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NEW ZEALAND: Seamer Kyle Jamieson held his nerve in the final over for a second straight game to seal a nine-run victory for New Zealand over the West Indies in a tense finale to the third T20 international on Sunday. The visitors threatened to surpass New Zealand’s 177-9 in Nelson but were dismissed for 168 … Read more
TURIN: Novak Djokovic has pulled out of the ATP Finals with a shoulder injury, shortly after winning his 101st career title, the 24-time Grand Slam champion confirmed on Saturday. The 38-year-old will be replaced in the Jimmy Connors Group by Lorenzo Musetti, who was beaten by Djokovic in the final of an ATP event in … Read more
Typhoon Fung-wong is heading for the main island of Luzon, causing tens of thousands to be evacuated after another storm killed more than 200 last week.
Director Shai Carmeli-Pollak’s film about Palestinian boy’s journey to the sea sparks empathy in a divided homeland The director of Israel’s entry for the 2026 Oscars about a Palestinian boy’s quest to see the sea hopes it will help arouse compassion in his homeland during so much conflict. Prospects for lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians … Read more
[The changes would make it easier for American firms to obtain key minerals, delivering on what the White House said the two countries had agreed to at last month’s summit.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif meets Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Baku. Photo: NNI BAKU: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with President of Republic of Turkiye Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the Victory Day Parade held on Saturday and discussed matters of mutual interest. Chief of the Army Staff, Field Marshal Syed Asim … Read more
A decades-old killing in a tiny village in a northern mountain town has turned the village into a destination for true-crime enthusiasts, creating a headache for remaining residents.
[ IT, e-commerce, freelancers hit hard as poor network management compounds cable faults KARACHI: Recurring internet slowdowns in Pakistan are increasingly disrupting the country’s digital economy, with Information Technology (IT), e-commerce, freelancing and other service-based sectors facing mounting operational challenges. Whilst internet service providers cite undersea cable faults and domestic backhaul constraints as primary causes, … Read more
ISLAMABAD: A slowdown in handling sugar imports by the Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has led to delay in offloading goods by other sectors at Port Qasim, inflicting huge demurrage costs. Sources told The Express Tribune that Port Qasim had the capacity to offload 4,500 metric tons of sugar but it was not being fully … Read more
[ BENGALURU: Dubai’s AIR, the owner of hookah brand Al Fakher, said on Friday it had agreed to go public in the US through a merger with blank-check firm Cantor Equity Partners III, in a deal valuing the combined company (SPAC) at $1.75 billion. The deal with the Cantor Fitzgerald-backed special purpose acquisition company comes … Read more
