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World

Ukraine officials say Russian shelling injures at least 4 in Kharkiv

At least 4 people were injured on Sunday in Russian shelling of a district of Kharkiv, the biggest city in eastern...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 11:57pm

World

Four dead as boat sinks in Bangladesh's Buriganga river

At least four people died after a boat carrying 20 people sank in Bangladesh's Buriganga river near the capital ...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 11:53pm

Cricket

Bangladesh win T20 series against Afghanistan for first time

SYLHET: Opener Liton Das top-scored with 35 as Bangladesh defeated Afghanistan by six wickets in the second Twenty20...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 11:06pm

Pakistan

Pakistan, Iran vow to counter terrorism in border areas

The military commanders of both sides agreed that terrorism was a common threat to the region in general and both countries in particular

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:28pm

Pakistan

Clarification

ISLAMABAD: Minister of Commerce has issued a clarification in response to a news item carried by Business Recorder...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:55pm

Editorials

General election on time?

EDITORIAL: When national elections are to be held is a given unless a sitting government decides to go for early...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:54pm

Pakistan

Govt to step down before completion of its tenure next month: PM Shehbaz

Says if given a chance in the next election, PML-N would bring revolution in the field of education

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 08:53pm

Technology

Microsoft signs agreement to keep Call of Duty on Playstation

Microsoft has signed an agreement to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation following the acquisition of Activision...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 08:30pm

Middle East

Riyadh, Tokyo to cooperate on energy security, hydrogen and ammonia

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it remains committed to secure oil supplies for Japan and will continue...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 07:39pm

Pakistan

5 killed, 13 injured as tourist bus plunges into ravine in Diamer

Efforts are underway to shift the injured and dead to nearby hospitals

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 07:10pm

Stocks

Wall St Week Ahead-Investors brace for earnings from ‘Magnificent Seven’ US growth giants

NEW YORK: A handful of massive growth and technology names that have dominated the U.S. stock market in 2023 are set...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 07:03pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets extend gains; Egypt flat

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday, extending gains from the previous session when slowing US...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:59pm

Cricket

De Silva leads Sri Lanka’s fight against Pakistan in Galle Test

GALLE: Dhananjaya de Silva hit an unbeaten 94 as Sri Lanka recovered from an early collapse to reach 242-6 at stumps...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 06:54pm

Sports

‘World watching’ as Djokovic, Alcaraz clash for Wimbledon title

LONDON: Novak Djokovic says the “world of sport” will be watching on Sunday when he faces Carlos Alcaraz in a...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 06:22pm

Europe

Ukraine says fighting in east has intensified

KYIV: Fighting in eastern Ukraine has “somewhat intensified” as Ukrainian and Russian forces clash in at least three...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 05:50pm

Europe

China, Russia to hold joint naval drills

BEIJING: Chinese naval vessels set sail this weekend to participate in joint manoeuvres with the Russian military,...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 05:47pm

Middle East

Iraqi PM Sudani, Syria’s Assad hold talks on security, water in Damascus

BAGHDAD: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani held talks with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 05:26pm

Europe

Putin says Ukraine’s counteroffensive ‘not successful’

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Kyiv’s counteroffensive, launched last month to push back Moscow’s...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 05:12pm

Sports

Australia’s Harris expects Warner to play at Old Trafford

MANCHESTER: Australia’s Marcus Harris is prepared to make an impact if he gets a chance in the Ashes series against...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 03:25pm

USA

7.2 earthquake hits Alaskan peninsula: USGS

WASHINGTON: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Saturday local time, the United States...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 03:14pm

Financial

Japan finance minister: ‘No discussion’ of exchange rates at G7

TOKYO: There was “no discussion” about exchange rates at a meeting of Group of Seven (G7) finance ministers and...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 03:04pm

Europe

Putin says Russia has ‘sufficient’ cluster munitions for tit-for-tat

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country had enough cluster munition to answer if Ukraine was to...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 02:07pm

World

Yellen says Ukraine aid best boost for global economy

GANDHINAGAR: Redoubling support for war-stricken Ukraine is the “single best” way to aid the global economy, US...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 01:50pm

IMF condition: Hike in gas prices on the cards

ISLAMABAD: The federal government is all set to hike the gas price to meet the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 01:41pm

Financial

UBS to retain EY as auditor after Credit Suisse takeover: FT

UBS Group has decided to retain EY as its external auditor, enlarging its role to include Credit Suisse’s accounts...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 12:11pm

Europe

Russia says prevents Ukraine ‘terrorist’ attack on Crimea’s Sevastopol

Russia’s defence ministry said its forces had prevented Ukraine from attacking the Black Sea port of Sevastopol on...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 12:04pm

Sports

Pakistan’s Shaheen bags 100 Test wickets

GALLE: Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed his 100th Test wicket on his return from injury in the first match...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 11:56am

PM explains why base power tariff hiked

Premier says Rs5 per unit increase was made on the demand of the IMF but also to bring circular debt down

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 11:37am

South Asia

G7 finance chiefs to discuss Ukraine aid, debt and tax

GANDHINAGAR: G7 finance chiefs are set to discuss Sunday aid to war-stricken Ukraine, debt distress faced by...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 11:15am

Sports

Ireland ‘feared for their bodies’ in abandoned Colombia warm-up

BRISBANE: Ireland coach Vera Pauw said her players “feared for their bodies” in an abandoned women’s World Cup...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 11:01am

Sports

Germany great Popp chases World Cup glory to cap remarkable career

BERLIN: Germany captain Alexandra Popp will hope there is no repeat of her injury curse when she attempts to crown a...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:52am

Sports

Once ‘humiliated’, South Korea’s Park set for third World Cup

SEOUL: Park Eun-seon was “humiliated” a decade ago by unfounded claims about her sex but has put the episode behind...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:42am

Europe

Spanish PM woos disappointed voters ahead of snap election

MADRID: Ahead of a snap election on July 23, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is struggling to win back moderate...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:36am

Asia

Heavy rains, flooding leave 33 dead in South Korea

SEOUL: Rescuers battled to reach people trapped in a flooded tunnel Sunday in South Korea, where at least 33 people...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:30am

Europe

London’s new ‘super sewer’ to end Thames pollution blight

LONDON: The door of the steel box lift clanks shut and a crane slowly lowers construction workers building London’s...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:22am

Asia

US envoy Kerry heads to China to restart climate talks

BEIJING: US climate envoy John Kerry will head to China on Sunday to meet with his counterpart Xie Zhenhua and...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:15am

USA

‘Hot and dangerous weekend’: US bakes under relentless heat dome

LOS ANGELES: Tens of millions of Americans braced for more sweltering temperatures Sunday as brutal conditions...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:11am

Business & Finance

Lebanon economic crisis means more work for craftsmen

SIDON: Among meandering alleyways in the historic market of Lebanon’s southern city of Sidon, cobblers and menders...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 10:00am

Technology

Losses stack up for FTC’s Khan in US antitrust crackdown

WASHINGTON: FTC chairman Lina Khan is on a mission to embolden US competition enforcers, but a series of court...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 09:55am

Sports

Inter Miami sink to rock bottom ahead of Messi unveiling

MIAMI: Inter Miami will celebrate the signing of Lionel Messi on Sunday but will do so after their winless run...

Published 16 Jul, 2023 09:49am

Extracting cell phone data without person’s consent declared illegal

LAHORE: In an important decision, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday declared access to the phone data of an...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:27am

Courts can issue directions for implementation of policies, laws: CJP

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Umar Ata Bandial said courts do not make policies and laws but they can issue...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Bilawal lays foundation of Dhabeji SEZ project

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party chairman and country’s foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Saturday...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am

Country needs to diversify its energy mix: PM

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said given the increasing energy requirements of the country; the government...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:26am

COAS, top Iranian commander discuss regional security

TEHRAN: Chief of the Army Staff General Asim Munir held detailed talks with the top Iranian commander here Saturday,...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:25am

Asif asks Kabul to dismantle TTP safe havens

ISLAMABAD: Defense Minister Khawaja Asif on Saturday voiced grave concerns over the existence of safe havens for...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:25am

CCP analysis on SME sector: ‘Complex regulatory regime pushes up cost of doing business’

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has declared that the complex regulatory regime has created...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:22am

CCP urges SBP to enable SMEs to avail lower interest rates

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has asked the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to make it easier...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am

Petrol price slashed by Rs9, HSD’s by Rs7

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has reduced petroleum products prices by up to Rs9 per litre. In a televised press...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 09:21am

Opinion

Pakistan’s lifeline restored by IMF

Pakistan and IMF (International Monetary Fund) have reached a $3 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) to help the...

Updated 16 Jul, 2023 06:37am

Pakistan

CM asks LG dept to resolve salary, pension issues

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has directed Local Government and Finance departments to carry out...