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BARCELONA: Kylian Mbappe was at his brilliant best as Real Madrid showed grit to claim a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, despite playing for an hour with 10 men after Dean Huijsen’s red card. Mbappe and Arda Guler’s first-half goals were enough for Los Blancos to maintain their 100 per cent record, with Mikel Oyarzabal pulling one back for the hosts from the penalty spot. Xabi Alonso’s side top the table on 12 points from four games, three ahead of second-placed Athletic Bilbao after they fell 1-0 against Deportivo Alaves to tarnish their own perfect…

LAHORE: Pakistan is staring down the barrel of a food security emergency that could ripple through every layer of its economy. The catastrophic monsoon floods of 2025 have submerged vast swathes of the country, from Punjab’s wheat belt to Sindh’s rice-growing districts and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Over 2,000 villages have been inundated, displacing millions, wrecking farmland, and wiping out critical infrastructure just as the summer harvest reached its peak. The destruction is staggering. Entire standing crops of wheat, cotton, rice, maize, and sugarcane have been destroyed. In Punjab alone, 80% of the country’s wheat production is now at risk. Sindh’s…

KAMALIA: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Sunday that Pakistan has been in close contact with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as the global lender has shown understanding on the ongoing crisis, triggered by the recent floods. During a visit to Kamalia tehsil in Toba Tek Singh, one of the worst-hit areas, the minister said, the government is prioritising and preferring to use domestic resources before seeking additional funds. “The whole world is watching the difficulties being faced by the Pakistani people,” he remarked. Aurangzeb noted that infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and houses, had been badly damaged. He added, it…

Specialist traders work at the post for Swedish fintech Klarna, during the company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 10, 2025.Brendan McDermid | ReutersAfter Swedish payments group Klarna’s $17 billion initial public offering, investors are pondering which big fintech name will be the next to go public.Klarna popped as much as 30% on the day of its New York IPO, before settling to close around 15% higher. The stock declined further to $42.92 by Friday but is still up about 7% from its IPO price of $40.The debut demonstrated how Wall Street is becoming…

GIVEN the rage in India over this summer’s conflagration, and demands to boycott the latest tournament clash between Pakistan and India, it was something of a surprise to see so many Indian fans at the Asia Cup match in the UAE on Sunday night. Nonetheless, the stadium wasn’t full, and India’s fans did outnumber their rivals. Much to the chagrin of warmongers, the crowd enjoyed a friendly rivalry and the players just got on with doing their jobs. Business as usual also meant that Pakistan were thoroughly outplayed by India — as is the custom in international tournaments. In fairness,…

LAHORE: Punjab and Sindh remained on high alert on Sunday amid forecast of fresh monsoon rains across the country, stoking fears of further deepening of the ongoing flood crisis that forced closure of a critical section of Motorway and sent a dangerous surge of water in the Indus River. Authorities warned the situation could deteriorate further with another spell of heavy rainfall expected in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) this week. The authorities in Peshawar issued an advisory for heavy rains, thunderstorms and strong winds from September 16 to 19. The forecast of the 11th spell of monsoon rain came as floods ravaged…

DUBAI: Spinners led by Kuldeep Yadav helped India beat Pakistan by seven wickets in the Asia Cup on Sunday as the neighbours met on the cricket pitch for the first time since a military conflict between them in May. Kuldeep returned figures of 3-18 and along with fellow spinner Axar Patel kept Pakistan down to 127-9 in a key Group ‘A’ T20 clash in Dubai. India lost two wickets after a fiery 31 off 13 balls from opener Abhishek Sharma, but skipper Suryakumar Yadav hit an unbeaten 47 to achieve the target with 25 balls to spare. Suryakumar, who turned…

Herdsmen look after their flocks on the Chenbarhu Banner Grassland in Hulun Buir, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Sept. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Bei He)This photo taken on Sept. 14, 2025 shows a landscape of the Chenbarhu Banner Grassland in Hulun Buir, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)A drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2025 shows a landscape of the Chenbarhu Banner Grassland in Hulun Buir, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)A drone photo taken on Sept. 14, 2025 shows horses foraging on the Chenbarhu Banner Grassland in Hulun Buir, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ma…

This photo taken in July 2023 shows an engraved stone discovered on the northern shore of Gyaring Lake in Maduo County, northwest China’s Qinghai Province. China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Monday that an engraved stone, discovered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the only known Qin Dynasty (221 B.C.-207 B.C.) engraved stone still preserved at its original site and the one located at the highest altitude during the historic period. (Xinhua)XINING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) — China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Monday that an engraved stone, discovered on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, is the only known Qin Dynasty (221…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday reaffirmed that Pakistan and China would continue to expand collaboration in defence production and aviation, further deepening their all-weather strategic partnership. He said the J-10 and JF-17 had greatly strengthened Pakistan Air Force, a fact clearly demonstrated during May 2025’s Marka-e-Haq and Operation Bunyanum Marsoos. President visited the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), China’s flagship aerospace and defence conglomerate engaged in the design and production of a wide range of military and civilian aircraft, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a statement. During the visit, the president toured the sprawling complex in…