At least 11 killed, 18 injured in K-P’s Dera Ismail Khan blast
A blast took lives of 11 people and left scores injured in Darazinda area of K-P’s Dera Ismail Khan. Photo: Express At least 11 people were killed and 18 others injured in a blast near Aman Mela in the Darazinda area of Dera Ismail Khan, according to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Rescue 1122. Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad […]
Two dead, 4 missing after explosion destroys building in Athens
Two people have died and another four are missing after a residential building collapsed following an explosion in a tourist area of central Athens, a Greek fire brigade official said on Saturday. The blast on Friday destroyed a two-storey building in Plaka, near some of Athens' most visited sites including the Acropolis and the Temple […]
Pakistan boxing ends on a frustrating note as Fatima Zehra bows out
Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova beats Pakistan’s last boxer 5-0 in women’s 60kg preliminaries Pakistan ended their boxing journey on a frustrating note when their last boxer and a slim hope Fatima Zehra also went down in her preliminary bout at the 20th Asian Games on Saturday. Zehra was beaten 5-0 by Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova in the […]
Netanyahu failed to relay UAE warning of possible Hamas attack to security chiefs: NYT
Meeting minutes show the premier pushed to maintain calm in Gaza, citing Saudi normalisation prospects FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York City, US., September 26, 2025.PHOTO: REUTERS Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to pass on a warning from United […]
Pakistan Navy seizes narcotics worth $750m in major Arabian Sea operation
Pakistan Navy ships HUNAIN and YARMOOK have seized more than 2,800 kilogrammes of narcotics, valued at approximately $750 million, during a joint counter-narcotics operation in the Arabian Sea, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Saturday. According to the military's media wing, the ships were conducting a routine patrol when they intercepted a suspicious boat. […]
Japan eSports whizz-kid, 11, wins Games gold
NAGOYA: Japan’s 11-year-old eSports prodigy Yuki Kurihara said he was “embarrassed” after winning Asian Games gold on Saturday by thrashing a series of opponents up to three times his age. The bespectacled primary school student, believed to be the youngest competitor at the Games in Aichi-Nagoya, won the Puyo Puyo Champions final 10-2. He is […]
Iran awaits US move after WSJ report says Trump rejects peace plan
Iran raised the diplomatic initiative at the United Nations General Assembly in New York Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 24, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Iran on Saturday awaited an official US response to its proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end fighting in the wider Middle East […]