A uniformed army officer who was repeatedly stabbed with two knives told his wife that his attacker had tried to “cut my head off like Lee Rigby”, a court has heard.
Lieutenant Colonel Mark Teeton, who was targeted in the street near Brompton Barracks in Chatham, Kent, in July 2024, told Maidstone Crown Court on Monday he was grateful to be alive.
The assailant Anthony Esan, 25, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and possessing two bladed weapons in January.
Image:Esan being arrested. Pic: Kent Police
Lt Col Teeton tearfully told the court during the first day of an expected three-day sentencing hearing that he was “forever in gratitude” to the “heroes” who came to his aid during the attack in Sally Port Gardens.
The assault left him with a large wound to the right side of his neck, stab wounds to the front and back of his chest and abdomen, his lower abdomen, right groin, right upper arm and left thigh.
He said: “I still relive the incident in my mind; I actually think it is a blessing that I was unconscious for much of it as it means that I am unable to remember a large part of being attacked.”
Lt Col Teeton, a serving officer for 26 years who has been on two tours in Iraq and two tours in Afghanistan, praised those who helped him, including his wife Eileen, for their “courage”.
“They are all heroes, and I am forever in gratitude to them,” he said.
Wife stares down husband’s attacker
Mrs Teeton stared down at Esan in court as she described how she had rushed to help a soldier on the ground before realising it was her husband.
“I watched horrified by his continued savage attack, and realised it was my husband on the ground and he was carving at his face and neck,” she said.
Image:Esan purchasing knives before the attack. Pic: Kent Police
In her victim impact statement, Mrs Teeton said her husband asked her in hospital if people at work knew what he “tried to do to me”.
When she asked what Esan had tried to do, he replied: “Cut my head off. Like Lee Rigby.”
The off-duty soldier, 25, was killed by extremists in 2013 near the Royal Artillery Barracks in southeast London .
Prosecutor Alison Morgan KC called the 2024 attack “vicious and deliberate”, and told the court that Lt Col Teeton had been targeted because of his appearance as a soldier.
Image:Esan flees the scene on a moped. Pic: Kent Police
In the lead up to the attack, Esan had conducted online searches on knives, a terrorist attack that happened in West Africa and searched “Woolwich soldier murdered”, which Ms Morgan said was a reference to the 2013 attack.
Ms Morgan said Esan had asked Lt Col Teeton if he could borrow his phone because his moped had broken down and he needed to call for assistance.
When Lt Col Teeton was distracted, Eras used two knives to inflict multiple stab wounds.
Esan had made several failed attempts to join the British army, including in 2021 when he was rejected for “psychotic disorder” and eczema, after he was reported to mental health services the year before that he was hearing voices.
Actress and former host of “The View” Rosie Perez said during a podcast episode released on Monday that she didn’t think former Vice President Kamala Harris was going to win the 2024 election, and claimed when she tried to warn people in the campaign, nobody listened.
Perez, speaking to MS NOW’s Nicolle Wallace during her podcast, “The Best People with Nicolle Wallace,” explained that she campaigned for Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ) and said she went into “neighborhoods that nobody wants to go into.”
“And I’m going into these neighborhoods and even when I was on the campaign for Kamala, which was, I’m just going to be honest, it wasn’t a good campaign, and I told you that,” Perez said.
Wallace acknowledged that Perez did tell her that at the time and said she didn’t want to hear it.
Rosie Perez attends the WSJ. Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards at MoMA on October 29, 2025, in New York City. Kamala Harris discusses her memoir “107 Days” at the Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival 2025, in London on October 23, 2025.(Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards; James Manning/PA Images via Getty Images)
“You didn’t want to hear it. Nobody wanted to hear from me. I remember I said, ‘She’s going to lose,'” Perez added.
“I knew it on the calls from what people were telling me because I have learned through people who are MAGA in my family, and some people who are friends and everything. I have learned to stop yelling, and I’ve learned to listen more. And when I was on those calls, and I’m listening to people who are Democrats and independents and Republicans, they were all saying the same thing. They wanted the same thing. It was ‘the economy, stupid.’ That was it,” Perez said.
She added, “Nobody cared about social issues or anything like that. They were struggling, and they wanted something to change on that level. That was it. That was it. And it blew my mind that so many people were on the same page, regardless of party.”
Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Emerge 20th Anniversary Gala in San Francisco, California, on April 30, 2025.(CAMILLE COHEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Perez participated in Zoom calls with Latina leaders organizing for Harris, according to ABC News. The actress said she tried to tell the campaign that and claimed, “Nobody was listening to me.”
“I’ve gotten apologies, not from everybody, but I’ve gotten apologies,” Perez said.
“We were given a gift by the Republican Party on Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, and we’re capitalizing on it. And so that’s why I’m here,” Perez said. “It just boggles my mind that people still want to vote for this man.”
Harris relaunched her Kamala HQ social media account used during her 2024 campaign on Thursday as a “Gen-Z led progressive content hub.”
The video embedded in the relaunch post featured Harris being asked, “Madam Vice President, what’s going on with KamalaHQ?”
“Well, I’m so glad you asked. I have good news,” Harris replied. “So, Kamala HQ is turning into ‘Headquarters,’ and it’s where you can go online to get basically the latest of what’s going on, and also to meet and revisit with some of our great courageous leaders, be they elected leaders, community leaders, civic leaders, faith leaders, young leaders. I’m really excited about it. So stay engaged and I’ll see you out there. Thank you.”
Ghislaine Maxwell avoids answering questions on alleged co-conspirators in case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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The associate and former girlfriend of convicted late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has declined to answer questions during a deposition before the United States Congress.
Lawmakers expressed frustration after Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for her role in helping Epstein abuse teenage girls, invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
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“As expected, Ghislaine Maxwell took the Fifth and refused to answer any questions,” Representative James Comer, Republican chairman of the House Oversight Committee, told reporters. “This is obviously very disappointing.”
“We had many questions to ask about the crimes she and Epstein committed as well as questions about potential co-conspirators,” he added.
Maxwell was subpoenaed to appear before the committee to discuss her relations with Epstein, but her lawyers stated that she would only testify if US President Donald Trump granted her clemency. Lawmakers had declined a previous request to grant Maxwell legal immunity before testifying.
“She [Maxwell] pleaded the Fifth, which under the US Constitution gives you the right not to answer questions on the grounds that you might incriminate yourself,” said Al Jazeera correspondent Alan Fisher.
“People were waiting to hear answers to important questions, but we got nothing from Ghislaine Maxwell,” he added. “What she did say, very briefly, was that she never saw any evidence of Donald Trump or [former US President] Bill Clinton involved in anything that was illegal. Many people suggest that was a deliberate ploy on her part to say, ‘Look, you buy my silence, but I want clemency.’ She’s appealing to both parties here to say, ‘I will clear the people that you care most about.’”
In a letter released on Sunday by Representative Ro Khanna expressing frustration with Maxwell’s refusal to testify, Khanna noted that Maxwell had spoken with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who previously worked as Trump’s personal lawyer, without invoking the Fifth Amendment.
“This position appears inconsistent with Ms Maxwell’s prior conduct, as she did not invoke the Fifth Amendment when she previously met with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to discuss substantially similar subject matter,” he said.
Maxwell was moved to a minimum-security prison in Texas after meeting twice with Blanche last year.
Lawmakers such as Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse have called the decision “highly unusual” and questioned whether Maxwell had “been given special treatment in exchange for political favours” as President Trump’s own relationship with Epstein comes under growing scrutiny. Trump has strongly denied any wrongdoing and called the Epstein scandal a “hoax”.
Blanche has said that Maxwell was moved due to “numerous threats against her life”, without providing details. Maxwell has asked Trump to commute her sentence, which she was given in 2022 after being convicted on charges of sex trafficking minors.
She is the only person convicted of crimes related to Epstein, whose connections to a wide array of individuals at the height of political and economic power in the US and around the world have been revealed in the Epstein files.
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An Orange County, California, coffee shop is reportedly more than what it seems, providing adult entertainment in addition to hot beverages.
The establishment is DD Café, which is licensed as a coffee shop and located near a high school, Fox11 Los Angeles reported.
An undercover report by Fox11 Los Angeles indicated that women there wore very little clothing, gave lap dances and allowed customers to bring in alcohol for an additional charge.
A person at DD Café who said she was in charge insisted that it was “only a coffee shop,” the outlet reported, adding that the owner was not available to comment. One local resident, however, told Fox11 that DD Café is a “strip club.”
The Garden Grove Police Department announced in a Feb. 5 Facebook post that authorities had served a search warrant at the location and made 17 arrests.
“The Garden Grove Police Department Special Investigations Unit (SIU) conducted an investigation into DD Cafe following complaints of illegal activity occurring inside the business,” the Facebook post noted, adding that “the business was red-tagged with the assistance of Garden Grove Code Enforcement.” The red tag, police told Fox11, indicates an issue related to safety or other concerns.
SmarterTools confirmed last week that the Warlock ransomware gang breached its network after compromising an email system, but it did not impact business applications or account data.
The company’s Chief Commercial Officer, Derek Curtis, says that the intrusion occurred on January 29, via a single SmarterMail virtual machine (VM) set up by an employee.
“Prior to the breach, we had approximately 30 servers/VMs with SmarterMail installed throughout our network,” Curtis explained.
“Unfortunately, we were unaware of one VM, set up by an employee, that was not being updated. As a result, that mail server was compromised, which led to the breach.”
Although SmarterTools assures that customer data wasn’t directly impacted by this breach, 12 Windows servers on the company’s office network, as well as a secondary data center used for laboratory tests, quality control, and hosting, were confirmed to have been compromised.
The attackers moved laterally from that one vulnerable VM via Active Directory, using Windows-centric tooling and persistence methods. Linux servers, which constitute the majority of the company’s infrastructure, were not compromised by this attack.
The vulnerability exploited in the attack to gain access is CVE-2026-23760, an authentication bypass flaw in SmarterMail before Build 9518, which allows resetting administrator passwords and obtaining full privileges.
SmarterTools reports that the attacks were conducted by the Warlock ransomware group, which has also impacted customer machines using a similar activity.
The ransomware operators waited roughly a week after gaining initial access, the final stage being encryption of all reachable machines.
However, in this case, Sentinel One security products reportedly stopped the final payload from performing encryption, the impacted systems were isolated, and data was restored from fresh backups.
Tools used in the attacks include Velociraptor, SimpleHelp, and vulnerable versions of WinRAR, while startup items and scheduled tasks were also used for persistence, according to the company.
Cisco Talos reported in the past that the threat actors were abusing the open-source DFIR tool Velociraptor.
In October 2025, Halcyon cybersecurity company linked the Warlcok ransomware gang to a Chinese nation-state actor tracked as Storm-2603.
ReliaQuest published a report earlier today confirming that the activity is linked to Storm-2603, with moderate-to-high confidence.
“While this vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication and reset administrator passwords, Storm-2603 chains this access with the software’s built-in ‘Volume Mount’ feature to gain full system control,” ReliaQuest said.
“Upon entry, the group installs Velociraptor, a legitimate digital forensics tool it has used in previous campaigns, to maintain access and set the stage for ransomware.”
ReliaQuest also saw probes for CVE-2026-24423, another SmarterMail flaw flagged by CISA as actively exploited by ransomware actors last week, although the primary vector was CVE-2026-23760.
The researchers note that CVE-2026-24423 provides a more direct API path to achieve remote code execution, but CVE-2026-23760 can be less noisy, blending into legitimate administrative activity, which is why Storm-2603 might have opted for that one instead.
To address all recent flaws in the SmarterMail product, administrators are recommended to upgrade to Build 9511 or later as soon as possible.
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If the proposal is implemented, workers would not be able to seek remedy through an independent review board.
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The administration of United States President Donald Trump is making it harder for fired federal employees to get their jobs back by limiting their right to appeal dismissals to an independent review board.
The change was proposed as part of a government plan released on Monday by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Under the proposal, federal employees seeking to challenge their termination would be required to appeal directly to OPM, which reports to the president, rather than to an independent body known as the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB).
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The MSPB acts as a mediator between federal workers and the government and has been in place since 1978. After Trump took office, the board’s caseload surged by 266 percent between October 2024 and September 2025. Federal workers who were cut in early 2025 and accepted buyouts received their final paycheques at the end of September.
If implemented, the proposal would build on Trump’s broader push to shrink the federal government and limit workers’ ability to challenge those decisions. The administration forced out roughly 317,000 federal employees last year.
The move comes amid a separate proposal announced last week that would reclassify high-level career civil servants as “at will” employees. That change would give the administration broader authority to fire career officials who do not align with the sitting president’s agenda, affecting roughly 50,000 workers at the nation’s largest employer.
Outlined in a more than 250-page document, the directive would allow workers to be fired if they were “intentionally subverting Presidential directives”.
“Congress gave OPM the authority to set how reduction-in-force appeals are handled, and this rule puts that responsibility to work,” an OPM spokesperson told Al Jazeera in a statement. “It replaces a slow, costly process with a single, streamlined review led by OPM experts. That means agencies can restructure without years of litigation, and employees get faster, fairer resolution if mistakes occur.”
The proposal also comes as the administration has sought to fire political appointees from previous administrations without just cause. Since last year, the White House has been attempting to remove US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage fraud.
Cook challenged the decision in federal court, which ruled that the president did not have the authority to fire her. The White House appealed, and the case is now before the Supreme Court.
While the court has not yet issued a ruling, a decision in the president’s favour would make it easier to remove political appointees who do not align with a given administration’s agenda.
Wes Streeting says he has “nothing to hide” over his relationship with Lord Mandelson and has shared his private texts with the disgraced Labour peer to back up his case.
The messages seen by Sky News include the health secretary admitting he fears he is “toast at the next election,” that he thinks the government has “no growth strategy at all,” and that Israel is “committing war crimes before our eyes”.
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Mr Streeting disagreed with the suggestion by Sky’s political editor Beth Rigby that the messages show he had an “intimate friendship” with Lord Mandelson.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for Sir Keir Starmer to resign.
Interviewed amid the crisis in Sir Keir Starmer’s leadership – triggered by new revelations about Lord Mandelson’s relationship with paedophile Jeffrey Epstein – Mr Streeting also said he backed the prime minister.
The health secretary said he was sharing the messages with Sky News because of an attempt to “smear” him over the weekend by suggestions he was “close friends” with Lord Mandelson.
Mr Streeting has long been seen as on leadership manoeuvres and may otherwise be thought to be a potential beneficiary if Sir Keir were to resign as prime minister. But Mr Streeting has himself come under criticism for his links to Lord Mandelson.
“You would think from some of the things we’ve read over the weekend that I was having dinner with him every week, sought his advice on everything and anything,” he said.
He added there had been an implication that “very embarrassing or damaging messages [were going to] come out,” and so was sharing them because “sunlight is the best disinfectant”.
He said claims he was aware of the depth of Lord Mandelson’s association with Jeffrey Epstein made his “blood boil”.
Mandelson had faced accusations of leaking sensitive information to disgraced paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein
“I did not know about the nature of Peter Mandelson’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein after his conviction and had I known, I would not have wanted him anywhere near Washington, anywhere near the Labour Party or anywhere near me or my family,” he told Rigby.
‘Embarrassed to have known Mandelson’
He said that as “a matter of record” Lord Mandelson had helped him “a couple of times” with election campaigns.
“[Lord Mandelson has] definitely offered advice to me and other people in government,” Mr Streeting told Rigby.
He said that his relationship with Lord Mandelson began through his partner, Joe Dancey.
Mr Dancey worked as a parliamentary researcher for Lord Mandelson 25 years ago. The couple have reportedly attended dinner clubs with Lord Mandelson.
Mr Streeting told Sky News he was “embarrassed to have known Peter Mandelson”.
But he also apologised to his cabinet colleagues for the content of some of his messages: “I hope I haven’t caused either embarrassment or discomfort for my cabinet colleagues because I clearly talk about particularly on foreign policy.
“I have made [Foreign Secretary] Yvette Cooper aware of what I’ve said about Palestine, Gaza, and the conduct of the Israeli government, and I hope that doesn’t cause colleagues difficulty because I have always been a team player.”
Streeting says Starmer should stay on as PM
Asked whether Sir Keir should resign, Mr Streeting said “No.”
“It has not been the best week for the government,” he admitted, but added: “That’s not just Keir Starmer, that’s all of us because we’re a team.”
Backing the prime minister, he told Sky News: “Let’s give Keir the chance [to turn it around]. Let him set out how he’s going to lead us forward.”
Sky’s Beth Rigby asks science secretary Liz Kendall if the prime minister can ‘survive’.
The prime minister’s position is in jeopardy over his decision to appoint Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US despite being warned about his friendship with Epstein.
The New Labour grandee is facing a criminal investigation following revelations in the latest Epstein files. They appear to show Lord Mandelson passed on market-sensitive information to Epstein when he was business secretary after the 2008 financial crisis
Searches have been carried out at his properties by police investigating claims of misconduct in a public office.
Lord Mandelson has denied any wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. He has said he regrets maintaining a relationship with him and apologised to the sex offender’s victims.
Mr Streeting said the messages he was sharing would be covered by the parliamentary inquiry into the peer’s appointment.
“I’m happy for you to publish them,” he said I’m happy for people to look at them and I’m happy to answer questions about them. I’ve got nothing to hide.”
Read some of the exchanges:
‘I am toast at the next election’
[28/03/2025, 11:36:06] Wes Streeting: I fear we’re in big trouble here – and I am toast at the next election. We just lost our safest ward in Redbridge (51% Muslim, Ilford S) to a Gaza independent. At this rate I don’t think we’ll hold either of the two Ilford seats.
[28/03/2025, 11:39:54] Wes Streeting: There isn’t a clear answer to the question: why Labour?
[28/03/2025, 11:48:44] Lord Mandelson: The government doesn’t have an economic philosophy which is then followed through in a programme of policies.
[28/03/2025, 11:49:15] Wes Streeting: No growth strategy at all
‘Israel is committing war crimes’
[24/07/2025, 23:00:29] Wes Streeting: Am sure this will come up in coming days, so wanted to check in with you on recognition of Palestine and the domestic politics of it.
Keir’s statement today was excellent, but Macron’s statement tonight ups the ante.
Morally and politically, I think we need to join France.
Morally, because Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes. Their government talks the language of ethnic cleansing and I have met with our own medics out there who describe the most chilling and distressing scenes of calculated brutality against women and children.
Politically, a Commons vote will be engineered in September on recognition and we will lose it if we’re not ahead of it. There are no circumstances in which people like me or Shabana could abstain or vote against, for example. Conference will be a sea of Palestinian flags and the moderates will be waving them.
We need to be leading the charge on this. The alternative is being dragged there with enormous damage to Keir, the govt and the party.
I’ve never been a shrinking violent on Israel. I’ve supported LFI for over 20 years. Our sister party, Haaretz, and progressives are clear about what’s being done in their name and they oppose it.
I appreciate these things are always more complicated than they appear to those of us who aren’t up close as you are and I also appreciate how much Keir and David are giving to this personally.
But it is what it is. We need to lead, not follow.
[24/07/2025, 23:11:47] Lord Mandelson: I can see all this but I am worried that such a gesture now could blow a 2 SS out of the water if Israel decided that unilateral recognition justified further WB annexation which the US would be powerless to stop or reverse. That would be the end of it.
So I think we need to employ practical means to get a 2SS, not quickly I grant but realistically. The PA with reform and new leadership can advance this with Arab/US/European support. The alternative is a further deadlocked death spiral on an even greater scale than now.
[24/07/2025, 23:12:10] Wes Streeting: Israel is doing it anyway.
[24/07/2025, 23:12:39] Wes Streeting: This is rogue state behaviour. Let them pay the price as pariahs with sanctions applied to the state, not just a few ministers.
Many travelers and cruise lovers may consider scuba diving during a vacation trip a cherished bucket-list item — but a pair of recent deaths have driven home concerns about diving risks for older Americans, even as experts say the activity remains relatively safe.
A 64-year-old woman in West Hills, California, passed away on Jan. 26 after going scuba diving off the coast of Catalina Island in the Golden State, authorities said.
She exhibited signs of distress while diving, the Los Angeles Times reported — and died later at a hospital.
On that same day, a 66-year-old man from Waukee, Iowa, died in a diving accident off the coast of Manasota Key Beach, Florida.
He and a diving partner had gone hunting for shark teeth, according to reports — but he never resurfaced. His body was found several hours later.
A pair of recent deaths have driven home concerns about diving risks for older Americans, even as experts say the activity remains relatively safe.(iStock)
Both deaths are still being investigated.
There are some 2.5 million scuba divers in the U.S. each year, according to the Diving Equipment & Marketing Association, a trade group headquartered in San Diego — and serious incidents are rare.
Experts say deaths are uncommon, particularly when divers are properly screened, trained and prepared.
Still, physicians point out that age-related changes can make diving adventures riskier.
The body doesn’t always respond the same way while underwater, and pre-existing medical conditions can become exacerbated during a dive. Aging affects multiple systems needed during scuba diving, say experts — and cardiovascular health is one of the most significant.
Doctors say the body doesn’t always respond the same way underwater.(AP Photo/Chris Gillette)
Cardiac events account for roughly 20% to 30% of diving-related deaths. The likelihood increases in older adults, according to the Divers Alert Network, an international nonprofit headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. It’s focused on diver safety and emergency assistance.
“The key medical considerations are — in my opinion, first and foremost — cardiovascular health. Pre-dive cardiac screening is essential,” Dr. Lara Lambiase, a dive medicine specialist, told InDEPTH magazine in Sept. 2025.
“Aging can also reduce lung elasticity, which may become a critical factor.”
Older travelers are encouraged to schedule a medical evaluation before they go diving. The evaluation should include a cardiovascular assessment and a discussion about pre-existing medical conditions.
“Aging can reduce lung elasticity, which may become a critical factor.”
Many older adults are managing chronic conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure or pulmonary issues, or take medications that can affect exertion, hydration or breathing.
“Remember that you should get in shape to scuba dive,” Dr. Douglas Ebersole, a cardiology consultant for the Divers Alert Network, told the same publication last year. “You should not scuba dive to get in shape.”
Preparation is key — and choosing reputable dive operators is essential, experts say.
Underwater landscapes can be enjoyed as long as precautions are taken.(AP Photo/Catlin Seaview Survey)
Refresher training can be helpful, even for experienced divers. Reviewing skills such as air management, buoyancy control and emergency procedures can reduce stress and fatigue during dives.
“A major problem is the seasonal diver who returns after six months away and is not ready at all,” Neal W. Pollock, dive physiology researcher, said last year, according to the same source.
“We do not always admit we are slipping — but, over time, we all do.”
Experts recommend staying within conservative depth and time limits, avoiding overexertion and adding rest days.
Turks and Caicos, a popular destination for scuba diving, is shown above. “A major problem is the seasonal diver who returns after six months away and is not ready at all,” said one expert. (iStock)
Staying hydrated and avoiding alcohol before dives can help reduce fatigue and stress, particularly in hot, tropical environments, they also note.
Travelers should ensure dive operators carry oxygen and have emergency protocols.
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Pakistan Makes U-Turn On Playing Group Match Against India in T20 World Cup 2026: Taking a U-turn from the earlier decision of boycott, the Pakistan government has given approval to play group matches against India in the T20 World Cup 2026. After the intervention of friendly countries and ICC, the way has been cleared for the India-Pakistan match to be played on 15 February.
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The group match will be played between India and Pakistan on 15 February. The Pakistan government announced this on Monday. Let us tell you that the Pakistan government had earlier announced that their national team will play in the T20 World Cup, but will boycott the group match against India. However, now the government has taken a U-turn.
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