That was certainly my experience during our ride.

Menon, a wicketkeeper who represented Singapore five times at senior level, was the operations manager of Cricket Malawi.MNCS chief executive Dr Henry Kamata said Menon's contributions to the sport were "immense and far-reaching" and that he had played a "pivotal role" in the growth and success of the national side.

"We strongly condemn this heartless act of violence and urge law enforcement authorities to pursue all leads to ensure that those responsible are swiftly brought to justice," Dr Kamata added in a statement posted on social media."We extend our heartfelt condolences to Arjun's family, friends, the cricket community, and all those affected by this tragic loss."Menon had previously coached Singapore and also had stints in Chile, Botswana and Indonesia.

"Arjun was more than a coach; he was a mentor, leader, and an embodiment of Singaporean values of excellence, humility, and service," a statement from the Singapore Cricket Association said."His legacy lives on in the players he shaped and the communities he uplifted across continents."

Pharrell Williams and Lewis Hamilton are among the co-chairs for this year's event, which raises money for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute.

The annual gala, which takes place in New York City, is usually attended by huge names from the world of film, fashion and music."Younger Congress men and women are less knee jerk, reactively supporting Israel," she says. "And I think younger Americans, including Jewish Americans, are less supportive of Israel than their parents were."

But she is sceptical of the idea that this might lead to a serious change at the policy level. Despite changing opinions among the party's base, she says, many of the most prominent Democrats who might run for President in 2028 are "classically supportive of Israel". She names Gretchen Whitmer, the governor of Michigan, and Pete Buttigieg, the former Transportation Secretary, as examples. And what about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Instagram-famous congresswoman who is a long-standing supporter of Palestinian rights? Hippel responds bluntly: "I don't think an Ocasio-Cortez type can win right now."In the weeks after February's Trump-Netanyahu press conference at the White House, I asked Jake Sullivan where he thought the US-Israel relationship was going. He argued that both countries were dealing with internal threats to their democratic institutions that would define their character and their relationship.

"I think it's almost less of a foreign policy question than it is a domestic policy question in these two countries - whither America and whither Israel?" he says. "The answer to those two questions will tell you where does the US-Israel relationship go five, ten, fifteen years from now."We were flying through the warm light of the setting sun. There were villages and small towns where the lights were coming on. It was a peaceful landscape where people walked and drove without constantly looking to the sky.