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LOS ANGELES: YouTuber-turned-prizefighter Jake Paul faces former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua on Friday in a money-spinning made-for-streaming bout that has triggered alarm across the boxing world. Just over a year after his much-derided victory over a 58-year-old Mike Tyson, the 28-year-old American Paul will climb into the ring at Miami’s Kaseya Center to confront a … Read more
KARACHI: Pakistan recorded a current account surplus of $100 million in November 2025, reversing a deficit of $291 million in October, but the modest improvement came despite a sharp decline in goods exports and was driven almost entirely by remittances sent by overseas Pakistani labourers who continue to receive little to no institutional support from … Read more
[ KARACHI: The 10-day-long strike by goods transporters has brought import and export activities to a halt, leading to a buildup of imported containers at ports. However, spokesmen for Karachi Port and Port Qasim have stated that port operations are continuing as normal and there has been no disruption to the arrival and departure of … Read more
The Democratic measure was defeated mostly along party lines, along with another resolution that would have halted the military’s escalating campaign of boat attacks.
[Israel’s granting of an export permit is the final step to allow the deal, first announced by energy companies in August, to proceed.
President Trump said the United States wanted to reclaim expropriated oil assets, setting off a nationalist reaction in a country where the resource holds a mythical status.
LONDON: Celtic chairman Peter Lawwell announced he will leave the club at the end of the year on Wednesday due to “intolerable” levels of “abuse and threats”. The Glasgow giants have endured a torrid season so far on and off the field with the fans taking aim at the board for a perceived lack of … Read more
[ Govt raises Rs445b in bond auction; gold hits Rs453,562/tola; silver surges to record high at Rs6,822 Controlling the rupee-dollar exchange rate has made imports cheaper, putting export earnings at risk of slippage; a situation that may lead to widening of fiscal and current account deficits in the future. Photo: file KARACHI: Pakistan’s Real Effective … Read more
PARIS: Barcelona and Lyon clinched places in the quarter-finals of the Women’s Champions League on Wednesday, while Chelsea came from behind to beat Wolfsburg and qualify directly for the last eight. Holders Arsenal must go through the play-offs along with Manchester United after missing out on a top-four finish, as Bayern Munich pinched the final … Read more
He rose from poverty to become one of the Netherlands’ most revered dance makers, creating more than 150 avant-garde works in a career spanning eight decades.