RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — In a clash of Grand Slam winners, Iga Swiatek swept aside Madison Keys in straight sets on the opening day of the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Saturday. The Wimbledon champion needed just over an hour to beat Australian Open winner Keys 6-1, 6-2 at the season-ending tournament for the world’s…
Lee Weaver, the familiar character actor known for his work on The Bill Cosby Show, the Loni Anderson-starring Easy Street and the Coen brothers’ O Brother, Where Art Thou?, has died. He was 95. Weaver died Sept. 22 at his home in Los Angeles, his family announced. He “wove joy, depth and representation into every…
Theo LeggettBusiness Correspondent Jas Bains Jas Bains alerted Danish authorities to a £1bn tax scam and they hit him with a lawsuit “We’d be met at airports in 20-foot limousines, and taken to places like the Atlantis hotel in Dubai or the Singapore Grand Prix. There’d be a hundred grand spent in the bar.” In…
US footprint in West Africa significantly diminishes as 1,000 troops withdraw from Niger last year Security personnel patrol the streets amid a surge in violence in Mangu, Plateau State, Nigeria, January 24, 2024, in this screengrab obtained from video Photo: Reuters US President Donald Trump on Saturday said he has asked the Defense Department to…
An explosion occurred in a Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police station in Peshawar Today (Sunday). Initial reports suggest that old explosive material kept in the CTD police station’s storeroom detonated. The incident does not appear to be a terrorist attack, initially investigation suggested. Two officers were injured, one of the injured officers has been moved to…
Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry speaking to reporters outside Parliament House in Islamabad on October 9, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Talal Chaudhry on Saturday revealed that India’s intelligence agency had attempted to recruit a Pakistani fisherman for espionage by offering him money. Addressing a joint press conference in Islamabad…
Google Doodle is featuring something special for gamers today: A tribute to Pac-Man’s 45th anniversary, just in time for Halloween. For today and tomorrow, you’ll be able to play four haunted-house mazes especially designed for the event by Pac-Man’s parent company, Bandai Namco Entertainment. Like other games in the franchise, you’ll have to control Pac-Man…
Afghan refugees along with their belongings on trucks await deportation to Afghanistan near the Chaman border crossing. Photo: AFP TORKHAM: Pakistan on Saturday reopened the Torkham border crossing in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa for Afghan refugees returning to their country, ending a nearly two-week closure following deadly clashes between border forces last month. Meanwhile, nearly 10,700 individuals returned…
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Saturday announced several senior-level administrative appointments “aimed at ensuring operational continuity and advancing reform within the court’s administrative framework”. According to an official statement, Sohail Mohammad Laghari presently serving as the secretary of…
Google is gradually rolling out AI review summaries on select Play Store devices, reports say The new summaries appear under the Ratings and Reviews section at app store. PHOTO: FILE Google is rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) feature on its Play Store that summarises app reviews, allowing users to quickly gauge overall feedback without…
