De Minaur beats teen Hewitt
Alex de Minaur powered into the Washington Open quarter-finals with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: Defending champion Alex de Minaur powered into the Washington Open quarter-finals with a clinical 6-2, 6-3 victory over fellow Australian Cruz Hewitt. Men’s second seed Ben Shelton also advanced, as did women’s top seed […]
4 bodies found as search continues for climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche – Pakistan
GILGIT: Four bodies were found on Friday as a search operation was underway to locate climbers, including renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, who went missing on Broad Peak a day earlier after an avalanche struck around midday. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said that the 10-member team included six […]
2 bodies found as search continues for climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche – Pakistan
GILGIT: Two bodies were found on Friday as a search operation was underway to locate climbers, including renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, who went missing on Broad Peak a day earlier after an avalanche struck around midday. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said that the 10-member team included six […]
Anthropic’s AI hacked three companies during tests, highlighting growing security risks – World
Anthropic said on Thursday some of its Claude AI models had hacked into the systems of three companies during cybersecurity tests, a disclosure that comes days after rival OpenAI revealed that one of its AI agents went on a rogue attack. The new incidents were due to a mistake that inadvertently gave Anthropic’s models access […]
Trump convenes Cabinet at Camp David amid simmering Iran war
President Donald Trump convenes a Cabinet meeting on Friday at his Camp David retreat as he grapples with how to resolve his war against Iran and bring down gasoline prices that are threatening Republicans in November midterm elections. Unlike some past presidents, Trump has largely stayed away from the mountaintop presidential redoubt in western Maryland, […]
Netanyahu, Israel’s defence minister say Israeli forces destroyed Hezbollah tunnels in southern Lebanon
Joint statement says tunnels in Beaufort area, in southern Lebanon, were destroyed with around 700 tons of explosives A photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz said early on Friday that Israeli forces had blown up […]
Search underway to locate 10 climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche – Pakistan
A search operation was underway on Friday to locate 10 climbers, including renowned Nepali mountaineer Nirmal Purja and Pakistani climber Sohail Sakhi, who went missing on Broad Peak a day earlier after an avalanche struck around midday. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said that the missing climbers included six Nepalese climbers, a Pakistani, an […]
President approves Nishan-i-Imtiaz for new strategic command chief – Pakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday gave his approved for conferring the Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Commander National Strategic Command General Syed Aamer Raza. In a post on the social media platform X, the President’s Secretariat said, “The president has approved conferring Nishan-i-Imtiaz (Military) on Gen Syed Aamer Raza, the commander of the National Strategic Command.” […]
10 climbers missing after Broad Peak avalanche – Pakistan
• Alpine Club seeks helicopter support, says it is in touch with authorities• Another 8-member team summits Gasherbrum II; over 200 climbers advance on K2, Gasherbrum peaks GILGIT: The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) said it was deeply concerned after it lost contact with a 10-member international climbing team on Broad Peak, after an avalanche […]
PSX rebounds almost 1,380 points before Friday suspension
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange traded higher in the first half of Friday’s session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index advancing 1,380 points to 176,930 before trading was suspended for Friday prayers. KSE-100 Index advanced 1,378 points, 0.79%, to 176,926 before trading suspension. The index opened on a firm note and touched an intraday high of […]