Pakistan: Cricket Board (PCB) named wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan captain of the white-ball cricket team and batting all-rounder Agha Salman vice captain. The decision was made after former captain Babar Azam announced on the X platform on October 2 that he was quitting his position as Pakistan’s One-Day International and Twenty20 International captain because he wanted to concentrate on his playing role. Following Azam’s resignation from the position, the national selection committee was tasked with selecting the next white-ball captain. Mohsin Naqvi, chairman of the PCB, made the announcement that Rizwan and Salman will captain and vice captain the cricket team…
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New York: On Sunday, just over a week before Americans vote in an extremely close White House race, Kamala Harris goes neighborhood to neighborhood in Philadelphia while Donald Trump gathers supporters at an iconic arena. It is anticipated that the coverage of Trump’s event at Madison Square Garden, which has nearly 20,000 seats, will be intense in the Republican’s home city, which is still largely a Democratic stronghold. In one of the most contentious and suspenseful elections in American history, both candidates are making closing arguments to voters. Prior to the November 5 vote, polls suggest a dead heat. Harris,…
LAHORE: During a meeting in Lahore with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari referred to the approval of the 26th Constitutional Amendment as a historic achievement. During a visit to PM Shehbaz Sharif’s Lahore home, Bilawal Bhutto was chatting with him. The PPP chairman and Governor of Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider were also present. According to Bilawal, “We will work together for the sake of the strength of the Parliament and the democracy.” He stated, “The 26th Constitutional Amendment will become an effective law to stop the forces against democracy.” PM Shehbaz Sharif stated, “Credit goes…
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, stated on Friday that central banks should carefully consider the timing of interest rate cuts and that governments all over the world need to rebuild their fiscal capacity. “A focus on the financial aspect as an immediate priority in the short term. While fiscal pressures are high, fiscal buffers have been exhausted,” Georgieva stated in a press conference held in Washington during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank. She went on to say that central banks must “remain attentive, be evidence-based, and carefully monitor data…
(Reuters): Following a media report that the federal government was investigating the company, Tether CEO Paolo Adroino stated on Friday that there was “no indication” that the cryptocurrency company was under investigation. According to sources familiar with the situation, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the federal government was conducting an investigation into Tether for possible violations of sanctions and anti-money laundering regulations. The WSJ added that the prosecutors at the Manhattan US attorney’s office are in charge of the criminal investigation into Tether. The Manhattan office of the United States Attorney declined to comment. Calls for clarification…
Berlin (AFP): The European Association on Saturday required all gatherings to practice most extreme restriction to keep away from an “wild acceleration” in the Center East, after Israel did lethal air strikes in Iran. In the past, Israel claimed that its warplanes carried out raids on Iranian military facilities in response to a barrage of missiles, further inflaming fears of a full-scale regional conflict. The EU issued a statement that read, “The dangerous cycle of attacks and retaliations risks causing a further expansion of the regional conflict.” “The EU calls on all parties to exercise utmost restraint to avoid an…
Reuters: CAIRO One day after storming a hospital complex in northern Gaza, Israeli forces withdrew on Saturday. The health ministry of the Palestinian enclave stated that the troops had detained dozens of male medical staff members and some of the patients. On Friday, health officials reported that Israeli forces had also stationed forces outside Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of three struggling medical facilities in the area. After the Israeli forces withdrew, footage circulated by the health ministry, which Reuters was unable to immediately verify, showed damage to several buildings. According to medical professionals, the army had detained at least 44…
KYIV: AFP Russian rocket strikes killed three individuals remembering a youngster for the Ukrainian city of Dnipro while a teen and someone else kicked the bucket in assaults on Kyiv and the encompassing district, authorities said Saturday. Sergiy Lysak, governor of the central Dnipropetrovsk region, stated that overnight strikes on Dnipro resulted in the injuries of 19 others and the destruction of numerous buildings. He claimed that a two-story residential building was destroyed. Pictures shared by Lysak showed heros working in a heap of rubble, while one more showed what had all the earmarks of being an emergency clinic room…
(AFP) TEXAS: As the vice president and rival Donald Trump courted voters with just 11 days to go in a neck-and-neck election, superstar Beyonce provided the latest shot of stardust to Kamala Harris’s White House campaign on Friday. Beyonce and her Destiny’s Child co-star Kelly Rowland took the stage to introduce Harris to over 20,000 cheering fans in Houston, a major city in Texas and Beyonce’s hometown. Beyonce said, “It’s time for America to sing a new song,” urging voters to show up. The superstar didn’t do any hits, but her presence made Harris’s rally, which was about restrictions on…
Reuters in London: On Saturday, right-wing, anti-immigrant protesters and anti-racism protesters began large rallies in London. A stepped-up police operation was closely watching the events to prevent any clashes. The anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known by his pseudonym Tommy Robinson, organized the “Unite the Kingdom” march, which marched toward parliament waving banners that read “When will the government act for the British public?” Meanwhile, anti-racism activists and labor activists staged a counterprotest with banners reading “refugees welcome” and “smash the far right.” A police operation that brought in officers from all over the country, according to Deputy…
