Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all of the postwar era, elected Takaichi, 64, to regain trust…
Former Pakistan women’s cricket captain Sana Mir has responded to criticism from Indian fans after her on-air remarks during the ongoing Women’s World Cup, urging everyone not to politicise the issue. Mir, who is part of the ICC’s commentary panel, came under fire after she said during Pakistan’s match against Bangladesh that batter Natalia Pervaiz…
Even in the most trying moments, when it looked like his career had migrated north to never to return, George Springer refused to lose sense of who he is. Over the 2023 and 2024 seasons, the fearsomeness that had defined Springer’s career vanished. And yet he balked at the idea that numbers would define him….
In her third attempt, Sanae Takaichi won the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership in convincing and comfortable fashion in a runoff against Shinjiro Koizumi, winning 185 votes to Koizumi’s 156. One lawmaker apparently abstained. She won by a larger margin than Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru won in 2024, when he bested Takaichi by only 21…
Remo Girone, who starred as a mob boss on the classic Italian mafia TV series La Piovra and portrayed Enzo Ferrari in James Mangold’s Ford v Ferrari, has died. He was 76. Girone battled bladder cancer and died Friday at his home in Monte Carlo, the newspaper La Repubblica reported. American moviegoers also know the…
JERUSALEM: Israel on Friday deported four Italian activists, the first of hundreds detained from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, shortly after the interception of the group’s final boat brought an end to its mission. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza, where…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday said India must respect the inalienable rights of the Kashmiri people, most importantly their fundamental right to self-determination, as enshrined in the relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. In a statement, the Foreign Office spokesperson said, “Pakistan believes that the path to lasting peace and stability in South Asia lies in…
MUZAFFARABAD: The government’s negotiating committee, formed on the directive of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and the Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) reached consensus on an agreement on Friday, with the final document expected to be signed soon. Federal Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry confirmed that the concluding round of talks was…
Week 5 of the 2025 NFL season is here, and our NFL analysts have you covered in the eleventh hour. Don’t miss our last-minute prep for a loaded slate. Here’s what we have: First, analytics writer Seth Walder breaks down three stat trends that could be pivotal this weekend. Then fantasy football writer Eric Moody…
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund is ready to allow roughly Rs500 billion adjustments within the budgets to offset the impact of floods but without compromising on the overarching goal of maintaining fiscal discipline. But Pakistani authorities are insisting upon getting relaxation by the same amount against the primary budget surplus annual target, according to the…
