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 State media announced on Wednesday that Iran has appointed an ambassador to Saudi Arabia, completing a thaw in relations more than seven years after the regional foes broke ties. Alireza Enayati, the new representative, was previously Iran's ambassador to Kuwait, the foreign minister's assistant, and the director general of Gulf affairs at the foreign ministry, according to the English-language Iran Daily. His nomination was not immediately confirmed by the Islamic Republic's foreign ministry. After years of conflict, the major players in the Middle East unexpectedly reconciled on March 10 in China. In 2016, Saudi Arabia broke off diplomatic ties with Iran after attacks on its embassies in Tehran and Mashhad amid demonstrations against the execution of Before committing to the reconciliation accord, the two governments had many rounds of negotiations in Oman and Iraq. Years passed before they made amends after supporting opposite parties in crisis areas all around the Midd...

 The Pakistan Cricket Board has presented a tweaked version of the proposed "hybrid model" for this year's Asia Cup in an effort to allay concerns from the Bangladesh and Sri Lankan cricket authorities. The United Arab Emirates was the neutral location suggested in the original "hybrid model," but the Bangladesh Cricket Board and Sri Lanka Cricket reportedly objected to travel to and from Pakistan, the host nation, to that country. They also reportedly had reservations about the region's hot climate in September, when the Asia Cup is scheduled to take place. India had firmly opposed travelling across the border, but the PCB first suggested the "hybrid format" during an Asian Cricket Council meeting in Bahrain last month to ensure at least a portion of the event is staged in Pakistan. If the ACC members accept the request, which was made by the PCB three days ago, Pakistan will only host four of the initial group stage matches before the other match...

 At the Red Square Victory Day parade in Moscow on Tuesday, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the world was at a "changing moment" and that a "war" had been declared against Russia. Putin declared that Russia would win and said that its forces' future in Ukraine "rests on" their success. 15 months into Russia's offensive in Ukraine, the customary Soviet-style celebration commemorating Moscow's victory over the Nazis was held despite security concerns. At the parade, which also featured elderly veterans and soldiers from Russia's campaign in Ukraine, Putin declared that "civilization is today at a decisive turning point once again." He declared, "A battle has broken out against our motherland." Putin urged victory for Russia: "For Russia, for our armed forces, for victory! Hurrah!” The Russian president has been portraying the war in Ukraine as an existential one that the West has intensified by backing the ...

 According to the interior minister, Mr. Khan was detained because he refused to cooperate with a corruption probe into an alleged land deal involving money that real estate magnate Malik Riaz allegedly owed to the government. Recent events, particularly Mr. Khan's last altercation with the military, seem to indicate that he might have been apprehended for a completely other cause. The Punjab Rangers, not the Islamabad Police, were sent in to capture him from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court, which would appear to confirm the latter hypothesis. The type and location of the demonstrations that erupted after Mr. Khan's detention yesterday indicate that the populace is also angry with the military. Video evidence from a number of protests revealed that the crowds were furious enough to break boundaries no one had dared to previously. Because to Pakistan's unprecedented polycrisis, the military's past has been swiftly coming to light over the past 13 months, particul...