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LONDON: Benjamin Sesko stretched his hot streak with the winning goal as Manchester United beat Crystal Palace 2-1 to go third in the Premier League, while Tottenham Hotspur failed to dispel relegation fears after defeat at Fulham. Sesko was handed his first start in seven games since Michael Carrick took charge at Old Trafford and rewarded his boss with another vital goal to edge United closer to a return to the Champions League. Palace had taken an early lead at Old Trafford when Maxence Lacroix outmuscled Leny Yoro to guide in a header from Brennan Johnson’s corner. But United hit…
ISLAMABAD: Much like Pakistan’s general elections, elections within the superior bars have increasingly become a source of dispute over the past several years. Once an internal professional exercise, it has now evolved into a series of regulatory and political confrontations across multiple provinces. At present, several serious disputes remain unresolved regarding elections of different bar associations. Questions are also being raised about the conduct of regulatory bodies of lawyers, with allegations of partiality in resolving election disputes. Bar politics remains sharply divided between two dominant factions. The Independent Group – which holds a majority in the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC)…
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has imposed each member of the squad for the T20 World Cup Rs5 million following their “underwhelming” campaign, ESPNcricinfo reported on Monday. According to the report, the fines were not for disciplinary reasons, but specifically for what the cricket board deemed “poor performance” at the event. “They were imposed immediately following Pakistan’s match against India in the group stages, where a meek showing resulted in a 61-run defeat,” it stated. The report further said that players were told that the fines might have waived off, if Pakistan had reached the tournament’s semi-finals. “The PCB has…
Trump touts ‘virtually unlimited’ U.S. munitions; UAE, Qatar deny weapons’ shortagePresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that the U.S. has a “virtually unlimited supply” of munitions as the war with Iran escalates.He added that the stockpiles “at the medium and upper medium grade” have never been higher or better. It was not immediately clear what weapon grades Trump was referring to.’Wars can be fought “forever,” and very successfully, using just these supplies (which are better than other countries finest arms!),” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.He added that “Much additional high grade weaponry is stored for us in outlying…
Sign at the entrance to a Target store in Venice, Florida. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesTarget plans to report its holiday-quarter earnings and share its expectations for the year ahead on Tuesday morning, as its new CEO lays out his strategy and tries to persuade Wall Street that the big-box retailer can end its sales slump.The Minneapolis-based discounter will hold an investor meeting at its headquarters, led by CEO Michael Fiddelke, the company veteran who stepped into the job in February, as well as other Target executives.Here’s what Wall Street is expecting for the big-box retailer’s fiscal fourth…
No injuries reported after drone strike on US mission; Saudi shoot down multiple UAVs amid widening Gulf conflictVehicles drive along a street near the Diplomatic Quarter in Riyadh. PHOTO: REUTERS An attack by two drones early Tuesday on the US embassy in Riyadh sparked a small fire, a Saudi defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, while Iran pressed on with retaliatory strikes across the Gulf. According to Reuters, there were no reported injuries, two of the people familiar with the matter said, given that the building was empty in the early morning hours. The growing war began on Saturday…
LONDON: Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber (third L) scores during the Premier League match against Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.—AFP LONDON: Mikel Arteta said Arsenal are happy to embrace their ‘Set-Piece FC’ nickname after using their deadly corner routines to seal a vital 2-1 win against Chelsea on Sunday. Arteta’s side moved five points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to headers from William Saliba and Jurrien Timber at the Emirates Stadium. The Gunners have scored 16 goals from corners this season — equalling the Premier League record set by Oldham and West Bromwich Albion. No wonder Arsenal’s jubilant…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman addresses the gathering at the AI Impact Summit, in New Delhi, India, February 19, 2026. Bhawika Chhabra | ReutersOpenAI CEO Sam Altman said Monday that the company “shouldn’t have rushed” its recent deal with the U.S. Department of Defense and would make some revisions to the agreement.It came days after the ChatGPT maker announced it had struck a new deal with the Defense Department on Friday, just hours after the White House directed federal agencies to stop using rival AI company Anthropic’s tools, and hours before Washington would carry out strikes on Iran. In a post on…
Tourists view cherry blossoms at a tea garden in Yongfu Town of Zhangping City, southeast China’s Fujian Province on Feb. 28, 2026. In Fujian, tea gardens and mountainous areas adorned with cherry blossoms have surged in popularity as tourist destinations in early spring. Over recent years, the provincial forestry department has developed a diverse cherry blossom system featuring early, mid, and late flowering varieties, by making full use of native species and through years of introduction and cultivation. This system supports the growth of distinctive cherry blossom tourism and effectively energizes the region’s “spring economy.” (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)An aerial drone photo…
President Zardari addressed Joint Session of Parliament for the 9th time at the start of the new parliamentary year. Photo: X President Asif Ali Zardari issued a warning on Monday that Pakistan would not allow anyone to use neighbouring territory to destabilise the country’s peace amid a volatile regional situation. In his annual address to a joint sitting of Parliament, the president said: “Let me be clear: the soil of Pakistan is sacred. We will not allow any entity — domestic or foreign — to use neighbouring territory to destabilise our peace.” Co-chaired by Senate Chairman Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani…