Trump approved Iran operation after Netanyahu argued for joint killing of Khamenei, sources say

Trump, Netanyahu knew Khamenei meeting in Tehran made him vulnerable to a decapitation strike US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greet each other at the Knesset, West Jerusalem, Israel, Oct, 13,2025.PHOTO: REUTERS Less than 48 hours before the US-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to … Read more

QatarEnergy declares force majeure on LNG contracts

Iranian attacks ‌had knocked out 17% of Qatar’s LNG export capacity, causing around $20b in lost annual revenue A hydrocarbon facility in Qatar. PHOTO: oilandgasmiddleeast.com QatarEnergy on ​Tuesday ‌declared force ​majeure ​on some of ⁠its ​affected ​long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply ​contracts, ​with counterparties including ‌customers ⁠in Italy, Belgium, ​South ​Korea, ⁠and ​China. Iranian … Read more

Tiger Woods eye TGL finals

MIAMI: Tiger Woods will return to competitive golf, minus most of the walking, when he tees it up for Jupiter Links Golf Club on the last night of the TGL finals on Tuesday in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.Sahith Theegala birdied the final hole, giving ‌Los Angeles Golf Club two points and a 6-5 comeback win … Read more

Klopp shuts down Real Madrid speculation

The 58-year-old left Liverpool at the end of the 2023-24 season after a nine-year spell Red Bull’s Global Head of Soccer Juergen Klopp after the press conference. Photo: REUTERS LONDON: Former Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp has dismissed speculation linking him with the Real Madrid job, though the German said he was not completely finished as … Read more

Sinner, Sabalenka march on in Miami

Aryna Sabalenka returns a shot en route to a straight sets defeat of China’s Zheng Qinwen at the Miami Open. Photo: AFP MIAMI: Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka kept their “Sunshine Double” dreams alive with emphatic victories at the ATP/WTA Miami Open on Monday as defending men’s champion Jakub Mensik joined a slew of seeds … Read more

KSE-100 gains 942 points in early trade as PSX sees volatile upward momentum

KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a firm footing on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index gained 942.33 points, or 0.62%, to reach 153,682.70 in early trade against the previous close of 152,740.37. The market’s early performance reflected renewed buying interest, driving the index higher despite a volatile session. The benchmark briefly surged … Read more

WAPDA allocates Rs94.2m for girls’ schools in Diamer

75 community-based schools to educate 2,250 out-of-school girls under the dam project The Water and Power Development Authority on Tuesday allocated over Rs94.2 million for 75 community-based girls’ schools in Diamer, in a fresh push to promote education, particularly for girls, under the Diamer-Bhasha Dam project. The funding, approved under the Community-Based Accelerated Learning Schools … Read more

US to continue strikes on Iran as pause covers only energy sites: Semafor

The United States will continue its strikes on Iran, with the pause applying only to attacks on Tehran’s energy sites, Semafor reported on Monday, citing a US official, during what President Donald Trump has described as “productive” talks with unidentified Iranian officials. Earlier on Monday, Trump had postponed for five days a plan to hit … Read more

North Korea labels South Korea ‘most hostile state’ as Kim vows to harden nuclear posture

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the second day of the first session of the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, North Korea, March 23, 2026, in this picture released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his ​country would permanently strengthen its nuclear … Read more