Afghan Taliban’s intransigence is derailing consensus and headway at Istanbul talks. The second round of parleys on Sunday, mediated by Qatar and Turkiye, saw a cold shoulder from Taliban 2.0 as they not only kept on shifting the goalposts, but were also in a denial mode in acknowledging that terror elements are housed in the…
Women’s sport has been banned in Afghanistan since the Taliban government took over in 2021 Members of the Afghan Women’s Refugee team pose for a team group during a selection camp at St. George’s Park, Burton upon Trent, Britain – August 26, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: An Afghan women’s refugee team lost 6-1 to Chad…
Final results showed 66.4 percent of voters in the Bavarian capital voted in favour of the proposal MUNICH: A two-thirds majority in the German city of Munich voted in favour of a bid to host the Summer Olympics in 2036, 2040 or 2044 in a referendum on Sunday. Final results showed 66.4 percent of voters…
McLaren’s Lando Norris celebrates with a trophy on the podium after winning the Mexico City Grand Prix alongside second placed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and third placed Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. PHOTO: REUTERS MEXICO CITY: McLaren’s Lando Norris avoided early mayhem to cruise to a dominant Mexico City Grand Prix win and retake the Formula One…
The Islamabad High Court, on Monday, heard the case concerning the alleged culling of stray dogs in the federal capital, as the Capital Development Authority and the Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad submitted their framework reports to the court. The case stems from an incident on October 9, when eyewitnesses reported seeing a Capital Development Authority (CDA)…
Olympique Lyonnais forward Afonso Moreira celebrates after scoring his team’s second goal during the French L1 match against RC Strasbourg Alsace at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Decines-Charpieu, central-eastern France, on October 26, 2025. PHOTO: AFP LYON: Afonso Moreira scored a spectacular last-minute winner to hand Lyon a valuable 2-1 home victory in Ligue…
Arsenal’s Leandro Trossard in action with Crystal Palace’s Chris Richards. PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON: Arsenal stretched their Premier League lead to four points as Eberechi Eze’s goal beat his former club Crystal Palace 1-0, while Manchester City lost 1-0 at Aston Villa on Sunday. Bournemouth are now the Gunners’ closest challengers in second after they beat…
Says he helped broker expanded Thailand–Cambodia truce, claiming it “saved millions of lives” US President Donald Trump speaks during the ASEAN-US Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 26, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS USPresident Donald Trump is set to meet Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Monday, October 27at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo — marking their first meeting…
Vaccination teams reach 7.07 million children in K-P, however polio workers face renewed wave of attacks KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA/ PESHAWAR: Pakistan continues to stand at a critical juncture in its decades-long battle against one of the world’s most preventable diseases. New data from the National Immunisation Days (NIDs) held in October 2025 in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) offers…
In Peshawar, a rally was led by Governor Kundi, attended by departmental secretaries, government employees ISLAMABAD: Black Day is being observed across Pakistan to condemn India’s occupation of Jammu and Kashmir, and to remind the international community that the Kashmir dispute remains unresolved even after seventy-eight years. Black Day is observed on October 27, the…
