03 March 2026
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Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of T20 World Cup games

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Bangladesh cricket said on Wednesday it was in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a “practical” solution to its request to move its T20 World Cup matches out of India. India forced...

Bangladesh in talks with ICC over fate of cricket World Cup games

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Bangladesh cricket said on Wednesday it was in talks with the International Cricket Council (ICC) for a “practical” solution to its request to move its T20 World Cup matches out of India. India forced...

Hospital sources say 4 killed in airstrikes on Yemen; separatist leader flees

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

At least four civilians were killed in Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen on Wednesday, two hospital sources told AFP, as the force raided the home province of a separatist leader. Yemen’s coalition...

Bethell stands tall as England 174-3 in final Test, nine behind

NewsJanuary 7, 2026

Rock-solid Jacob Bethell was 79 not out as England narrowed Australia’s lead to just nine runs by tea on day four of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Wednesday, but veteran Joe Root fell cheaply. The...

Six dead in weather accidents as cold snap grips Europe

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

Icy temperatures plunged swathes of Europe into a second day of travel chaos on Tuesday, with weather-related accidents causing six deaths from the continent’s bitterest cold snap this winter so far. ...

Somalia calls Israeli FM visit to Somaliland an ‘incursion’

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

The Israeli foreign minister arrived in Somaliland on Tuesday in a high-profile visit, condemned by Somalia as an “unauthorised incursion”, after Israel recognised the breakaway region in the Horn of ...

European leaders voice support for Denmark after Trump claims on Greenland

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

A group of European leaders on Tuesday underlined their support for Denmark after US President Donald Trump again voiced designs on its autonomous Arctic territory of Greenland. The leaders of France,...

Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of final Ashes Test

SportsJanuary 6, 2026

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test o...

Smith in charge after Head’s 163 to put Australia seven behind England

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith an unbeaten 65 as Australia moved to within seven runs of England’s first innings 384 at tea on day three of the fifth and final Ashes T...

China’s birth-rate push sputters as couples opt to stay child-free

NewsJanuary 6, 2026

BEIJING: Twenty-five-year-old Grace and her husband are set on staying child-free, resisting pressure from their parents and society to produce offspring, even as China strives to boost its flagging b...