Media regulator bars TV channels from broadcasting the former prime minister’s speeches and news conferences.Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s media regulator has banned television channels from broadcasting speeches and news conferences by Imran Khan, accusing the former prime minister of attacking the state’s institutions and promoting hatred. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) imposed the ban late on Sunday after Khan gave a speech in the eastern city of Lahore, where he alleged that former army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa was behind his removal from power in April last year. The cricketer-turned-politician made the speech after police from the…
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Last Updated: 06/03/23 9:37am Lee Radford has been relieved of his duties as Castleford Tigers head coach after presiding over three straight defeats to start the Super League season. Castleford’s 36-0 home loss to Wigan Warriors on Friday night followed a 24-6 defeat against St Helens and a 32-30 reverse against Hull FC.The Tigers have announced that assistant coach Andy Last will take over on an interim basis, with his first match at the helm to be Friday evening’s fixture against Huddersfield Giants at the John Smith’s Stadium. More to follow…This is a breaking news story that is being updated…
As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its 376th day, we take a look at the main developments.Here is the situation as it stands on Monday, March 6, 2023: Fighting Ukraine’s military said its forces repelled 95 Russian attacks in the Bakhmut area over the previous day. “The situation in Bakhmut can be described as critical,” Ukrainian military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said in a video commentary. The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force warned that Moscow’s position around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in peril unless his troops receive ammunition, the latest sign of tension between the Kremlin and the…
Larissa stationmaster faces multiple charges of disrupting transport and putting lives at risk.A Greek railway employee has been jailed pending trial over a train crash that killed at least 57 people. The 59-year-old man’s detention on Sunday came as clashes erupted between police and protesters in the Greek capital, Athens. Thousands of people had rallied in the city to demonstrate for better safety regulation following the head-on collision between a passenger train and a freight carrier on the Athens-Thessaloniki route late in the evening of February 28. The railway employee, who cannot be named under Greek law, was the stationmaster…
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the upcoming BNP Paribas Open, having lost his bid to enter the United States unvaccinated to play in the Southern California event. The tournament announced his withdrawal on Sunday night. Play in the combined ATP-WTA event begins Wednesday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden and runs through March 19. Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said on Twitter that Homeland Security had rejected Djokovic’s vaccine waiver request, which would have allowed him to play back-to-back at Indian Wells and Miami, which runs March 19-April 2. The U.S. is ending its COVID-19 emergency declaration…
At least 2,000 huts damaged in one of the 32 camps in Cox’s Bazar district where more than 1.2 million people live.A massive fire raced through a crammed refugee camp for Rohingya people in southern Bangladesh, leaving thousands homeless, a fire official and the United Nations said. At least 2,000 huts were damaged or burned by the fire that broke out on Sunday, officials from the Balukhali fire department told Al Jazeera. The blaze hit Camp 11 in Cox’s Bazar, a border district where more than a million Rohingya refugees live, with most having fled a military-led crackdown in Myanmar…
Not only did the Saskatoon Blades pick up a 5-2 win on Sunday, but they did something that has seemed like an impossible task for most teams this year — they kept Connor Bedard off the scoresheet. For just the third time all season, the Regina Pats phenom failed to register a point as his team fell to the Blades. The only other games Bedard didn’t pick up a single point were the team’s regular-season opener back on Sept. 23 and Feb. 3 against the Lethbridge Hurricanes — the latter of which snapped an incredible 35-game point streak. Bedard’s scoreless…
Protesters clashed with police in front of the Greek parliament in Athens amid continuing demonstrations against the government.Clashes have erupted between police and a group of demonstrators outside the Greek parliament in Athens on the fringes of a protest by thousands of students and railway workers over Greece’s deadliest train crash in living memory. A small group of protesters hurled petrol bombs at police and set fire to rubbish bins on Sunday. Police responded by firing tear gas and stun grenades, clearing Syntagma Square of the protesters within a few minutes. The protesters then dispersed to nearby streets. Police said…
MONTREAL — Quebec Major Junior Hockey League commissioner Gilles Courteau has announced his resignation after 37 years at the helm of the junior hockey league. Courteau had previously said he would retire in 2024, but announced his abrupt departure today in a statement in which he says it was time to pass the torch. .acf-block-preview .instagram-twitter-container width: 340px; margin: 0 auto; He says he contacted the chair of the league’s executive committee today and his resignation takes effect immediately. Courteau was in the middle of a political firestorm after testifying at legislature hearings in Quebec City on hazing rituals in…
Foreign ministry condemns surprise visit by Mark Milley, dubbing it ‘illegal,’ according to state media reports.Syria’s foreign ministry has condemned a surprise visit by the United States’ top military officer to an army base in the Kurdish-held northeast, dubbing it “illegal”, state media reported. In his snap visit on Saturday, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley met US troops stationed in areas of war-torn Syria under the control of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). About 900 US soldiers are deployed in several bases and posts across northeastern Syria as part of the fight against ISIL…