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Greece’s heatwave began Saturday and will peak Monday-Tuesday, with mainland and Crete hottest A tourist fainted due to extreme heat as Greece is facing very hot summer. PHOTO: REUTERS Greece is bracing for the peak of a heat wave expected early this week, with temperatures forecast to reach as high as 41°C (105.8F) in parts … Read more
Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole with the largest advantage of the season. PHOTO: AFP/File BELGIUM: Championship leader Kimi Antonelli roared to pole position for Mercedes on Saturday when he beat Red Bull’s four-time champion Max Verstappen in the final seconds of Belgian Grand Prix qualifying. The 19-year-old Italian clocked a superbly-executed best lap in one … Read more
District administration has yet to notify revised official property valuation rates RAWALPINDI: Property transactions across Rawalpindi district have remained completely suspended for nearly three weeks as the district administration has yet to notify revised official property valuation rates (DC rates) for the new financial year, despite 20 days having elapsed since its commencement. The delay … Read more
Iran shipped billions in oil during its cease-fire with the U.S.
Amman conveys ‘strongly worded’ message of protest, calling attacks on the kingdom a violation of its sovereignty Jordan on Sunday summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Amman and conveyed a “strongly worded” message of protest over what it described as continued Iranian attacks on the kingdom, according to the Jordanian Foreign Ministry. In a statement, the … Read more
Sam Burns fires a 65 to seize a two-shot lead at the British Open. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Sam Burns will take a two-shot lead into Sunday’s final round of the British Open as Rory McIlroy launched a scathing attack on Bryson DeChambeau after his third round on Saturday. American Burns is one of three players … Read more
KHYBER: The future of the Literacy for All in FATA programme, launched in 2016 to provide education to out-of-school children in the merged tribal districts, has once again become uncertain due to financial and administrative delays. Around 269 male and female teachers have gone without salaries for more than 30 months, while the education of … Read more
Israel watches tensely as the fighting between U.S. and Iran escalates.
Two earthquakes struck at 24km and 18km depths after the first was initially reported as magnitude 5.6 People pray next to the bodies of four victims of the earthquake of magnitude 5.6 that struck Central Peru on Saturday, in Chupuro, Peru, July 19, 2026. REUTERS At least six people were killed and 21 injured after … Read more
The match in New Jersey will be the first World Cup fixture that Trump has attended US President Donald Trump is set to present the FIFA World Cup trophy on Sunday. Photo: AFP BEDMINSTER: US President Donald Trump will bask in the spotlight at the World Cup final on Sunday — after already providing one … Read more