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Ten people were injured and 90 were arrested on Wednesday after violent clashes between rival fans during a Copa Sudamericana match between Argentina’s Independiente and visiting Universidad de Chile in Buenos Aires, club officials and police said. A stun grenade was among the objects hurled by fans as the last-16 second-leg encounter of the regional competition at the Libertadores de America stadium was initially suspended shortly after half-time and eventually abandoned. In shocking and chaotic scenes, one fan of the Chilean visitors jumped from the stands to escape attacking opposing supporters after being cornered. Home supporters beat and stripped some…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday granted bail to former prime minister Imran Khan on the principle of consistency in eight cases linked to the May 9 riots, overturning an earlier Lahore High Court ruling that had refused him bail. “The case of the petitioner has to be positively considered in view of the principle of consistency, as others similarly placed have been granted bail by this Court,” said the four-page order authored by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi. The three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Afridi, allowed Khan’s petitions against the June 24 decision of the Lahore High…

U.S. President Donald Trump stands next to Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev (not pictured) at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 8, 2025. Jessica Koscielniak | ReutersA New York state appeals court on Thursday threw out a more than $500 million civil business fraud penalty imposed on President Donald Trump and other defendants.The appeals court said that while “injunctive relief” ordered by the trial judge in the case was “well crafted to curb defendants’ business culture” at the Trump Organization, the monetary penalty, “which directs that defendants pay nearly half a billion dollars to the State of New York,…

Spirit Airlines baggage tags are seen near a check-in counter at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on April 10, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesIn March, Spirit Airlines came out of bankruptcy protection in less than four months and entered a worsening landscape. Consumers were holding off booking flights and U.S. planes were awash in empty seats. Even the most profitable airlines cut the rosy financial forecasts they had issued at the start of the year.But Spirit, an airline with bright yellow planes that has become synonymous with budget travel in the U.S., now appears on even shakier ground.…

Tourists visit Zhangjiajie National Forest Park in central China’s Hunan Province, Oct. 3, 2024. (Photo by Wu Yongbing/Xinhua)CHANGSHA, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) — For his first trip to China, Park Jun-min from the Republic of Korea (ROK) headed straight to Zhangjiajie, the “Avatar” city known worldwide for its dreamlike landscape.”It is incredible! I thought I was prepared after seeing photos and videos, but being here in person, surrounded by soaring peaks and mist-shrouded cliffs, felt like stepping into a wonderland,” Park marveled while visiting the Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.Nestled in the mountainous northwest of central China’s Hunan Province, Zhangjiajie is a…

KARACHI: Pakistan will walk into the Asia Cup 2025 starting September 9 without Babar Azam, a decision that has already sparked debate among fans and experts. For nearly a decade, Babar has been the anchor of Pakistan’s batting. Now, at 30, he finds himself out of the squad not because of an injury or retirement but because of form and approach. Head coach Mike Hesson explained the move bluntly: Babar’s strike rate of 129 in T20 internationals is below the standard in today’s game, and his issues against spin have been exposed too often. Numbers, however, still weigh in his…

President Donald Trump’s dealings with Intel and Nvidia amount to a “scattershot method of crony capitalism,” Walter Isaacson said Thursday.”That state capitalism often evolves into crony capitalism, where you have favored companies and industries that pay tribute to the leader, and that is a recipe for not only disaster, but just sort of a corrupt sense of messiness,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”The Tulane University professor, widely known for his recent Elon Musk biography, argued that this method won’t succeed in reviving American manufacturing.Isaacson’s comments come as the Trump administration wades further into influencing the way companies operate in the…

DARWIN: Maaz Sadaqat’s century powered Pakistan Shaheens to an emphatic 107-run win over Adelaide Strikers in the Top End T20 Series at the DXC Arena in Darwin on Wednesday. This was Shaheens’ third victory in the event, taking their tally to six points from five matches. After electing to bat first, openers Maaz and Yasir Khan provided their team with a solid 149-run partnership. Yasir was dismissed after scoring 51 off 35 balls with the aid of five fours and a six. This was his second half-century of the tournament. Left-hander Maaz was then joined by Abdul Samad and the…

A “For Sale” sign outside a house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. Al Drago | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 2% in July compared with June to 4.01 million units, on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of realtors. Housing analysts had been expecting a slight decline. Sales were 0.8% higher than July 2024.These sales are counted by closings, so contacts likely signed in May and June, when the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was in decline. That rate exceeded 7%…

Residents of Karachi braced for another spell of torrential rain on Thursday with schools shut and public hospitals operating on minimal staff. Most offices remained shut, barring essential services, with the provincial government urging citizens to avoid commuting and stay home. Power outages continued in various areas of the city. Over 15 people have died in rain-related incidents. Most were deaths by electrocution, while at least three people fell into an open manhole. A case has been registered at Shah Faisal Colony Police Station against K-Electric CEO Syed Moonis Abdullah Alvi, KE IBC Shah Faisal and other officers of the…