The Pakistan Mercantile Exchange (PMEX) has temporarily suspended trading in all silver futures contracts due to unprecedented price movements and significant order imbalances, the exchange announced on Monday. In an official statement, the PMEX said the suspension, put into effect by 10:30pm, remained in place under the powers granted by Regulation 6.1.4(B) of the PMEX Rulebook. All open […]
Firefighters told people to flee an out-of-control bushfire in southeast Australia on Tuesday as a heatwave baked much of the country. Temperatures hit a record high in the eastern state of Victoria, preliminary data showed. “Conditions are heating up across the state, and we’re seeing those 40 degree temperatures roll in,” said Country Fire Authority […]
China’s Defence Minister Dong Jun told his Russian counterpart that the two countries should “strengthen strategic coordination” during a video call on Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. The call came days after negotiators from Russia and Ukraine met for the first time to discuss an end to the war — nearly four years after Moscow’s […]
The Senate Standing Committee on Interior on Tuesday directed authorities to take action against arms licences issued to non-tax filers, while also discussing a range of law and order issues, particularly in the riverine areas of Sindh and Punjab. The meeting was held at Parliament House under the chairmanship of Senator Faisal Saleem with members briefed on […]
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday categorically rejected claims that the El Niño or La Niña weather phenomena were behind the current cold wave in the country, dismissing the impression that the latter effect was currently strong. Speaking to The Express Tribune, PMD Deputy Director and spokesperson Anjum Nazir Zaigham said the claim that La […]
Alexander Zverev said he was playing without pain for the first time in 12 months after last year’s runner-up crushed young American Learner Tien to blast into the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday. Zverev sent down 24 aces in a 6-3, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 7-6 (7/3) victory and faces world number one Carlos Alcaraz or […]
Napoli are on the brink of being eliminated from the Champions League as the troubled Italian club face Chelsea on Wednesday racked by a deep injury crisis and a faltering Serie A title defence. Sat just inside the elimination zone on only eight points from seven matches after last week’s miserable 1-1 draw at FC […]
President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China seeks to uphold the United Nations-based world order, in remarks as he met Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Beijing. His comments come after Donald Trump unveiled plans for his new “Board of Peace” this month, which has sparked concerns the United States president wants to create […]
Christian Horner’s absence from Formula One may be short-lived. Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was fired by the company in July, is among a group eyeing a possible investment into F1 team Alpine. The French outfit confirmed Horner’s interest in a statement Sunday. In December 2023, Alpine finalized the sale of a […]
Aryna Sabalenka overcame heat set to hit 45C and one of the most exciting talents in tennis to power into the semi-finals of the Australian Open, where Carlos Alcaraz bids to join her later Tuesday. World number one Sabalenka tamed 18-year-old American Iva Jovic 6-3, 6-0 and faces either third seed Coco Gauff or 12th […]