DUBAI: Mitchell Marsh and David Warner combined well to help Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets to win the ICC T20 World Cup for the first time on Sunday at Dubai International Stadium. Australia won the cup when Warner and Marsh made the run-chase too simple for them. TheContinue Reading
PARIS (AFP) – Libya was advised on Friday by world powers to stick to a plan for presidential elections on December 24, and that foreign mercenaries should depart as well, allowing the country to go on with its history. President Emmanuel Macron of France invited leaders and diplomats for anContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: According to a source and the US State Department, the new US special envoy for Afghanistan, Thomas West, will visit Pakistan this week for a meeting with the Taliban foreign minister and top diplomats from China and Russia. It will be West’s first trip to the region since succeedingContinue Reading
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) – An attempted assassination of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi is the latest escalation in tensions following last month’s legislative elections, which were marred by charges of fraud from pro-Iran organisations. The incident happened after pro-Iran forces and their followers criticised the election results, which saw theContinue Reading
BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed after a drone equipped with explosives struck his Baghdad apartment early Sunday, according to the military. The incident, which injured several members of Kadhimi’s personal protection detail, occurred amid violent protests in the Iraqi capital over the outcome of a general electionContinue Reading
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – On Saturday, Israel increased its public resistance to President Joe Biden’s administration’s intention to restore a US consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem, arguing that such a mission should be located in the occupied West Bank. Former President Donald Trump thrilled Israelis while infuriating Palestinians by shutting theContinue Reading
WASHINGTON/AFP According to the State Department, the US and the Taliban will conduct their first in-person discussions since the US departure from Afghanistan on Saturday. According to a State Department spokeswoman, the US team will meet with top Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, on Saturday and Sunday.Since the Taliban capturedContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI — Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Genral Qamar Javed Bajwa, has informed the United States that Pakistan is dedicated to making all possible efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan, and that the country supports a “all-inclusive Afghan government.” According to a statement released by the Inter ServicesContinue Reading
LAGOS, Nigeria (AFP) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari announced on Friday that the country’s Twitter ban will be lifted after the social media behemoth meets the government’s criteria. Nigeria banned Twitter in June, days after the company removed a statement from Buhari’s account, sparking outrage in Africa’s most populous countryContinue Reading
KABUL, (AFP) – According to a senior official, the Taliban hung the bodies of four kidnappers from cranes after killing them in a gunfight in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat on Saturday. Mawlawi Shir Ahmad Muhajir, deputy governor of Herat province, claimed the men’s bodies were exposed in several publicContinue Reading
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