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Mohammad Abbas, Khurram Shahzad rock South Africa at start of chase

CENTURION: Pakistan opening bowlers Mohammad Abbas and Khurram Shahzad struck three blows late on the third...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 09:30pm

Sports

Duffy bowls New Zealand to T20 victory over Sri Lanka

MOUNT MAUNGANUI: A late bowling fightback sparked by Jacob Duffy produced a remarkable eight-run victory for New...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 05:23pm

World

Indian state funeral for former PM Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: Mourners in India’s capital gathered Saturday to pay their respects to former prime minister Manmohan...

Updated 28 Dec, 2024 05:08pm

Life & Style

‘Romeo and Juliet’ star Olivia Hussey dies aged 73

LOS ANGELES: Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,”...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 10:29am

Business & Finance

Japan approves record budget for ageing population, defence

TOKYO: Japan’s government on Friday approved a record budget for the next fiscal year, ramping up spending on...

Published 28 Dec, 2024 05:59am

World

North Korean troops slaughtered in ‘hopeless’ Ukraine assaults: US

WASHINGTON: A “human wave” of North Korean soldiers fighting on Russia’s side in the Ukraine war are being sent to...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 10:39pm

World

Driver who killed 35 in China car ramming sentenced to death

BEIJING: A man who killed 35 people in a car attack in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai last month was sentenced...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:53pm

World

Azerbaijan plane crashed ‘due to physical and technical external interference’

BAKU: Azerbaijan Airlines said Friday that the preliminary results of an investigation into the plane that crashed...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 11:10pm

World

German president dissolves parliament, sets Feb 23 election date

BERLIN: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:46pm

Sports

Taylor Fritz motivated for Slam success after low-key off-season

PERTH: Taylor Fritz said Friday he strategically limited his workload during the brief tennis off-season before...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 02:50pm

Sports

Iga Swiatek not expecting WADA appeal over doping scandal

SYDNEY: World number two Iga Swiatek said on Friday she was ready to put a drugs scandal behind her, insisting there...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 02:47pm

World

Yemen rebels claim missile attack on Tel Aviv airport: statement

SANAA: Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Friday said they fired a missile at Israel’s Ben Gurion airport, after...

Updated 27 Dec, 2024 10:09pm

World

India announces state funeral for ex-PM Manmohan Singh

NEW DELHI: India on Friday announced seven days of state mourning after the death of former Prime Minister Manmohan...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 10:45am

World

Israeli minister’s Al-Aqsa mosque visit sparks condemnation

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir visited occupied Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa...

Published 27 Dec, 2024 07:29am

World

Turkey lowers interest rate to 47.5pc

ISTANBUL: Turkey’s central bank lowered its key interest rate on Thursday, the first cut in nearly two years as it...