Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide, a media report said on Monday. The National Electoral Institute’s president said Sheinbaum had between 58.3% and 60.7% of the vote, while opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez had between 26.6% and 28.6% and Jorge Álvarez Máynez had between 9.9% and 10.8% of the vote, AP reported. More
Afghanistan skipper and spin sensation Rashid Khan is fully confident his team will fare well in the T20 World Cup 2024. Speaking to a press conference in the West Indies, Khan promised Afghanistan would do all they could to reach the semi-final of the tournament. On the eve of Afghanistan’s match against Uganda in Guyana, More
Iran deported about 40,000 Afghan refugees into western Herat province via Islam Qala port during the past two and a half months. Sayed Hazrat Agha, commissar in Islam Qala port, told a press conference that since the beginning of this year, around 40,000 Afghan had crossed the border and entered the country from Iran. He More
In a first, Afghan cargo trucks have entered Pakistan on the basis of the Temporary Admission Document (TAD). In a move to accelerate bilateral trade, Pakistan on Sunday allowed Afghan transporters with TAD entry via the Kharlachi crossing. The Pakistani embassy in Kabul had issued the document to Afghan drivers and cleaners, Dawn quoted Pakistan-Afghanistan More
The Spanish professional football club, Real Madrid, beat Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in the final of the Champions League. The Spanish giants are the Kings of Europe again, taking the trophy home for a record 15th time, according to Al-Jazeera Vinicius Junior sealed a record-setting 15th Champions League win for Real Madrid after beating Borussia Dortmund More
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says the number of people displaced by war, violence and persecution has reached 114 million globally. “Next month we will update this figure,” Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for refugees, said. “It will be higher. Since briefing the Security Council in October and warning that humanitarians were More
At least four Pakistani soldiers have been killed and three others wounded when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, media reports said on Saturday. The IED explosion took place in the Janikhel area of Bannu district on Friday, the BBC reported. Four Pakistani soldiers lost their lives and three others More
More than 50 people have died as a result of heat strokes in India’s states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, media report said on Saturday. Firstpost reported following the increase in casualties, the Rajasthan court asked the government to declare a state of national emergency. Reuters reported: “At least 33 people, including election officials on duty, More
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the roadmap proposed for a ceasefire in the embattled Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, US President Joe Biden announced that Israel had forwarded a new proposal to end the war. “It’s a roadmap to an enduring ceasefire,” Biden said, adding the proposal involved More
Rescuers were able to save 10 people and fish out six bodies after a passenger boat capsized in eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday. The boat carrying 25 people including women and children sank in Basol Dobila area of Momand Dara district at 7am. Information and Culture Director Sediqullah Quraishi said 20 people lost their lives More
