France’s Mbappe becomes World Cup’s all-time top scorer – Sport
France striker Kylian Mbappe became the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer with 22 goals when he netted twice in Les Bleus’ 6-4 defeat by England in the third-place game on Saturday. The 27-year-old leapfrogged Argentina’s Lionel Messi (21), who is due to play in Sunday’s final against Spain, and although that will almost certainly be […]
‘Over 100 cops at hospital’: Wife alleges Indian activist Sonam Wangchuk illegally detained under guise of medical care – World
The wife of an Indian hunger strike activist taken to hospital against his will accused the government on Sunday of “illegal detention” disguised as medical care. Police cited a court order and “deteriorating health condition” on Saturday when they picked up Sonam Wangchuk, who had refused to eat since June 28 in protest of alleged […]
Facebook, Instagram users briefly report suffering some outages – Tech
Meta-owned social media platforms Facebook and Instagram briefly experienced outages on Sunday, according to reports from real-time outage monitor Downdetector. According to Downdetector.com, which tracks outages by collating status reports from several sources, Pakistani users began reporting problems with Facebook at around 12:30pm. Outage reports peaked at 196 at 1:40pm and the issue was resolved […]
Bilawal promises greater constitutional rights, internet restoration in AJK
PPP chairman outlines AJK agenda, renews Truth Commission demand and urges dialogue on unrest PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses an election rally in Kotli ahead of the July 27 Azad Jammu and Kashmir elections on Sunday. SCREENGRAB Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday promised greater constitutional rights for Azad Jammu […]
After backlash over proposed law, state minister outlines more stringent measures for blue passport issuance – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After criticism on a bill seeking to allow the issuance of blue passports to former parliamentarians’ children, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhry has assured that measures would be taken to ensure that the travel document is used for “only official duties” abroad and issued for a limited time in most cases. The […]
Institutional demand for CXMT’s $8.6 bln Shanghai IPO dented by chip stock selloff
XMT’s IPO, Asia’s biggest this year, comes as AI chip stocks tumble over fears the boom has overheated CXMT logo and computer motherboard are seen in this illustration taken April 14, 2026. REUTERS Chinese chipmaker CXMT Corp’s $8.6 billion initial public offering was more than 500 times oversubscribed by institutional investors, according to a filing […]
Users reporting Facebook, Instagram outage: Downdetector
Social media platforms Facebook and Instagram are experiencing outages, according to reports from real-time outage monitor Downdetector. Both platforms are owned by tech giant Meta. More to follow Source Link
Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show
At least three firms showcased agentic phones at Shanghai’s AI conference, hinting at the future of smartphones Chinese firms showed off phones that would be run by artificial intelligence. PHOTO: AFP Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a […]
Underdogs, upsets, politics: The story of a World Cup that comes down to Argentina vs Spain – Sport
There is a version of this tournament that exists only in press releases: 104 games, three countries, a halftime show with more headline acts than most music festivals manage in a weekend, a Peace Prize nobody quite understands, hydration breaks timed to the minute. FIFA built something enormous this summer, then spent five weeks discovering […]
Police say suspect arrested after foreign woman residing in Karachi’s DHA alleges sexual assault – Pakistan
KARACHI: Police on Saturday said they have arrested a man over the alleged rape of a foreign woman in the city’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA). South Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Syed Asad Raza told Dawn that the suspect has been arrested, a day after the Darakhshan police registered a first information report (FIR) on the […]