinguishers, and flag poles as punishment.

On January 6, 2021, Taylor Taranto was seen entering the US Capitol through a crowd of rioters. [Department of Justice/AP Photo]

The two prosecutors’ suspensions on Wednesday have not yet been made public by the Justice Department.

Taylor Taranto, a veteran of the Navy and one of the pardoned by Trump for his role in the January 6 attack, was scheduled to appear in federal court on Thursday.

He was spotted trying to break into the Speaker’s Chamber, a restricted area, during the altercation. Before Trump pardoned his charges, Taranto was accused of four misdemeanours for those deeds.

Taranto was found guilty in May of a charge not related to the case, which included spreading false information and hoaxes, as well as illegally carrying two firearms and the unlawful possession of ammunition.

On June 29, 2023, Taranto was detained close to a Washington, DC address that was allegedly associated with former US president Barack Obama, one of Trump’s political rivals.

After Trump posted the address on social media, Taranto drove to the area and live-streamed his progress in an effort to find “tunnels” to enter the home.

Secret Service agents confronted him as he entered a restricted area and left his car. According to him, “Gotta get the shot, stop at nothing to get the shot.”

His van reportedly contained more than 500 rounds of ammunition.

A car bomb was suspected to be traveling toward the National Institute of Standards and Technology on a “hoax” video that was released the day before.

He was described as a “journalist” and “comedian,” according to Taranto’s defense attorneys. However, Taranto’s lawyers have requested a sentence that goes beyond two years in prison.

That recommendation for sentencing was kept in the revised documents released on Wednesday.

White and Valdivia, two suspended prosecutors, were praised by US District Judge Carl Nichols at the hearing on Thursday, saying they did a “commendable and excellent job” and that their conduct exhibited the “highest standards of professionalism” in the case.

In the end, Nichols gave Taranto a 21-month prison sentence. Taranto won’t be incarcerated for another 22 months because he has already been.

Regardless of the current presidential administration, career prosecutors are assigned to criminal cases.

However, the Trump White House has repeatedly attempted to intimidate, if not to fire, those accused of prosecuting cases that conflict with the president’s wishes.

For instance, nearly two dozen US Attorney’s Office employees in Washington, DC were fired in January, many of whom had connections to the federal court cases against former President Joe Biden that arose on January 6.

UN officials condemn ‘horrifying’ mass killings in Sudan as RSF advances

UN Security Council members have been inundated with reports of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) killings in Sudan’s el-Fasher and have expressed concern that the city has “descended into an even darker hell.”

After compelled Sudan’s army to leave its final stronghold in the western Darfur region on Sunday, the RSF took control of the state’s capital, El-Fasher.

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At a Security Council emergency session on Thursday, assistant secretary-general of the United Nations for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, said, “The situation is simply horrifying.”

She claimed that there have been credible reports of widespread executions, summary executions, and house-to-house searches carried out by civilians as they attempted to flee.

“The situation is chaotic,” he declared. The number of civilians killed is difficult to calculate in this context. No one is safe in El-Fasher, despite promises to protect civilians, she said. There is no safe exit route for city residents.

According to the humanitarian chief of the United Nations, residents of the city were being subjected to “horrors.”

According to Tom Fletcher, the city has “descended into an even darker hell” and is “already the scene of catastrophic levels of human suffering.”

According to Fletcher, there were “credible reports of widespread executions after Rapid Support Forces fighters entered the city.”

“The horror is continuing as we sit here today, not that we can hear the screams. People are being mutilated and killed with utter impunity, and women and girls are being raped.

Recalls of the attacks are made by survivors.

An RSF siege had forced hundreds of thousands of people inside without food or essentials for 18 months prior to Sudan’s army withdrew from the city.

More than 36, 000 people have reportedly fled on foot to Tawila, a town that is 70 kilometers (43 miles) west of San Diego, and has already taken shelter from 650, 000 displaced people.

Fatima Abdulrahman, a woman who had fled from El-Fasher, reported to Al Jazeera from Tawila, “There was a lot of shelling.” Shells have also affected me personally. My son was paralyzed and my daughter was killed by screaming. My body has a lot of wounds and swelling.

El-Fasher’s departure from the RSF could signal yet another Sudan’s division, more than a decade after its creation. The most recent conflict began in Khartoum in April 2023 when tensions between the military and RSF erupted into fighting. More than 12 million people have been displaced and tens of thousands of have been killed in the conflict that followed.

Sudan’s ambassador to the UN, Al-Harith Idriss Al-Harith Mohamed, stated to the Security Council, “This is not an isolated incident.” Instead, it is a continuation of this militia’s ongoing slaughter and ethnic cleansing since its uprising in April 2023.

Hiba Morgan from Khartoum reported for Al Jazeera that thousands of people are still attempting to flee El-Fasher. The International Organization for Migration estimates that the conflict has caused more than 652, 000 people to be internally displaced.

A woman displaced from El-Fasher, Aisha Ismael, told Al Jazeera from Tawila, “Shelling and drone attacks were happening all the time. When we hid in the homes, they would fire back at us all day and night.

fears that the situation will get worse

As more internally displaced people leave El-Fasher and the supply of food and medicine continue to decline, aid workers in Tawila worry.

According to Mary Brace, technical protection advisor for Nonviolent Peaceforce, “the conditions are catastrophic, as we’ve been hearing.” There is no guarantee of safe passage for civilians trying to reach Tawila because the conflict is still ongoing.

Food, water, and emergency medical attention are provided to those fleeing El-Fasher in the immediate aftermath of an emergency.

Brace told Al Jazeera, “The last few months have been absolutely harrowing.” “People were only discussing the extreme fear of constant bombardment,” they said. The number of people who have been forced to relocate here is simply incredible. Just extreme trauma, to be exact.

‘Genocide’

Al-Harith Mohamed referred to the egregious events in el-Fasher as “genocide by all legal standards and definitions” in a gloomy address to the UN Security Council.

According to him, “Women and girls are attacked in broad daylight,” and Sudan is inquisitive about the Security Council’s location.

The Sudanese ambassador demanded that the UN impose a year-old arms embargo on the RSF, designate the organization as a “terrorist,” demand that the paramilitary group leave El-Fasher, impose a “terrorist” designation, and sanction any outside forces supporting the RSF.

FG Set To Implement Single Window Policy At Nigerian Ports By 2026

By 2026, the Federal Government has made more efforts to put the National Single Window into effect in Nigeria’s ports.

According to Vice President Kashim Shettima, the initiative aims to harmonise port records, lessen human contact, and improve cargo clearance transparency.

He referred to the strategy as a “game changer” for port operations.

Shettima stated that the policy intends to significantly shorten the time to clear cargoes at the Presidential Villa during its second meeting.

We want to cut the average time for cargo clearance in Nigeria from seven days to the end of 2026, he said.

According to him, the goal is to place Nigerian ports among Africa’s top three most effective trade centers.

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He noted that port operations across the nation would be transformed by the introduction of the National Single Window in the first quarter of 2026.

Shettima lamented that Nigeria charges 30% more for goods clearing than many regional competitors, noting that these errors lead to higher consumer prices, lower investment costs, and lower export competitiveness.

Our ports consistently have longer cargo dwell times than the average on the planet. He said, “We cannot afford to go down this path.”

The Vice President ordered the NPA, NCS, NAFDAC, SON, and other organizations to create a roadmap for a robust weights and measures framework.

He added that the framework would verify weighing equipment and protect consumers from fraud to ensure fairness in trade.

He believes that precise measurement is essential for efficiency and international trade standards.

Increasing Efficiency

Shettima expressed hope that the pending President Bola Tinubu’s Executive Order on Joint Physical Inspection would address long-standing bottlenecks.

He said, “This is the start of a new era where systems communicate effectively and agencies collaborate.”

He emphasized that port operations would be speedily, transparent, and predictably governed by the new order.

The Vice President urged agency synergy, claiming that the days of working alone were over.

He remarked that “no reform succeeds without ownership.”

He urged all port-related organizations to operate as a single value chain, including NPA, Customs, NAFDAC, NDLEA, SON, Immigration, and Quarantine Service.

He argued that “inter-agency rivalry must replace collaboration.” Our effectiveness is determined by our cooperativeness.

Zahrah Audu, the director-general of the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC), made a point about how poor port operations affect the ease of doing business.

She urged stakeholders to increase efficiency and stressed that the committee’s efforts reflect a shared desire to compete with Nigeria’s ports on a global scale.

Mr. Abubakar Dantsoho, the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, emphasized that synergy is essential for efficiency.

You can’t work efficiently at ports without collaboration and partnership, he said.

He noted that the relevant agencies’ joint inspection and boarding have led to progress being tracked by the Customs and Ports Efficiency Committee.

To increase port competitiveness, Dantsoho identified technology adoption, infrastructure upgrades, and human capacity development as top priorities.

England pick ‘Bazball’ brains before Australia Test

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Before Saturday’s opening autumn test against Australia at Allianz Stadium, England’s coaching staff turned to their cricket counterparts for inspiration.

Before the Wallabies’ game against England at Twickenham, Steve Borthwick and his number two, Richard Wigglesworth, met with England’s Brendon McCullum and his staff in Manchester.

Since taking over England in 2022, New Zealander McCullum has instilled a fearless style of cricket under the name “Bazball” and is gearing up to face their bitter rivals in the Ashes series starting on November 21.

The rugby coaching staff was interested in McCullum’s mental approach, according to former England scrum-half Wigglesworth.

I was really interested when I inquired about Brendon’s impact on English cricket. Then we got into the technicalities of coaching someone one-on-one, how that would look, and how that would compare to his assistant position.

We sat for a while, and we learned a lot from it. They have a point, I believe.

This autumn, England will face Fiji, New Zealand, and Argentina in addition to Australia.

The cricket team will also play five Test matches as they attempt to reclaim the Ashes for the first time since winning in Australia ten years ago.

Wigglesworth, who was a member of the British and Irish Lions team as they recorded a 2-1 series win over the Wallabies in the summer, predicted that “they’ll go out and give it a great dig – as English teams who are playing against Australia want to do.”

It’s a fierce conflict with Australia, they say. Because there is something there, both teams really enjoy playing against one another. Bring on Saturday

Australia, who are ranked seventh in the world, are the favorites to defeat England.

Coach Brendon McCullum of England throws a ballImages courtesy of Getty

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