Call centre employee Kamal Dhyani’s parents were waiting for him to come home from work so that they could begin celebrations for their wedding anniversary.

As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth year, the battlefield is no longer confined to drones and missile strikes along the frontlines. A series of assassinations on Russian soil suggests that a separate conflict is being fought far from borders.

India clinched the U-19 World Cup title for a record-extending sixth time after defeating England by 100 runs in the final held in Harare.