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Appointment of Antonia Romeo as head of civil service shows ‘poor judgment’ say former colleagues | Civil service
Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Antonia Romeo as the country’s most senior civil servant has prompted dismay among former colleagues who complained about what they considered bullying behaviour when she was a diplomat in New York.
Several people who worked with Romeo at the New York consulate nearly 10 years ago have told the Guardian they are upset by the prime minister’s decision to make her cabinet secretary despite knowing about their complaints.
The allegations from several colleagues were made as part of one formal complaint against Romeo in 2017. That complaint was investigated by a senior diplomat who found that she had a case to answer, but was then dismissed by her line managers at the Cabinet Office, who gave her the all clear.
The complaint has resurfaced in recent days after Simon McDonald, the former lead civil servant at the Foreign Office, urged the prime minister to do more due diligence before making his decision. Starmer put aside those objections on Thursday when he confirmed Romeo’s appointment, making her the first ever female cabinet secretary.
One former complainant said: “It is pretty extraordinary but not exactly out of character for the current No 10. It is just another example of poor judgment, and the elevation of those with questionable integrity despite the concerns raised by ordinary people.”
Another said: “There is a real risk this comes back to bite the prime minister. The many people she bullied and intimidated, most of them women, will now feel failed for a second time. It’s not a good look for the civil service or the government.”
A third complainant said: “Taking shortcuts to make appointments based on special treatment instead of merit and due diligence has already created chaos. This is an indication that problematic leadership decisions will persist.”
Government sources have insisted that the allegations against Romeo should not be counted against her given they are 10 years old and were dismissed at the time by the Cabinet Office.
Starmer defended his decision on Friday, calling Romeo “an outstanding public servant, with a 25‑year record of delivering for the British people”.
He added: “Antonia has shown she is the right person to drive the government to reform and I look forward to working with her to deliver this period of national renewal.”
Romeo said it was a “huge privilege” to become the head of the civil service.
“The civil service is a great and remarkable institution, which I love,” she said. “We should be known for delivery, efficiency and innovation, working to implement the government’s agenda and meet the challenges the country faces.”
Romeo’s supporters say she is dynamic and willing to break civil service conventions to achieve the government’s goals.
But her critics say she is more focused on promoting herself than the government she works for and that her impatience at more junior staff has sometimes tipped over into bullying.
According to the complaint made in 2017, Romeo told several colleagues she would end or damage their careers after disagreements in the normal course of work.
One allegation says Romeo warned that the refusal by a junior member of staff to comply with a particular request was a “career-limiting move” and “would only happen once”.
Another who disagreed with one of Romeo’s ideas said Romeo told her she “would make sure [that person’s] reputation and career in London suffered”.
Other allegations included in the complaint concerned her financial affairs. They included her decision to get Farrow & Ball to provide more than $100,000 (£74,000) worth of paint to redecorate her residence in return for free publicity, as well as a $250 (£186) expense claim for a taxi to a football match.
The allegations, which were part of one complaint, were all investigated at the time by Tim Hitchens, a former ambassador to Japan, who was flown in to conduct a week-long review.
Hitchens found that she had a case to answer on her management style, but not on her financial affairs. His finding was overturned by the Cabinet Office however which said she had no case to answer.
Three complainants from the time have contacted the Cabinet Office in recent weeks to raise concerns about her previous behaviour.
Downing Street insisted on Thursday that full vetting had taken place on a previous occasion when she was considered for the job. No 10 said it had consulted the civil service commissioner, Gisela Stuart, who said the full process did not need to be re-run.
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CM Yogi will go to Japan, will travel in 600 km speed maglev, will be introduced to rail technology
UP CM Yogi Adityanath will be in Japan on 25-26 February. He will participate in various programs there. Japan’s state-of-the-art Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) train, which floats above the tracks with the help of magnetic power, is going to be a special attraction of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s visit to Japan. During his stay, the Chief Minister can undertake a test journey of 100 kilometers in this high-speed train, which will include 50 kilometers forward and 50 kilometers return.
Maglev train is being considered as the future of modern transport system. Due to magnetic technology, direct contact between the train and the track is eliminated, reducing friction to almost zero. This is the reason why this train is capable of achieving a speed of more than 600 kilometers per hour. Japan is working rapidly towards opening the maglev corridor between Tokyo and Nagoya by the year 2027, after which the travel time between the two cities will be reduced to less than half.
Yogi Adityanath’s visit to Japan is very important
According to experts, this visit of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is not limited only to technical curiosity, but it is also being considered important from the point of view of expanding modern transport infrastructure in Uttar Pradesh. Dynamic infrastructure is already being developed in the state through projects like expressways, metro and regional rapid transit systems. In such a situation, direct experience of future technology like Maglev is being considered useful for policy making and long-term planning.
Maglev train is an example of Japan’s technological capability!
According to Japanese experts, superconducting magnets and state-of-the-art guideway system have been used in this train, which provides it stability and safety along with high speed. Currently operating in the trial phase, this train is being considered an example of Japan’s technical capability and innovation.
Possibility of getting a new direction to the transportation network
The proposed visit of the Chief Minister is also being seen in the broader perspective of India-Japan cooperation. There is a possibility of giving a new direction to the transport network of the country including Uttar Pradesh through cooperation in the field of high speed rail, smart mobility and sustainable transport.
Chief Minister in Japan’s maglev train Yogi Adityanath This journey will not only be an experience of technological progress, but will also provide an opportunity to take a closer look at the future picture of a fast, safe and environment-friendly transportation system.
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay calls GLP-1-inspired restaurant menus ‘so stupid’
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As Ozempic and Mounjaro reshape eating habits, some restaurants are adapting — and Gordon Ramsay isn’t impressed.
The celebrity chef and star of Fox’s “Next Level Chef” said he thinks the new trend of GLP-1-inspired menus at restaurants is “stupid.”
“If I ever hear that word again, the ‘Mounjaro menu,’ I will [expletive] flip my lid,” Ramsay told Tasting Table.
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“I’ve never heard anything so embarrassing in all my [expletive] life that chefs are now getting organized with smaller tasting menus to support the weight-loss jab. I’ve never heard anything so stupid in all my life.”
Ramsay said dining out is meant to be “a celebration.”
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay recently said GLP-1-inspired restaurant menus are “stupid.” (Pablo Cuadra/Getty Images)
“It’s a reconnection. It’s a moment of no politics. It’s a moment of neutral ground, having fun, catching up and enjoying,” Ramsay added.
“To supplement those menus with tasting menus that are Mounjaro kitted out for small portions, I find it embarrassing.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the Washington, D.C.-based National Restaurant Association for comment.
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Recent research suggests that when GLP-1 users go out to eat, they aren’t abandoning restaurants altogether — they’re ordering differently.
A January study from Chicago-based research company Circana found that GLP-1 users decreased the average number of items ordered per visit by just 1%, while favoring main dishes over sides.
Some restaurants and fast-food chains are catering to GLP-1 users with menus offering smaller portions. (iStock)
The research also showed growing demand for vegetables, fruit and nutrient-dense foods.
That’s prompted many restaurants and fast-food chains to adapt, offering smaller portions targeting the GLP-1 consumer.
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Minnesota-based chef Andrew Zimmern told Fox News Digital last year that restaurants should be offering “more affordable menus with smaller portions of meat or animal protein as the centerpiece of the plate, so that more people can engage in restaurant culture.”
Ramsay also railed on some other recent restaurant trends, including smashed avocado.
“Foams … look like your cat’s puked up on it.”
“Do you have any idea how many ways you can make a delicious avocado?” Ramsay told Tasting Table.
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“I had an avocado soup in Oaxaca a couple of months back, a beautiful chilled avocado soup with queso fresco and finished with a beautiful little pickled habanero, and it was exceptional. But if I still see this word ‘smashed avocado,’ honestly, it frustrates the hell out of me.”
Ramsay also revealed some of his other restaurant pet peeves. (Michael Yarish/WBTV via Getty Images)
His other pet peeve, Ramsay revealed, is foam.
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“Foams are for shaving, right?” he said.
“Foams have a 30-second window. After that, on the plate, they look like your cat’s puked up on it.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Ramsay’s representatives for additional comment.
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Shivam Dube becomes silent match winner: Shivam Dube becomes the new captain of Team India…hitting a lot of fours and sixes in the T20 World Cup, became the favorite of the coach and captain.
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Shivam Dube becomes silent match winner: Shivam Dube is playing the role of troubleshooter for Team India. In the T20 World Cup, Shivam not only pulled the team out of trouble on many occasions but also won many matches. He is performing amazingly with bat and ball. In the match against Netherlands, he took India close to 200 by playing an inning of 66 runs in 31 balls.
New Delhi. Shivam Dubey has become the new rower of Team India. With his all-round performance, he is continuously playing an important role in the team’s victory in the T20 World Cup. After scoring a brilliant half-century against the Netherlands, he also took 2 wickets in the bowling and gave Team India its fourth consecutive win in this World Cup. Shivam’s skill of improving the faltering innings in difficult conditions is clearly visible in his batting. Since the last T20 World Cup, he has played many such innings, which have been mentioned very little, but the impact of those innings has been very high for the team.
In the match played against Netherlands in the T20 World Cup, another amazing inning came from the bat of Shivam Dube. When he came to the crease, the Indian team was in trouble after losing 3 big wickets at the score of 69. After this he took charge and batted brilliantly and played a explosive inning of 66 runs in just 31 balls. Due to Shivam’s innings, Team India was successful in scoring 193 runs on the score board.
Shivam Dubey became the troubleshooter of Team India.
Shivam Dubey had made important contributions with the bat not only against Netherlands but also against Pakistan and Namibia. Against Pakistan, the left-handed batsman played a strong inning of 27 runs in just 17 balls, while against Namibia he scored 23 runs in 16 balls. Shivam made an important partnership of 81 runs in 39 balls with Hardik Pandya. This innings came at a time when the Indian team had lost the big wickets of Suryakumar and Tilak within 4 runs. Even in the final match of Asia Cup 2025, Dubey batted brilliantly and played an important inning of 33 runs in 22 balls. Due to this innings of Shivam, Team India was successful in reaching a respectable score.
Earlier, Shivam had also made important contributions with the bat in the T20 World Cup 2024. In the final match played against South Africa, Dubey scored 27 runs in 16 balls and made a half-century partnership with Virat Kohli. At the same time, the innings of 28 runs played in 22 balls against Australia had also changed the entire course of the match. The Indian team will expect similar strong performance from Shivam in the T20 World Cup 2026.
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As soon as Tariq Rahman became the PM of Bangladesh, India took a big decision, now it will start this work, Yunus will be burnt!
With the change of power in Bangladesh, positive steps are now being seen towards strengthening the relations between India and the neighboring country. India is preparing to start all visa services again in Bangladesh. Recently, Tariq Rehman from BNP party has taken over the post of Prime Minister. According to Bangladesh media BD News 24, India’s senior consul officer in Sylhet Aniruddha Das said that efforts are being made to completely restore all visa services.
Das told Sylhet District Press Club that medical and double entry visas are being issued. Steps are being taken to restart other categories including travel visas. Indian Assistant High Commissioner in Sylhet said that with the commencement of visa service, assurance has also been given to strengthen the relations between the two countries. He said that the relations between India and Bangladesh stand on the foundation of mutual respect and honor. He said that the people of both the countries will be the main stakeholders of a stable, positive, constructive, long-term mutually beneficial relationship. He said that both the countries have a similar vision and want to work together.
Why did relations between India and Bangladesh turn sour?
In fact, after the death of Sharif Usman Hadi in the year 2025, Indian Visa Centers had stopped their operations in Bangladesh when relations between the two countries deteriorated. There were continuous protests in Bangladesh after the death of student leader Usman Hadi. During this period the protest had taken an anti-India form. The reason for this was that after the protests in Bangladesh in the year 2024, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had resigned from the post. She had fled to India. On this, the Indian Visa Center official had said that whenever relations between the two countries deteriorate, or the security situation worsens, we have to close it.
Apart from this, Bangladesh had banned issuing visas for Indian citizens in January. Apart from these, its missions in Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai were also banned. During this period, all categories of visas were banned except business and employment related visas. After this, during the protest near Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, visa service was banned for an indefinite period on 22 December.
The quiet conquest of the West Bank and the death of the Oslo Accords | Israel-Palestine conflict
Israel always had a plan to annex more land in the occupied West Bank, and its actions prove it.
This week, the Israeli cabinet approved a plan to claim Palestinian lands in the West Bank as “state land”. The proposal, pushed by far-right Israeli leaders, including Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, Justice Minister Yariv Levin and Defence Minister Israel Katz, emphasises Israeli supremacy over Palestinians.
The Israeli government has created 35 new positions and allocated 244.1 million shekels (nearly $79m) for the land registration project from 2026 to 2030.
The process outlined in the proposal is not new in itself. It is a process that has been frozen since 1967, and the most recent resumption is a continuation of Israel’s longstanding plan to take over Palestinian lands. While Israel suspended the land registration process in 1967, it did not suspend its practices of ethnic cleansing, colonial violence and de facto land annexation.
For Palestinians, this decision does not mark a new escalation but a solidification of the Israeli presence in the West Bank. While it may seem like mere paperwork, it is actually a milestone in Israel’s gradual takeover of the West Bank, the last remaining territorial obstacle to the completion of Israel’s colonial project in Palestine.
Bureaucracy as annexation
This shift cannot be understood without revisiting the Oslo Accords. Under the 1993 and 1995 agreements, the West Bank was carved into Areas A, B and C as an “interim” arrangement that was never meant to become permanent. Area C, the largest area containing the most land and resources, remained under full Israeli control while Areas A and B were left as fragmented Palestinian islands with limited Palestinian authority.
That made Area C the real battlefield.
As part of the new policy, land registration in Area C, which constitutes more than 62 percent of the West Bank, is to take place through the Land Title Settlement Administration, part of Israel’s Ministry of Justice. What this in effect does is shift Area C from military administration into direct Israeli civilian governance.
These measures should not be taken lightly. They are telling of Israel’s latest annexation strategy: governance.
On February 8, a week before the Israeli cabinet’s approval to register West Bank lands as state land, Israeli authorities adopted new measures that open land purchase mechanisms for settlers while reducing oversight. That same day, Israeli authorities also moved to further erode Palestinian Authority powers in Areas A and B, which under international agreements signed by Israel should be under full administrative Palestinian control.
Taken together, these measures mark a new phase of Zionist territorial conquest in the 21st century – one that relies less on overt warfare and more on administrative consolidation.
In 1948, Zionist militias pursued territorial conquest through large-scale warfare, mass displacement and the redrawing of borders. Today, conquest increasingly operates through clerical mechanisms.
It is not accidental that a minister as vocally racist as Smotrich explained the plan as an attempt to end “current chaos that is bad for everyone – Jews and Arabs alike”. While Israel’s goal of taking over Palestinian lands has remained unchanged, the post-Oslo era and the reputational damage Israel has sustained during its genocidal war on Gaza mean that visible and large-scale violence is not sustainable for long-term achievements in the West Bank.
So rather than tanks, bombs and dramatic declarations of territorial conquest, Israel is lowering both regional and international alarm by consolidating land through perceived bureaucracy.
From paperwork to dispossession
Israel is pushing its West Bank policies as neutral cadastral clean-up when in reality they are large-scale land grabs carried out through administrative means. It is an act of state building that allows Zionist Israelis to determine whose claims over Palestinian lands are legal and whose vanish.
This is precisely why land registration matters: Once land is entered into the Israeli registry as “state land”, it becomes a legal reality far more difficult to reverse than a temporary military seizure.
For Palestinians, this policy signals serious danger because we have seen it before. After the large-scale dispossession of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their lands in 1948, about 150,000 Palestinians remained in what became Israel.
These Palestinians were put under military rule until the 1960s despite holding Israeli citizenship. This was not done for security; it was done to ensure territorial restructuring. Lands that did not have Palestinians physically present on them were absorbed through the Absentees Property Law.
A similar dynamic is unfolding today in the West Bank, where physical displacement and restricted access are again being converted into legal dispossession. In the West Bank, the last two years have seen alarming rates of settler violence that have pushed thousands of Palestinians off their lands while other areas have been taken and declared closed military zones. This denied Palestinians access to their homes, farmlands and properties. Under Israeli law, these can all be considered absentee lands, even if their rightful owners are just a few metres away and unable to reach their lands due to Israeli hostilities.
Through this, Israel is creating a system in which the default legal outcome produces territorial absorption. The bureaucratic aspect of this means that annexation becomes irreversible. It is no longer a temporary military seizure operation; it is transforming territory into property operating within a state system, in this case the Israeli legal system.
More dangerously, historical evidence shows that Israel has not only absorbed Palestinian lands through bureaucracy but also coerced Palestinians to engage with Israeli legal structures as a final avenue.
Still today, Palestinians with Israeli citizenship in areas such as Ein Hod are in legal battles over land. Not only were they displaced from their village, which now serves as a Jewish artist colony, but Palestinians are also just a few kilometres away, holding Israeli citizenship. Decades later, they remain in legal battles to secure building permits to live on the nearby lands they were forced to move to.
Why the world enables administrative conquest
It is important to realise that all of this was made possible by the international community’s refusal to address the criminality of the Israeli regime as a whole.
Condemnations of individual Israeli settler attacks in the last two years and refusal to disarm Israel despite having committed genocide are precisely what is allowing Israel to persist in its colonial expansion. For years Palestinians, as well as international human rights organisations, have warned not only of rising Israeli settler violence but also of a clear synchronisation of efforts by the army and armed Israeli militias in the West Bank.
Palestinians shared reports, tried to tell the stories of trees uprooted by the thousands, of water pipelines being destroyed by Israelis, of large-scale arson attacks and pogroms across different cities and towns, of settlers being armed with military-grade weapons and trained by the army in illegal settlements.
However, the world defined violence only when it came in the shape of bullets and bombs, which is what allowed Israel to shift strategies in the West Bank. While Palestinians are disarmed in the West Bank, all that was left were outcries and calls for media coverage. Violence enacted against Palestinians was reduced to random and exceptional acts of hostility.
Yet in the West Bank, Israel did not choose dramatic war; it chose subtlety. In the last two years, the battlefield in the West Bank has diffused into everyday life and relocated into the nervous system. Violence no longer depends on constant lethal force but on permanent anticipation of a settler attack, a military raid or a court demolition order. Constant surveillance, drones overhead, incessant home invasions, arrests and checkpoints every few metres hold the body captive.
All of these practices paved the way for the ongoing displacement and dispossession of Palestinians from their lands. More importantly, they are precisely why Israel is able to push renewed policies to register lands as state lands and to allow Israelis to buy lands with little oversight.
What this must teach us is that sometimes war exists in the subtleties, and the absence of relentless bombing does not mean the absence of war.
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American Jordan Stolz gets third medal of Olympics
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American Olympian Jordan Stolz just missed out on picking up his third gold medal at the 2026 Winter Games on Thursday, settling for a silver in the men’s speedskating 1,500-meter event.
Stolz was just 0.77 seconds behind China’s Ning Zhongyan. Ning set an Olympic record with his time of 1:41.98. Stolz finished ahead of the Netherlands’ Kjeld Nuis. Stolz was in a pair with Norway’s Pedar Kongshaug, who finished in sixth place with a time of 1:43.93.
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Jordan Stolz of the U.S. took a silver medal in the men’s 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
It was a heartbreaker for Stolz even as he’s put together an incredible Games this year. He won a 1,500-meter gold medal at the 2025 Four Continents Championship and at the 2024 and 2023 World Single Distances Championships. But a silver against the best in the world isn’t anything to sneeze at.
Stolz captured two gold medals earlier in the Olympics.
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Jordan Stolz of the U.S. won a silver medal in the men’s 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
He set an Olympic record time in the 500-meter event and picked up a gold medal there. He also set an Olympic record in the 1,000-meter race, picking up a gold there as well.
Stolz is the first American since Eric Heiden in 1980 to win two gold medals in speed skating. Stolz also won the 1,000-meter race earlier at the Games. It’s the first American gold in the 500 since Joey Cheek did so in 2006, also in Italy.
Jordan Stolz of the U.S. greets fans during a warm up for the men’s 1500 meters speedskating race at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
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He entered the Games already as perhaps the best speed skater in the world. Going into Milan, he already had 17 international titles.
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Afghanistan vs Canada: Afghanistan gave winning farewell to the coach, defeated Canada in its last match of T20 World Cup
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Afghanistan Cricket Team: Afghanistan ended its campaign with a win by defeating Canada by 82 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Along with this, the Afghan team also bid farewell to its head coach Jonathan Trott with victory. This was Jonathan Trott’s last match as the coach of Afghanistan.
New Delhi. Afghanistan has ended its campaign in the T20 World Cup 2026 with a win. The Afghan team, which had already been defeated before the tournament, registered a win over Canada by a huge margin of 82 runs in its last match of Group D. This victory was very special for the team’s head coach Jonathan Trott, for whom this was the farewell match. The Afghanistan team had a historic journey in the 2024 T20 World Cup, in which the team was successful in reaching the semi-finals for the first time. However, this time the Afghan team had to be eliminated in the first round itself.
Afghanistan had given the target of 201 runs
In this 39th match of T20 World Cup 2026 played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Afghanistan, batting first, scored 200 runs losing 4 wickets. Rahmanullah Gurbaz made a partnership of 47 runs with Ibrahim Zadran in 5.3 overs. Gurbaz was out after scoring 30 runs with 5 fours in 20 balls, after which Gulbadin Naib (1) also returned to the pavilion. The team had lost 2 wickets by the score of 49. From here, Sediqullah Atal made a partnership of 95 runs in 59 balls with Ibrahim Zadran for the third wicket. Sediqullah was out after scoring 44 runs in 32 balls with 2 sixes and as many fours, after which Zadran added 31 runs with Azmatullah Omarzai (13), while Darvesh Rasooli (4 not out) added 25 runs. Ibrahim Zadran remained unbeaten on 95 runs in 56 balls with 5 sixes and 7 fours. From the opposition camp, Jaskaran Singh took maximum 3 wickets, while Dylan Helliger took 1 wicket.
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Canada’s innings ended at 118 runs
In reply, the Canadian team could score only 118 runs after losing 8 wickets in the stipulated overs. The opening pair of Yuvraj Samra and captain Dilpreet Bajwa made a partnership of 25 runs in 2.2 overs. Dilpreet returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 runs in 7 balls. His innings included 2 sixes. After this, Yuvraj Samra contributed 17 runs to the team’s account. The team had lost 5 wickets by the score of 48. From here, Saad Bin Zafar along with Harsh Thakar scored 53 runs in 37 balls for the sixth wicket and took the team beyond 100, but could not win. Harsh was out after scoring 30 runs in 24 balls, while Saad contributed 28 runs to the team’s account. For Afghanistan, Mohammad Nabi took 4 wickets for 7 runs. Rashid Khan took 2 wickets.
Afghanistan’s journey in the tournament was like this
Afghanistan started its campaign with a defeat. It lost to New Zealand in the first match. In the second match, Afghanistan’s heart was broken when the team lost the winning match to South Africa. In this match consisting of two super overs, the Afghan team got three chances to win, but lost all three. In the end South Africa won. There were victories over UAE and Canada in the remaining two matches, but the four points earned from it were not enough to reach the Super-8.
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OpenAI’s Sam Altman: Global AI regulation ‘urgently’ needed | Science and Technology
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the world “urgently” needs global regulation of fast-evolving AI, calling for an international oversight body. The “democratisation of AI is the only fair and safe path forward,” he said.
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