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Alexander Zverev has reached three Grand Slam finals in his career. Photo: AFP PARIS: Alexander Zverev may insist that he does not “particularly care” about being the runaway favourite to win a maiden Grand Slam title, but the second seed will know the pressure lies squarely on his shoulders in Friday’s French Open semi-finals. The German will face Czech … Read more

Ahmed shot to fame in December when he wrested gun from one of the attackers during attack Ahmed al Ahmed. A Sydney man credited with saving dozens of lives during last year’s deadly mass shooting on Bondi Beach has been charged with assaulting his father, local media and police said on Thursday. Ahmed al Ahmed … Read more

Kim says expansion needed given worsening security threats, long-term confrontation with ‘ferocious enemies’ North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the country’s nuclear material production base and nuclear weapons institute, at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this photo released by North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on January 29, 2025. PHOTO: KCNA … Read more

Building fires are common in India due to a lack of firefighting equipment, routine disregard for safety regulations Police officers stand at the site a day after a fire at a hotel in New Delhi, India. PHOTO: REUTERS The Delhi government will launch a crackdown on properties violating fire safety ​norms after a fire at … Read more

Under the shade of recently planted poplars in northeastern Afghanistan, village leader Ghulam Ali Poya is proud to see residents rediscover the value of trees after years of wartime deforestation. “There were forests of pistachio trees,” he told AFP, gesturing to the bare mountains that surround Char Bagh’s mud homes. “During the conflicts and the … Read more

The House voted 215 to 208, as four Republicans voted with Democrats in ‌favour of the war powers resolution President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note — breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money. Photo: AFP/ File The Republican-led US House of Representatives approved a resolution on Wednesday to … Read more

Says 10 Pakistanis still in custody of Somali pirates, contact had been established with the Somali government Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Andrabi speaking at the FO weekly press briefing. SCREENGRAB Pakistan on Thursday reiterated that its position on the Abraham Accords remains unchanged, stressing that the country continues to support a free, independent and sovereign Palestinian … Read more

New orders may follow a fast-track procurement route designed to meet urgent operational needs Iranian built Shahed-136 drones being used in Ukraine by Russia (Picture: Iranian MOD) India is likely to order more than $2 billion worth of ​military drones from domestic firms this year in its biggest such purchase, an industry body working with … Read more

JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu downplayed on Wednesday a row with US President Donald Trump, saying they both were aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to achieve peace between Israel and Lebanon. Trump confirmed in an interview published on Wednesday in the New York Post that he had a tense exchange … Read more

. GANSBAAI: Hundreds of foreigners fearing for their lives have taken shelter in community halls on South Africa’s south coast, saying mobs of locals were going door-to-door telling them to leave the country. Mostly nationals of Malawi and Mozambique, many told AFP they had fled their homes at the weekend and spent nights in the … Read more