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PESHAWAR: Terrorists carried out 13 overnight gun and grenade attacks on the police in several districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in which at least six policemen embraced martyrdom, officials said on Thursday. Many of those attacks were repulsed when the police fought back, inflicting injuries on the attackers, while the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), in an intelligence-based operation (IBO), killed three terrorists in Peshawar. The overnight attacks were against police stations, checkpoints and patrols across seven districts of the province, police officer Mohammad Ali Babakhel told Reuters. The attacks came as the nation celebrated its 78th Independence Day. The unprecedented wave…
BALTIMORE: Michael Phelps has launched a scathing attack on USA Swimming’s leadership, with the 23-time Olympic gold medallist branding the body weak and demanding sweeping reforms after what he sees as years of organisational decline. The 40-year-old American, the most decorated Olympian of all time with 28 medals, delivered his broadside while revealing he might not want his four young sons competing in the sport given the current state of swimming in the United States. Phelps traced his frustrations back through his competitive career, saying he often felt that his voice went unheard, was “told to be grateful for the…
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday formally published the Supreme Court Rules, 2025, replacing the Supreme Court Rules, 1980 in what the court described as its commitment to modernization, digitalization, and to bring procedural clarity in the justice system in line with global governance of law. Framed under Article 191 of the Constitution, the new rules replaced “outdated provisions” and brought court procedures in line with contemporary legal, constitutional, and technological developments. According to a press release issued by the SC on Thursday, the rules came into immediate effect. The new rules were framed by a committee formed by Chief…
DARWIN: Half-centuries from Abdul Samad, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay and Yasir Khan followed by a combined seven wickets from the spinners powered Pakistan Shaheens to a resounding 79-run win over Bangladesh ‘A’ in the opening match of the Top End T20 Series at the TIO Stadium in Darwin on Thursday. After opting to bat first, Shaheens posted a formidable 227 for four in 20 overs. Openers Khawaja Nafay (61 off 31 balls) and Yasir Khan (62 off 40) provided a blazing 118-run stand in just 11.1 overs. Abdul Samad then played an unbeaten knock of 56 off 27 balls as he…
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is looking to redefine Germany’s voice in Europe and build a relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump — who many of Merz’s European colleagues do not see eye to eye with. The historically EU-friendly Merz, a former member of the European Parliament, now has a long list of complaints about the bloc. This has included objections to an increase in the EU’s new long-term budget that was proposed last month, as well as calling the bloc out for sluggishness and complex bureaucracy. Germany was also among the louder critics of the EU-U.S. trade agreement. Merz’s sharp…
Humanoid robots compete in a 100m race during the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Han)BEIJING, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) — The 2025 World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off on Thursday in Beijing, showcasing the cutting-edge achievements of humanoid robots in intelligent decision-making and collaborative movement.The Games will see 280 teams from 16 countries, including the United States, Germany and Italy, compete from Friday to Sunday at the National Speed Skating Oval. Competitors will take part in 26 events, spanning athletic challenges such as running, long jump, free exercises…
MUZAFFARABAD/GILGIT: Torrential rains and flash floods have caused widespread destruction across Azad Kashmir, Kaghan Valley and Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), leaving at least 10 people dead — including women — and hundreds stranded. According to Express News, a cloudburst in a suburban area of Muzaffarabad killed five members of the same family. In Neelum Valley, around 50 tourists, who got trapped in Ratti Gali Nullah, were rescued, but about 500 others remain stranded at the base camp, where several bridges have been swept away and roads blocked. In G-B’s Ghizer district, floods in Khalti swept away five people. The bodies of a woman and…
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017Mikhail Klimentiev | AFP | Getty ImagesAs Russian President Vladimir Putin holds face-to-face talks with White House leader Donald Trump on Friday, Ukraine — and the world — will be watching with baited breath.The state leaders are set to begin their summit at 11:30 a.m. local time (3.30 p.m. ET) at the Elmendorf Richardson military base in Anchorage, Alaska.There will then be a working lunch for both delegations, before the presidents hold a…
MAALE ADUMIM/TEL AVIV: Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that work would start on a long-delayed settlement that would divide the West Bank and cut it off from East Jerusalem, a move his office said would “bury” the idea of a Palestinian state. The Palestinian government, allies and campaign groups condemned the scheme, calling it illegal and saying the fragmentation of territory would rip up peace plans for the region. Standing at the site of the planned settlement in Maale Adumim on Thursday, Smotrich, a settler himself, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump had agreed…
SRINAGAR: At least 46 people died and more than 200 were missing following sudden, heavy rain in Indian Illegally-Occupied Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday, the second such disaster in the Himalayas in a little over a week. The incident occurred in Chasoti town of Kishtwar district, a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route. It comes a little over a week after a heavy flood and mudslide engulfed an entire village in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. The flood washed away a community kitchen and a security post set up in the village, a pit stop along the…