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AJK PM Iftikhar Gilani retains key portfolios pending polls in seven Poonch Division seats and cabinet expansion An eight-member cabinet of the newly formed Azad Jammu and Kashmir government was sworn in on Friday, September 4, 2026. Photo: Express The newly formed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday allocated portfolios to … Read more
A Saudi man in his 40s was hospitalised after an attack; a 58-year-old man was arrested at the scene Police officers stand outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police, in London, Britain March 21, 2023. REUTERS Saudi Arabia’s Embassy in the United Kingdom said on Friday it was closely monitoring the condition of … Read more
A stopover in Thailand was welcome relief for thousands of troops aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln from a grueling deployment. But it was not a complete salve.
Carlos Alcaraz reacts after defeating China’s Wu Yibing to reach the last 16 at the US Open. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Defending singles champions Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka sailed into the last 16 of the US Open on Friday as tennis icons Serena and Venus Williams suffered an agonising defeat on their long-awaited return … Read more
Terrorism enters Punjab through provincial borders, Maryam says, calling for stronger security coordination Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz addresses the e-launching ceremony of the Artificial Intelligence Hub in Lahore. SCREENGRAB Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said the province faced a greater security threat from “neighbouring provinces than from neighbouring countries”, stressing that terrorism … Read more
Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev walks with US special representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff upon their arrival at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia on September 5, 2026. Photo: REUTERS US special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks on how to end the war in Ukraine, where … Read more
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, made a rare trip to meet with Palestinians after international backlash over attacks by Israeli settlers.
Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas played his first match in almost four months as he beat Japan’s Shintaro Mochizuki. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Former top-five player Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, who has struggled in recent years, upset 18th-seeded Jiri Lehecka Friday to reach the US Open fourth round for the first time. Tsitsipas fired four times as … Read more
OpenAI knew of the German incident weeks earlier but kept it secret amid the Hugging Face breach fallout The silhouette of Sam Altman and OpenAI logo are seen in this illustration, June 11, 2026. REUTERS OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was … Read more
James Orr, who has ties to Peter Thiel and JD Vance, was suspended from Reform U.K. after he was filmed apparently arranging contributions from a man posing as a foreign donor.