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Ireland’s McGrath calls for resolution to Israel fixture controversy

Ireland midfielder Jamie McGrath said the team do not want to get embroiled in the controversy surrounding their ​Nations League games against Israel after their friendly win ‌over Qatar in Dublin on Thursday was disrupted by protests. Ireland are…

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Iranian FA chief unaware of Azmoun World Cup call-up plans

Iranian FA chief Mehdi Taj said on Thursday he was unaware of any plans to ​bring striker Sardar Azmoun into Iran’s World Cup squad despite an appeal for his recall from a vice president ‌of the Islamic Republic. Azmoun, who has scored 57 goals in…

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Buying at bourse, KSE-100 up 850 points

Buying momentum was observed at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in its post-Eid session, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index gaining over 850 points during the first half of the trading on Friday. At 11am, the benchmark index was hovering at 172,58…

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Injured England captain Sciver-Brunt on track to return for T20 World Cup

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said she is on course to return from a calf injury in ​time for their Twenty20 World Cup opener on ‌home soil next month, though the all-rounder has yet to resume bowling practice. The 33-year-old suffered a calf t…

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NATO member Romania says Russian drone hit block of flats, injuring two

BUCHAREST: NATO member Romania said ​on Friday that a drone injured two people in a southeastern city during an overnight Russian attack on neighbouring Ukraine, the ‌first time in the war that a drone had hit a densely populated area in Romania a…

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Service Global appoints CEO, chairman

Service Global Footwear Limited (SGF) announced on Friday key appointments. The company shared in a notice to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) today. The SGF announced that Hassan Javed was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer. The notice sai…

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Copper set for second straight monthly gain on US-Iran peace deal hopes

Shanghai copper rose on Friday, on track for a second straight monthly rise, as hopes of a US-Iran peace deal pushed oil prices and the dollar lower, easing fears of higher inflation and a global slowdown. The most-traded copper contract on the Sh…

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China’s yuan firms as dollar weakens on Iran-US ceasefire optimism

HONG KONG: China’s yuan strengthened against the dollar on Friday as the greenback retreated following reports of a US-Iran agreement to extend a Middle East ceasefire, lifting risk appetite in Asian currencies. The United States and Iran reached …

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Budget FY26-27: President summons session on 5th June

President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned the budget session for fiscal year 2026-27 of the Senate and National Assembly on June 5 (Friday), the President’s House said on Wednesday. The NA session will be held at 5pm on Friday, while the Senate sess…

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Gold edges higher as investors weigh US-Iran ceasefire deal reports

Gold edged higher on Friday as investors assessed reports of a US-Iran ceasefire deal amid growing concerns around inflation and US interest rate hikes. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $4,499.56 per ounce by 0231 GMT, but was down about 0.2% for the week s…

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