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But Roshan Garg told me that he was ashamed of the Afghan national behind the Wednesday attack in D.C.
The heavy rushes of water soften the soil in Sri Lanka's central hill country, triggering mudslides, and there's fears that more people are buried beneath the mud.
Downstream, homes, fields and roads are flooded.
So have reservoirs and rivers.
Trees have fallen on roads and railway tracks, paralysing movement.
Rescuers were using helicopters to airlift some trapped residents.
Neighbouring India has dispatched search and rescue teams and sent aid to support the country.
Sri Lanka experiences an annual monsoon which brings torrential rain, but climate change has made those downpours more erratic and extreme.
The International Chess Federation says that it's consulting with international sports bodies to try find a constructive solution. It's unclear if one will be found. A Taliban spokesman says that chess is a form of gambling, which is forbidden in Islam.
The International Chess Federation says that it's consulting with international sports bodies to try find a constructive solution. It's unclear if one will be found. A Taliban spokesman says that chess is a form of gambling, which is forbidden in Islam.
A former head of the Chess Federation shared a letter on X that he wrote to the Taliban pleading with them to lift the ban, reminding them that chess spread through the world, through Muslim travellers. It's just the latest of many Taliban prohibitions. In swaths of the country, televisions are not allowed to broadcast images of living creatures. Music is forbidden.
A former head of the Chess Federation shared a letter on X that he wrote to the Taliban pleading with them to lift the ban, reminding them that chess spread through the world, through Muslim travellers. It's just the latest of many Taliban prohibitions. In swaths of the country, televisions are not allowed to broadcast images of living creatures. Music is forbidden.
Women suffer the worst, banned from all aspects of public life. Dia Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
Women suffer the worst, banned from all aspects of public life. Dia Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
India seized the group that claimed responsibility for the attack as a proxy for the Pakistani military. In an initial response, it also suspended a water treaty it shares with Pakistan. Pakistan denies any connection but says it will defend itself and says the water treaty is existential for the country.
India seized the group that claimed responsibility for the attack as a proxy for the Pakistani military. In an initial response, it also suspended a water treaty it shares with Pakistan. Pakistan denies any connection but says it will defend itself and says the water treaty is existential for the country.
On Monday, Pakistani state media reported the military test fired a missile that has a range of about 74 miles. That follows a test firing of a surface-to-surface missile on Saturday that has a range of about 280 miles. Pakistani state media say the test fires were to ensure operational readiness. Diya Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
On Monday, Pakistani state media reported the military test fired a missile that has a range of about 74 miles. That follows a test firing of a surface-to-surface missile on Saturday that has a range of about 280 miles. Pakistani state media say the test fires were to ensure operational readiness. Diya Hadid, NPR News, Mumbai.
The International Cricket Council's announcement comes more than three years after the Taliban seized power of Afghanistan. Because the Taliban don't allow women to play sports, most female Afghan athletes, including cricketers, sought asylum abroad. Most cricket players went to Australia after prominent sportswomen lobbied on their behalf.