Gayle left the team hotel because of "bubble fatigue" accumulated over the months playing franchise and international cricket during the coronavirus pandemic, Kings said in a statement. He will instead focus on this month's T20 World Cup.

Blinken reiterated that President Joe Biden was willing to return the US to the 2015 accord in which Iran drastically scaled back nuclear work in return for promises of economic relief. However, Blinken also warned that time is running out and Iran must make a decision.

World Expo 2020 starts in Dubai after a one year delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is set to take place from 1 October 2021 to 31 March 2022. The theme of Expo 2020 is 'Connecting Minds, Creating the Future'.

The anti-aircraft missile had a "remarkable combat performance" and included twin rudder controls and other new technologies, the official Korean Central News Agency said. The missile test is the latest in a series of tension-raising steps by Pyongyang.

Australia last month abruptly canceled a multibillion-dollar contract for 12 French submarines. The decision sparked fury in France as it publicly claimed it no longer trusts Australia. As a result, the long-planned round of Australia-EU free trade talks have been postponed.

“Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan appears vindicated by the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan,” a Financial Times report said Thursday.

The minister highlighted government’s efforts to support industrial development through a set of policies and tax benefits to industries and specifically women entrepreneurs.

Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Hamza Shafqat, in a twitter post, informed the residents of Islamabad that food delivery through drones is set to begin in the national capital.

US rushed Afghan exit poses threat to Pakistan’s nuclear arsenals, claim US generals as they have become vulnerable amid present Afghan chaos. They also added that the US Afghan exit was not according to their plan.

China has been working hard to improve the performance of its homegrown engines, which have lagged Western technology. At the show, it flew its J-20 fighter jets with Chinese engines rather than Russian ones for the first time.

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the State Department failed to evacuate Americans sooner from Afghanistan, however, the State Department also "rightfully" followed former Afghan President Ghani's caution that a hasty withdrawal would cause a collapse of the government.

The U.S. and Chinese military officials held a frank, in-depth, and open discussion on a range of issues affecting the countries' defense relationships. The talks were held two weeks after the US Britain, and Australia announced a security pact for nuclear-powered submarines.