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Ukraine Is Afghanistan 2.0 For Russia! How Moscow Is Rapidly Losing Power & Prestige That It Once Boasted!
There is an old English proverb, “You can’t be in two places at once.” Not unless you’re a global superpower. For Russia, this rings painfully true as its entanglement in the Ukraine war since February 2022 has stretched its resources and...

All 36 Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies Ranked
For almost 20 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has held an iron grip on pop culture. Releasing a Marvel flick was basically a license to print money. But although it's lost a little bit of social cache since then, for a long time MCU films...

ILT20 teams announce retentions and major new signings ahead of upcoming season
The fourth season of the International T20 League (ILT20) will be played in the UAE, and the teams have announced their set of retained as well as newly signed players. The upcoming season of the ILT20 has been brought forward into the...

Afghanistan National T20 Cup 2025: Full schedule, squads, match timings, and live-streaming details
The Afghanistan National T20 Cup, hosted by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), is set to return for its second edition of the trophy. It is scheduled to start on Saturday, June 28, and conclude by Monday, July 7. Over the span of 10 days, 13...

LL vs AG Dream11 Prediction Today Match, Dream11 Team Today, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report, Injury Update- ECS T10 Belgium 2025, Match 4
Match 4 of the ECS T10 Belgium 2025 will see Leuven Lions locking horns with Antwerp Giants at the Stars Arena Hofstade, Zemst on 7th July at 6:15 PM IST. Get the best LL vs AG Dream11 prediction, fantasy cricket tips, probable playing XI, and...

Taliban denies Afghanistan is a haven for terrorists
In response to a US Congressional hearing that discussed the security situation in South and Central Asia, the Taliban denied that foreign terror organizations are operating in Afghanistan. The Taliban has made this claim for two decades, despite...

Pakistan to consider extending deadline for Afghan refugees
Pakistan will consider extending the deadline for 1.4 million Afghan refugees living legally in the country to return home, officials said on Monday. Any extension approved by the government would be a relief for those who were previously ordered...

Sports News | Gibbs, Taylor, Dilshan, Irfan, Yusuf, Finch to Lead Teams in The LEGEN-Z T10 League's First Season
New Delhi [India], June 27 (ANI): The LEGEN-Z T10 League has officially unveiled its roster of star international cricketers for its inaugural season. South African legends Herschelle Gibbs and Makhaya Ntini, Sri Lanka's opener Tillakaratne...
Legendary journalist and TV presenter Sandy Gall dies at 97
1 July 2025, 00:52 Sandy Gall's journalism career spanned more than 50 years. Picture: Getty Renowned journalist and presenter Sandy Gall has been praised as a “giant and a gentleman” after his death at the age of 97. Listen to this article His...

Afghan family working to reunite, share hardships of being apart
INDIANAPOLIS — Back in February, WRTV covered a tear-jerking story of the reunion of an Afghan father and his children after years apart. In 2021, Abdul, an Afghan soldier, had to board an evacuation flight out of Afghanistan, leaving his family...

Report: Iranian Official Says Tehran Deporting 8,000 Afghans a Day
An Iranian border governor revealed this week, Afghan news outlets relayed, that Iran has dramatically increased the rate of mass deportations of Afghans, resulting in over 8,000 repatriations a day. The Afghan news agency Khaama Press quoted the...
TV show makers endorse $200m film production hub, tell of Queenstown struggles
“The only drawback on both occasions was the lack of a purpose-built production office and art/costume department facility in the region. For season two shot in early 2022, we had to base our production office at the conference room of the Holiday...

Iran intensifies mass deportations of Afghans
Hajar Shadmani and her family stood for hours under the scorching sun and thick haze at the Islam Qala border crossing, huddled beside a pile of suitcases containing what little remainsof their life in Iran. The 19-year-old, along with her three...

Tributes paid as journalist and TV presenter Sandy Gall dies aged 97
Journalist Sandy Gall has been praised as a “giant and a gentleman” after his death at the age of 97. His journalism career spanned more than 50 years and he was a renowned foreign correspondent for ITN and the face of ITV’s News At Ten from 1963...

WFP receives US$1.7 million from UNCERF to support Afghan families amidst escalating drought
KABUL – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a contribution of US$1.7 million from the United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) for early action supporting communities in Afghanistan before the drought gets worse and...

Tucker tosses softballs to Iran
“I didn’t ask hard questions because I knew I wouldn’t get an honest answer,” said Tucker Carlson, our edgelord Barbara Walters, in the hype-video run-up to his dull interview with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. But he didn’t get any honest...

Pakistan to consider extending deadline for Afghan refugees facing mass deportation
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan will consider extending the deadline for 1.4 million Afghan refugees living legally in the country to return home, officials said on Monday. Any extension approved by the government would be a relief for those...

Cockfighting in Afghan capital shows bloody pastime thriving in shadows
KABUL, Afghanistan — When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds lunge at each other, feathers and blood flying. This centuries-old blood sport, once a common winter...

Trump looking at more Russia sanctions and complains about Putin’s behavior being ‘nice’ but ‘meaningless’ – US politics live
Here’s some more on Trump’s comments about Putin. Talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, he said: “That was a war that should have never happened. A lot of people are dying and it should end. We get a lot of bullshit thrown at us by Putin...
US Associated Press Photos of cockfighting in Afghan capital show a bloody pastime thriving in the shadows
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — When a cockfight begins in Kabul, the noise is immediate. Roars of “Hit!” and “Kill!” erupt among spectators as two birds lunge at each other, feathers and blood flying. This centuries-old blood sport, once a common...