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Pakistan

£190 million reference verdict to be announced on Monday

The much-anticipated verdict in the £190 million case against PTI Chairman Imran Khan will be announced on January...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:36pm

Pakistan

Khawaja Asif hopes verdict in £190 million case would be ‘fact-based’

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif expressed hope on Sunday that the decision in the £190 million case against former...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:22pm

USA

Trump calls California leaders ‘incompetent’ over fire response

LOS ANGELES: US President-elect Donald Trump accused California officials on Sunday of incompetence over their...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:22pm

USA

Aerial assault aims to stem LA Palisades fire eastward spread

LOS ANGELES: Aircraft dropped water and fire retardant on steep hills to stem the eastward spread of the Palisades...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:21pm

Pakistan

After meeting Imran Khan, PTI says ‘ready for third round of talks’

Sets January 31 as cut off date for negotiations with govt

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 11:12pm

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza

Nobel Peace laureate says she would continue to call out Israel's violations of international law and human rights in Gaza

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:55pm

Asia

South Korea Yoon’s lawyer says president will not attend first impeachment trial hearing, Yonhap reports

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol will not attend the first formal hearing of the trial to determine...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:12pm

Pakistan

Pakistan strongly rejects Afghanistan’s ‘baseless allegations’ of training Daesh militants

Defense Minister Khawaja Asif urges interim Afghan authorities to fulfil their commitments to international community by dismantling terrorist infrastructure, and not shift blame

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:59pm

Middle East

Arab, EU diplomats in Saudi for talks on support for Syria

RIYADH: Top diplomats from the Middle East and Europe were arriving in the Saudi capital on Sunday to discuss Syria,...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

Pakistan

Nine terrorists killed in two operations in North Waziristan: ISPR

Security forces killed nine terrorists in two separate operations in North Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:58pm

Europe

Trump’s Ukraine envoy says world must reinstate ‘maximum pressure’ on Iran

PARIS: The world must return to a policy of “maximum pressure” against Iran to turn it into a more democratic...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:36pm

Sports

India’s cricket board elects Devajit Saikia to top job

MUMBAI: India’s powerful and hugely wealthy cricket board on Sunday elected its new chief, former player and...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 09:35pm

Middle East

Biden likely to talk with Netanyahu; hostage deal ‘very close’: security adviser

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Joe Biden will likely talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu soon, his...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 09:33pm

Sports

High-flying Afghanistan announce Champions Trophy squad

KABUL: Afghanistan announced their squad Sunday for next month’s Champions Trophy, with prolific opener Ibrahim...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 09:26pm

USA

San Fernando Valley under threat as Los Angeles fire rages on

LOS ANGELES: Firefighters were slowly making progress in their battle to contain the inferno that has razed swathes...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 08:47pm

Energy

Tougher US sanctions to curb Russian oil supply to China and India

NEW DELHI/SINGAPORE: Chinese and Indian refiners will source more oil from the Middle East, Africa and the Americas,...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 08:41pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets fall after stronger than expected US jobs data

Most stock markets in the Gulf were subdued on Sunday following stronger than expected U.S. jobs data, which...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 07:20pm

Sports

Habib makes history as first Lebanese to win Grand Slam match

MELBOURNE: Lebanon’s Hady Habib made history Sunday at the Australian Open by becoming the first player from his...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 06:13pm

Sports

Second seed Zverev cruises into Australian Open second round

MELBOURNE: Clinical world number two Alexander Zverev surged into the Australian Open second round Sunday with a...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 06:10pm

Malala Yousafzai says ‘Israel has decimated the entire education system’ in Gaza

Published 12 Jan, 2025 04:40pm

High quality CPEC 2.0 development: Pakistan and China reaffirm commitment

Both sides acknowledge the pivotal role of CPEC in promoting regional connectivity, win-win cooperation and common prosperity

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 03:55pm

Sports

Aggressive Aryna Sabalenka storms on as rain mars Australian Open

MELBOURNE: Aryna Sabalenka powered past Sloane Stephens to begin her quest for a third consecutive Australian Open...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:56pm

Europe

Russia says it takes control of two villages in Eastern Ukraine

MOSCOW: Russian troops have taken control of the villages of Yantarne in the Donetsk region and Kalynove in the...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 02:51pm

Sports

Novak Djokovic reveals ‘energetic disc’ as new secret weapon

MELBOURNE: Novak Djokovic has revealed a new secret weapon that he credits with helping keep him healthy and prolong...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:45pm

Europe

Czech restaurant fire kills six people

PRAGUE: A restaurant fire in a northwestern city in the Czech Republic killed six people and injured eight, rescue...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:23pm

Sports

Najmul Hossain Shanto to lead Bangladesh in Champions Trophy

DHAKA: Najmul Hossain Shanto will captain Bangladesh in the Champions Trophy in Pakistan and Dubai next month, the...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 01:19pm

Europe

Croats vote for president, with incumbent Milanovic ahead in opinion polls

ZAGREB: Croats were voting on Sunday in a presidential run-off election, with incumbent Zoran Milanovic ahead in...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:23pm

Sports

Shakib’s bowling suspension stays in place after failed reassessment

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan’s suspension from bowling in all competitions organised by the England and...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:13pm

Sports

New Zealand name five seamers in Champions Trophy squad

Seamers Ben Sears, Nathan Smith and Will O’Rourke will play their first global tournament at the Champions Trophy in...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:07pm

USA

Biden admin delays enforcement of order blocking Nippon Steel, US Steel deal

WASHINGTON: US Steel said in a statement on Saturday that the Biden administration will hold off enforcing a...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 12:03pm

Sports

Danielle Collins seeks more success after backhanding retirement aside

Danielle Collins wasn’t planning on being Down Under this month but the reversal of her retirement plans has her...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:52am

Sports

J.J. Spaun climbs into lead at Sony Open in Hawaii

Even with a narrow lead and any number of golfers capable of surging to the top, J.J. Spaun knows it’s best to limit...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:48am

South Asia

India set for Maha Kumbh Mela, the world’s largest gathering of humanity

PRAYAGRAJ: A six-week Maha Kumbh Mela or Great Pitcher Festival begins in India on Monday, a Hindu sacred event that...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:28am

Asia

Malaysia PM denies hiding document on ex-premier Najib’s home detention

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said the government did not conceal any document relating to...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:18am

Sports

Rusty Zheng Qinwen into second round as Grand Slam tennis, rain return to Melbourne

MELBOURNE: Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen fought her way into the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(3)...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:13am

Asia

Japan Foreign Minister Iwaya says he will attend Trump inauguration ceremony

TOKYO: Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said on Sunday he planned to attend Donald Trump’s inauguration as US...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:06am

Business & Finance

China central bank governor Pan meets BOE’s Bailey in Beijing

SHANGHAI: People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met his Bank of England counterpart, Andrew Bailey, on...

Published 12 Jan, 2025 11:03am

12 dead in trailer-bus collision on Indus Highway

PESHAWAR: At least 12 people including a woman and children died and 25 other injured in a collision between a...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:28am

1st phase of ZAB expressway opened: Bilawal for uplifting Karachi infrastructure

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the development of Karachi is...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:28am

FCAS to contribute in uplifting economy: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said that the faceless customs assessment system (FCAS) would...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:28am

PM says country falls short in female literacy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has pointed out that alarmingly over 22.8 million children between the age...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:26am

Malala takes centre stage at girls moot

ISLAMABAD: As Afghanistan chose to stay away from International Girls Conference, Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:25am

Muslim World League’s SG for countering misconceptions regarding girls’ education in Islam

ISLAMABAD: Secretary General of Muslim World League (MWL) Muhammad Bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa on Saturday stressed the...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:25am

No law or policy can be described as discriminatory without substantiation: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that it would not be enough to say that a piece of legislation or a policy...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:25am

Aurangzeb leaves for Hong Kong

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb, on Saturday, left for Hong Kong to...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:25am

Zardari likely to visit China next month

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari is expected to visit China on February 6-7, 2025 during which approximately ...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:24am

NA Secretariat seeks PSDP proposals from ministries

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Secretariat has directed Ministries and Divisions to submit their proposals for the...

Updated 12 Jan, 2025 10:24am

Opinion

Global economy: China anchor of stability

Amid numerous challenges faced by the global economy, China, as the world’s second-largest economy, continues to...