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CWG 2022: India get Pooja Vastrakar boost ahead of must-win tie against Barbados

Fresh off the morale-boosting eight-wicket win over Pakistan, India will be further boosted by the arrival of their star allrounder Pooja Vastrakar, who has recovered from Covid-19 as the team guns for a semifinal berth when they take on Barbados in a do-or-die match of the women's T20 competition.

The Times of India

Asia Cup T20: India meet Pakistan on August 28, minimum two games assured between arch-rivals

Next year's Asia cup will be an ODI event.

The Hindu

Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri was a master of disguise who eluded capture for decades until a fateful walk on a balcony put a target on his back

Like Osama bin Laden before him, initial reports indicate Ayman al-Zawahiri got a little cocky in his final years. Ultimately, a mix of intelligence and surveillance finally ended the 21-year manhunt for Al Qaeda's leader.

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Zawahiri’s killing was a Biden play for popularity – but it may have unintended consequences

The death of the al-Qaida leader points to a potential shift, says Chatham House associate fellow Hameed Hakimi

The Guardian - UK

Ayman al-Zawahiri obituary

Founder of al-Qaida with Osama bin Laden who went on to succeed him as its leader

The Guardian - UK

Ollie Robinson handed England recall for South Africa Tests after fitness struggles

England have recalled seamer Ollie Robinson after the 28-year-old made a successful return to action for Sussex, picking up nine wickets against Nottinghamshire in the County Championship

Daily Mirror

Pakistan election body says ex-PM accepted illegal donations

Pakistan’s elections oversight body has ruled that former Prime Minister Imran Khan accepted illegal donations to his political party from abroad

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England to tour Pakistan for first time in 17 years, will play 7 T20Is

England was due to tour Pakistan last year just before the T20 World Cup but withdrew citing “bubble fatigue” and unexplained security concerns

The Hindu

Pakistan says army general, 5 others die in helicopter crash

Pakistan’s military says search teams have found the wreckage of a helicopter that went down the previous day while flying on a relief mission in a flood-hit area in the southwest

The Independent UK

CWG 2022: Smriti Mandhana attains career-best third spot in ICC T20I rankings

DUBAI: On the back of her unbeaten half-century against Pakistan in the Commonwealth Games, star India opener Smriti Mandhana has moved a rung up to a career-best third position in the ICC T20I rankings for batters.

The Times of India

England confirm finer details of first tour of Pakistan in 17 years

England have not toured Pakistan since 2005 due to security concerns.

The Independent UK

Inside Al-Qaeda leader's final days before being blasted by 'ninja missile' on balcony

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who was instrumental in the 9/11 terror attacks with comrade Osama Bin Laden, spent much of his life living among Afghanistan's unforgiving mountains but spent his final months in a flashy Kabul suburb

Daily Mirror

Imran Khan’s party received illegal funds: Pakistan poll panel

Election commission says PTI got foreign money, a ruling that could result in Khan and party being banned from politics.

Al Jazeera

Pakistan's election commission rules former PM Khan's party received illegal funds - local media

Pakistan's election commission ruled on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan's party had received illegal funds, several local TV channels said.

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Who was al-Qaeda’s leader Ayman al-Zawahiri?

Al-Zawahiri, linked to 9/11 and attacks that left thousands dead, has been killed in a US drone strike.

Reuters

Six killed in Pakistani military helicopter crash

A Pakistani military helicopter carrying a senior commander and five others crashed on a mountain during a flood relief operation and all on board were killed, the military and police said on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Monsoon rains, floods kill 140 more in Pakistan in a week

Pakistani officials say flash floods triggered by monsoon rains have killed 140 more people in the country's flood-affected areas in the past week

The Conversation

Afghanistan a year after the Taliban occupation: An ongoing war on human rights

The word “anniversary” usually brings about happy and memorable moments. But Aug. 15 marks one year since the Taliban takeover and occupation of Afghanistan, and it’s not a happy occasion for my homeland.

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‘It was too late’: Monsoon rains wreak havoc in remote Pakistan

Dozens of districts submerged by rains, killing 437 people since mid-June and forcing the evacuation of thousands.

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: monsoon rains sweep India and Pakistan

Further heavy rainfall forecast after deadly lightning strikes and flooding last week

The Times of India

CWG 2022: Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana power India to eight-wicket win over below-par Pakistan

In the end, all the hype around this supposedly big game turned out to be rather hollow. Unlike in the case of men's cricket, the rivalry between India and Pakistan in the women's game is yet to offer excitement, purely because of the gulf in quality between the politically hostile…

The Times of India

CWG 2022: India-Pakistan lessons in history, trivia

BIRMINGHAM: It’s truly humbling when you interact with cricket fans from India and Pakistan. They’re absolute encyclopedias of their own. You think that you’re ‘Mr. Know It All’ in terms of cricketing facts, and tidbits as a journalist. Wait till you meet fans from these two arch-rivals!

The Times of India

Pooja Vastrakar recovers from COVID-19, set to join CWG squad in Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM: India all-rounder Pooja Vastrakar has recovered from COVID-19 and is set to join the women's cricket team at the Commonwealth Games.

France 24

World’s glaciers are melting faster than expected, with visible consequences

The extreme temperatures Europe has experienced in recent weeks have resulted in an increase in the rate of snowpack melt in the Alpine glaciers. As in many other parts of the world, the consequences are increasingly visible in the Alps, where the glaciers are particularly vulnerable due to their smaller…

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games T20 cricket: Mandhana helps India thrash Pakistan

Smriti Mandhana scored 50 off 31 balls as India beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the Commonwealth Games

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