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Downplays hype over Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq’s sling-arm action with big pause The Indian captain would not say whether his players would shake hands after snubbing the Pakistan team in three Asia Cup meetings in Dubai last year. PHOTO: AFP India captain Suryakumar Yadav admitted on Saturday that no matter how much his team tried … Read more
Will expand market access for African exports to China through upgraded mechanisms such as its ‘green channel’ From May 1, zero levies on imports will apply to all African countries except Eswatini, which maintains diplomatic relations with Taiwan. PHOTO: PIXABAY China will implement zero‑tariff treatment for imports from the 53 African countries with which it … Read more
Email reveals he was receiving detailed intelligence briefings on Taliban leadership crisis after Mullah Omar’s death An undated photo shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The photo was entered into evidence by the US Attorney’s Office on December 7, 2021 during the trial of Ghislaine Maxwell, the Jeffrey Epstein associate accused of sex trafficking, in … Read more
Brenda Ogden lost her waterproof prosthetic leg 10 months ago, and with it, her zest for swimming. Then a local fossil hunter stumbled upon it.
France coach Galthie is consciously following the example of Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus CARDIF: Crushed by England in their Six Nations opener at Twickenham last weekend, Wales return home to Cardiff on Sunday to face the might of a French team that has its eyes set on a Grand Slam. It is a daunting prospect … Read more
MILAN: Brazil’s Lucas Pinheiro Braathen held his nerve to win the men’s giant slalom in Bormio on Saturday for South America’s first ever gold in the Winter Olympics. The Norwegian-born Braathen, fastest down in the first leg, was composure personified in the second to win in an aggregate time of 2min 25.00sec. Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt, … Read more
His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.
. AFP February 14, 2026 Less than a minute read Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) (L), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and John Cornyn (R-TX), speak after the Senate voted to override U.S. President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill that would allow lawsuits against Saudi Arabia’s government over the Sept. 11 attacks, on Capitol Hill. PHOTO: REUTERS … Read more
MILAN: Mikhail Shaidorov said his Olympic men’s figure skating gold proved “nothing is impossible” after shocking US star Ilia Malinin on Friday to make history for Kazakhstan. Shaidorov, the world silver medalist, had been in fifth after Tuesday’s short programme but delivered a technically exceptional free skate to grab gold as Malinan finished off the … Read more
Tarique Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s acting chairman addresses supporters during a rally after his arrival in Dhaka on Dec 25, 2025. PHOTO: AFP The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday welcomed congratulatory messages sent to it by Pakistan’s leaders on its election victory and said it … Read more