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The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Thursday said the upcoming Women’s Cricket World Cup would feature an all-female panel of umpires and match referees for the first time in the 50-over tournament’s history. “While three recent events — the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the two most recent ICC Women’s T20 World Cups — have featured all-female match official panels, this is the first time in the history of the Women’s World Cup the feat will be achieved,” the ICC said a statement. The 13th edition of the Women’s World Cup is set to be held in India and…

U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a press conference at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson on Aug. 15, 2025 in Anchorage, Alaska.Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesRussia’s drone incursion into Poland now poses an acid test for NATO and the European Union.In a first such instance since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Warsaw said it scrambled its own and NATO aircraft to take down some of the 19 Russian drones that entered its airspace in the early hours of Wednesday morning.Russia’s Defense Ministry on Wednesday said it did not plan to attack any targets in Poland, while Warsaw’s…

07 July 2025, USA, New York: A street sign reading “Wall Street” hangs on a post in front of the New York Stock Exchange in Manhattan’s financial district. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa (Photo by Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images)Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Family offices have ramped up their bets on stocks while dialing back their private equity bets, according to a new survey by Goldman Sachs.Investment…

PESHAWAR: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on Wednesday claimed that the federal government expressed its willingness to initiate talks with Afghanistan through the provincial government. Speaking to reporters after an event in connection with the framing of new rules and regulations in the provincial assembly, Chief Minister Gandapur said that the Centre had agreed in principle to K-P establishing contact with Kabul. “In these talks, some representatives will be theirs and some ours. Even [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran] Khan has said negotiations with Afghanistan should move forward,” Gandapur told journalists. He stressed, however, that provinces do not have…

This file photo shows people visiting the Silk Road E-commerce Zone during the third Global Digital Trade Expo in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, Sept. 25, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)BEIJING, Sept. 11 (Xinhua) — The 4th Global Digital Trade Expo, an event that promotes digital trade and industrial cooperation among partners, will take place on Sept. 25 to 29 in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, with preparations having been essentially finalized.Vice Minister of Commerce Sheng Qiuping said at a press conference that up to now, the expo has registered more than 1,700 exhibitors. The total exhibition area will cover…

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Finance on Wednesday raised serious concerns over cryptocurrency dealings, taxation pressures, money laundering, and the role of customs, as lawmakers debated the proposed Virtual Assets Bill 2025. Chaired by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, the committee heard disclosures that most crypto transactions in the country are being conducted through hundi and hawala channels. Pakistan now ranks eighth worldwide in terms of citizens’ crypto investment, Mandviwalla revealed. Finance Secretary Imdadullah Bosal admitted that until now, Pakistan had no regulatory framework for virtual assets, but said the government was introducing new rules to ensure transparency. Senator Mohsin Aziz…

NEW YORK: Former world record holder Eliud Kipchoge and Olympic champion Sifan Hassan will make their New York City Marathon debut in November, organisers New York Road Runners said on Wednesday. The pair headlined the Sydney Marathon last month as the 25-year-old race was elevated to the World Marathon Majors series, and the Dutchwoman broke the tape in two hours, 18 minutes and 22 seconds. Hassan, the third-fastest woman of all time over the distance, finished third in London in 2:19:00 earlier this year. The 40-year-old Rio and Tokyo Olympic champion Kipchoge has not notched a marathon win since his…

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting was told on Wednesday that 372 cases had been unlawfully registered under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) in the provinces, despite recent amendments barring provincial authorities from filing such cases. The committee, which met here with Senator Ali Zafar in the chair, discussed multiple issues, including violence against journalists, and received briefings from officials of the Information Ministry and the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA). Officials informed the committee that following the amendments, only the NCCIA could register cases under PECA. However, they added, 373 cases have still…

PARIS: France captain Kylian Mbappe said top athletes are still reluctant to speak freely about mental health because they fear being judged, adding that his passion for the game is what keeps him from becoming disillusioned with football. In a wide-ranging interview with LEquipe Magazine on Wednesday, the 26-year-old forward spoke candidly about the pressure he faces and the perception that elite players cannot show vulnerability. “The complexity is that people struggle with it. You’re not supposed to show it,” Mbappe said, when asked about cyclists such as four-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar acknowledging moments of distress during…

FILE PHOTO: Founder and president of Turning Point USA Charlie Kirk speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, U.S., February 28, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersConservative political activist Charlie Kirk might have been a household name in America, but as news of his shooting and death spread on Wednesday, many people beyond the U.S. were left asking who he was.Google trends showed a spike in searches of the phrase on Wednesday as news alerts pinged on mobile phones spreading the word of Kirk’s shooting, as he spoke at a rally at Utah Valley University in Orem.U.S.…