A fire at a university dormitory housing lecturers and students near Iraq’s northern city of Erbil left at least 14 people dead and 18 injured on Friday evening (local time), the head of the local health directorate said. The fire broke out at a building in the small city of Soran, east of Erbil, according
The United States on Friday (New York local time) vetoed a United Nations resolution backed by the vast majority of Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. While thirteen members voted in favour of a brief draft resolution, put forward by the United Arab Emirates, Britain abstained from
A 34-year-old Indian-origin man, part of a four-member drugs smuggling gang, was sentenced to three years’ imprisonment at Wolverhampton Crown Court on Friday. This gang was busted and convicted for their role in conspiring to supply cocaine and cannabis from the Netherlands to the UK and Republic of Ireland, Joshpal Singh Kothiria was caught as
Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the Paris 2024 Olympics can take part as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems at the event next year, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. Russians and Belarusians had initially been banned from competing internationally following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year, for which
England wicketkeeper-batsman Amy Jones, who is herself on the auction list, said that English players are focused on the second T20I against India and don’t have emotions attached to the Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction. England lead the three-match series 1-0 and will play India just hours after the auction for the five WPL franchises
Canada will more than double the cost-of-living financial requirement for incoming international students beginning January 1, Immigration Minister Marc Miller has announced, a move that will impact the arrival of foreign students into the country, including from India. Starting next year, prospective students will need to show they have access to 20,635 dollars instead of
Approximately seven mortar rounds landed in the US Embassy compound in Baghdad during an attack early on Friday, a U.S. military official told Reuters, in what appears to be one of the largest attacks against the embassy in recent memory. It also marked the first time the US embassy had been fired on in more
A businessman has planned to withdraw a $100 million donation to the University of Pennsylvania if its president, Liz Magill, was not dismissed following her congressional testimony earlier this week. Magill failed to categorically state whether calling for the genocide of Jews by students across campuses in the US would invite disciplinary action. Ross Stevens,
Young Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was ‘feeling out of the world’ after becoming the No.1 bowler in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings. Bishnoi added that he had never dreamed of becoming World No.1, but now he wants to keep giving match-winning performances and hold onto the number one ranking. The leg-spinner was recently
Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar said that he was ready to help Punjab Kings deliver success after joining their backroom staff as head of cricket development for the upcoming IPL season. The 51-year-old, who was previously the Indian national team’s batting coach, has a long history with the Punjab-based franchise, having assisted them to