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NEW YORK: Kylian Mbappe heads into France’s World Cup opener against Senegal on Tuesday with questions swirling around him after a season that has left the country’s biggest football ‌star under immense pressure. The France captain drew a blank in warm-up games against Ivory Coast and Northern Ireland and ended the season at Real Madrid … Read more

LONDON: Portugal’s World Cup squad will wear commemorative wristbands in tribute to late former teammate Diogo Jota, midfielder Vitinha ‌said on Saturday, as they prepare to open their Group K campaign against DR Congo next week. The wristbands, a gift from Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, carry the names of all squad members alongside that of former Portugal forward Jota, … Read more

Civil defence teams recovered his body after nearly 24-hour search and recovery operation Al-Qa’qa’ bin Antar, dubbed ‘Spider-Man of Yemen’ dies after falling into a volcanic crater. A Yemeni free climber who gained social media fame for scaling sheer rock faces without ropes or safety equipment died after falling into a volcanic crater on Friday, … Read more

Says at a time when international attention is focused on Pakistan, unrest in AJK damaging Pakistan’s reputation Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari delivers a video address on the party’s 58th foundation day, Sunday, Nov 30, 2025. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday appealed directly to protesters in Azad … Read more

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty (L), Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar (C) and Türkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Photos: File Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held separate telephone conversations on Saturday night with the foreign ministers of Turkiye and Egypt, discussing the evolving regional situation and recent progress towards an understanding between the … Read more

Hussain Tariq flags 54% electricity inflation, asks how minimum wage earners will pay bills Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA Hussain Tariq on Sunday termed direct tax targets, set out in the new budget at Rs6.9 trillion, as “very ambitious and unlikely to be achieved,” calling on Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to respond to his concerns. … Read more

PUBLISHED June 14, 2026 The first season of Murder Mindfully introduced us to an unusual protagonist: Björn Diemel, a stressed lawyer discovers mindfulness techniques and somehow manages to use them as a framework for organised crime, murder, and personal fulfillment. It was a premise so absurd that it should never have worked and this thought … Read more

. CHAKWAL: A tragic incident in Chakwal has raised serious questions about law enforcement procedures after a nine-year-old girl was allegedly killed in firing by personnel of the Crime Control Department (CCD), while her father and brother sustained critical injuries. Following the incident, a CCD official has been taken into custody. According to police, Australian … Read more

. RAWALPINDI: The Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control Department has failed to achieve its property tax collection target for the outgoing fiscal year 2025-26 despite expanding the tax net and increasing property valuation rates notified by deputy commissioners. The Director General Excise and Taxation has directed all officers and field staff to remain in the … Read more

Mughal’s artwork leans into cultural, folkloristic imagery to depict shared heritage The “Tales from the Inner Kingdom” exhibition at Gallery 6, Islamabad, offers viewers an opportunity to experience a deeply personal yet universally resonant body of work that celebrates imagination, cultural memory and creative freedom. PHOTOs: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: Lahore-based contemporary artist Imran Mughal’s solo exhibition … Read more