In a significant show of solidarity, King Charles III met members of the exiled Afghan Refugee Women's Cricket Team at Clarence House in London on Wednesday. The meeting was widely seen as a gesture of support for Afghan women athletes who have been denied the right to play sports under Taliban rule since the group's return to power in Afghanistan in 2021.
India has strongly criticised what it described as "indecorous" behaviour during a public lecture delivered by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant at Birkbeck, University of London, where a tense exchange unfolded between audience members and event organisers.
