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[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed lower on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index slipped almost 200 points after failing to hold early gains. The index touched the intra-day high of 178,123 before profit-taking set in, leaving it once again short of the critical 178,000-180,000 resistance zone. At the close of trading, the … Read more
Cole Palmer (L) with Fulham’s English midfielder #24 Josh King (C) during the English Premier League football match. Photo: AFP LONDON: Xabi Alonso won his first game as Chelsea boss thanks to Morgan Rogers’s debut goal and Joao Pedro’s strike after just 31 seconds of a pulsating 3-2 victory against Fulham on Monday. Alonso has … Read more
Commission records 4,113 attacks from January through July as Tel Aviv kills over 21,500 children since start of war Attacks by Israeli occupiers across the West Bank surged 63% from January through July compared with the same period last year, a Palestinian government agency said Monday. The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission said it recorded … Read more
[ China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan, Afghanistan-Pakistan railways key to regional connectivity ISLAMABAD: Freight traffic between Uzbekistan and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states increased by around 9 million tonnes, or 40%, over the past five years, reaching 33.5 million tonnes in 2025 and accounting for about 80% of Uzbekistan’s total international freight traffic, according to figures cited by … Read more
[ Bitcoin is up 28% so far in August, set for its biggest monthly gain since November 2024 Not only Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency ether has also been under pressure for months and has lost nearly 40% of its value from an August peak above $4,955. PHOTO: REUTERS Bitcoin rose above $80,000 to hit a more than … Read more
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent unveiled the measures on Monday but stopped short of the most punishing sanctions US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth attends a meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) during the NATO Defence Ministers’ meeting at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, June 18, 2026. REUTERS US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Monday … Read more
The Czech star challenges the ban over her refusal to take an out-of-competition test Marketa Vondrousova has been given a four-year suspension for refusing an anti-doping test. Photo: REUTERS LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: Former Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova has appealed against her four-year doping suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the international body said on … Read more
Many homes caught up in its path had their windows smashed as a result of the high winds Reuters August 25, 2026 Less than a minute read A large tornado moves through Verzeille, France. Photo: Reuters A tornado swept through Aude in southern France late on Monday, damaging more than 300 residences and injuring 15 … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Ahead of the government’s plans to venture into western markets to raise billions of dollars, Moody’s on Monday upgraded Pakistan’s rating to B3 but said international surveys continued to point to weak rule of law and control of corruption and limited government effectiveness. In its rating upgrade, one of the leading international credit … Read more
[ Oil prices recovered ground on Tuesday after settling down more than 2% in the previous session, with investors assessing the impact of the latest US sanctions against Iran. Brent crude futures rose 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $92.44 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was up 37 cents, or 0.4%, at $85.38. Both contracts … Read more