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BCB will talk to ICC again to play matches in Sri Lanka, says Aminul Islam Bulbul. TBS Report 22 January, 2026, 05:10 pm Last modified: 22…
Members of the UN Security Council strongly condemned an attack at a restaurant in the Afghan capital of Kabul which left several people dead or injured. The members of the Security Council reaffirmed in a statement that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to peace and security in Afghanistan, as well as in the world. Underlined the need to “hold perpetrators, organizers, financiers and sponsors of these reprehensible acts of terrorism accountable and bring them to justice,” the Council urged “all States, in accordance with their obligations under international law and relevant Security Council resolutions, to cooperate actively with all relevant authorities in this regard.” “The members of the Security Council reiterated that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed,” it added, reaffirming the need to combat “threats to international peace and security caused by terrorist acts,” according to the UN Charter and international law, international refugee law and international humanitarian law. Source link
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed by Israeli strikes on Wednesday, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, in Deir al-Balah, central…
Decathlon CMA CGM rider Tobias Lund Andresen from Denmark celebrates winning stage one of the Tour Down Under UCI Men’s Cycling race in Adelaide Wednesday. (AFP)…
Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares speaks with India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during a visit to New Delhi, India, January 21, 2026. Spain’s Foreign Ministry/Handout…
Pakistani firefighters yesterday retrieved the bodies of up to 25 people from the debris of a shopping mall fire in Karachi, taking the death toll to around 50. The port city’s largest fire in more than a decade broke out late on Saturday and quickly spread through the sprawling Gul Plaza shopping complex, famous for its 1,200 family-owned stores selling wedding clothes, toys, crockery and other goods. “We have found 20 to 25 dead bodies, or you call them remains,” deputy commissioner Javed Nabi Khoso told reporters. He said the remains had been taken to a hospital for DNA matching. Due to the difficulties in identification, he said it was hard to give a precise update on the death toll, which stood at 29 on Tuesday. A small crowd paying tribute to the victims lit candles near the site, with some holding images of those presumed killed. Firefighters had been battling the inferno inside the mall until Tuesday. By the time it was brought under control, Gul Plaza was reduced to a pile of ash and debris. A total of 84 people had been registered missing,according to a state-run rescue service. Police have said most of the missing are feared dead, meaning the toll could rise still further. “It is a ghastly scenario,” said shopkeeper Rehmat Khan after seeing inside what was left of the plaza. He said around 18 to 20 people had been in the shop, including six staff, when the fire erupted in the mall. All of them were missing, he said. Source link
US President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff said he and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner planned to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin today, and that he would meet with the Ukrainians later. “We plan to discuss peace, and Ukraine and Russia,” Witkoff told reporters one day after meeting with his Russian counterpart in Davos. “I’m hopeful… we need a peace. ” Asked if he would meet with Ukrainian officials later, he said “we are” but gave no other details. The TASS state news agency said, citing the Kremlin, said that Witkoff and Putin would meet in Moscow. Source link
The three-day Oman International Rally gets underway from the Sohar Entertainment Centre today. Competitors from 10 nations will tackle 13 timed gravel special stages and 215.44 kilometres timed against the clock on this opening round of the 2026 FIA Middle East Rally Championship (MERC) organised by the Oman Automobile Association (OAA). Fresh from a sixth Dakar Rally success last weekend, Qatar Nasser al-Attiyah will be aiming to begin his challenge for a record-breaking 21st regional title with a ninth win in Oman. He teams up with Candido Carrera in a Skoda Fabia RS that he was able to shakedown on a nearby gravel stage on Tuesday afternoon. The Qatari admitted that it had taken a couple of days of sensible diet and rest to recover physically and mentally from his recent Dakar exploits. He said: “This is part of the life. We need to keep running in the Middle East to improve the championship. If I stop, it will not be nice. We need to bring in a new generation of drivers. We finished Dakar. It was a great result for us. I was testing on Tuesday and then we have the official shakedown. Everything is good. The stages are nice, similar to last year with a few parts changed. I am quite happy to be back here in Oman. This is one of the best rallies, the terrain, the gravel.” Al-Attiyah confirmed that he will drive a two-wheel drive Optimus MD Buggy at the forthcoming Bajas in Saudi Arabia and Jordan. He also admitted that his Dakar goal remains to beat Stephane Peterhansel’s eight victories in a car but he also retains targets in the MERC. “My goal is to stay racing until my son starts with me (he’s 15). Next year, maybe. We can give him the perfect experience. Maybe also 100 Middle East wins!” Oman’s Abdullah al-Rawahi will be hoping to prevent the Qatari securing a 92nd MERC victory this weekend. The two-time winner and former regional champion is back to full fitness after an accident in Lebanon last summer and teams up with Jordan’s Ata al-Hmoud in a second Skoda Fabia RS. Qatar’s Nasser Khalifa al-Atya has more experience of the regional series than any other driver still competing and the Qatari veteran will be aiming to defend his FIA Master MERC Driver title with Lebanese co-driver Ziad Chehab in a Motortune Racing-run Ford Fiesta. The Jordanian duo of Sheikh Bader al-Fayez and Ihab al-Shorafa wheel out a pair of Rally 2 Skodas and there is youthful competition from Hamza Bakhashab and his Irish co-driver Lorcan Moore in a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. Al-Fayez teams up with Lebanese co-driver Joseph Matar, an 11-time winner of the Rally of Lebanon. Zakariya al-Aamri finished as runner-up to fellow Omani Abdullah al-Zubair in last year’s FIA MERC2 Championship. He returns to try and go one better this season in a Subaru Impreza WRX STi, although Kuwait’s Jassim al-Muqahwi and the Jordanian duo of Shaker Jweihan and Sami Fleifel will have other ideas in a trio of Mitsubishi Lancers. The QMMF has entered a pair of Peugeot 208 Rally4s for the second season for last year’s champion Rashid al-Muhannadi and the talented youngster Mohammed al-Marri. In the absence of Indian racer Payyaakkal Panikkaveettil, the Qataris will duel for supremacy with al-Marri trying to add an FIA MERC3 crown to the FIA Junior MERC title he secured in 2025. The duo will be partnered by their respective co-drivers Szymon Gospdarczyk and Pierre Delorme.Today, competitors will be permitted to carry out a 5.5km shakedown test from 9am on a nearby stage. The official ceremonial starts at 3:15pm, flowed by the opening 2.52km Sohar super special stage. Source link
Qatar won the gold medal in the mixed team trap event on the final day of the Asian Shotgun Championship at the Lusail Shooting Complex. The Qatari duo of Mohammed al-Rumaihi and Kholoud al-Khalaf finished first after a strong contest against teams from Kuwait and Chinese Taipei. They hit 30 of 40 targets, setting a new Asian and world record. Kuwait’s team of Talal al-Rashidi and Sarah al-Hawal claimed the silver medal with 20 of 40 targets, while the Chinese Taipei pair of Kai Pang-chan and Lin Yu-chen secured bronze after finishing third with 19 of 40 targets. With this result, Qatar concluded the championship with a total of eight medals, including four gold and four silver. Six medals came in skeet events, while two were won in trap. Related Story Source link
Australia has enacted new laws for a national gun buyback, tighter background checks for gun licences and a crackdown on hate crimes in response to the country’s worst mass shooting in decades last month.Two bills for stricter gun control and anti-hate measures passed the House of Representatives and Senate late yesterday during a special sitting of parliament. The gun control laws passed with the support of the Greens party despite opposition from the opposition conservative Liberal-National coalition.The anti-hate laws passed with support from the Liberal party. Introducing the gun reforms, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said individuals with “hate in their hearts and guns in their hands” carried out the December 14 attack at the famed Bondi Beach that killed 15 people. “The tragic events at Bondi demand a comprehensive response from government,” Burke said. “As a government we must do everything we can to counter both the motivation and the method.” The father and son gunmen allegedly behind the attack on used powerful firearms that were legally obtained, despite the son being previously examined by Australia’s spy agency. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recalled parliament early from its summer break for this week’s special two-day session to toughen curbs after a shooting that shocked the nation and prompted calls for more action on gun control.The proposed gun control measures enable the largest national buyback scheme since a similar campaign after a 1996 massacre in Tasmania’s Port Arthur, in which a lone gunman killed 35 people. They also toughen firearm import laws as well as background checks for firearm licences issued by Australian states, making use of information from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.Australia had a record 4.1mn firearms last year, the government said on Sunday, with more than 1.1mn of those in New South Wales, its most populous state and the site of the Bondi attack. “The sheer number of firearms currently circulating within the Australian community is unsustainable,” Burke said. The bill passed without the support of the opposition coalition, with a vote of 96-45 in the lower house, and 38-26 in the senate. “This bill reveals the contempt the government has for the million gun owners of Australia,” said shadow attorney-general Andrew Wallace of the Liberals. “The prime minister has failed to recognise that guns are tools of trade for so many Australians.” A second bill steps up penalties for hate crimes, such as jail terms up to 12 years when a religious official or preacher is involved, and allows bans on groups deemed to spread hate. The bill, which also provides new powers to cancel or refuse visas for those who spread hate, passed the lower house by a 116-7 margin and the senate 38-22. It won support from Liberal party lawmakers after ruling Labor struck a deal to include changes such as a requirement the government consult the opposition leader on the listing and delisting of extremist organisations.The Liberals’ coalition partners abstained from the vote and the Greens opposed it, arguing it would have a “chilling effect” on political debate and protest. “This bill targets those that support violence, in particular violence targeted at a person because of their immutable attributes,” said attorney-general Michelle Rowland. Such conduct is not only criminal but sows the seed of extremism leading to terrorism, she added. Police say the alleged Bondi gunmen were inspired by the Islamic State group. The measures were originally planned for a single bill, but backlash from both the coalition and the Greens forced the government to split the package and drop provisions for an offence of racial vilification. In its own reforms, New South Wales limits individuals to possession of four guns, and beefs up the power of police to curb protests during designated terrorist attacks. Source link
