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At least for now, Powell has won the support of the White House. On March 12, President Bush formally signed off on a plan to create an interim authority that would balance the role of Iraqi insiders and exiles. Given the sheer number of Iraqis living inside the country, compared with the relatively small numbers of exiles, administration officials say that “balance” means the exiles will be outnumbered. And NEWSWEEK has learned that Bush assured British Prime Minister Tony Blair at Camp David last month that the so-called Iraqi Interim Authority would be dominated by internal Iraqis....

The left-handed batsman was in fine form in the two warm-up games that Pakistan played versus Kent and Northamptonshire, scoring a couple of fifties. “It’s a very proud feeling,” Imam said. “Everybody knows that Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan have just retired and our young guys have to do a lot of work and step up. It’s always good to come and prove a point, and we’re looking forward to this series....

Dan, a film restoration expert is tasked with recovering Melody’s video tapes which may hold vital evidence to explain her apparent death, but his work unlocks a much more sinister and supernatural turn of events. As Dan tries hard to get to the truth, the strangest things are happening in the editing room, including the presence of demons and ghosts and much, much more. Newsweek has everything you need to know about Archive 81....

Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy leads this new series as a doting wife trying to break free from her stereotypical role as a secondary character to her husband Kevin McRoberts (Eric Peterson). The comedy aspect of the series may seem familiar to some viewers. All clues seem to point towards a specific show, and a specific actor that audiences know. So we have to ask, is Kevin Can F*** Himself based on Kevin James and his sitcom, Kevin Can Wait?...

Aaron Ramsey seems to have transformed Arsene Wenger’s worries of another unsuccessful season for the Gunners into one of keeping the 22-year old in the team next summer and beyond. He scored his 12th and 13th goals of the season against his hometown club Cardiff City last evening that underlined his importance to Arsenal as a whole and the player’s overall improvement since the shock of a horrendous leg break at Stoke City in early 2010....

According to Down Detector, more than 38,000 people reported issues regarding the world’s largest online retailer on Sunday night and Monday morning. However, the website is now back up and running, although it is unclear why the outage occurred. People also took advantage of the Prime Day deals to stock up on school supplies, with more than 600,000, 240,000 notebooks, and 40,000 calculators bought during the sale.

While sharing the third episode of his series ‘Virugiri Dot Com’ on his social media accounts, Sehwag discussed yesterday’s (September 20) encounter between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. During the video, Sehwag also previewed and made his prediction about today’s (September 21) encounter between PKBS and RR. The video was captioned: You can find the video below: While unfolding yesterday’s match, Sehwag made a jest on RCB’s batters with the announcement of the ECB pulling out from their tour of Pakistan....

Mayank was among the only two retentions for PBKS, as he bagged a three-year contract for ₹12 crore. 590 cricketers will go under the hammer this year and the right-hander’s among the few who won’t have to feel the anxiety of the bidding process. He, however, will closely watch how his team’s planning unfolds on the auction table. Speaking to Boria Majumdar on his show “Auction Reels”, he said:...

Stirling has been in good touch with both bat and ball in T20Is in the recent past. In 93 T20I innings, 31-year-old scored 2606 runs at an average of 34.43 and an impressive strike rate of 136.51. Stirling has one T20I century and 19 half-centuries to his name. He usually opens the batting and looks to play attacking cricket from the word go and puts pressure on the bowlers, especially in the powerplay overs....

It was a comprehensive victory for the Chennai Super Kings, romping home to a ten-wicket victory over the Kings XI Punjab. Winning the toss, Dhoni had no hesitation in letting the home side have first use of the Mohali Pitch. Here are some quick flicks from the Mohali fixture: Shaky start for KXIP High on confidence after a professional thumping of the Pune side a few days back, the KXIP were off to a shaky start....

I sometimes don’t understand the logic some teams use in the IPL. There have been cases when your most powerful striker gets too few overs to bat, putting a lot of pressure on him to hit a maximum off every delivery, or even benching your most consistent player across the previous seasons for the first game and then fail to chase down a meagre total. Pune Warriors India is a side high on flair but low on consistency and results....

New Delhi, Oct 5 (PTI) Mahesh Bhupathi was on Friday accused of non-payment of dues by the production company that was involved in the broadcast of his star-studded league IPTL but the Indian tennis ace said he was not responsible for the situation. Bhupathi founded the International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) in 2014 and the league, which featured stars such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams among others, was halted after the 2016 season due to financial crunch....

The drawdown wasn’t all that happened over the new federal holiday weekend. Iran held an election, and it was not a democratic one. The presumed victor has previously been sanctioned by the United States for gross human rights abuses. “President-elect” Ebrahim Raisi presided over the executions of thousands of political prisoners. This is the guy the White House’s special envoy for Iran, Rob Malley, will join in negotiations over America’s re-entry into the failed Iran nuclear deal....

Russia and China—both JCPOA signatories—backed Tehran through Trump’s “maximum pressure” campaign, offering Iran export lifelines and diplomatic support. Since Biden has come into office, Moscow and Beijing have demanded his “unconditional” return to the JCPOA. The U.S. and Iran are stuck in a negotiating stalemate. Iran says it will not scale back its nuclear program in line with the JCPOA until all Trump-era sanctions are lifted. But Biden has ruled out easing the measures until Tehran walks back its expanded nuclear activities....

Tensions are high between Iran and Israel over a series of murky maritime incidents, including most recently a deadly blast aboard an Israeli-linked ship and an alleged unsanctioned boarding of another United Arab Emirates-owned tanker in the Gulf of Oman. Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told Ynet News on Thursday that “Israel is ready to attack Iran.” “We are at a point where we need to take military action against Iran,” he added, according to the Israeli outlet....

Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday that two Iranians, Ali Nafarieh and Mohammad Ali Babapour, have been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment on charges of spying for the U.S., The Associated Press reported. He did not identify the person sentenced to death as the verdict has been appealed and a final decision will be made by the appeals court. Another man, Mohammad Aminnassab, was sentenced to 10 years on charges of spying for Britain, Esmaili said....

Press TV’s Milad Javanmardi pointed out how Adams says the name of Iran. “First of all, you say you support the Iranian people, but you’re pronouncing our country’s name wrong,” Javanmardi said. “Our country is named ur·aan, not eye·ran. Please, once and for all, let’s get this clear.” Javanmardi then questioned whether or not Adams, a 23-year-old Black man who was raised by a white family, was comfortable representing “a country that has so much discrimination against black people in his own borders....

The accident happened on Sunday close to the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman, some 790 miles southeast of the capital Tehran, Iranian state television channel IRNA explained. The Iranian navy released a statement Monday noting that the incident left at least 19 sailors dead and another 15 wounded. The accident occurred when a support ship—the Konarak, a Hendijan-class fast-attack vessel—was putting out targets in the water for other ships to fire at....

The two-day rally, the third round of the championship reduced to five events following the cancellation of season-opener in Goa, covers a total distance of 339 km of which 116.25 km comprise the two competitive Special Stages that will be run thrice, with two loops on Friday and one more on Saturday. The event was brought forward by a day to accommodate the five-day Dakshin Dare cross-country rally which starts on Monday from Bengaluru....