France forward Kylian Mbappe is the joint-leading scorer at the 2026 World Cup. Photo: AFP MIAMI: France and England will bid a gloomy farewell to the World Cup on Saturday when they face each other in the dreaded third-place play-off in Miami. Both teams head to Florida still raw from semi-final defeats that have left…
US and China have not confirmed a top diplomat meeting at the forum, though it is widely expected US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with members of the media before departing for Bahrain International Airport after his visit to the Middle East to discuss the interim deal between the US and Iran with Arab…
KSE-100 closes at 175,802 points amid US-Iran tensions, which trigger risk aversion KARACHI: The KSE-100 index closed at 175,802 points on Friday, down 2,320 points, as investors adopted a risk-averse stance amid escalating United States-Iran geopolitical tensions and ahead of the upcoming corporate earnings season. The benchmark index closed at 175,802 points, down 2,320 points…
He pays tribute to Keir Starmer, the man he will replace as British prime minister on Monday Andy Burnham, British member of parliament (MP) for Makerfield, delivers a speech at the People’s History Museum in Manchester, Britain. Photo: Reuters Andy Burnham, nicknamed the ‘King of the North’, was elected leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party…
Indian actor Aamir Khan clarified that his character Rancho, also known as Phunsukh Wangdu, in 3 Idiots was not inspired by activist and engineer Sonam Wangchuk, who is currently on an indefinite hunger strike. Khan addressed the rumours at the London Indian Film Festival. Speaking to the media, he said that the character he portrayed…
United States President Donald Trump speaks about election security during an address to the nation from the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Two of the three major United States television networks and CNN did not broadcast a prime-time address on Thursday by President Donald Trump on their primary platforms,…
Kimi K3 debuts month after Washington pulls Anthropic’s Fable, Mythos models over security concerns Founder of Moonshot AI Yang Zhilin delivers a speech at a conference of 2026 Zhongguancun forum, in Beijing, China, March 25, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Chinese AI startup Moonshot on Friday unveiled Kimi K3, a 2.8 trillion-parameter model that it said is the world’s largest open-weight AI system and delivers performance approaching United…
A firefighter sprays water to extinguish flames in the Fontainebleau forest during a wildfire, in Le Vaudoue, during a heatwave affecting large parts of France, July 13, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/file Algeria issued an urgent order Thursday recalling personnel across 45 provinces as the country battled more than 100 wildfires amid an intense heat wave. The…
Israeli premier has sought White House meeting for weeks as tensions deepen over Iran diplomacy US president reportedly warns Israeli leader to ‘stop blowing up buildings’ while sidelining Tel Aviv in Iran peace negotiations. PHOTO: ANADOLU US President Donald Trump was “pissed off” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public criticism of a proposed US…
Both sides report progress toward resolving the impasse over the recent Ziarat terrorist attack QUETTA: The fourth round of negotiations between the Balochistan government and the Quetta sit-in committee ended on Thursday with both sides reporting progress toward resolving the impasse over the recent Ziarat terrorist attack. During the meeting, the protest committee presented its…