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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said Friday he is sending envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Kyiv with a plan to end more than four years of war in Ukraine. The move marks Washington’s latest bid to break a diplomatic stalemate in Europe’s deadliest conflict since World War II, which began with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in…
LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) has announced major changes aimed at providing greater flexibility and protection to skilled workers currently in the Britain on work permits. Under the new rules, skilled workers will no longer be limited to working exclusively for their sponsoring employer. They will be allowed to take up employment elsewhere during the remaining validity of their existing…
RIYADH: The National Center for Environmental Compliance (NCEC) has stepped up inspections and round-the-clock monitoring of construction sites across Riyadh as authorities intensify efforts to curb dust pollution and improve air quality in the Saudi Arabia capital. The NCEC said fines totaling SR20 million are being imposed on construction projects found to be generating excessive dust, as part of a…
Sydney, Australia: Former Pakistan coach Jason Gillespie said Friday chairman of selectors Aaqib Javed needs to “look at himself in the mirror” with the national team “playing with fear”. In a shock move Pakistan this week replaced head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and pace-bowling chief Umar Gul, and sent seven players home from England, in a dramatic response to successive Test…
Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands. The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are…
BERLIN/FRANKFURT/MEXICO CITY: Volkswagen’s supervisory board on Thursday approved a transformation plan that will include cutting another 50,000 jobs in its attempt to counter painful tariffs, overcapacity and aggressive Chinese rivals. The plan, the most extensive restructuring in Volkswagen’s 89-year history, includes exploring alternatives for four German plants that will eventually run out of models during the next decade. It also…
SINGAPORE: Oil prices rose on Friday, heading for their steepest weekly gain since mid-July, as rising tension and renewed U.S.-Iran hostilities heightened concerns over Middle East supply risks. Brent crude futures rose 54 cents, or 0.6%, to $96.06 a barrel by 0100 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures climbed 80 cents, or 0.9%, to $92.10. On a weekly…
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities and Pakistan’s Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) have seized a total of 671 kilograms of methamphetamine, commonly known as “ice,” in a joint operation targeting an Afghan drug trafficking network, the ANF said in a statement on Friday. The operation was conducted at the ports of Karachi, Pakistan, and Colombo, Sri Lanka, following intelligence shared by the ANF….
ISLAMABAD: Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced a significant oil and gas discovery at the Bobi Oil Field, with the Bobi-11 well expected to produce around 1,000 barrels of oil per day. According to a company statement, the Bobi-11 well is also expected to produce 1.0 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of natural gas, marking…
LAHORE: In a historic move led by Sports Minister Faisal Ayub, Punjab has included students in a sports advisory board for the first time in the province’s history, ARY News reported. The Provincial Minister chaired a meeting of the Punjab Sports Board, during which he stated that the youth will now play a direct role in shaping sports policy. Faisal…
