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ABU DHABI: Afghanistan defeated minnows Namibia by 62 runs in their Super 12 group 2 match to keep semi-final hopes alive at the ICC T20 World Cup here on Sunday. Opting to bat, Mohammad Shahzad (45) and Hazratullah Zazai (33) added 53…

DUBAI: After their demoralising defeat to England, Australia would need to quickly pick themselves up as they face Bangladesh in almost a must-win match in the T20 World Cup. Australia have won two of their three matches and will now…

ROME: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, October 31, 2021, described the just-concluded G20 Summit here as "fruitful" and said world leaders had elaborate deliberations on issues of global importance such as fighting the pandemic,…

TEL AVIV: A hacking group calling itself Black Shadow threatened on Sunday, October 31, 2021, to reveal personal details of a million users of Israeli's leading LGBTQ dating site, an attack some cyber experts linked to Iran. "If we have…

ROME: Premier Mario Draghi says Italy will triple its commitment to climate financing for poor countries to $1.4 billion a year over the next five years. Draghi made the announcement at the end of the G-20 summit in Rome. The money is…

ROME: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi as part of the Group of 20 summit on Sunday, October 31, 2021 — an outreach designed to ensure that the intensely competitive relationship between the…

SRINAGAR:  It will be a ‘hot winter’ in Jammu and Kashmir this year, with militancy related violence only set to escalate after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan as ‘battle-hardened’ terrorists vie to sneak into the Valley. According…

An Indian event to launch a new initiative to make critical infrastructure in small island states resilient against natural disasters is expected to be one of the biggest sideshows at the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. IRIS, or Infrastructure…

On two previous occasions, in 2009 and 2015, over 120 world leaders — Presidents, Prime Ministers, monarchs, heads of states — have gathered under one roof in a climate conference. Those have remained the largest single gatherings of world…

Jos Buttler hammered a brutal 32-ball 71 not out to complement a superlative performance from the bowlers as England crushed Australia by eight wickets in their Super 12 match to inch closer to a semifinal spot at the T20 World Cup here on…

Rome, Agencies, Oct. 31: PM invited G20 countries to make India their partner in economic recovery and supply chain diversification: FS Shringla. Concept of one earth one health was enunciated by PM at G20, it was well received by G20…

Washington, Oct 31 (UNI/Sputnik) At least two people were killed and five others were injured in a shooting at a Halloween Party in Sacramento, California, where hundreds of people were in attendance, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office…

Rome, Oct 31 (UNI/Sputnik) Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has discussed the situation in Ukraine with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian at the G20 summit in Rome, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.…

Washington, Oct 30 (UNI/Sputnik) US President Joe Biden will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan on October 31, a senior White House official said on Saturday. The meeting will take place on the…

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that Pope Francis told him he was a “good Catholic” who can receive communion, widening a gulf between Francis and conservative U.S. bishops who want to deny it because of Biden’s support for abortion…

Narendra Modi in Rome Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Rome and the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral and mutual interests. Modi, who…

As the US Congress met in January 2017 to certify Donald Trump’s presidential victory, a new lawmaker rose to object and was quickly gaveled to silence by Vice President Joe Biden, a fellow Democrat, who said, “It’s over.” These days…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said here that the situation in Afghanistan could not be seen in isolation and that the international community would have to watch out very carefully against any form of intimidation or threat…

Asif Ali has a backstory. This World Cup is proving to be his redemption. After his match-winning seven-ball 25, including four sixes in an over to seal the deal, Asif posted a cryptic message on Twitter. “Aur koi hukam Pakistan?…

Rashid Khan vs Babar Azam proved the best match-up of the tournament so far. The wizard Khan held the upper hand throughout, even saw his man being dropped and reprieved by the DRS but got him off the final ball of his spell. His second…