Italy, Bosnia chase WC return

Italy’s national pride as a football nation rests on their qualification for the 2026 World Cup. MILAN: Italy have one more obstacle standing between them and a return to the World Cup in the shape of Bosnia and Hercegovina, who host the Azzurri on Tuesday in what promises to be a tense qualification play-off final … Read more

Punjab education minister announces resumption of classes from April 1

Provincial govt rubbishes alleged notification falsely stating schools would adopt ‘four-day working week’ Punjab Minister for School Education Rana Sikandar Hayat announced on Monday that educational activities in the province would resume from April 1. In a post on X, he stated, “Educational activities will resume in educational institutions with regular classes five days a week starting from … Read more

Australian police believe fugitive accused of killing two officers shot dead

More than 450 police ‌officers ⁠had been involved in the hunt for Freeman since August A police vehicle at the scene where police said they believe fugitive gunman Desmond Freeman, who had been on the run for seven months for allegedly killing two ​police officers, was shot dead in a police ‌operation in Porepunkah, Australia, … Read more

Tudor tenure ends in turmoil

Igor Tudor departs Tottenham Hotspur after just five weeks in charge, with the club languishing near the relegation zone. Photo: REUTERS/FILE LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur’s brief experiment with Igor Tudor came to an abrupt end on Sunday, with the Premier League strugglers announcing they had “mutually agreed” to part ways with their interim manager after just … Read more

Heavy rain, floods kill 22 people in Afghanistan

Conditions remain “unstable” in parts of the country on Monday, with continued risk of further rain, flooding An Afghan man reacts as he stands amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS Heavy rain that triggered … Read more