Switzerland beat Colombia on penalties to reach FIFA World Cup quarter-finals – Sport
Switzerland beat Colombia 4-3 on penalties after a goalless draw on Tuesday to set up a quarter-final with defending champions Argentina. The two teams cancelled each other out in the final game of the last 16 — the last match to be played at the 2026 tournament outside the United States. Both teams missed spot-kicks […]
Oil rises as US strikes on Iran raise fears over shaky truce
Oil prices gained more than 2% on Wednesday after the US military launched airstrikes against Iran and reimposed crude sales sanctions, raising fears their fragile truce was unravelling and Middle East supplies could be disrupted again. Brent crude futures gained $1.92, or 2.6%, at $76.08 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude climbed $1.82, or 2.6%, to $72.26 a […]
Cargo plane disappears from radar over Arabian Sea off Karachi – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: A K2 Airways Boeing 737-400 cargo aircraft en route from Sharjah to Karachi disappeared from radar over the Arabian Sea, about 300 kilometres west of Karachi, on Tuesday. According to reports, the aircraft lost contact about 300 kilometres west of Karachi while approaching Pakistani airspace. The pilot reported a navigation problem during the flight […]