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In cricket, the Men's T20 World Cup concludes with India defeating New Zealand in the final (player of the match Jasprit Bumrah pictured).

• Mojtaba Khamenei is elected Supreme Leader of Iran following the assassination of his father, Ali Khamenei.
• Flooding in Kenya leaves at least 43 people dead.
• The Winter Paralympics open in northern Italy.
• The Rastriya Swatantra Party and its prime ministerial candidate Balen Shah win a landslide victory in the Nepalese general election, called after the Gen Z protests.

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