[ MONTREAL/TORONTO: The Canadian government on Saturday moved to end a strike by Air Canada cabin crew by asking a labour board to order binding arbitration, an action that the country’s largest carrier had sought and which the striking flight attendants opposed. Thousands of Air Canada unionised flight attendants walked off the job over a … Read more

WASHINGTON/MOSCOW/KYIV: US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Ukraine should make a deal to end the war with Russia because “Russia is a very big power, and they’re not”, after a summit where Vladimir Putin was reported to have demanded more Ukrainian land. After the two leaders met in Alaska on Friday, Trump told … Read more

PARIS: Paul Pogba watched as Monaco easily beat Le Havre 3-1 in their Ligue 1 opener on Saturday as Lyon won away at Lens. On Friday French giants Marseille suffered a first-day upset 1-0 at 10-man Rennes. In Saturday’s late game last season’s fourth-placed team Nice fell 1-0 at home to Toulouse, but Monaco and … Read more

[ LAHORE: Punjab is set to welcome a new wave of industrial investment as China’s Letin Auto Group has announced plans to set up a small electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in the province. A 15-member delegation of the company, led by its General Manager Xu Zhen, met with Punjab’s Minister for Industries and Commerce … Read more

[ KARACHI: Mushtaq Ahmed Soomro, Secretary Energy Department, Government of Sindh, visited Solar Pakistan 2025, the region’s largest solar energy exhibition. According to a press release issued on Saturday, Soomro said alternative energy is no longer a choice but the way forward for Pakistan’s economic resilience and energy security. He said Solar Pakistan 2025 provides … Read more

KYIV: The US has proposed Ukraine be protected by a NATO-style collective defence guarantee to allay fears of renewed Russian aggression in the event of a peace deal, Italy’s premier and diplomatic sources said Saturday. The suggestion was raised during a call US President Donald Trump held with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders … Read more

GERMANY: Harry Kane and Luis Diaz scored as Bayern Munich beat Stuttgart 2-1 away on Saturday to lift the German Super Cup for a 10th time. The match, which opens the German season with the league and cup winners facing off, was held for the first time since it was renamed for football legend Franz … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: The chief executive officer of Pakistan Revenue Automation Limited (PRAL) has refused to get a temporary extension in his tenure, creating fresh challenges for the government whose decision to either shut down or restructure the entity has already sent ripples among the employees. The PRAL board had offered CEO Amir Malik an extension … Read more