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Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha said on Sunday that the Green Shirts’s batting and bowling lines disappointed in the match against India. Speaking after the defeat, Salman Agha said the side did not secure a sound start with the bat. He said the spinners had delivered steady performances over the past six months, yet both the bowling and batting lines disappointed. He added that victory against Namibia would be required to secure a place in the Super 8 stage. Head coach Mike Hesson said India outclassed Pakistan in the T20 World Cup group match. Addressing a press conference after the…

A fresh spell of rain has been forecast in various cities across the country ahead of the start of Ramazan. According to the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), rain is likely in the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from tomorrow night, with thundershowers expected to continue until Tuesday. An official statement said rain is expected in Kurram, Bannu, North Waziristan and South Waziristan. Lakki Marwat, Tank and Dera Ismail Khan are also likely to receive rainfall. Hail is also forecast in Dera Ismail Khan. Earlier, the Pakistan Meteorological Department predicted rain accompanied by strong winds and thunder in the southern…

Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, in a move Palestinians called “a de-facto annexation”. The West Bank is among the territories that the Palestinians seek for a future independent state. Much of it is under Israeli military control, with limited Palestinian self-rule in some areas run by the Western-backed Palestinian Authority (PA). Benjamin Netanyahu, who is facing an election later this year, deems the establishment of any Palestinian state a security threat. His ruling coalition includes many pro-settler members who want…

The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) held a seminar on Saturday to discuss the white paper “Hong Kong: Safeguarding China’s National Security Under the Framework of One Country, Two Systems.” Speaking at the event, John Lee, chief executive of the HKSAR, said he will continue to lead efforts to safeguard national security and promote economic development in the region, fully implementing the “six steadfast commitments” outlined in the white paper, and resolutely protecting national sovereignty, security and development interests to ensure high-level security for the sustainable and high-quality development of “One Country, Two Systems.” Zhou Ji,…

China Media Group (CMG) hosted the “Prelude to the Spring Festival Gala: The World Watches the CMG Gala Together” event in New York City on Friday, Feb. 13. This was the third consecutive year of the event being held in Manhattan. Around 300 guests, including diplomats to the United Nations, representatives of UN agencies, and friends from cultural, economic, and media sectors of China and the United States, participated in the gathering. CMG President Shen Haixiong and UN Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications Melissa Fleming delivered video remarks. Stephen A. Orlins, President of the National Committee on U.S.–China Relations, and Ma…

China confirmed that Canadian and British citizens will be able to visit the country visa-free from February 17, after the two countries’ leaders announced such agreements following official trips to Beijing. British and Canadian prime ministers Keir Starmer and Mark Carney both visited Beijing in January, seeking to bolster relations with China and pivot from the increasingly mercurial United States. Both leaders had hailed progress following meetings with top Chinese leaders including President Xi Jinping, on issues like visa-free access for their citizens to China. Beijing’s ministry of foreign affairs confirmed these agreements on Sunday, saying Canadian and British citizens…

The International Monetary Fund is discussing proposed electricity tariff revisions with Pakistan authorities, the fund said in a statement to Reuters on Saturday, adding that the burden of the revisions should not fall on middle‑ or lower‑income households. “The ongoing discussions with the authorities will assess whether the proposed tariff revisions are consistent with these commitments and evaluate their potential impact on macroeconomic stability, including inflation,” it said in its statement. The federal government announced a proposed tariff overhaul that analysts said would lift inflation while easing pressure on industry, as it seeks to meet conditions under its $7 billion…

China has taken a major step toward building an AI-powered space infrastructure, with a satellite constellation deploying 10 AI models in orbit and establishing inter-satellite networking. The deployment demonstrates AI applications in deep space exploration, smart city development and natural resource surveys, according to Zhejiang Lab, which developed the constellation with global partners. China placed 12 satellites, the first group of the space computing constellation called “Three-Body Computing Constellation,” into orbit in May 2025. After nearly nine months of in-orbit testing, the constellation has demonstrated core capabilities including networking, computing, model deployment and scientific payload verification. Among the space-based models…

China’s State Council has approved the upgrade of the Xiong’an high-tech industrial development zone into a national-level high-tech industrial development zone, according to a statement released Friday. As part of the Xiong’an New Area in north China’s Hebei Province, the upgraded zone should promote deeper integration of sci-tech innovation with industrial innovation, and attract high-end innovation resources from home and abroad, the statement said. It called on the zone to actively carry out research and development cooperation on major sci-tech projects, accelerate breakthroughs in key core technologies in priority areas, and speed up the efficient transformation and application of sci-tech…

Scholars from China, Cambodia and Thailand on Tuesday discussed steps to implement a peace process between Phnom Penh and Bangkok under the Fuxian consensus during a conference in Beijing. The China–Cambodia–Thailand Track II dialogue conference, convened by China Foreign Affairs University in Beijing, sought to strengthen exchanges among think tanks in the three countries and to generate policy-oriented insights to help carry forward the Fuxian consensus and support the normalization of Cambodia-Thailand relations. Zhai Kun, a scholar from Peking University, noted after attending the conference that since the outbreak of conflict between Cambodia and Thailand in July 2025, China has…