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South Africa secure consolation win over Afghanistan in 3rd ODI

SHARJAH: Aiden Markram’s calm innings helped South Africa avoid suffering a series clean sweep by Afghanistan with a...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 11:38pm

USA

Quad group expands maritime security cooperation at Biden’s farewell summit

CLAYMONT: Leaders of Australia, India, Japan and the United States expanded joint security steps in Asia’s...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:52pm

Stocks

Gulf bourses mixed on regional tensions; Saudi extends gains

Stock markets in the Gulf put in a mixed performance on Sunday amid rising geopolitical tensions in the region,...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:51pm

MENA

Military escalation not in Israel’s ‘best interest’: White House

WASHINGTON: A regional military escalation is not in Israel’s “best interest,” White House National Security...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:50pm

MENA

At least 51 dead in Iran coal mine blast

DUBAI: A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20,...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:50pm

OGDCL, Chinese CCDC sign MoU for shale, tight gas exploration

Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Development Company has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Chinese company CCDC for...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:49pm

Bomb blast kills police officer in foreign diplomats’ security detail in Swat, police say

Diplomats were visiting area on invitation of local chamber of commerce

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:47pm

Army chief vows to ‘hit anyone who threatens’ Israelis

JERUSALEM: Israel’s army chief on Sunday vowed to “hit anyone who threatens” Israelis, saying the military’s ongoing...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 10:30pm

Trump rules out running again in 2028 if defeated in next US vote

WASHINGTON: Republican Donald Trump has ruled out running again in the United States’ 2028 presidential election if...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 10:27pm

PTI to hold public rally in Mianwali on Sept 29: Gandapur

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur has announced...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 10:03pm

MENA

Israel’s strike on Beirut killed 37, Lebanon says

BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Rescue workers in Beirut searched on Saturday for people still missing in rubble a day...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:38pm

South Asia

New Marxist president vows to ‘rewrite Sri Lankan history’

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s Marxist president-elect on Sunday invited his compatriots to help him “rewrite” history in the...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 09:09pm

South Asia

Sri Lanka picks Marxist-leaning Dissanayake as president to fix economy

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 08:58pm

Middle East

UN chief warns of risk of transforming Lebanon into ‘another Gaza’

UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Sunday of the risk of transforming...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 08:53pm

Middle East

Hezbollah says targeted Israeli base, military industry near Haifa

Hezbollah bombs the Rafael military industry complexes in northern Israel with dozens of Katyusha, Fadi-1, and Fadi-2 rockets
The Israeli army says more than 100 projectiles were fired from Lebanon early Sunday morning

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 08:19pm

South Asia

Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of protests

DHAKA: Students returned to classes at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University on Sunday after a weeks-long shutdown sparked...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 07:39pm

Haddad Maia roars back to beat Kasatkina in Korea Open final

SEOUL: Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia won the fourth title of her career with a furious fightback to beat Russian top...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 05:56pm

Middle East

Netanyahu says Israel has ‘landed a series of blows on Hezbollah’

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel had “landed a series of...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 05:45pm

Services acquired from non-residents: FBR issued notices for not allowing input tax adjustments

ISLAMABAD: Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued notices to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for not allowing input...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 04:35pm

USA

Donald Trump refuses Harris call for October debate

WILMINGTON: Donald Trump on Saturday rejected a second debate against Kamala Harris before the November 5 election,...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 04:35pm

Dar asks DISCOs to reassess level of HR requirements

Deputy Prime Minister expresses full resolve of the government to address the governance issues in the DISCOs

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 04:34pm

India probing Netflix for visa violations, racial discrimination, email shows

NEW DELHI: India is investigating the business practices of US streaming giant Netflix’s local operations, including...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 01:10pm

Rohit Sharma pleased with India’s strong start to busy season

CHENNAI: India captain Rohit Sharma was pleased with the strong start to his team’s long Test season after their...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:33pm

USA

Four killed, dozens injured in Alabama mass shooting

WASHINGTON: A mass shooting involving several assailants has left at least four people dead and dozens wounded in...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:24pm

Pep Guardiola says critics want Man City wiped ‘from face of the Earth’

LONDON: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he feels critics of the Premier League champions want the club...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:16pm

Middle East

UAE leader seeks to deepen ‘strategic’ ties in US visit during Mideast crisis

DUBAI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan is due Monday in Washington for a first official visit at a...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:13pm

Europe

Swiss vote on pensions and environment protections

GENEVA: Switzerland may be associated with pristine natural landscapes, but environmentalists sounding the alarm...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 12:07pm

Ashwin bags six wickets as India hammer Bangladesh in first Test

CHENNAI: Ravichandran Ashwin claimed six wickets after a first-innings century with the bat to inspire India to a...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 11:57am

NZ chase 275 to win first Sri Lanka Test after Patel bags six

GALLE: New Zealand spinner Ajaz Patel took 6-90 to dismiss Sri Lanka for 309 on day four of the first Test on Sunday...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 11:53am

PSG boss Enrique reluctant to name Dembele as their next top scorer

REIMS: Paris St Germain coach Luis Enrique has been cautious about tipping Ousmane Dembele as his team’s next top...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 11:26am

Middle East

Israeli forces raid Al Jazeera bureau in West Bank with closure order

CAIRO: Qatari Al Jazeera TV said on Sunday morning that Israeli forces stormed its bureau in the occupied West...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 11:14am

Iron Heads GC shock Crushers GC at LIV Golf Team Championship

Iron Heads GC stunned Crushers GC in the semifinals of the LIV Golf Team Championship on Saturday, recording a 3-0...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 11:04am

Europe

Russia says it downs 15 Ukrainian drones overnight

Russia’s air defence units destroyed 15 drones that Ukraine launched overnight targeting the Russian territory,...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 10:32am

Players struggle with injury and motivation due to tight calendar, Alcaraz says

Four-time grand slam winner Carlos Alcaraz said a tight tennis calendar makes it difficult for players to stay...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 10:26am

PTI manages to hold ‘power show’ despite ‘raids and arrests’

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday peacefully held the much-anticipated power show in the...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:02am

Reserved seats: PTI approaches SC against letters of NA, PA speakers

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has been asked to declare that the Elections (Second Amendment) Act, 2024, has no...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:02am

Lawyer bodies concerned over ‘Amendment Ordinance’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) and Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) expressed grave concern over the...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 10:00am

‘Ordinance’ challenged in LHC

LAHORE: The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Amendment Ordinance 2024 has been challenged before the Lahore...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:58am

Experts’ panel to weigh up EVs financing mechanism

ISLAMABAD: An inter-ministerial meeting decided to constitute a panel of representatives from the Finance Division,...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:58am

Silk Route Expo: Oil, gas firms hold B2B meetings with Chinese cos

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani oil and gas companies held business-to-business meetings with Chinese companies in a bid to...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:58am

CCoSOEs endorses new PRAL board composition

ISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on State-Owned Enterprises (CCoSOEs) approved the reconstitution of the Pakistan...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:57am

Irish firm offers electricity storage solution

ISLAMABAD: An Irish company M/s Zero Terrain has offered Pakistan to establish an electricity storage system of 500...

Updated 22 Sep, 2024 09:56am

New Canton fair, new opportunities

The 136th China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, is scheduled to be held from October 15 to...