Syria, Kuwait condemn Netanyahu’s incursion into Mount Hermon in occupied Syrian territory
Damascus says visit to Mount Hermon violates sovereignty, urges halt to Israeli incursions, return to 1974 deal A photo of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Kuwait on Thursday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s illegal entry into Syria’s Mount Hermon and called on the UN Security […]
Qatar open Asian Games with basketball win
The continental showpiece gets underway ahead of its September 19 opening ceremony TOKYO: The Asian Games began in Japan on Thursday with Qatar beating Iran in men’s basketball, the first action in the continental multi-sport showpiece that has more participants than the Olympics. Over 17,000 athletes and officials are expected to take part in 43 […]
UK anti-migrant protesters mistakenly target Pakistan U-19 cricket team hotel
Immigration, asylum seeker arrivals by small boats from mainland Europe fuel unrest across Britain Pakistan’s Muhammad Abbas (2L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England’s Dan Lawrence on day four of the second test match between England and Pakistan at Lord’s cricket ground in London on August 30, 2026. Photo: AFP Anti-immigration demonstrators […]
Three sisters set for Asian Games squash test
LAHORE: Three sisters from Peshawar will represent Pakistan in squash at the Asian Games, after Mahwish Ali, Sehrish Ali and Mahnoor Ali were named in the national squad. The Pakistan squash team’s training camp is currently underway in Peshawar, while Mahwish is training in the United States ahead of the Games. Former player Muhammad Arif, […]
PSX sheds 1,486 points as ME war fears persist
PSX The KSE-100 index experienced seesaw movements during the outgoing week PHOTO:FILE KARACHI: Selling pressure continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 Index dropped 1,486 points, or 0.86 percent, to 170,457.57 by midday. The market opened on a weak note after Wednesday’s 699-point decline and briefly touched an intra-day […]
Rybakina powers into US Open semis
She beats Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals, where she will face Gauff Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina beat China’s Zheng Qinwen in the last eight at the US Open. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: Elena Rybakina ended Zheng Qinwen’s spirited US Open run on Wednesday, guaranteeing her rise to world No. 1 as she booked […]
Trump offers $5,000 to every American if Republicans win midterm elections
US President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a dinner in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, DC, US, September 2, 2026. REUTERS President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would pay every American adult a $5,000 “Trump dividend” if Republicans retain control of Congress in November’s midterm election, an extraordinary attempt to […]
Fairness creams linked to cancer, Senate panel told
ISLAMABAD: The Senate Committee on Science and Technology on Wednesday approved legislation seeking to prohibit the sale of energy drinks to children under 18 in educational institutions in the federal capital, with violators facing fines of up to Rs100,000. The panel, chaired by Senator Kamil Ali Agha, also approved the Pakistan General Cosmetics Bill after […]
Nepal turns to drones to deliver flood relief
. NEPAL/ DEVIGHAT: With roads and bridges destroyed and helicopters busy with search and rescue operations after last month’s devastating floods, Nepal’s army is ?turning to drones to deliver relief to displaced people. At least 1,367 people are confirmed dead ?and more than 5,000 are missing in Nepal since a Himalayan glacier broke off near […]
Russian drone ‘nearly hits Zelenskiy’s flight to Oslo’
A locomotive of a passenger train burns following a Russian drone strike in Kharkiv region of Ukraine. PHOTO: REUTERS KYIV: Russian drone strikes killed at least six people and wounded 16 across northern and southern Ukraine on Wednesday, hitting a shopping centre in Sumy, a border crossing with Moldova and residential and business areas in […]