Friday, July 3rd, 2026
Portugal, Spain set for Round of 16 clash after contrasting victories
TORONTO, JUL 3: Portugal and Spain booked their places in the Fifa World Cup last 16 with contrasting victories on Thursday, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s side survived late VAR drama to edge Croatia 2-1 while the European champions cruised to a commanding 3-0 win over Austria. In another nerve-shredding World Cup classic, Goncalo Ramos headed Portugal into the lead in the fourth minute of stoppage time before Croatia saw a last-gasp equaliser agonisingly ruled out for offside in Toronto. Portugal’s 41-year-old superstar captain Cristiano Ronaldo had helped haul his team backRead More
PPP announces candidates for all AJK assembly seats
MIRPUR (AJK), Jul 3 (DNA):The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has announced candidates for nearly all constituencies in the July 27 legislative assembly elections after receiving approval from party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the party officials said on Friday. The party has finalized candidates for almost all directly elected constituencies across AJK as well as all 12 refugee seats, according to PPP AJK Central Coordination Secretary, Aamir Zeashan. The PPP did not nominate a candidate for LA-7 Bhimber City. In LA-23 Poonch-Sudhnoti (Plandri), it willRead More
A powerful Iranian general emerges from hiding
News Desk DUBAI: A powerful general who leads Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard emerged from hiding as Tehran prepared Friday for the dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photos published online by Iranian state media showed Gen. Ahmad Vahidi attending a meeting about the funeral of Khamenei, 86, then sitting alongside his casket as Iran’s theocracy held a smaller service for him Thursday night near the supreme leader’s former home in downtown Tehran. Vahidi has become a major player in formulating Iran’s tough stance in negotiating aRead More
Sri Lanka arrests ex-navy chief on corruption charges
Karannagoda was the navy commander when Sri Lanka’s decades-long Tamil separatist war ended in 2009. He was elevated to the rank of admiral of the fleet in 2019, and currently has no active role in the navy DNA COLOMBO: Authorities in Sri Lanka arrested a former navy commander on Friday over allegations he illegally helped secure the recruitment and overseas training of ex-president Mahinda Rajapaksa’s son. Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda, 73, was taken into custody by the Bribery Commission over the 2006 enlistment of Yoshitha Rajapaksa without theRead More