ISTANBUL: Turkey shot down two Syrian warplanes over Idlib on Sunday and struck a military airport well beyond its frontlines in a sharp escalation of its military operations following the death of dozens of Turkish soldiers last week. Ankara has ramped up its attacks, including drone strikes, against the Russian-backed Syrian forces since Thursday, when […]
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KASTANIES FOREST: Greece has blocked nearly 10,000 migrants trying to enter from the border with Turkey over the past 24 hours, a Greek government source said on Sunday. A massive influx of migrants — many of them from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Somalia — swelled along the border over the weekend after Turkish President Recep Tayyip […]
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Pete Buttigieg, who entered the Democratic presidential race as a relative unknown and positioned himself as the future of the party during an improbable rise to the top tier of a crowded field, ended his White House bid on Sunday. Buttigieg, 38, a former two-term mayor of South Bend, Indiana, an Afghanistan war veteran and […]
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The death toll in India’s capital from violence last week between Hindus and Muslims rose to 46, officials said on Monday, a day after false rumors of new violence led to panicked calls to police in many parts of the city. The riots in New Delhi began over India’s disputed new citizenship law, which led […]
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Any reservations Afghanistan has with Islamabad should be resolved bilaterally rather than involving the United States, Minister of Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Sunday, in reference to part of a joint US-Afghan declaration on peace efforts. The declaration was announced on Saturday by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, US Defence Secretary Mark Esper and […]
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Taliban militants will not take part in intra-Afghan talks until about 5,000 of their prisoners are released, a spokesman said on Monday, presenting a major possible barrier to ending the war. Under an accord between the United States and the Taliban signed on Saturday, the two sides are committed to working towards the release of […]
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SYLHET: Liton Das struck his second One-day International century to set up a crushing 169-run win for Bangladesh in the first ODI against Zimbabwe in Sylhet on Sunday. Liton hit 126 off 105 balls with 13 fours and two sixes as Bangladesh posted 321-6, their highest score against Zimbabwe, before they bowled out the visitors […]
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Peshawar Zalmi own the proud record of topping preliminary-round in three of the past four Pakistan Super League editions, while winning the 2017 final and qualifying for the title-deciding fixtures in the subsequent two seasons as well. However, Zalmi must get their act together if they aspire to maintain their remarkable sequence of finishing at […]
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Frustrated India captain Virat Kohli criticised his team and sparred with a journalist as New Zealand won the second Test inside three days to sweep the series on Monday. Home skipper Kane Williamson celebrated “an outstanding performance” as New Zealand, who won the first Test by 10 wickets, claimed the second by seven wickets to […]
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Peshawar Zalmi are 17-3 after five overs against Karachi Kings in their 2020 Pakistan Super League fixture at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Monday. After being sent in to bat, Zalmi lost early wickets of both their openers. Mohammad Amir had Tom Banton lbw on the very first ball of the match, and struck again […]
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