Former Australian captain Steve Smith will play in place of David Warner in the upcoming Test matches. According to Australian media report, 34-year-old Steve Smith started Test cricket in 2010, he has represented the team in 105 Test matches so far. The Australian batsman who reached the crease in 187 innings has scored 9 thousand…
Photo: File The court sentenced Nepal’s star spinner Sandeep Lamichane to 8 years in prison after being found guilty. The Kathmandu Sessions Court also imposed a fine of USD 2,255 on Sandeep Lamichane and ordered him to pay USD 1,500 to the victim. According to foreign media reports, Sandeep Lamichane was found guilty of raping…
Increased severity of cold; Announcement of sudden big holidays in educational institutions Due to the increase in the severity of the cold, suddenly big holidays have been announced in the educational institutions. According to the details, a high-level meeting was held under the chairmanship of caretaker Chief Minister Punjab Mohsin Naqvi, in which important decisions…
Rosemary DiCarlo underscored the UN’s steadfast commitment to support all meaningful efforts towards a just, sustainable, and comprehensive peace. The full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began on 24 February 2022 and the Council has met more than 100 times to discuss the “harrowing consequences”, she recalled. War must stop “And yet, here we are, on…
The helicopter was captured after it was forced to make an emergency landing in an area controlled by the armed group, according to international media reports. “I can confirm that there was an incident involving a UN-contracted helicopter that took place today in Galmudug in Somalia,” UN Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told journalists in New York…
Russia first proposed three amendments to the draft text but all were defeated, paving the way for a vote on the draft resolution. There were 11 votes in favour, none against, and four countries abstained: China, Russia, Algeria and Mozambique. The meeting follows an emergency briefing and consultations last week to address the growing threat…
Amid new reports of intensified bombing and clashes across the Strip on Wednesday, OCHA said that requests had been denied five times since 26 December to reach the Central Drug Store in Gaza city and Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya, further north. “At the same time, the continued denial of fuel delivery to water and…
What is the ICJ for, and how does it work? The ICJ, which is situated in the Peace Palace in The Hague, a city in The Netherlands, was established in 1945 as a way of settling disputes between countries. The Court also provides advisory opinions on legal questions that have been referred to it by other…
Just over five per cent of the world’s workforce is without a job, according to the International Labour Organization’s World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2024 report. This is a better situation than before the pandemic, but it isn’t set to last, as an extra two million people are expected to be looking for a job…
Screengrab—Social Media Pakistan cricket team’s batsman Fakhar Zaman has said that the decision to send me at number four is the team management’s but the impression that I am sacrificing is wrong. While addressing a press conference in Auckland, Fakhar Zaman said that I was sent as an opener, then if they send me at…
