July2018
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Iran supreme leader says ‘obvious mistake’ to negotiate with U.S.
Jul 21, 2018Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday it would be an “obvious mistake” to negotiate with the United States as Washington was unreliable. “The word and even the signature of the Americans cannot be... -
Israel-Hamas Gaza truce largely holds after flare-up
Jul 21, 2018A truce between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, largely held on Saturday a day after one of the most fierce flare-ups along the volatile border in years. Hamas said it... -
Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown
Jul 21, 2018Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingya that led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the minority community, legal experts have found.... -
Cuba’s new president names cabinet resembling Castro’s
Jul 21, 2018Cuba’s new President Miguel Diaz-Canel named his cabinet on Saturday, keeping a majority of ministers from predecessor Raul Castro including in the key posts of defense, interior and foreign relations, signaling continuity rather than change. Diaz-Canel,... -
Papon asks Mustafiz to skip IPL
Jul 21, 2018Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has asked pacer Mustafizur Rahman not to play in foreign franchise Twenty20 leagues for the next two years to avoid recurrent injuries. The BCB president thinks the pace is... -
Spain’s conservatives swing to the right as new leader chosen
Jul 21, 2018Spain’s conservatives took a swing to the right on Saturday, less than two months after being ousted from office, as they elected a traditionalist to succeed former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as leader. Pablo Casado beat... -
Exiled Afghan Vice President Dostum due to return home on Sunday
Jul 21, 2018Afghanistan’s Vice President General Abdul Rashid Dostum, who left the country last year amid allegations of sexual abuse and torture, will return home on Sunday after more than a year in exile and resume his duties,... -
Six clubs face bans from registering players
Jul 21, 2018Following the publication in May 2018 of FIFA Circular no. 1628, which informed all FIFA member associations of a new approach with respect to the application of art. 64 of the FIFA Disciplinary Code to debtor... -
Maharaj’s nine wicket haul lifts S. Africa in Sri Lanka Test
Jul 21, 2018Left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj claimed South Africa’s best bowling figures since their return to Test cricket, taking nine for 129, but Sri Lanka’s 10th wicket pair added 61 on Saturday to take their side to 338... -
Trump wants suspensions for NFL players who kneel during anthem
Jul 21, 2018U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that National Football League (NFL) players who do not stand for the national anthem should be suspended for the season without pay. The comments come a day after the...
