LONDON: Kyle Jamieson took three wickets as New Zealand pressed for a series-levelling win in the second Test after leaving England with a record-breaking run-chase at the Oval on Saturday. England were 182-5 at stumps on the fourth day, needing a further 281 runs to reach a mammoth target of 463 runs. The most any…
Netherlands’ forward Cody Gakpo celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal in a 5-1 thrashing of Sweden. Photo: AFP HOUSTON: Cody Gakpo and Brian Brobbey both scored twice as the rampant Netherlands thrashed Sweden 5-1 in a World Cup warning on Saturday in Houston. The big win in front of nearly 69,000 put the delighted…
Police at the scene of a collision involving two trains near Bedford, Britain, June 20, 2026. REUTERS Nine people remain in a critical condition following a train crash on Friday near Bedford, about 100 kilometres north of London, in which the driver of one of the services was killed. Two passenger trains bound for London collided…
Nearly 3,000 rat-bite cases were reported at the Lady Reading Hospital in three months Residents across more than 50 localities report daily rat bites as poor sanitation and a lack of control measures fuel a mounting public health crisis. PHOTO: PEXELS PESHAWAR: Eleven-year-old Umair was asleep beside his family in their home in Peshawar’s Gunj…
Bangladesh’s newly sworn in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman claps during an oath-taking ceremony at the South Plaza of the parliament building, following BNP’s landslide victory in the national polls, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 17. Photo: REUTERS Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will embark on his first overseas trip since taking office on Sunday, visiting Malaysia…
Farmers suffer millions in losses as extreme weather destroys plum and strawberry crops across K-P Nearly 80 per cent of this year’s strawberry crop was destroyed before reaching the market. PHOTO: PEXELS PESHAWAR: What should have been a season of harvest and profit has instead become a season of despair. For farmers across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P),…
Lebanon says 3,912 killed in Israeli attacks since March 2; Israel reports 36 deaths, including civilians Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 19, 2026. REUTERS Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people on Saturday, Lebanese Civil Defence said, hours after a ceasefire with…
Lt. Col. Dor Ben Simhon and 3 soldiers were killed after their tank was hit in southern Lebanon. Palestinian girl Hind Rajab poses for a photograph, in this undated handout picture obtained by Reuters on February 10, 2024. Palestine Red Crescent Society/ Family Handout via REUTERS The Israeli military’s announcement on Friday that the commander…
The veteran actor sat down to candidly address the deep-rooted issues plaguing the entertainment industry Veteran actor Juvaria Abbasi recently sat down for a candid conversation, laying bare her unfiltered thoughts on the Pakistani entertainment industry, social media culture, and her own personal growth. Opening up about how scripts are written, Juveria pointed out a…
Agriculture contributes 25% to Pakistan’s GDP and proposed joint initiatives in hybrid seed research Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research Rana Tanveer Hussain has sought Canadian expertise in canola cultivation to reduce Pakistan’s $4-5 billion annual edible oil import…