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Netherlands international Steven Bergwijn scored twice inside the opening 38 minutes for Al-Ittihad. Photo: REUTERS ABU DHABI: Former champions, Saudi Arabia’s Al-Ittihad booked their place in the league phase of the Asian Champions League Elite on Tuesday with a 4-1 playoff win over Al-Jazira from the United Arab Emirates, while Uzbekistan’s Pakhtakor won 3-0 against … Read more
[The latest Consumer Price Index report will either help to reinforce patience or compel officials to more readily consider lifting borrowing costs.
Solar eclipses occur when the sun, moon and Earth align in space.
[The war with Iran injected volatility into the oil and gas market, with prices rising and falling in concert with the conflict.
Defence authorities dismiss reports ahead of President Xi’s expected New Delhi visit for BRICS summit next month India’s foreign ministry said peace along its disputed border with China is critical to ties between the Asian neighbours, amid reports of renewed military tensions between the two countries’ troops in a remote corner of the Himalayas. New Delhi’s comment is its second in less than a week and comes as the Asian … Read more
As many as 38 nations, 873 participants to compete in the 8th WT President’s Cup Asian Region KARACHI: Pakistan is set to host one of the biggest international taekwondo competitions in its history, with the 8th World Taekwondo President’s Cup Asian Region scheduled to take place at the Jinnah Sports Complex in Lahore from August … Read more
Dhananjaya De Silva will lead a 16-player unit for the opening Test in Galle. Sri Lanka have announced a 16-member squad for the first Test of their ICC World Test Championship series against India, with Dhananjaya de Silva leading the side and Kamindu Mendis appointed his deputy. The opening Test will be played in Galle … Read more
As a vice premier and then premier, he helped transform China into the world’s leading manufacturing power and led his country into the World Trade Organization.
Urges Washington to boost air defence, pressure Moscow as peace talks remain stalled Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, August 13, 2025. REUTERS Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country has given the United States proposals for ending the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “We passed our proposals to the American … Read more
Gregg Araki’s coming-of-age drama, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, tracks the story of two traumas with one source: a baseball coach.