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A loss in the match on Tuesday will put both teams on the brink of elimination from the Asia Cup 2025 tournament.Who: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka What: T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super Fours When: Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30pm (14:30 GMT) Where: Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE) How to follow: media Sport will have live build-up from 11:00 GMT ahead of our comprehensive text commentary stream of the match.Pakistan and Sri Lanka meet in their Super Fours match at the T20 Asia Cup 2025 knowing that a loss in Abu Dhabi could jeopardise their place in…
Unconditional US support for Israel will come to an end but this policy shift may take years.The Zionist narrative has been a dominating force in the United States for more than seven decades. Promoted by powerful lobbies, nurtured by Christian evangelicals, and echoed by mainstream media, it remained largely unchallenged until the outbreak of the genocide in Gaza.In nearly two years, the unyielding images of horror, the scale of devastation, and the shocking loss of human lives have created an indomitable record of horror that has challenged the Zionist narrative. Poll after poll is registering a shift in public opinion…
Seventy members of parliament sign a letter calling for a ‘change in the defence doctrine’ of the nation.Tehran, Iran – Hardline lawmakers in Iran have once again demanded the country start building a nuclear bomb as Western powers are days away from reimposing United Nations sanctions amid concerns war could restart with Israel.Led by a lawmaker from the ultraconservative holy Shia city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran, 70 members of parliament signed onto a letter calling for a “change in the defence doctrine” of the theocratic establishment.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Palestinian flag raised outside embassy in London…
He was arrested in 2019 in Egypt and sentenced in 2021 to five years in jail for “spreading false news”.The Egyptian-British human rights activist and writer Alaa Abd el-Fattah has been pardoned after almost six years in jail in Egypt and hunger strikes by Abd el-Fattah and his mother.The announcement was made on Monday in Egypt’s official gazette and followed an appeal from the National Council for Human Rights, the television channel Al Qahera News reported.In a post on X, Abd el-Fattah’s sister, Mona Seif, said: “My heart is going to stop.”Abd el-Fattah was arrested in September 2019 and was…
The last Syrian president to address the UN General Assembly spoke at the gathering in 1967.Syria’s President Ahmed al-Sharaa has arrived in New York for the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), becoming the first Syrian head of state to attend the annual gathering in almost six decades.The last Syrian leader to attend the UNGA was President Nureddin al-Atassi, who ruled before the al-Assad family came to power in 1971 and maintained its rule until al-Sharaa toppled Bashar al-Assad’s government in December.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Talks with Israel could lead to results ‘in…
Israel and the US are boycotting the UN-hosted event, but other countries are building on an earlier declaration.France and Saudi Arabia are preparing to host a one-day summit at the United Nations, a day before the start of the General Assembly (UNGA), both of which will be heavily focused on Israel’s war on Gaza and the elusive two-state solution.At the UN headquarters in New York, world leaders will convene on Monday to revive the long-stalled notion amid warnings that a contiguous Palestinian state could “vanish altogether” as a result of Israel’s hegemonic moves in both Gaza and the occupied West…
A third of the People’s Assembly of Syria seats will be appointed directly by President Ahmed al-Sharaa.Syria will elect a new People’s Assembly on October 5, the first parliament to be chosen since the fall of Bashar al-Assad late last year.The vote for members of the parliament will take place “across all electoral districts”, the state-run SANA news agency reported on Sunday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Asia Cup: No handshakes but plenty of heat as India beat Pakistan againlist 2 of 4Trump says Lachlan Murdoch part of proposed TikTok deallist 3 of 4US children among five killed…
Many Israelis react to the UK’s recognition of Palestine by lashing out at international support for Palestinians.West Jerusalem, Israel – Two blocks from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in West Jerusalem, where Balfour and Gaza Streets meet behind layers of steel barricades and weekly pro-hostage rallies, a tiny cornerside cafe, oddly unnamed and half-hidden, buzzed with mid-morning chatter.As phones lit up with news that United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer had announced formal recognition of a Palestinian state, a few patrons looked up, while others shrugged.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US children among five killed in Israeli…
Israel says Hezbollah member killed in strike, but Lebanon says attack is a ‘crime against civilians’.An Israeli drone strike has killed five people, including three children, in the southern Lebanese town of Bint Jbeil, Lebanon’s Health Ministry has said, as Israel continues to target its neighbour despite a US-brokered truce that took effect in November.The state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported on Sunday that the strike targeted a motorcycle and a vehicle, and wounded two other people.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Few Lebanese families return to villages in south destroyed by Israel warlist 2 of 3Israel and…
Abhishek’s innings helps India chase 172 with seven balls to spare in their Super Fours cricket match against Pakistan in Dubai.A 105-run opening stand between Abhishek Sharma and Shubman Gill helped defending champions India beat Pakistan by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super Four match, a second victory over their archrivals in the Twenty20 cricket tournament.Put in to bat first in the match on Sunday, Pakistan set India a target of 172, which they reached with seven balls remaining.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Indian cricket’s Pakistan problem: Can you monetise patriotism?list 2 of 3Cricket after conflict:…