Jofra Archer, Will Jacks named in England’s squad for T20 World Cup 2024 | Cricket News

Jofra Archer, Will Jacks named in England’s squad for T20 World Cup 2024 | Cricket News

England have selected fast bowler Jofra Archer in their provisional squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, setting up a much-awaited international return for one of cricket’s most exciting bowlers whose career has been derailed by injuries. The 29-year-old has barely featured for England in any format since…

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas meet in China | News

Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas meet in China | News

Beijing says two sides took part in in-depth and candid dialogue on promoting Palestinian reconciliation. Rival Palestinian groups Fatah and Hamas have met in China for talks on potential reconciliation. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing confirmed on Monday that the groups’ representatives had met recently. The respective rulers…

India protests alleged Sikh separatist slogans at event attended by Trudeau | Conflict News

India protests alleged Sikh separatist slogans at event attended by Trudeau | Conflict News

New Delhi summons the Canadian deputy high commissioner after slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were reportedly raised at an event addressed by the Canadian prime minister. India has summoned the Canadian deputy high commissioner after separatist slogans in support of a Sikh homeland were allegedly raised at an…

Boxer and MMA fighter Francis Ngannou’s 15-month-old son Kobe dies | Boxing News

Boxer and MMA fighter Francis Ngannou’s 15-month-old son Kobe dies | Boxing News

‘Too soon to leave but yet he’s gone,’ Ngannou wrote in a social media post annoucing his son’s death. Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou’s 15-month-old son Kobe has died, the boxer said in a social media post. Ngannou, 37, posted a black and white photo with his son late…

Philippines and China in new confrontation at Scarborough Shoal | South China Sea News

Philippines and China in new confrontation at Scarborough Shoal | South China Sea News

Manila says its coastguard ship was damaged after being hit by water cannon; Beijing says it ‘expelled’ Philippine boats. The Philippines has accused China of “dangerous maneuvers and obstruction” and reinstalling a barrier at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, which Beijing blockaded and seized from Manila in 2012. Philippine Coast Guard…

‘Country is doing well’: Why jobless young Indians are still backing Modi | India Election 2024 News

‘Country is doing well’: Why jobless young Indians are still backing Modi | India Election 2024 News

Patna, Bihar – Sanjeev Kumar is 27 and jobless – a desperate situation compounded by his car salesman father’s imminent retirement in a few years. The business studies graduate from Patna, the capital of the eastern Indian state of Bihar, voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…

UN monitors say North Korean missile struck Ukraine’s Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

UN monitors say North Korean missile struck Ukraine’s Kharkiv | Russia-Ukraine war News

Expert body tells UN Security Council the weapon’s discovery suggests a violation of international sanctions on Pyongyang. The debris from a missile that landed in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on January 2 was from a North Korean Hwasong-11 series ballistic missile, United Nations sanctions monitors told a Security Council…

Sudan’s original ‘Janjaweed’ leader sides with army against tribal foe | Features News

Sudan’s original ‘Janjaweed’ leader sides with army against tribal foe | Features News

In a new twist in Sudan’s civil war, a notorious tribal chief has re-emerged from obscurity to support the army. Named Musa Hilal, he is the original leader of the nomadic (also referred to as “Arab”) tribal militias, known as the Janjaweed, responsible for atrocities during the Darfur War that…

Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border | Agriculture News

Polish farmers suspend blockade of Ukraine border | Agriculture News

Polish farmers end blockade at the Ukraine border, after months of protests over cheap imports. Polish farmers have called off their protest at the last border crossing with Ukraine, lifting a blockade that has dragged on for months, soured bilateral relations and buffeted Ukraine’s trade. Truckers in Poland began blocking…