South African players celebrate their stunning victory over South Korea. Photo: AFP MONTEREY: South Africa beat South Korea 1-0 on Wednesday to reach the World Cup knockout rounds for the first time in their history — an astonishing turnaround after a dismal opening defeat. The Bafana Bafana, playing in a World Cup for the first time since…
LONDON: Nothing gets British fans more giddy at Wimbledon than a home favourite making a deep run in the tournament, and with Emma Raducanu back in form and Jack Draper back from injury, expectation levels are set to soar again. Raducanu became the darling of British tennis with a stunning U.S. Open triumph as a…
Urges recognition of psychological torture, stronger safeguards and independent investigations The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Friday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to strengthen the country’s anti-torture legal framework, warning that gaps in existing laws continue to undermine accountability for torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities. In an open letter issued on Friday to…
Johan Manzambi celebrates scoring the decisive second goal for Switzerland against Canada. Photo: AFP VANCOUVER: Ruben Vargas and Johan Manzambi fired Switzerland to top spot in World Cup Group B on Wednesday with a 2-1 win over Canada as the co-hosts also ensured a historic spot in the knockout rounds. With the top two teams in the…
Bosnia Herzegovina are in a strong position to reach the World Cup knockout stages for the first time after beating Qatar 3-1. Photo: AFP SEATTLE: Bosnia-Herzegovina are on the verge of reaching the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time after beating 2022 hosts Qatar 3-1 in their final Group B match…
Iraqi striker Ali al-Hamadi’s tough character was forged on the streets of edgy Liverpool neighbourhoodToxteth. Photo: AFP PARIS: From being shepherded out of Iraq as a baby to growing up on the mean streets of Toxteth in Liverpool, Iraqi striker Ali al-Hamadi’s journey to the World Cup has been challenging. The 24-year-old will draw on all the qualities…
With a near zero conviction rate and few female police officers, women stuck in abusive marriages KARACHI: In Sindh, even 13 years after the passage of the Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act 2013, the law remains poorly implemented, and incidents of violence against women have shown no meaningful decline. After the approval of this…
A displaced Palestinian boy peers through a tear in a tent wall, in Gaza City, May 6, 2026. Photo: file/REUTERS President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday called on influential countries and the international community to impose a “meaningful cost” on Israel for crimes against Palestinian children and to prevent the recurrence of crimes that were exposed…
Afghan media outlet quotes Taliban-led Communications and IT ministry debunking claims of ban Afghanistan’s Taliban government has ordered a nationwide ban on civil servants’ smartphone use, a military court order showed, prompting warnings from rights activists that the move could further restrict access to information. The court order seen by Reuters states that smartphone use…
The scroll was carbonised by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius nearly 2,000 years ago Fragment of Herculaneum scroll is fixed in place at a Diamond Light Source experimental station after it was scanned using bright x-rays in Didcot, Britain, September 30, 2019. Photo: File/REUTERS Researchers using artificial intelligence and advanced imaging said on Thursday they…