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It could take effect in January, depending on how quickly that happens.

The 61-year-old was confirmed by parliamentary vote on Tuesday, just hours after ex-premier Thaksin returned to the kingdom from 15 years of exile and was immediately jailed on old graft cases.

In the latest ODI rankings released by the ICC after the first ODI between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Gill has now got 743 rating points and is placed as India's top-ranked batter.

More than 175 people have died in Pakistan in rain-related incidents since the monsoon season began in late June, mainly due to electrocution and buildings collapsing, emergency services have reported KASUR: Around 100,000…

The six children and two adults became trapped earlier in the day when one of the cables snapped while the passengers were crossing a river canyon in Battagram district.

The accident was the deadliest since the February collapse of an open-pit mine in the northern region of Inner Mongolia that killed more than 50.

The US will push proposals in New Delhi that will increase World Bank and IMF lending power by some $200 billion.

The Supreme Court ordered the 74-year-old billionaire to serve eight years on old graft charges, though it is not clear how much time he will serve behind bars.

Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was a notable omission from the squad, leaving India with only one wrist spinner in Kuldeep Yadav.

The United Naga Council (UNC), Manipur’s apex Naga organisation, said the name “Kuki” was first heard sometime between 1830-1840.

After an aerial tour of the damage and a briefing by local officials, Biden plans to announce the appointment of a chief federal response coordinator to oversee the recovery effort.

Forecasters said Hilary was the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, bringing floods, mudslides, high winds, power outages and the potential for isolated tornadoes.

India’s lower external debt and relatively strong fiscal situation may also come as a shield against the crisis playing out in China.

"The people of Guatemala have spoken forcefully," Arevalo told the media in his first comments after winning by a wide margin. "Enough with so much corruption."

Lucy Letby, who refused to appear in court to face grieving parents who spoke of their anger and anguish, was given the most severe sentence possible under British law.

Passenger buses are frequently crammed to capacity and seatbelts are not commonly worn, meaning high death tolls from single-vehicle accidents are common.

Meanwhile, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Nepal’s Vice President, Ramsahaya Prasad in Kunming on the sidelines of the China-South Asia Expo.

The launch of Luna-25 on August 11 was the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years and marked the beginning of Moscow's new lunar project.

Kelowna, a city of 150,000, was choked with thick smoke as it became the latest population centre hit by one of the many wildfires scorching Canada this summer.