<p>Clashes in a Sri Lankan jail killed 26 people, including seven guards, and wounded more than 100 in the country’s deadliest prison riot in years, officials said Monday.</p> <p>Victims with cuts and gunshot injuries were rushed to Negombo Hospital, north of the capital Colombo following overnight fighting between inmates from two drug gangs, police said.</p> <p>Hospital director Pushpa Gamlath said there were 23 bodies at the state-run facility, as well as more than 100 wounded inmates and g

<p>An “unknown projectile” struck and caused a fire on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, British maritime security agency United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.</p> <p>The incident occurred near one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes, despite a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2011596">ceasefire</a> between the United States and Iran and ongoing efforts to secure a lasting peace agreement.</p> <p>The maritime agency

<p>Belgium brought the United States’ World Cup party to a shattering halt on Monday, thrashing the tournament co-hosts 4-1 to set up a quarter-final showdown with Spain.</p> <p>Charles De Ketelaere scored twice, Hans Vanaken punished a goalkeeping howler, and substitute Romelu Lukaku added a fourth to settle a last-16 clash that had been overshadowed by the pre-match uproar surrounding US striker Folarin Balogun.</p> <p>Balogun, named in US coach Mauricio Pochettino’s starting line-up after

<p>ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday urged Pakistani embassies abroad to accelerate efforts to create employment opportunities for Pakistani workforce.</p> <p>Presiding over a meeting on employment opportunities for Pakistani youth, the prime minister ordered complete digitalisation of immigration system.</p> <p>The prime minister instructed the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis, NAVTTC, and the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme to ensure skills training, language courses, and in

<p>As India continues to violate the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the army’s top brass on Monday affirmed its “resolute commitment” to undertake “all measures necessary” to ensure the availability of Pakistan’s rightful share of water.</p> <p>The development came as Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir presided over the 276th Corps Commanders’ Conference (CCC) at General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi, according to a <a rel="nofollow no

<p>ISLAMABAD: The new management of Ufone and Telenor Pakistan has decided to rebrand the merged telecom company and has filed an application with the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) in this regard, it emerged on Monday.</p> <p>Earlier this month, the Telenor Pakistan was formally <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2012241">amalgamated</a> into Pak Telecom Mobile Limited (PTML) — the legal name for Ufone — after final approval by the Islamabad High Court (IHC).</p> <p>Sources in P

<p>PPP’s Amjad Hussain on Monday was sworn in as the chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan in a ceremony attended by his party chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.</p> <p>Advocate Hussain was <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2009973">elected</a> for the role on June 22 following the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2005670">June 7 elections</a>, in which the PPP emerged as the largest party, with 12 seats in the 24-member GB assembly.</p> <p>Addressing the ceremony in Gilgit after taking the oath

As India continues to violate the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the army’s top brass on Monday affirmed its “resolute commitment” to undertake “all measures necessary” to ensure the availabilit...

President Asif Ali Zardari will head to Kyrgyzstan on Monday for a four-day official visit, according to the Foreign Office (FO). Accompanied by a high-level delegation, President Zardari will undertake the visit at the invitation of the Kyrgyz...

<p><em>Egypt have reached the FIFA World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history, with Mohamed Salah once again at the heart of their success. But while the Pharaohs have long embraced him as their greatest modern footballer, can this campaign persuade the rest of the world to view him the same way?</em></p> <p>There was once an Egyptian king who ruled on the banks of the River Mersey. For nine years, Liverpool’s faithful sang his name as Mohamed Salah cemented his place among t