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Assad’s brother, security official also sentenced to death as critics call ruling ‘performative justice’ A Syrian court sentenced ousted leader Bashar al-Assad to death on Tuesday after a trial in absentia, convicting him of crimes including killings, torture, and arbitrary arrest during the country’s nearly 14-year war. It was the first Syrian conviction against Assad, who … Read more
[But experts warn they may not deliver the gains in efficiency that proponents claim.
UEFA Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will lock horns with UEFA Europa League champions Aston Villa on Wednesday(today) in the UEFA Super Cup at StadionSalzburg in Austria. Aston Villa manager Unai Emery says his side are entering a “new era” as they prepare to face Paris Saint-Germain in the 2026 UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. Villa qualified for the showpiece after winning the … Read more
The government and the United States have renewed their longstanding partnership in higher education through a new five-year agreement between the Higher Education Commission (HEC) and the United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP) that will also entail supporting 66 PhD scholars over a five-year period. They also reaffirmed their shared commitment to academic excellence, human capital development and … Read more
[Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) surrendered early gains on Monday as profit-taking in key index-heavy sectors overshadowed buying interest in energy and cyclical stocks. The benchmark KSE-100 index remained volatile throughout the session, briefly moving higher before selling pressure dragged it into negative territory. Eventually, the index lost 119.74 points, or 0.07%, to close at 181,310.28 … Read more
The innovations include air-conditioned apparel, refrigerators for humans and hand-held fans that use the science behind semiconductors. Governments are making cooling devices central to heat adaptation.
[Mark Reuss became the automaker’s president seven years ago, ascending to a role his father was fired from decades before. We got the chance to speak with him.
Both sides discuss expanding cooperation, pursuing future science and human space flight technology collaborations A picture of NASA headquarters. — Reuters The US ambassador to New Delhi, Ambassador Sergio Gor, said on Tuesday that NASA has invited India to join its ambitious Moon base mission. In a move to deepen the US-India space partnership, the … Read more
Black-market gasoline reaches $38 per gallon in spring before easing as volume of imports grew A man paints walls at a former state-run gas station as Cuba cautiously opens its energy sector to private investment, since the US imposed an oil blockade against the island’s government but authorised US companies to export fuel to private … Read more
JOHANNESBURG: South Africa named spinner Bjorn Fortuin as captain of their Twenty20 side to take on neighbours Namibia and Zimbabwe in a tri-series in Windhoek this month, and a three-game one-day international series. The same squad will play the T20 series from August 28 to September 6 at the Namibia Cricket Ground and three ODIs … Read more