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Gimenez’s stoppage-time header sealed 2-1 win over Inter Milan, handing the Italians their first defeat of the season Atletico Madrid’s Jose Maria Gimenez celebrates scoring their second goal. Photo: REUTERS MADRID: Jose Gimenez’s stoppage-time winner earned Atletico Madrid a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in the Champions League on Wednesday, inflicting the Italians’ first defeat … Read more
Germany host Spain in the first leg of their Nations League final in Kaiserslautern on Friday. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Germany head into their Women’s Nations League final against Spain this weekend with a “score to settle”, months after their painful extra-time elimination in the Euro 2025 semi-finals. Germany play host to the reigning world champions … Read more
China’s rail network is world’s largest, spanning more than 160,000 km (100,000 miles) A train ran into a group of railway workers on Thursday, killing 11 and injuring two, officials in China’s southwestern city of Kunming said, the deadliest rail accident in more than a decade. The train, testing earthquake detection equipment, hit workers on … Read more
Vitinha’s hat-trick inspired PSG to a comeback victory over Tottenham. Photo: AFP PARIS: Midfield star Vitinha scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain came from behind on the way to beating Tottenham Hotspur 5-3 in an action-packed Champions League clash on Wednesday. The Portuguese playmaker cancelled out Richarlison’s opener in stunning fashion just before half-time at … Read more
Kylian Mbappe scored all four goals as Real Madrid hung on to beat Olympiacos 4-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday. Photo: REUTERS GREECE: Kylian Mbappe scored all four goals as Real Madrid hung on to beat Olympiacos 4-3 in the Champions League on Wednesday and end a three-match winless run in all competitions. Chiquinho … Read more
A terrorist attack on a police checkpost in Hangu on Wednesday night resulted in the martyrdom of three police officers and left two others injured. The crossfire erupted at the Qazi Talab checkpost on Shahu Road, police and local officials reported. According to the police, militants targeted the Qazi Talab post, prompting a strong response … Read more
Pakistan notes with alarm experts’ observations that India’s actions have resulted in extensive A file photo of a protest in Indian-occupied Kashmir. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday noted with grave concern the latest findings by the United Nations Special Procedures experts regarding India’s illegal measures in the Indian Illegally-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). The … Read more
China and Japan are in a diplomatic feud over Taiwan, with President Trump in the middle.
The pontiff begins a trip to Turkey and Lebanon on Thursday — the first foreign voyage of his papacy, and his biggest test yet.
[ With a level playing field, industrial units—both for exports and import substitution—will begin to chip away at the trade deficit, external debt, and the risk of credit defaults. Photo: REUTERS LAHORE: The fragile economic recovery of Pakistan is once again under pressure as the current account deficit widens, undermining growth expectations for the ongoing … Read more
