Philadelphia Independent - round-the-clock news in 6 languages from Philadelphia, the US and the world

Pennsylvania -

IN THE NEWS

France star Dupont makes rugby return for Toulouse

France star Dupont makes rugby return for Toulouse

France rugby star Antoine Dupont made his return to rugby for club side Toulouse on Saturday following eight months out with a serious knee injury.

Read more
G.Bissau junta forms government as ousted president lands in Brazzaville

G.Bissau junta forms government as ousted president lands in Brazzaville

Guinea-Bissau's junta formed a government on Saturday days after taking power in a coup, as ousted president Umaro Sissoco Embalo arrived in the Republic of Congo's capital Brazzaville.

Read more
Norris has 'nothing to complain about' after missing Qatar GP pole

Norris has 'nothing to complain about' after missing Qatar GP pole

Lando Norris said on Saturday that he had nothing to moan about after being beaten to pole for the Qatar Grand Prix by McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri.

Read more
Championship leaders Coventry mark Lampard anniversary with Charlton win

Championship leaders Coventry mark Lampard anniversary with Charlton win

Coventry remained 10 points clear at the top of English football's second-tier Championship with a 3-1 victory over Charlton as they marked Frank Lampard's first anniversary as boss in style.

Read more
Trump ramps up Venezuela threats, warns airspace 'closed'

Trump ramps up Venezuela threats, warns airspace 'closed'

US President Donald Trump sharply escalated his threats against Venezuela on Saturday, ominously warning that the country's airspace should be considered "closed."

Read more
Piastri boosts title bid with dramatic late pole lap       

Piastri boosts title bid with dramatic late pole lap       

Oscar Piastri boosted his title bid with a dramatic late lap to claim pole position on Saturday for the Qatar Grand Prix, beating McLaren team-mate and series leader Lando Norris by a tenth of a second.

Read more
Title-chasing Piastri takes pole for Qatar Grand Prix

Title-chasing Piastri takes pole for Qatar Grand Prix

Oscar Piastri grabbed pole position for the penultimate race of the Formula One season when he edged team-mate and title rival Lando Norris as time expired in Saturday's qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix.

Read more
Erasmus hails Springboks' 'proper performance' after Wales thrashing

Erasmus hails Springboks' 'proper performance' after Wales thrashing

Rassie Erasmus hailed his team's "proper performance" after South Africa inflicted a stunning record 73-0 home defeat on Wales in Cardiff on Saturday to wrap up a superlative season.

Read more
Monaco shock PSG as Minamino scores winner

Monaco shock PSG as Minamino scores winner

Japan's Takumi Minamino scored the only goal of the game as Monaco shocked reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 on Saturday, winning 1-0 in the principality.

Read more
German far right founds new youth wing in face of protests

German far right founds new youth wing in face of protests

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) founded its new youth wing "Generation Deutschland" on Saturday in the face of noisy protests that delayed its meeting by more than two hours.

Read more