Pakistan Junior girls reach top 8 in Asia/Oceania qualifiers

Zunaisha Noor and Hajra Sohail held their nerve to win 7-6(2), 6-3 and secure qualification ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s junior girls’ tennis team has advanced to the Top-8 of the Junior Billie Jean King Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying event, currently underway in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Placed in Group A alongside Singapore and Macau, Pakistan lost their opening tie … Read more

EU worries over ‘legal gap’ on online child sex abuse

. European Commission spokesman Markus Lammert. Photo: file BRUSSELS: Squabbling between EU countries and lawmakers over how to best tackle child sexual abuse material online is set to create a “major” gap in protection, Brussels warned Tuesday, with talks deadlocked days before current rules expire. A European Union legal framework for online platforms and messaging … Read more

Trump warns of massive retaliation after Israel strike on Iran gas field escalates energy war

Missile exchanges hit Qatar and Saudi Arabia as South Pars attack rattles global energy markets, raises Gulf tensions Members of a Red Crescent rescue team work at a building that was damaged by a strike, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 17, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS … Read more

AI tools raise risk for freelancers

[ Figurines with computers and smartphones are seen in front of the words ‘Artificial Intelligence AI’ in this illustration taken, February 19, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS KARACHI: The rapid rise of “vibe coding,” a practice where users build applications by simply describing ideas to artificial intelligence (AI) tools that generate and execute code, is lowering barriers … Read more