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KARACHI: Olympic champion Arshad Nadeem travelled to South Africa for a training camp without obtaining a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB), raising questions over the arrangements surrounding the country’s top athlete. A well-placed PSB source told this correspondent that Arshad did not inform the board before leaving for South Africa, where … Read more
BUDAPEST: Tokyo Olympics champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen will renew his fierce 1,500m rivalry with Briton Josh Kerr at World Athletics’ inaugural Ultimate Championship next month after both athletes received exceptional invitations for the meet. The pair have met multiple times over 1,500m, with Norway’s Ingebrigtsen holding a significant head-to-head advantage over Kerr, though they have not … Read more
[ PKI warns of 3 million tonne shortfall, fears mount as support price fails farmers LAHORE: Millions of wheat growers across Pakistan face a bleak sowing season this year, with farmer representatives warning that the country could face a shortfall of nearly three million tonnes of wheat, forcing the government to spend roughly $1.2 billion … Read more
Ukraine pleaded for the expensive weapons, and ultimately got them, but drones have rendered them almost unusable.
[Critics said the children’s costume evoked blackface imagery. Target said, “We know we got this wrong, and we are deeply sorry.”
Irregular, an Israeli start-up, worked with OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to assess the security of their A.I. models. It made a mistake. Then the tests went off the rails.
Artemis Ghasemzadeh, who had escaped religious persecution, was deported to Panama under Trump’s immigration crackdown. Now, Canada has given her asylum.
The actual prevalence, researchers said, may be much higher.
The creators of the “National Treasure Hunt” podcast bring their passion for the Nicolas Cage heist movie to the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence.
Sri Lanka trail India by 373 runs AFP August 25, 2026 1 min read India’s Prasidh Krishna (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis during the third day of the second Test at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo on August 25, 2026. Photo: AFP COLOMBO: Sri Lanka … Read more