Shadab Khan, the vice-captain of Pakistan’s T20 team, has commenced physical training as part of his rehabilitation following his recovery from an injury. He had surgery on his right shoulder in England on July 5, a procedure conducted in consultation with the Pakistan Cricket Board’s medical panel. Having missed the Asia Cup due to the injury, Shadab is continuing with his recovery program.
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Senior US national security officials have confirmed that military operations against cartels will continue, following a deadly strike on a vessel from Venezuela. The US military killed 11 people in the strike, which allegedly targeted a vessel carrying illegal narcotics. The operation is the first known of its kind since President Donald Trump’s recent deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean. Little is known about the specifics of the strike, including the legal justification used or the type and quantity of drugs on board. However, US officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, have stated…
Images this week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at a summit hosted by Chinese President Xi Jinping seem to confirm what many experts have already concluded: the US has stumbled in its effort to draw India into its diplomatic orbit. Successive US presidential administrations have sought to cultivate historically non-aligned India as a strategic counterweight to China and Russia. However, as the images of Modi in Tianjin highlighted, US President Donald Trump appears to have undercut that goal with a series of actions. These have included imposing 50% tariffs on Indian goods…
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Wednesday that there is a chance to end the war in Ukraine through negotiations, “if common sense prevails,” an option he said he would prefer. However, he also emphasized that he is prepared to end the conflict by force if that is the only way. Speaking in Beijing at the conclusion of a visit that resulted in a new gas pipeline agreement with China, Putin said he saw “a certain light at the end of the tunnel.” He credited the Trump administration’s “sincere desire to find a settlement” for Europe’s largest land war since…
China on Wednesday staged its first major military parade in six years, showcasing progress in its long-running military modernisation in weapons ranging from torpedo-like sea drones to long-range missiles. Ahead of the parade, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, Chinese officials said the military was displaying how it could harness technological advances to win future wars. Foreign analysts said they were watching closely to see how effectively China could deter and intimidate not just the United States and its allies but other rivals too. Military hardware This year China unveiled progress on all fronts, including…
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China’s “beautiful ceremony” marking the end of World War II should have highlighted the role the United States played in Japan’s defeat. “I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was very, very impressive,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, hours after he suggested on social media that foreign leaders meeting in Beijing might be conspiring against the US. “I watched the speech last night. President Xi is a friend of mine, but I thought that the United States should have been mentioned last night during that speech, because…
The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the US Supreme Court to hear its bid to preserve a wide-ranging set of tariffs, which were pursued under a 1977 law intended for emergencies. This move comes after a lower court invalidated most of the levies that are central to the Republican president’s economic and trade agenda. The Department of Justice appealed an August 29 ruling by a federal appeals court, which found that the president had overstepped his authority by invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The tariffs will remain in effect for now, as the appeals court paused its…
Days after a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan, rescue teams are still struggling to reach survivors, as access to remote areas remains obstructed. A shallow, magnitude-6.0 earthquake hit the mountainous region bordering Pakistan late Sunday, causing mud-brick homes to collapse on families as they slept. Fearful of the near-constant aftershocks, people are huddling in the open or trying to unearth those trapped under the rubble of flattened buildings. According to the latest toll from Taliban authorities, the earthquake killed at least 1,469 people and injured more than 3,700, making it one of the deadliest in the country in decades. UN…
Following his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, North Korean staff were seen meticulously cleaning everything the leader had touched. Analysts suggest this is part of a strict security protocol designed to prevent foreign espionage. Despite the appearance of a budding friendship between Kim and Putin, the footage showed the extraordinary measures taken by the reclusive state to conceal any clues about Kim’s health. On Telegram, Kremlin reporter Alexander Yunashev shared a video of two of Kim’s staff members carefully cleaning the room in the Chinese capital where Kim and Putin had met for over two hours. The…
The UN refugee chief has called on Pakistan to pause its mass expulsions of Afghan refugees after a devastating earthquake in eastern Afghanistan killed nearly 1,500 people. “Given the circumstances, I appeal to the Government of Pakistan to pause the implementation of the Illegal Foreigners Repatriation Plan,” Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, said on X. He warned that those being forced out are “returning to a disaster zone.” His appeal comes as rescue teams continue to struggle to reach survivors after a shallow, magnitude-6.0 quake struck the mountainous region bordering Pakistan late Sunday, collapsing mud-brick homes as families…
