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Indian cricketers banned for women commentsIndian cricketers banned for women comments
Rahul and Pandya were part of the India squad on the tour of Australia

Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul have been suspended by India's cricket board (the BCCI) after comments about women on a television show.

The ban is with immediate effect and the pair have been told to return home from the tour of Australia to explain themselves.

Pandya has since

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Rahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen refugee arrives in CanadaRahaf al-Qunun: Saudi teen refugee arrives in Canada
Image:The moment Saudi teen refugee Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun arrived in Canada

A Saudi teenager who fled her family alleging abuse and got stranded at a Bangkok airport has arrived in Canada after being granted asylum there.

Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, had been trying to reach Australia via Bangkok but was initially told to return to Kuwait, where

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US troops start Syria pull-out
US troops have begun withdrawing from Syria, compounding weeks of confusion over Donald Trump's policy in the Middle East and raising fears over the fate of America's Kurdish allies.
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Girl (8) drowns as storm hits refugees in Lebanon
An eight-year-old Syrian girl has died in Lebanon after she fell into a swollen river and drowned in the northern town of Minyeh, as refugee camps were battered by extreme winter weather.
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Saudi teen who fled family has been granted asylum in Canada - Trudeau
An 18-year-old Saudi woman who fled her family saying she feared for her life has been granted asylum in Canada, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, as Thai officials confirmed the teen was en route to Toronto.
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Saudi woman's flight rallies opposition to male guardianship
An 18-year-old Saudi woman's flight from what she said was an abusive family has rallied opposition to the kingdom's male guardianship system, still a major constraint on women despite the conservative Muslim country's efforts to open up.
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