Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo launches NYC mayoral bid
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched his bid for New York City mayor with a video posted on his X account. This comes after much speculation that the governor would launch a comeback after leaving office in August 2021. In the announcement, Cuomo acknowledged that “the greatest city in the world” is facing several challenges, touching on rampant homelessness, “random violence,” and other issues he believes are harming the Big Apple. This is a developing story, please check back for updates.
ICC Champions Trophy 2025 – India vs New Zealand: Start time, teams, stream
Who: India vs New ZealandWhat: ICC Champions Trophy 2025Where: Dubai International Stadium, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesWhen: Sunday, March 2 at 1pm (09:00 GMT)Follow Al Jazeera’s live coverage. India and New Zealand booked their Champions Trophy semifinal spots early in the 50-over tournament and will clash on Sunday in Dubai, with the winner topping Group A. South Africa topped Group B and will face the loser of Sunday’s match, while Australia finished second in that group and will face the winner of the final match of the group stage. India will come into the match after a six-day game break since their victory against Pakistan. There will be only a day’s recovery between the last group match and the semifinal on Tuesday in Dubai. Indeed, a great deal of the talk heading into the match has been focused on injuries and player workloads. What is the India team news? India skipper Rohit Sharma and Mohammed Shami are fit and raring to go against New Zealand the team have said. In India’s previous win over archrivals Pakistan, Rohit and pace spearhead Shami left the field for a short period, briefly raising doubts about the fitness of the two players. Advertisement “There’s no real concerns about anyone missing games, as far as I know,” wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul told reporters before the New Zealand clash. Rahul said all the players have been to the gym and training and even if there were some niggles, there was nothing serious. Shami, 34, recently returned to international cricket from a long injury lay-off and claimed figures of 5-53 in India’s opening win over Bangladesh. But against Pakistan, he seemed to have some trouble with his ankle as he went off for some treatment only to return later and bowl, much to India’s relief. India’s captain Rohit Sharma, left, and Mohammed Shami, right, were the two main injury concerns before the New Zealand match [Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters] Rohit also left the ground with his deputy Shubman Gill leading the team briefly and TV commentators suggested the captain was troubled by a hamstring strain. Rohit returned and also batted in his usual opening slot to hand India a quick start in his 15-ball 20. Indian assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate dismissed any concerns about Rohit’s fitness. “He’s all right. You can see he’s batting, he did a little bit of fielding earlier,” ten Doeschate said. “It’s an injury he’s had before, so he knows how to manage it really well. And he’s on top of it.” Shami has been India’s go-to bowler in the absence of pace ace Jasprit Bumrah, who failed to recover from a back injury and missed the eight-nation tournament. “I don’t think rest is an issue. It’s how you back the two games. If we bowl second, for Shami bowling 10 overs and to possibly do it again in 36 hours could mean a lot of workload,” said ten Doeschate. Advertisement “Rohit will have to manage that on the field to keep the guys fresh for the first semifinals.” What is the New Zealand team news? Stalwart top-order batsman Daryl Mitchell has declared himself fit to face India after missing the win over Bangladesh on Monday because of illness. “Obviously disappointing to miss the last game with being a bit crook,” Mitchell said. “It’s nice to be back with the group now and get out of the hotel room and to be involved in training and looking forward to the next match. “It’s another game of cricket that I’m just really excited to represent our country in, and it should be good fun come Sunday.” Rachin Ravindra, who was returning from a concussion, replaced Mitchell in the batting order against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi and scored a sparkling 112 as the Black Caps booked their spot in the knockout rounds. It was the opener’s fourth three-figure score at an ICC tournament – more than any other New Zealander. Coach Gary Stead is therefore presented with something of an embarrassment of riches in the batting department, even if he has suggested he might rest players carrying niggles for the India match. Rachin Ravindra, left, has scored more centuries at ICC events than any other New Zealander [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters] Where could the game be won for India or New Zealand? The pitch in Dubai has been sluggish with spinners playing a part. India’s Kuldeep Yadav claimed three wickets in the win over Pakistan. New Zealand’s spin force has also shone and in their previous win over Bangladesh in Rawalpindi, off-spinner Michael Bracewell returned figures of 4-26. Advertisement Ten Doeschate, a former Netherlands and Essex all-rounder, said the Sunday clash could turn out to be a battle of spinners. “Yeah, I think so. And they’ll have four spinners as well. So, it could be a contest of spin,” said ten Doeschate. “I think coming into the competition, we weren’t expecting such an over-reliance in spin, but the guys have bowled nicely and the pitch has helped a little bit.” What chance to New Zealand have of upsetting India in Dubai? Returning New Zealand batter, Mitchell, said the fact that a variety of different batters were making decisive interventions in matches was a definite plus. “Something that we pride ourselves on is that when the situation dictates, you do your job for the team,” he said. “I’m sure another set of hands will stick their hands up over the next few games and hopefully, help us win games.” Why are India not playing their matches in Pakistan? All of India’s matches are being played in UAE instead of Pakistan, the host nation of the 2025 edition, including a potential final. The move came after the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) reached an agreement with the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Pakistan, that both nations would play all ICC events hosted in either country to be played at neutral venues until 2027. Spirits are high in the New Zealand camp ahead of their #ChampionsTrophy clash against India in
Ukrainians fear losing US support as Trump-Zelenskyy clash shocks world
A dramatic spat between the US and Ukrainian leaders raises concerns about continued US aid for Ukraine’s war effort. Uncertain and wary, Ukrainians have voiced their concerns over the possibility of the United States withdrawing its support for the war-torn country following a dramatic shouting match at the Oval Office between the presidents of the US and Ukraine. A global audience watched in shock as a news conference on Friday between Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Donald Trump shattered already fragile US-Ukrainian relationships. The two leaders and US Vice President JD Vance clashed over differing visions on how to end the three-year-old conflict with the Ukrainian president seeking security guarantees from a Trump administration that has made a U-turn in decades-long US foreign policy by aligning with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s perspective. Ukrainians, many of them hardened by three years of war, rallied around Zelenskyy but also expressed dismay about the future of US backing for Kyiv’s war effort as larger and better-equipped Russian forces march across swaths of the east. “I doubt that we could stand without the American help. They have helped us a lot with weapons and money. Maybe Europe will help us,” Kyiv resident Liudmyla Stetsevych, 47, told the Reuters news agency. Advertisement “Trump and Putin are dividing up the world – that’s what I would say. I don’t know what will come of it,” Other Ukrainians also expressed hope that Ukraine’s allies in Europe would boost political and military support if the US dialled back its own. “Many European countries voiced their support for Ukraine, we hope they will step up and increase aid for Ukraine, especially military equipment and ammunition,” Alina Zhaivoronko, from Kyiv, told Reuters. The European Union, the United Kingdom and Norway have overtaken the US in terms of cumulative direct military and non-military aid to Ukraine as they have provided and pledged more than $204bn in aid compared with the US’s $183bn, according to the Institute for the War Study. Still, the US provides key air defence weaponry and much-needed intelligence to Ukrainian troops. Many in Kyiv fear that without Washington’s support, prospects for Ukraine’s war effort are bleak. Zhaivoronko said Ukrainians are “very thankful” to the US “for the help we have received all this time and keep receiving now. But our dignity, our honour, should stand above everything. “It was an unpleasant shock, like we were in a cold shower. It was a very unexpected format of discussion. But there are two sides to this. Diplomatically, President Zelenskyy should have kept to the norms and rules. But on the other side, it was a provocation,” she said. Nataliia Serhiienko, 67, a retiree in Kyiv, said she thinks Ukrainians approve of their president’s performance in Washington, “because Zelenskyy fought like a lion”. Advertisement “They had a heated meeting, a very heated conversation,” she told The Associated Press. But Zelenskyy “was defending Ukraine’s interests”. At his meeting with Trump, Zelenskyy repeatedly demanded that any deal with the US must include concrete security guarantees for Ukraine should Putin breach a ceasefire agreement. In the past, the Ukrainian president said that Moscow violated truce deals 25 times, including during Trump’s first term. But following the spat in front of cameras, Zelenskyy left the White House abruptly without signing a much-touted minerals deal. He later declined to apologise for the blowup, saying he regrets the public spat and wanted Trump to be more on Ukraine’s side. “The Americans don’t know the real situation, what’s going on here,” Ella Kazantseva, 54, told Reuters across from a sea of flags in central Kyiv commemorating Ukraine’s war dead. “They don’t understand. Everything is beautiful for them.” Adblock test (Why?)
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: South Africa’s win ends Afghanistan hopes
South Africa beat England by seven wickets in Lahore to reach Champions Trophy semifinals while eliminating Afghanistan. Rassie van der Dussen scored 72 not out off 87 balls to lead South Africa into the semifinals of the Champions Trophy by beating bottom-of-the-table England by seven wickets. Van der Dussen’s half-century highlighted South Africa’s clinical performance on Saturday as it finished atop Group B ahead of Australia in second and Afghanistan, who are now eliminated, in third. The Proteas finished with 181-3 in 29.1 overs in reply to England’s hapless effort of 179 all out (38.2 overs). This was after England – already ousted from the tournament after back-to-back losses – had won the toss and opted to bat. Rassie van der Dussen of South Africa bats during the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match in Karachi [Sameer Ali/Getty Images] Marco Jansen picked 3-39 in seven overs while Wiaan Mulder took 3-25 in 7.2 overs as England’s batting looked disinterested. England had previously lost to Australia and Afghanistan and thus finished winless after three games, marking a dismal end to Jos Buttler’s run as skipper. Buttler announced on Friday that he would step down after England’s surprising exit as well as their past failures in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Australia are the second team to qualify from Group B and will face either India or New Zealand after those two Group A teams battle for the top spot in Dubai on Sunday. Advertisement Afghanistan had an outside hope of progressing in second spot with Australia winning the group if England had beaten the Proteas by 200 runs or more. South Africa’s Marco Jansen, centre, claimed the first three England wickets to fall [Akhtar Soomro/Reuters] England’s innings suffered early blows against Jansen. Phil Salt was out caught for eight, and then Jamie Smith was caught for a three-ball duck. It became 37-3 when Ben Duckett returned a catch to Jansen for 24 off 21 balls. “These were good conditions from a batting point of view, and the boys worked very hard,” said Jansen, who was named player of the match. “I used my options well and hit my lengths.” Joe Root top-scored with 37 off 44 balls and made an effort to stabilise the innings. He added 62 off 61 balls with Harry Brook (19). Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (2-35) got the breakthrough with Jansen taking a nice catch at midwicket to dismiss Brook. Thereafter, England collapsed again. Mulder bowled Root in the 18th over, and while Buttler held one end with 21 off 43 balls, regular wickets meant that the English innings never took flight. Jofra Archer scored 25 off 31 balls with four fours. Jos Buttler looks dejected as he leaves the field after batting for the last time as England captain [Sameer Ali/Getty Images] England lost its last seven wickets for 80 runs, finishing with a below-par score. “It was a really disappointing performance, and we were short of our mark today,” Buttler said after England’s seventh straight ODI defeat. “It was a decent surface, and Duckett got us into a nice position, but we couldn’t take advantage of that. As a whole group, we are not getting results, and that takes away the confidence from us.” Chasing a paltry total, South Africa’s start wasn’t too good either. Archer bowled makeshift opener Tristan Stubbs for a five-ball duck and then bowled Ryan Rickelton (27) later on as well. Advertisement It was 47-2 when van der Dussen and Heinrich Klaasen came together, and they put on 127 runs off 122 balls for the third wicket. Van der Dussen reached 50 off 72 balls, and his knock for the day included six fours and three sixes overall. Stand-in skipper Aiden Markram did not bat after he sustained a hamstring injury while fielding. Klaasen finished with 64 off 56 balls with 11 fours before he was out caught off Adil Rashid (1-37) near the finish line. Adblock test (Why?)
OPM’s second email to federal employees asks what they did last week — and adds a new requirement: report
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is once again asking federal workers to explain what they have accomplished as President Donald Trump and Elon Musk work to root out waste. This week’s email reportedly came from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) with the subject line “What did you do last week? Part II,” referencing the previous DOGE email. The Associated Press reports that this differed from how the email was expected to go out, as the new version was reportedly supposed to be from individual agencies, not OPM. ‘GREAT JOB’ OR ‘NO IDEA WHAT HE’S DOING’? ELON MUSK EMAIL SETS CAPITOL HILL ABLAZE However, unlike the last email, this one reportedly instructed workers to give five bullet points describing their accomplishments each week, according to multiple reports. The weekly email will allegedly be due by Mondays at 11:59 p.m. EST. Another key difference, according to CBS News, was an instruction to not send classified or sensitive information. Additionally, those whose work is entirely sensitive or classified were allegedly told to write “All of my activities are sensitive.” MUSK TELLS CABINET THAT DOGE EMAIL WAS ‘PULSE CHECK’ FOR WORKERS, WARNS US WILL ‘GO BANKRUPT’ WITHOUT ACTION On Saturday, as news of the email spread, Musk responded to a tweet claiming that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told Department of Defense staff to reply to the email. “The President has made it clear that this is mandatory for the executive branch,” Musk wrote on X. “Anyone working on classified or other sensitive matters is still required to respond if they receive the email, but can simply reply that their work is sensitive.” When asked about the previous email during Trump’s first full Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Musk described it as a “pulse check.” “I think that email was perhaps interpreted as a performance review, but actually it was a pulse check review. Do you have a pulse?” Musk said. “And if you have a pulse and two neurons, you could reply to an email.” While meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in the Oval Office, President Trump defended the email and said that those who don’t answer are at risk of being fired.
BJP to roll out Rs 2,500 scheme in Delhi on Women’s Day? Virendra Sachdeva hints, ‘Let date of March 8 come…’
Ahead of Women’s Day, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi hinted at the rolling out of ‘Mahila Samriddhi Yojana’ – under which Rs 2,500 per month will be given to women of the national capital.
Trump White House rips auto state governor who attacked president’s tariff plans: ‘Deadly status quo’
The Trump White House is firing back after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, D-Mich., warned on Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs could put Michigan’s auto industry in peril. During her seventh State of the State Address, Whitmer sounded the alarm on Trump’s plan to impose 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, prompting the White House to fire back. “Whitmer seems to be running more for Governor of Canada in her stout defense of a deadly status quo in which over a million Americans have been slaughtered by the Chinese poison of fentanyl pouring across our northern and southern borders,” White House Senior Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “President Trump will stop that slaughter even as he will stand up for America’s auto industry, which will once again boom under the Trump tariffs.” Trump’s tariff plans would impact Michigan, given its shared border with Canada and Detroit’s leadership of the U.S. auto industry. Whitmer has identified economic development and trade with Canada as key priorities for her state this year. MEXICO, CANADA TARIFFS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED DUE TO ‘UNACCEPTABLE’ DRUG FLOW, TRUMP SAYS “Industry leaders and top economic minds on both sides of the aisle are warning us about the havoc that 25% tariffs would wreak on Michigan’s auto industry, while raising everyday expenses for families,” Whitmer continued. “I’m grateful that Republicans, Democrats and private sector leaders are speaking out against widespread 25% tariffs on our neighbors. Because we know saying no to Canada would mean saying yes to China.” GRETCHEN WHITMER SOUNDS OFF ON PUSH TO CONDEMN US SUPREME COURT’S GAY MARRIAGE RULING: ‘HELL NO’ Trump confirmed on Thursday that his proposed 25% tariff plan would go into effect next week because “drugs are still pouring into our Country from Mexico and Canada.” He said the tariffs will begin on March 4 “until it stops, or is seriously limited.” “…The proposed TARIFFS scheduled to go into effect on MARCH FOURTH will, indeed, go into effect, as scheduled. China will likewise be charged an additional 10% Tariff on that date. The April Second Reciprocal Tariff date will remain in full force and effect,” Trump said on Truth Social. Earlier this month, Trump issued a 30-day pause on his 25% tariff plan for Canada and Mexico following negotiations on border security and drug trafficking with the North American leaders. “I am very pleased with this initial outcome, and the Tariffs announced on Saturday will be paused for a 30-day period to see whether or not a final Economic deal with Canada can be structured,” Trump announced on Truth Social. Whitmer said on Wednesday that she was grateful the president had made an initial pause on the 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada. “As I’ve said before, I’m not opposed to tariffs outright. But they’re a blunt tool when the Michigan economy is on the line,” Whitmer added. “25% tariffs on everything would slow down construction, shutter small businesses, lead to layoffs in the auto industry and cost Michigan families an extra $1,200 a year at the store and the pump because companies will pass their higher costs on to the consumer. It would be a disaster.” Whitmer said she asked Michiganders how they feel about tariffs and received 3,000 written responses in 48 hours from people who are worried about prices going up. “For them and every Michigander, let’s keep speaking with one voice for smart trade policies to level the playing field and secure American jobs without jacking up costs. On tariffs and every issue, Michiganders expect us to work together in Lansing, because that’s how things get done.” Trump vowed to save the auto industry during his inaugural address, building on a key campaign promise made during his Michigan rallies last year. “With my actions today, we will end the Green New Deal, and we will revoke the electric vehicle mandate, saving our auto industry and keeping my sacred pledge to our great American autoworkers,” Trump said during his inaugural address. Trump laid out his vision for American auto manufacturing at the Detroit Economic Club in October 2024. “My goal is to see U.S. auto manufacturing even greater than it was in its prime, and for Detroit and Michigan to be at the center of the action. For generations, this city and state were the world capital of automotive production,” Trump said. He was criticized by Michigan politicians for calling Detroit a “developing area” during that speech. “Our whole country will end up being like Detroit if she’s your president,” Trump said of former Vice President Kamala Harris. “He doesn’t have a clue what the hell he was talking about. And you know what I think? He ought to keep Detroit out of his mouth,” Whitmer fired back last year. Trump argued during the same speech that his tariff agenda would put an end to foreign leaders taking advantage of America’s auto industry. “Detroit was decimated as if by a foreign army,” he said. “This was a foreign army invading us, but it was an army of business people, very brilliant business people, that took the candy out of our pockets, just like you take it from a baby. That’s how easy it was for them. Factories were left in ruins.” “When foreign leaders and CEOs call me up to complain about our tariffs, my answer will be very simple: Building in America, you don’t have any tariffs. Build it right here in Detroit, you don’t have any tariffs. Build it in Dearborn or Lansing or Grand Rapids or Flint, you don’t have any taxes. You don’t have any taxes or tariffs or anything,” Trump added. Trump also committed to leading the “Michigan miracle” and the “rebirth of Detroit. “By the end of my term, the entire world will be talking about the Michigan miracle and the stunning rebirth of Detroit that’s going to happen,” Trump said.
Delhiites’ mixed reactions to government’s decision to ban old vehicles to curb air pollution: ‘If well-maintained…’
The Delhi government’s decision not to allow refueling for vehicles older than 15 years after March 31 has sparked mixed reactions. While some residents see it as a necessary step to combat pollution, others question its fairness, arguing, “If a vehicle is well-maintained, why ban it?”
Good news for Delhi-NCR! Ghaziabad airport kickstarts flights to Goa, Bengaluru and Kolkata; check schedules here
Major flights to Goa, Bengaluru and Kolkata were commenced from Ghaziabad’s Hindon Airport today, i.e., March 1.
Venezuelan oppo leader joins Cuban-born GOP lawmaker praising Trump for canceling Biden-Maduro oil deal
FIRST ON FOX: The only Cuban-born member of Congress hosted Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó and several Venezuelan and Colombian community leaders from the U.S. in a show of support for President Trump’s reversal of a Biden-era oil deal with Caracas’ dictator. “This is personal to me,” said Rep. Carlos Gimenez, R-Fla., who hosted the gathering at a private lounge inside Miami International Airport on Thursday. There, he lambasted Nicolas Maduro and condemned the idea that the U.S. under former President Joe Biden had ever concocted a deal with the dictator in the first place. On Wednesday, Trump canceled a deal that had allowed Chevron to operate inside oil-rich Venezuela, saying the U.S. would “revers[e] concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicolas Maduro… on the oil transaction agreement [from] 2022 and also having to do with electoral conditions within Venezuela which have not been met…” TRUMP SAYS HE’S TERMINATING CHEVRON’S VENEZUELA OIL AGREEMENT Trump also noted Maduro was not cooperating with U.S. immigration authorities trying to deport violent illegal aliens. In Miami, Gimenez said in response to a reporter’s question about Tren de Aragua members wreaking havoc in New York City that there is a major difference between Venezuelan civilians fleeing oppression and criminals illegally sneaking into the U.S. that are of a certain descent. Gimenez noted how he and his family “fled for freedom” from a similar dictatorship in Cuba and that therefore any individual or group persecuted by dictatorial governments will “always have a friend in me.” “So will [Florida Republican Rep.] Mario [Diaz-Balart], so will [Florida Republican Rep.] Maria [Salazar], and so will [Sen.] Rick Scott, and so will President Donald J. Trump,” Gimenez said before introducing several leaders, including Guaidó. In an exclusive interview afterward with Fox News Digital, Gimenez said Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua are “all pretty much tied together” in the fact they are dictatorial regimes repressing their own people, who yearn to be free. “I expect this is just the first step in trying to liberate these countries. The people of Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua deserve freedom,” he said. RUBIO: MADURO A ‘HORRIBLE DICTATOR’ Gimenez said the answer should be to convert the “enemy states” into friends of the U.S., noting there is national interest on multiple levels. Cuba, for instance, is less than 90 miles off the maritime border of Gimenez’s own district in Key West. “I’m confident that President Trump understands this, and he stands for freedom and he stands for democracy; not only in the United States, but in our hemisphere and around the world,” he said. During the gathering, Guaidó also offered remarks in Spanish praising Trump and slamming Central American despots. “[W]e need a strong, prosperous and safe Latin America – and one that will be safe, with democracy and freedom,” he said. “I have no doubt in President Trump, and in the message that he is sending directly to the heart of those who financed the coup d’état perpetrated by the dictatorship on July 28, 2024 (the disputed/corrupt re-election of Maduro)…,” he said. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP “It is accurate, correct and timely to confront that dictatorship and also [send] a message to those who today usurp [power] in Cuba and Nicaragua that they will not have impunity,” Guaidó added. In further remarks to Fox News Digital, Gimenez said he has full faith in his fellow Miamian, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, in his and Foggy Bottom’s ability to confront these regimes that lie within America’s own hemisphere. “I don’t have to speak to the secretary of state about Cuba; we both have Ph.D’s in that,” he quipped.