Us

The two teams will play the first Test of the two-match series at the NSK from January 26-30 while the second Test will be played at the Pindi Stadium in Rawalpindi from February 4-8. … [Read more...] about Pak vs SA: South African players train at National Stadium ahead of Karachi Test

The self-proclaimed caliphate stretches from the newly conquered towns along the Syrian-Turkish border, through its de-facto capital of Raqqa, in northern Syria, across the obliterated Iraqi border into Mosul, Tikrit, and Falluja, down to the farming towns south of Baghdad—roughly a third of the territory of both [Iraq and Syria]. … [Read more...] about The Many Ways to Map the Islamic ‘State’

Two gunmen opened fire at a beach resort, killing at least 37 people, according to The New York Times. According to the country’s Interior Ministry, one of the gunmen was killed, while another is still on the loose. It’s not yet known how many of those killed in the attack were foreigners, said the AP, but “during the holy month of Ramadan, those on the beach tend to be tourists.” Early reports indicate most of the victims were British and German. … [Read more...] about Ramadan Attacks on Three Continents

The fallout from that announcement was significant and bipartisan, and helped to spark the resignation of Trump’s widely respected defense secretary, James Mattis. And even as the Defense Department under Mattis’s successor sets about following the order to pull out, it leaves behind many of the same problems Trump’s advisers say they’re trying to fix. … [Read more...] about Trump Is Rushing the Syria Withdrawal—And That Could Backfire

And he noted that it applied to both Democrats and Republicans. With the increasing prominence of the more left-leaning Democrats, such as the overhyped “squad” of liberal women in the House, there are many potential conflicts with the more moderate instincts of Biden. … [Read more...] about Our Views: After the party, unity problem for both political parties