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ANGERS: Veteran Dutch rider Marianne Vos took the overall leader’s jersey in the women’s Tour de France on Monday after finishing second behind compatriot Lorena Wiebes on the third stage. Three-time former world champion Vos, 38, moved six seconds ahead of Mauritius’ Kim Le Court in the general classification after a flat 163.5km ride from … Read more

[ Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has launched an initiative to expand and modernise the national shipping fleet as part of efforts to strengthen maritime infrastructure and reduce reliance on foreign vessels. Chairing an agreements’ signing meeting, the federal minister said the initiative is designed not only to cut … Read more

Actor-comedians Eddie Murphy and Pete Davidson team up for The Pickup, a heist film that sees them sparring as a pair of incompatible armoured truck drivers, reports Reuters. Starring opposite Murphy, 64, was “a bucket list thing” for Davidson, 31, who had admired Murphy’s work since he was seven. Unlike their characters, the two had … Read more

ZAPORIZHZHIA: Russian air strikes on southeastern Ukraine killed at least 19 people overnight, officials said on Tuesday, hours after US President Donald Trump said he would shorten a deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to make peace. Sixteen people were killed and dozens wounded when Russia bombed a prison in the front-line Zaporizhzhia region in … Read more

BEIRUT: Washington is ramping up pressure on Beirut to swiftly issue a formal cabinet decision committing to disarm Hezbollah before talks can resume on a halt to Israel’s military operations in Lebanon, five sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Without a public commitment from Lebanese ministers, the US will no longer dispatch US envoy … Read more

[ Listen to article BEIJING: Pakistan has firmly established itself as the leading exporter of boiled beef to China, achieving a striking 139% year-on-year increase in export value during the first half of 2025, according to official trade data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC). Between January and June 2025, Pakistan’s boiled beef exports to … Read more

KARACHI: Palestinian footballer and referee Maha Mohamad Shabat calls for the end of the humanitarian blockade of Gaza as she looks for food and basic amenities needed to survive amid the genocide carried out by Israel. Maha has been working with local schools and on the grassroots level. However, the devastation from daily attacks and … Read more

[ Listen to article KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) purchased $7.2 billion from the inter-bank market between June 2024 and April 2025, according to data compiled by Taurus Securities Limited. This substantial intervention reflects the central bank’s strategy to rebuild foreign exchange reserves and ensure macroeconomic stability amid an International Monetary Fund (IMF)-supported economic reform … Read more