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President Donald Trump said the US will impose an additional 10% tariff on any countries aligning themselves with the “Anti-American policies” of the BRICS group of developing nations, whose leaders kicked off a summit in Brazil on Sunday. With forums such as the G7 and G20 groups of major economies hamstrung by divisions and the disruptive “America First” approach of the US president, BRICS is presenting itself as a haven for multilateral diplomacy amid violent conflicts and trade wars. In a joint statement from the opening of the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro released on Sunday afternoon, the group…

New captain Shubman Gill was hailed on Monday for leading from the front after India recorded their maiden Test win at Edgbaston to level the series against England 1-1. Gill, who notched a century in a losing cause in the first Test at Headingley, hit new heights in scoring 269 and 161 to set up a crushing victory by 336 runs which leaves the five-match series finely poised. It was India’s first win in nine Tests at the Birmingham venue, following seven previous defeats and one draw. “New captain, new India”, The Indian Express newspaper splashed across its front page.…

KARACHI: A rare and extraordinary natural occurrence drew large crowds to Clifton beach on Friday, as millions of oysters were found washed ashore across a vast stretch of the coastline. According to eyewitnesses, many of the oysters were still alive, creating a surreal scene that attracted both residents and beachgoers. Visitors gathered along the beach, collecting oyster shells as souvenirs and snapping photos of the spectacle. Marine experts attribute the phenomenon to changing wind patterns that triggered strong tidal currents. Moazzam Khan, Technical Advisor at WWF-Pakistan, said that the shift in wind direction caused powerful waves that brought the oysters…

White House Senior Advisor Elon Musk walks to the White House after landing in Marine One on the South Lawn with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) on March 9, 2025 in Washington, DC.Samuel Corum | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesTesla shares fell in premarket trade on Monday after CEO Elon Musk announced plans to form a new political party.The stock was down 7.13% by 4:27 a.m. E.T.Musk said over the weekend that the party would be called the “America Party” and could focus “on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.” He suggested this…

The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a countrywide alert, warning that heavy to very heavy monsoon rains may lead to flash floods, landslides, and urban flooding in several regions over the coming days. Flash flooding is expected in local nullahs and streams of Murree, Galliyat, Mansehra, Kohistan, Abbottabad, Buner, Chitral, Dir, Swat, Shangla, Nowshera, Swabi, Mardan, Islamabad/Rawalpindi, hill torrents of DG Khan, northeast Punjab, Kashmir, and several districts of Balochistan, including Barkhan, Kohlu, Musa Khel, Dera Bugti, Loralai, Bolan, Zhob, Ziarat, Kalat, Khuzdar, Awaran, and Lasbela. The PMD said landslides and mudslides may cause road closures in vulnerable hilly…

Women’s top seed Aryna Sabalenka and men’s defending champion Carlos Alcaraz both survived tough tests to reach the Wimbledon quarter-finals and Cameron Norrie kept alive British singles hopes after surviving a five-set thriller on Sunday. Sabalenka ruined home favourite Emma Raducanu’s dream in the previous round but had the Centre Court crowd cheering her on as she beat Elise Mertens 6-4 7-6(4) in a high-quality duel. Wimbledon’s new automated line-calling technology came under fire after an embarrassing malfunction robbed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of a point during her last-16 victory over Britain’s Sonay Kartal on Centre Court. Spaniard Alcaraz came through a…

The International Cricket Council on Monday named Sanjog Gupta as its new chief executive officer, a senior official at India’s key broadcaster of the game. Gupta, the ICC’s seventh CEO, succeeds Geoff Allardice, who resigned from the post in January after four years in office. Gupta was broadcaster JioStar’s chief executive for sports and live experiences. ICC chairman Jay Shah said Gupta “brings extensive experience in sports strategy and commercialisation, which will be invaluable for the ICC”. The role attracted more than 2,500 applications from candidates across 25 countries, the ICC said. “These are exciting times for the sport as…

Listen to article The death toll from catastrophic floods in Texas reached 67 on Sunday, including 21 children, law enforcement said, as the search for girls missing from a summer camp entered a third day. Larry Leitha, the Kerr County Sheriff in Texas Hill Country, the epicenter of the flooding, said 11 girls and a counselor remained missing from a camp near the Guadalupe River, which broke its banks after torrential rain fell in the central Texas area on Friday, the US Independence Day holiday. The search for over two dozen children missing from a girls’ summer camp hit by flash floods…

Jonathan Ross, chief executive officer of Groq Inc., during the GenAI Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, May 30, 2024. David Paul | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence semiconductor startup Groq announced Monday it has established its first data center in Europe as it steps up its international expansion.Groq, which is backed by investment arms of Samsung and Cisco, said the data center will be located in Helsinki, Finland and is in partnership with Equinix.Groq is looking to take advantage of rising demand for AI services in Europe following other U.S. firms which have also ramped up investment…

The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a bullish note on Monday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining 1,187.99 points, or 0.9%, current index of 133,137.05 during intra-day trading. The index recorded a high of 133,156.63 and a low of 132,467.12. Trading volume stood at over 41 million shares, with the total traded value reaching Rs 3.39 billion. This builds on last week’s strong opening to the new fiscal year, when the index had hit a then-record high of 131,949.06 points. Analysts attributed the positive momentum to investor optimism surrounding potential policy clarity and improving macroeconomic indicators.   Earlier in the week,…