Asian CupTottenham forward is chasing a first major title with South Korea while favourites have addressed goalscoring problem
All due respect to Tottenham Hotspur, but the Asian Cup that kicks off in Qatar on Friday might be the best chance Son Heung-min has left to win a major title. He never has – the 2018 Asian Games don’t count – but it is not just about the Spurs captain. It was so long ago when South Korea last became continental champions that they beat South Vietnam and Israel along the way. Read More...
US newsAt least nine US state capitol buildings evacuated after bomb threatsFBI said it was working with state, local and federal law enforcement to gather, share and act on information
At least nine state capitol buildings across the US were under evacuation orders on Wednesday due to bomb threats, according to officials.
Government buildings in Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan Mississippi and Montana received bomb threats via email to offices of secretaries of states and legislative officials. Read More...
Australian book reviewsAutobiography and memoirReviewLegge turns a reporter’s eye to a deeply personal matter, in this unflinching interrogation into the marks our family leave behind – and how we might grow past them
Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email “Relationships are vexed”, writes Kate Legge in the early pages of her new book.
Legge has explored themes of love and marriage in her fiction before – 2006’s The Unexpected Elements of Love was longlisted for the Miles Franklin Award. Read More...