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This combination of pictures created on April 09, 2025 shows US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff after a meeting with Russian officials at Diriyah Palace, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on February 18, 2025 (L); and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaking to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah on March 7, 2025.Evelyn Hockstein | Amer Hilabi | AFP | Getty ImagesA third round of talks between the U.S. and Iran kicked off in Geneva on Thursday, with Iran under immense pressure to agree a nuclear deal with the States and to curb its nuclear and ballistic…

Pakistan women were bowled out for 345 in pursuit of a 362-run target in the second ODI as South Africa gained a 2-0 lead in the series here at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday night. Pakistan registered their highest ever ODI total surpassing the previous 335-3 against Ireland women in 2022 in Lahore. The third ODI of the series will take place on Sunday, 1 March at the Kingsmead Cricket Stadium in Durban. Pakistan’s spirited effort was led by fluent half-centuries from Ayesha Zafar, Sadaf Shamas and skipper Fatima Sana. Syeda Aroob Shah and Diana Baig also chipped…

Cuban coast guard ships docked at the port of Havana on February 25, 2026. Cuba’s coast guard said on February 25, 2026, it shot dead four people and wounded six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of fire near Cuba’s shores that came amid heightened tensions with Washington.Adalberto Roque | Afp | Getty ImagesThe Kremlin on Thursday said that the situation in fuel-starved Cuba is intensifying after a deadly incident with a U.S.-registered speedboat off the coast of the Caribbean island. “We see that the situation around Cuba is escalating,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told reporters, according…

Open craters, sewage-filled potholes, stalled construction leave commuters counting the cost in accidents, hours lostA rickshaw falls into a sewage-filled crater on University Road, prompting bystanders to rush in and pull it to safety. Photo: Express KARACHI: What should have been a flagship transit corridor has instead become a commuter’s nightmare. University Road — dug up for the long-delayed Red Line project — has turned into what residents call a “well of death”, with gaping potholes and stagnant sewage water causing daily accidents and endless misery, especially in the holy month of Ramazan. The condition of University Road has gone…

Nvidia stock is up 1.3% in pre-market trading on Thursday, as investor concerns around the AI infrastructure boom dampened enthusiasm about its better-than-expected earnings.Revenue for its fiscal fourth-quarter hit $68.13 billion, ahead of analyst estimates of $66.21 billion, according to LSEG. Total revenue climbed 73% from the figure Nvidia reported a year ago and guidance also came in ahead of expectations.”The debate has shifted away from near-term results and toward the sustainability of AI capex spending, amid concerns around its quantum, monetisation and potential cashflow degradation,” Richard Clode, portfolio manager at Janus Henderson Investors, told CNBC by email.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconNvidia stock…

‘Assault, violence, and harassment are absolutely intolerable’ says Superintendent of Police Sadr Inam Sher RAWALPINDI: Police on Thursday arrested a man identified as Ibrahim Yaseen, who was accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy in a madrassa in Rawalpindi. “My son went to offer prayers; on his way back, the suspect who was lying in wait assaulted my son and recorded an indecent video,” said the boy’s father. In the First Information Report filed on Wednesday, the 12-year-old boy was at a madrassa in his village at the village mosque, a double-story building. After completing his duty of calling the prayer (azaan),…

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives to attend a European Council summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on March 21, 2024.Sameer Al-doumy | Afp | Getty ImagesHungary has accused Ukraine of disrupting oil supplies it gets from Russia and has stationed troops at critical energy facilities across the country as Prime Minister Viktor Orban ramps up the rhetoric around energy and national security ahead of parliamentary elections in April.Orban on Wednesday accused Kyiv of imposing an “oil blockade” on Hungary by delaying the reopening of the Druzhba pipeline which supplies it, and neighboring Slovakia, with Russian oil. Ukraine shut…

Farmers work in the fields of Nanku Village, Qionghai City, south China’s Hainan Province, Feb. 25, 2026. After the Spring Festival holiday, farmers are busy with agricultural production in the farming season across the country. (Photo by Meng Zhongde/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 24, 2026 shows a farmer operating an agricultural machine to plough a field in Qicheng Village, Qinyang City, central China’s Henan Province. After the Spring Festival holiday, farmers are busy with agricultural production in the farming season across the country. (Photo by Yang Fan/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 25, 2026 shows farmers working…

Rollover. Design: Mohsin Alam ISLAMABAD: Pakistan said on Wednesday that it was in communication with the United Arab Emirates and that there was no issue in the rollover of a $2 billion debt, but did not confirm whether the Gulf nation had formally conveyed its decision to further extend the repayment period. “We are in communication with the UAE authorities and there is absolutely no issue in the rollover of the $2 billion debt,” Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said while responding to a question about the status of the UAE debt. He was speaking to journalists after attending a meeting…

BEIJING — U.S. chip giant Nvidia has yet to recoup its lost sales in China, despite Washington easing some restrictions, and the company is sounding the alarm about rising competition from Chinese rivals.”While small amounts of H200 [semiconductor] products for China-based customers were approved by the US government, we have yet to generate any revenue,” Nvidia’s CFO Colette M. Kress said on an earnings call Wednesday local time, according to a FactSet transcript. “We do not know whether any imports will be allowed into China,” she said.China once accounted for at least one-fifth of Nvidia’s data center revenue.Global AI disruptionThe semiconductor…