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Sports News | Brutality, Consistency Unparalleled: On This Day, 'Ro-Ko' Bowed out of T20Is as India's Biggest Match-winners
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): On this day last year, not only did India end their 11-year-long ICC trophy drought by winning the ICC T20 World Cup with a seven-run win over South Africa at Barbados, but two of their greatest icons, Virat Kohli...

Sports News | Mickey Arthur Set to Oversee Rangpur Riders' GSL Title Defence Remotely
Rangpur [Bangladesh], June 29 (ANI): Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur will be in charge of Rangpur Riders' Global Super League title defence next month, despite not being present in Guyana, the tournament's venue. Arthur will be with...

Around The World With Shloime Zionce
Shloime Zionce has visited nearly 60 countries including Afghanistan, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan and the Gaza Strip. His YouTube channel has grown from just a few hundred subscribers to over 60,000 since 2019. Its growing number of Orthodox Jewish...

Entertainment News | Italian Global Series Festival 2025: South Korean Drama 'Doubt' Bags Best International Drama Award
Riccione [Italy], June 29 (ANI): South Korean psychological thriller 'Doubt' has won the Best International Drama Series award at the inaugural edition of the Italian Global Series Festival (IGSF)on Saturday, reported Variety. The film was written...

200+ US Veterans Volunteer to Attend Asylum Court With Afghans Targeted by Trump
Hundreds of U.S. military veterans have signed up to accompany Afghans who took part in the American-led invasion and occupation of their homeland to their asylum court hearings, where they face possible arrest and deportation by the Trump...

The U.S. Is Closing Every Door on Afghan Allies
As the U.S. wraps up the congressionally mandated Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts (CARE) program, uncertainty for allies overseas is on the rise. Some allies who relied on CARE housing for safety while waiting on a yearslong processing...

Regimental museum launches colouring book as part of Children's Art Week
The Green Howards Museum in Richmond, created the book in partnership with Colour Your Streets to engage younger visitors through creativity and play. Emma Woods, chief executive officer at The Green Howards Museum, said: "We are delighted to...

MDS vs MPS Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update- Afghanistan National T20 Cup 2025, Match 5
At 10:00 AM IST on 1st July, Maiwand Champions will challenge Mahipar Stars in the fifth match of the Afghanistan National T20 Cup 2025 at the Kunduz Cricket Stadium, Kunduz. Get the best MDS vs MPS Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips,...

What Schwarzenegger Knows About George Washington
On July 4, Arnold Schwarzenegger made his first pilgrimage to Mount Vernon. The former California governor was there to congratulate 100 individuals from nearly as many countries, ranging from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, as they became American...

Hassan Abbas on the Resurgent Support for Pakistan Army’s Rise, Post-Operation Sindoor
The Pakistan military’s image has improved in the eyes of the Pakistani people following the four-day India-Pakistan military strikes in May. A recent survey conducted by Gallup Pakistan found that 93 percent of those polled felt their view of the...

ACB signs 10-year strategic partnership to deliver Afghanistan Premier League T20
In a landmark development for Afghan cricket, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has entered into a long-term strategic partnership with ITW MEA to manage and deliver the Afghanistan Premier League (APL T20) over the next 10 editions. The...

Afghan translator for U.S. Military faces possible deportation
Sayed Naser is in custody at Otay Mesa Detention Center facing expedited removal proceedings as other detainees fight back in court. SAN DIEGO — An Afghan man who previously worked as a translator for the U.S. military is currently in custody at...

The founder of ‘Art of Living’ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, a globally respected spiritual leader
Due to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s self-development programmes, millions of people around the globe are experiencing stress relief, peace and good health. These programmes, though based on ancient yoga techniques, aredevelopedas per current...

Rain-related incidents claim 8 lives in Punjab, KP as flood risk increases
As many as eight people were killed in rain-related incidents in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said. According to NDMA, a cloudburst in the Kahuta area of Rawalpindi caused flash floods, with...

After a harrowing exit from an Iran suddenly at war, Ian Andersen still plans to bike across Afghanistan
DETROIT LAKES — After a harrowing exit from Iran, adventurer Ian Andersen found himself in Baku, Azerbaijan, trying to figure out how to get his bicycle trip across Europe and Asia back on track. That means finding a way to get to the point where...

NY Times Lib Claims ICE Raids Are on People Not ‘American Enough’
On Monday, MSNBC’s Morning Joe invited New York Times opinion writer, Mara Gay, who did not hold back her left-wing bias regarding the continuous arrests and deportations made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Gay went as far as to claim...

IFRC seeks intl. aid to support Afghans deported from Iran
TEHRAN – The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has appealed for increased funding, essential supplies, and long-term support to help Afghans returning home from Iran rebuild their lives. The organization has...

UN Agencies Sound Alarm as Surging Afghan Returns from Iran Overwhelm Fragile Support Systems
SRINAGAR: United Nations agencies are issuing urgent warnings as an unprecedented surge in Afghan migrants returning from Iran, particularly in June, overwhelms Afghanistan’s already fragile support systems. More than 700,000 Afghan migrants have...

An Afghan-American Muslim and an Indian-American Sikh collaborate to revive the rabab
The earliest-known bowed instrument, rabab, has joined forces with the trumpet, through an unusually refreshing alliance between musicians Qais Essar, an Afghan-American Muslim, and Sonny Singh, an Indian-American Sikh. Together, they are...

40 Afghan Nationals Executed In Iran Amid Rising Human Rights Violations
(MENAFN- Khaama Press) The Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported that Iran executed at least 617 people in the first half of 2025, including 40 Afghans. The Hengaw Human Rights Organization reported on Tuesday, July 1, that the Iranian...