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GETAFE’S Martín Satriano (R) scores past Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois during their La Liga match at Santiago Bernabeu.—AFP MADRID: Real Madrid fell to a damaging 1-0 defeat by Getafe at home in La Liga on Monday, leaving them four points behind leaders Barcelona. Alvaro Arbeloa’s side, beaten by a superb volley from Martin Satriano, suffered a second consecutive loss in the Spanish top flight for the first time since 2020. Real forward Franco Mastantuono was sent off in stoppage time for apparent dissent to make a bad night worse for Los Blancos. “Obviously it’s a match where we could…

Middle East conflict adds to central bank headaches as oil extends four-day rallyA widening Middle East conflict has posed a fresh test for global central banks, as fears of an oil shock and renewed inflation risks complicate policymakers’ calculus for shoring up growth. Brent crude prices extended four days of gains, rising 1.6% to $82.76 a barrel on Wednesday, hovering near the highest level since January 2025. The U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude prices also rose for a third day to $75.48. “The ongoing Iran conflict solidifies the case for many central banks to hold rates steady for now,” a team…

Authority explains certain ATS routes within Karachi, Lahore regions to be affected daily between 9am and 3pmPassengers wait outside at Jinnah International airport after all domestic and international flights were cancelled in Karachi on May 7, 2025. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) on Tuesday clarified that Pakistan’s airspace is completely safe and fully available for all types of commercial operations, dismissing recent reports of a partial closure. In a statement, the authority said NOTAM A0134/26 does not indicate a partial shutdown of Pakistani airspace. Instead, it refers only to the temporary unavailability of certain Air Traffic Service…

PARIS: The war in the Middle East triggered by US and Israeli strikes on Iran has raised the question of whether the Iranian national team will take part in the World Cup later this year, during which it is due to play group games in the United States. The possibility of a boycott of the World Cup has been raised in Iran. Within hours of the joint US-Israeli strikes beginning on Saturday, Iranian Football Federation president Mehdi Taj told Iranian television: “What is certain at the present time is that with this attack and this cruelty, we cannot look forward…

Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2026. The NPC, China’s national legislature, held a press conference on Wednesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session. (Xinhua/Li Xin)BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s national legislature, held a press conference on Wednesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.Lou Qinjian, spokesperson for the fourth session of the 14th NPC, briefed the press on the session.…

Cases also carry charges of murder, attempted murder, rioting and provisions under anti-terrorism lawsClashes broke out between police and protesters on MAJ Khan Road in Karachi as protestors marched towards the US Consulate in demonstrations against the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei PHOTO: EXPRESS KARACHI: Sindh Police on Tuesday registered three cases against unidentified individuals in connection with unrest, arson and firing incidents during a protest outside the US Consulate in Karachi on Sunday, demonstrating over the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which left at least 11 people dead. All three cases were registered at Dock Police…

Most people wheeled bulky luggage over the frontier’s foot crossing, while freight lorries formed a long linePakistanis walk across the Taftan border as they return from Iran, in Balochistan province on March 3, 2026 amid ongoing US-Israel strikes on Iran. PHOTO: AFP Pakistanis hauled suitcases across the border from Iran, describing missiles being launched and travel chaos as they scrambled to leave the country that the United States and Israel hit with strikes over the weekend. AFP journalists saw a steady trickle of people passing through large metal gates at the remote border crossing between Iran’s Mirjaveh and Taftan in…

A plume of smoke rises from the port of Jebel Ali following a reported Iranian strike in Dubai on March 1, 2026. Fadel Senna | Afp | Getty ImagesNvidia, Amazon and Alphabet are among the big tech firms scrambling to ensure the safety of their employees who are traveling through or based in the Middle East after joint U.S.-Israel strikes on Iran over the weekend.The massive attack on Iran killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, among others, and Iran retaliated with strikes on Israeli and U.S. bases across the Gulf. The conflict has disrupted civilian life, internet access in Iran,…

Humanoid robots perform with a child in Wuhan, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 24, 2026. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)JINAN/HANGZHOU, March 3 (Xinhua) — At a “robot school” in east China’s Shandong Province, dozens of humanoid robots are mimicking human engineers as they carry trays, fold clothes, and fetch bottled water from the shelves, as part of the training for their real-world jobs.”Our ultimate goal is to enable them to perceive and adapt to environments like humans,” said Su Kairui, head of the Leju (Jinan) humanoid robot data training center in the city of Jinan, which features 11 categories of application scenarios from…

Says over 665 Afghan operatives injured while around 192 tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery guns destroyed Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Tuesday said that the security forces had killed 464 combatants of the Afghan Taliban regime, destroyed 188 check posts and captured 31 others during Operation Ghazab Lil Haq that was launched by Pakistan following “unprovoked action” from across the border. ‘Operation Ghazab Lil Haq’ was launched late on Thursday after renewed clashes along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, when Afghan Taliban forces fired on multiple locations, prompting swift military retaliation. The neighbours have clashed along the frontier since last week, when Afghanistan launched a border offensive in…