Michael Bracewell will serve as New Zealand’s captain as regular skipper Mitchel Santner will not be available, while Kane Williamson was not considered for selection after making himself unavailable, the New Zealand Cricket said. Ish Sodhi, Finn Allen, Jimmy Neesham, and Tim Seifert have also been recalled. “Kyle Jamieson and Will O’Rourke have been included […]
Chad and Bangladesh were the world’s most polluted countries in 2024, with average smog levels more than 15 times higher than WHO guidelines, according to figures compiled by Swiss air quality monitoring firm IQAir. Only Australia, New Zealand, the Bahamas, Barbados, Grenada, Estonia and Iceland made the grade, IQAir said. Significant data gaps, especially in […]
Brent futures fell 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $69.22 a barrel at 0402 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $65.90 a barrel. US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies have roiled markets across the world, with Trump imposing and then delaying tariffs on his country’s biggest oil suppliers, […]
“The Defense Ministry’s air defense continues to repel a massive attack by enemy drones on Moscow,” Sergei Sobyanin said on Telegram. “As of now, the Defense Ministry’s air defense forces have shot down 69 enemy drones flying toward Moscow,” he added in a separate post. At least one person was killed and three more wounded […]
The 79-year-old faces a charge of “the crime against humanity of murder”, according to the ICC, for a crackdown that rights groups estimate killed tens of thousands of mostly poor men, often without proof they were linked to drugs. “Early in the morning, Interpol Manila received the official copy of the warrant of the arrest […]
Photos showed interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa and SDF commander Mazloum Abdi shaking hands in Damascus on the agreement that provides for SDF-controlled civilian and military institutions in northeast Syria to be integrated with the state. The accord came at a critical moment as Sharaa grapples with the fallout from mass killings of Alawite minority members […]
Washington, Ukraine’s main ally before Trump’s inauguration in January, has upended its policy on the conflict to pursue a rapid end to the fighting. Trump has engaged directly with Moscow, stopped military assistance to Kyiv, and paused intelligence sharing with Ukraine, which Russian troops invaded at scale in 2022. A stunning White House clash last […]
Multiple missile systems are being considered by Indonesia, not just those from BrahMos, spokesperson Frega Wenas said after Indonesia’s defence minister met with his counterpart from Vietnam, although he declined to name the other companies. In 2023, BrahMos, a company co-owned by the Indian and Russian governments, told Reuters it was in advanced discussions with […]
This rate holds significant importance for traders, overseas Pakistanis, and businesses involved in cross-border transactions. But what factors are driving this exchange rate, and how does it impact Pakistan’s economy? What Influences the CAD to PKR Exchange Rate? The Canadian Dollar to PKR exchange rate is a product of intertwined economic strategies, worldwide market shifts, […]
The first phase of the deal expired at the beginning of March with no agreement on subsequent stages that should secure a lasting end to the war that erupted with Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. There are still differences over how to proceed, with Hamas calling for immediate negotiations on the next phase […]
