DETROIT: West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is deploying 300 to 400 National Guard troops to the District of Columbia at the request of the Trump administration, the governor’s office said on Saturday. The deployment is “a show of commitment to public safety and regional cooperation” and will include providing equipment and specialized training alongside the … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways has launched a plan to restore several old railway routes that have been closed for years, aiming to strengthen connectivity and boost commercial activity. According to documents available with WealthPK, the Sibi-Harnai section, shut since 2006, has already been restored. The ministry has surveyed seven more routes to assess their practicality … Read more

MIAMI: Lionel Messi returned from injury as a reserve and scored in the 84th minute to spark Inter Miami over the defending MLS champion Los Angeles Galaxy 3-1 on Saturday. The iconic 38-year-old Argentine striker was back on the field for Miami after suffering what Inter coach Javier Mascherano had called a “minor muscle injury” … Read more

COPENHAGEN: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a “problem”, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war as her country currently holds the EU presidency. “Netanyahu is now a problem in himself,” Frederiksen said in an interview with the Jyllands-Posten daily, adding … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s economic managers have stressed that government guarantee should be phased out to ensure that the Pakistan Skill Impact Bond become self-sustaining and move towards a public-private partnership model. The matter was taken up in a recent meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) while considering a Rs1 billion government guarantee for floating … Read more

Rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison in a million-dollar fraud scheme, the BBC reported. The “Beautiful Girls” singer was convicted earlier this year, along with his mother, in a wire fraud scheme where they stole luxury items including watches, a 232-inch LED TV, a bulletproof Cadillac … Read more

TRIPOLI: Tens of thousands of Libyans voted in local elections on Saturday in areas controlled by the Tripoli government but opposition from a rival administration in the east prevented the polls going ahead elsewhere. The elections were seen as a test of democracy in a nation still plagued by division and instability after years of … Read more

England’s young leg-spinner Rehan Ahmed has set his sights on earning a place in the squad for this year’s Ashes series, declaring his ambition to establish himself as a genuine all-rounder on Friday. The 21-year-old stressed that while bowling remains his primary strength, he is determined to add greater consistency with the bat to contribute … Read more

VIENNA: Equipped with an infrared thermometer, Austrian artist Jonas Griessler measures the sweltering heat in an inner courtyard in the centre of Vienna. Thanks to his collective’s art work covering the black asphalt with a multitude of bright colours, the ground temperature has dropped from 31C to 20C. Initiated by the museum showing the private … Read more