Off-spinner Sajid Khan’s maiden five-wicket haul for Pakistan brought some life back to the rain-hit second Test in Dhaka on Tuesday. Sajid’s 6-35 held Bangladesh to 76 before bad light forced early stumps on the first day at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. Shakib Al Hasan was unbeaten on 23 alongside Taijul Islam (0) at stumps, مزید پڑھیں
Angela Merkel was assured of a place in the history books as soon as she became Germany’s first female chancellor on November 22, 2005. Over the next 16 years, she was credited with raising Germany’s profile and influence, working to hold a fractious European Union together, managing a string of crises and being a role مزید پڑھیں
The United States said on Monday it will not send government officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, after China pledged unspecified “countermeasures” against any such diplomatic boycott. President Joe Biden said last month that he was considering such a diplomatic boycott amid criticism of China’s human rights record, including what Washington says is مزید پڑھیں
Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai Monday demanded more US support for women and girls in Afghanistan, as she met US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “Afghanistan right now is the only country where girls do not have access to secondary education. They are prohibited from learning,” the 24-year-old, who works with female Afghan activists, noted in مزید پڑھیں
The US democracy summit, being held in Washington this week, will lead to imposition of sanctions on undemocratic forces, adding another reason for the invitees to attend. Pakistan is among 110 countries invited to the Dec 9-10 summit but has not yet confirmed its participation. Various US media outlets reported on Sunday that the US مزید پڑھیں
Myanmar’s junta on Monday awarded four years of imprisonment to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi for incitement against the military and breaching COVID-19 rules, a government spokesman told AFP. The penalty is first of a series of possible sentences that could see the Nobel laureate imprisoned for decades. Suu Kyi, 76, has been detained مزید پڑھیں
Momentum was building on Thursday for direct talks between US President Joe Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin as both sides sought to avoid a “nightmare” confrontation over Ukraine. The Russian and US foreign ministers came face to face in Sweden to discuss recent allegations raised by Kiev and its Western allies that Russia could مزید پڑھیں
The US Congress has passed a stopgap bill to fund federal agencies until 18 February, avoiding a costly government shutdown over the festive season. In a 69-28 vote, the Senate backed the measure approved earlier by the House of Representatives. President Joe Biden is now expected to sign it into law. Senate Majority Leader Chuck مزید پڑھیں
Twitter Inc. said on Thursday it has removed more than 3,000 accounts that were operating as foreign state-linked information operations. The Twitter accounts that were removed were linked to operations attributed to six countries, including Mexico, China and Russia, Twitter said in a blog post. Of the 3,465 accounts removed, 2,160 were linked to operations مزید پڑھیں
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday that travel restrictions imposed over COVID-19 that isolate any one country or region as “not only deeply unfair and punitive – they are ineffective.” Speaking to reporters in New York, Guterres said the only way to reduce the risk of transmission while allowing for travel and economic مزید پڑھیں
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