Weather service says intense showers, with 30 to 51 cm of rain possible, raising the risk of flash flooding Rain and strong wind brought by Super Typhoon Bavi in Apotgan, Guam, July 6, 2026, in this still image obtained from social media video. PHOTO: REUTERS Super Typhoon Bavi was crossing the Mariana Islands in the…
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf looks on after a press conference with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, October 12, 2024. REUTERS Iranian parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran remains deeply at odds with the US despite the recently signed memorandum of understanding, describing its implementation as “difficult, but possible,” according…
. At least eight people, including four children, were shot late on the Fourth of July in Brooklyn’s Coney Island, New York, ABC News said on Sunday, citing the New York City Police Department. According to ABC News, officers responded at about 10:37pm to reports of a shooting on the 2900 block of West 31st…
Iran staging a week of mass funeral processions for Khamenei, including taking remains to religious sites in Iraq Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian with officials attend a prayer during a public farewell ceremony in Tehran, July 5. PHOTO: REUTERS Massive crowds gathered, and three sons of slain Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed beside his coffin as well as those…
. LONDON: Australia crushed England by seven wickets in a one-sided final to land their seventh T20 women’s World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s on Sunday. A sparkling second-wicket century partnership between Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield helped Australia chase down a victory ?target of 151 with 17 balls to spare. Having beaten England 16-0…
. CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered a series of nearly 2,000-year-old tombs on the Mediterranean coast and the remains of a planned Byzantine-era city in the western desert, the tourism and antiquities ministry said. The coastal discovery was made at Marina El-Alamein, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Alexandria, where recent excavations uncovered 18…
. ISLAMABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Election Commission on Sunday issued the final list of candidates for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections, with 852 candidates set to contest 45 constituencies after more than 320 aspirants withdrew from the race. The commission also allotted election symbols to 24 registered political parties, while symbols for…
Interior Minister Momeni expected to arrive in federal capital after Khamenei funeral ISLAMABAD: A high-level Iranian delegation led by Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni is expected to undertake a crucial visit to Pakistan in the coming days, a trip that diplomatic sources believe could eventually pave the way for the next round of indirect talks between…
. LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday replaced struggling Test captain Shan Masood with star batsman Babar Azam, who will begin a third stint as skipper on the tours of the West Indies and England starting later this month. Masood, 36, took over from Azam in December 2023 and led the side to…
Capital city holds funeral of late supreme leader Sea of mourners floods Imam Khomeini Mosalla Mosque Mujtaba Iranians attend the funeral of late supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. Photo: Reuters TEHRAN: Millions of weeping mourners thronged the capital city on Sunday as Iran held a mass public funeral prayer for…