Sports

England captain Stokes announces retirement from international cricket

LONDON — England captain Ben Stokes made the dramatic decision Sunday to announce his imminent retirement from international cricket midway through the deciding third test against New Zealand. “This is my last two days as your captain and my last two days representing England,” Stokes told his England teammates inside the dressing room at the […]

Kashmir

Smile Foundation distributed winter kits to poor families in Gardgopal Pattan, Baramulla

SRINAGAR [Farhan Kitab] (KIMS) — In a heartwarming initiative aimed at supporting the underprivileged during the harsh winter months, the Smile Foundation team, led by Chairperson Masrat Bano and President Sajjad Sholla, along with Tawheed Ahmad and media personality Lateef Sahab, visited Gardgopal Pattan to distribute essential winter kits to poor families. As temperatures plummet, […]

Asia

Azerbaijani airliner crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38 with 29 survivors, officials say

MOSCOW — An Azerbaijani airliner with 67 people onboard crashed Wednesday near the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, killing 38 people and leaving 29 survivors, a Kazakh official said. Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbaev disclosed the figures while meeting with Azerbaijani officials, the Russian news agency Interfax reported. The Embraer 190 was en route from the […]

International

“Free Imran Khan”: Trump’s incoming envoy Richard Grenell calls for ex-Pakistan PM’s release

WASHINGTON — US President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming envoy for special missions, Richard Grenell, on Wednesday, called for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, who is detained on charges of corruption in Pakistan. In an interview with the American news outlet Newsmax, Grenell discussed the relationship between […]