Hormuz showdown engulfs Gulf region
IRGC claims Strait closed; CENTCOM disputes assertion US strikes about 140 Iranian military targets Tehran…
Hormuz showdown engulfs Gulf region
IRGC claims Strait closed; CENTCOM disputes assertion US strikes about 140 Iranian military targets Tehran targe This screengrab from AFPTV footage shows cargo ships anchoring off the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates at Khor Fakkan. Photo AFP WASHINGTON/DUBAI: The United States and Iran exchanged heavy missile, drone and air strikes on Sunday as…
UN chief urges halt to Gulf attacks, immediate return to diplomacy
Antonio Guterres warns renewed full-scale hostilities would have catastrophic consequences for region, global economy FILE PHOTO: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a meeting on Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at UN headquarters in New York City, US, April 27, 2026. REUTERS UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday called for an immediate end to…
Listen to the buildings – please!
. “A widow is a person who loses her spouse; an orphan loses his parent, but there is no word in English for the one who loses his child, because afterwards there is not much left to lose,” said the protagonist of the movie in his deep midnight radio jockey voice while adjusting black spectacles…
Maldini gets key role with Italian FA
LONDON: Italian football icon Paolo Maldini has been appointed technical director of the national football federation (FIGC) looking to rebuild after Italy’s failure to qualify for a third consecutive World Cup. “Maldini has always been my target,” said newly-appointed FIGC president Giovanni Malago. “I felt he was the right person to oversee the FIGC’s technical sector — a role…
Noskova clinches Wimbledon crown
Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova poses with the Wimbledon trophy. Photo: AFP LONDON: Linda Noskova revealed a glimpse of the Wimbledon trophy during a bathroom break inspired her fightback to beat Karolina Muchova in an extraordinary final on Saturday. Noskova was in danger of blowing her bid for a maiden Grand Slam title after squandering five match points to blow a…
Knight to retire from England women’s duty after Lord’s Test
Former England captain Heather Knight. Photo: AFP LONDON: Heather Knight, England’s 2017 World Cup-winning captain and the most capped women’s player in England history, announced Saturday she will retire from international cricket following the end of the ongoing Test match against India at Lord’s. Knight, who made her England debut in 2010 and has featured in 320…
France powers down nuclear reactors over heatwave
EDF shut reactors at three French nuclear plants as heat curbed cooling water use to protect rivers Cooling towers of the Bugey nuclear power plant in Saint-Vulbas, central eastern France on January 25, 2022. PHOTO: AFP France’s main energy provider on Sunday said three nuclear reactors had been temporarily shut down and eight others were…
Buttler takes England to T20I sweep of India
LONDON: Jos Buttler’s first international century in three years powered England to an emphatic 56-run victory over India at Southampton on Saturday as they took over at the top of the T20 world rankings after completing a 4-0 series clean sweep. The 35-year-old Buttler, one of England’s all-time outstanding white-ball batsmen, was in superb form as he struck…
Motorcycle theft wave grips cities across Punjab
Despite the CCD claiming a drop in crime rate, countless citizens continue to have their bikes stolen Over the past 10 years, motorcycle theft incidents have risen by an estimated 30 to 40 per cent. PHOTO: EXPRESS PAKISTAN: While the Punjab government maintains that crime has declined by 65 per cent following the establishment of…
Former JAAC member urges leadership to withdraw Rawalakot long march, sit-in
Raja Amjad Khan says Rawalakot protest caused hardship and claimed several lives during prolonged unrest Former JAAC core member Raja Amjad Ali Khan urged the group’s leaders to immediately call off the month-long Rawalakot long march and sit-in. PHOTO: EXPRESS MUZZAFARABAD: Former core member of the proscribed Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) Raja Amjad Ali…
