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Sri Lanka experiences an annual monsoon which brings torrential rain, but climate change has made those downpours more erratic and extreme.
Pakistan's defence minister announced a ceasefire that was mediated by Qatar and Turkey.
Pakistan accused neighbouring Afghanistan of sheltering militant groups that have been targeting their security forces.
Those attacks dramatically surged since the Taliban seized power of Afghanistan in 2021.
Adding to Pakistan's concerns that Taliban are also strengthening their relations with India, Pakistan's chief rival.
The fighting included Pakistani strikes on Saturday in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, targeting a militant group.
But Afghan officials said the strikes killed civilians, including three local cricketers who'd been playing a match nearby.
Cricket's global governing body, the International Cricket Council, said it was saddened and appalled by the deaths of the three men.
the request came after a Dreamliner abruptly deployed an emergency power system mid-air during an Air India flight to Britain.
The device would normally be activated when an aircraft's engines lose power or its hydraulic systems register critically low pressure or its electrical systems fail.
But the Federation of Indian Pilots says the emergency power system was engaged unexpectedly.
Air India told AP that an initial inspection found that all electrical and hydraulic parameters were normal and that the aircraft landed safely.
In June, a Dreamliner bound for London crashed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad shortly after takeoff, killing 260 people.
The cause is still under investigation.
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.