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Cricket · PakistanSaleema Imtiaz became the first Pakistani woman to be nominated to the ICC international panel of development umpires, the Pakistan Cricket Board said on Sunday. Imtiaz’s nomination on the panel makes her eligible to officiate in women’s bilateral international matches and ICC women’s events.See the Story
First Pakistani woman nominated as international cricket umpire
64% Right coverage: 11 sources
Pope Francis · Timor-LesteIt was the farthest trip of his pontificate and one of the longest papal trips ever in terms of days on the road and distance traveled. But Pope Francis, age 87, hobbled by bad knees and bent over with sciatica, appeared to be having the time of his life. With half of East Timor’s population gathered at a seaside park, Francis couldn’t help but oblige them with a final good night and languid loops in his popemobile, long after the sun had set and the field was lit by cellphone screens.See the Story
87 and hobbled, Pope Francis goes off-script in Asia and reminds world he can still draw a crowd
58% Center coverage: 19 sources
Asia · India“The village leader, Laxmiram, came and took my mother from our home. We had no idea what my mother had done wrong. Later, we heard that they had killed her. Now we are scared that they might kill us too,” said Rani Kisku, one of the victim's daughter.See the Story
West Bengal: Tribal Women Assaulted, Stripped, Tied Up and Beaten to Death on Witchcraft Suspicion
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Vladimir Putin · IranIran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian will attend the upcoming BRICS summit in Russia, state media cited Tehran’s ambassador in Moscow as saying on Sunday, amid tensions with the West over military cooperation between the two countries. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday that Russia had received ballistic missiles from Iran and was likely to use them in Ukraine within weeks. See the Story
Iran’s President to attend BRICS summit in Russia
46% Right coverage: 13 sources
Evacuations · PhilippinesThe Philippines is returning to port a coast guard vessel anchored in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea after a five-month deployment as its mission is accomplished, the maritime council said on Sunday.See the Story
Philippines withdraws from disputed reef in South China Sea
55% Right coverage: 20 sources
