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Deal targets 17 oilfields, 1.5 million bpd output, to bring Caracas $209 billion in revenue Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez addresses the media following the June 24 earthquakes that struck the country, in Caracas, Venezuela, July 2, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodriguez said on Saturday that an energy agreement with the United States would remain in force … Read more
Liverpool’s Victor Munoz celebrates scoring their second goal against Forest. Photo: AFP LONDON: Victor Munoz saved Andoni Iraola from his first defeat as Liverpool manager with the late strike that rescued a 2-2 draw against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, while Newcastle condemned big-spending Tottenham to a second successive defeat. Forest were set to win at … Read more
Argentina ended the Netherlands’ reign as women’s hockey world champions in dramatic fashion on Saturday, holding the three-time defending champions to a 1-1 draw before prevailing 3-1 in a shootout to lift World Cup for the first time in 16 years. In front of a packed home crowd in Amsterdam, the Dutch appeared on course … Read more
[ Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Ali Pervaiz Malik. Photo: Reuters/ File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik held a meeting at the Overseas Investors Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OICCI) office in Karachi, reviewing key developments in Pakistan’s petroleum sector, energy security, investment opportunities and ongoing reforms. The minister met the … Read more
This photo taken on August 9, 2026 shows armed Israeli soldiers carrying out a foot patrol through the market, in the Old City of Nablus, in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP Alia al-Hallaq’s son Mohammed was nine when he was killed by an Israeli army bullet last October, but the Palestinian homemaker still … Read more
[ KARACHI: Federal Minister for IT Shaza Fatima Khawaja witnessed the signing of a contract between the Pakistan Software Export Board (PSEB) and NED University of Engineering & Technology, formally establishing NED as the Lead University for the South Region under the Semiconductor Education & Research Cluster (SERC), according to a statement issued by the … Read more
[The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) ended a range-bound week on a modestly positive note, with the KSE-100 index closing at 177,697, up 530 points, or 0.3%, week-on-week. Trading stayed cautious as investors watched slow-moving efforts to ease the US-Iran standoff and reopen the Strait of Hormuz for shipping traffic. A public holiday on Wednesday further … Read more
Gessime Yassine scored twice as Strasbourg beat Lens in Ligue 1. Photo: AFP PARIS: Strasbourg battled back from a goal down to beat Lens 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday, giving new coach Hugo Oliveira his first win in charge. Florian Thauvin’s 100th Ligue 1 goal put Dino Toppmoeller’s Lens on track for a third … Read more
Earlier, social media reports claimed Bilawal is set to marry into prominent Austrian royal family Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab. PHOTO: FILE Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab on Saturday rejected reports about Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s engagement or wedding, calling them “incorrect and unfounded”. In a post on X, Wahab said, “The news story regarding … Read more
Red Cross estimates that more than 90,000 people are likely to have been affected by disaster Firefighters conduct search and rescue operations along a river, after a mudslide in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. Photo: Reuters The death toll in Nepal and Tibet from last week’s catastrophic floods hit 750 on Sunday, with … Read more