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Marseille players celebrating. —AFP/FilePARIS: Mason Greenwood´s brilliant late strike helped Marseille beat Le Havre 3-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday and clinch qualification for next season´s Champions League, while Monaco defeated Lyon to secure their own spot at Europe´s top table.Both sides came into the penultimate night of the French campaign knowing wins plus favourable results elsewhere could secure a top-three finish behind champions Paris Saint-Germain with a game of the season to spare. Marseille got the job done away to relegation-threatened Le Havre, but it looked set to be a frustrating night for them despite Amine Gouiri putting the…

MUSCAT: Iran and the United States wrapped up nuclear talks in Oman on Sunday with no apparent breakthrough in a public standoff over enrichment, but with both sides confirming plans for future negotiations. This was the fourth round of talks that began nearly a month ago, marking the highest-level contact between the two foes since Washington withdrew in 2018 from a landmark nuclear deal, during President Donald Trump’s first term. Both sides had reported progress in the previous three rounds, and on Sunday Iran said the meeting was “difficult but useful” while a senior US official said Washington was “encouraged”.…

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is set to hear the appeal against Zahir Jaffer’s death sentence in the Noor Mukadam murder case on May 13, according to a cause list that emerged on Sunday. Noor, 27, was found murdered at a residence in Islamabad’s upscale Sector F-7/4 on July 20, 2021. A first information report (FIR) was registered later the same day against Zahir Jaffer, who was arrested from the site of the murder. In February 2022, a district and sessions judge convicted Jaffer of murdering Mukadam, sentencing him to death along with 25 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine…

GENEVA: Washington expressed optimism at the end of a weekend of trade talks with China aimed to de-escalate trade tensions sparked by President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff rollout. “I’m happy to report that we’ve made substantial progress between the United States and China in the very important trade talks,” US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters in Geneva. “The talks were productive,” he said, taking no questions from the media, but promising a “complete briefing” on the outcome of the talks on Monday. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, who also took part in the two days of closed-door talks with Chinese…

Justin Baldoni returns to social media after 5 months of break  After five months of total Instagram silence, Justin Baldoni has officially hit “post” again — and he picked a pretty touching moment to do it. The 41-year-old actor and director returned to the social media spotlight on Mother’s Day, sharing a heartwarming family photo featuring the women who shaped his world, his mom, Sharon Baldoni, and his wife, Emily Baldoni. “My mom gave us faith. My wife is the definition of it. Our children are growing up in the fortress of that love,” he wrote in the caption, melting hearts…

ISLAMABAD: In a milestone that marks a new chapter in Pakistan’s scientific evolution, the nation is preparing to send its very first astronaut into space – an achievement once seemed a distant dream, now transforming into a tangible reality. With the ink freshly dried on a landmark cooperation agreement between Pakistan’s national space agency Suparco and the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the countdown has begun for a historic journey to Chinese Space Station (CSS), Tiangong. Under this agreement, two Pakistani astronauts will undergo rigorous training at Astronaut Centre of China. One of them will ultimately be chosen as a…

HYDERABAD: Citizens, along with political and religious activists, took to the streets across Hyderabad to celebrate Pakistan’s victory and a dignified ceasefire following Indian aggression. Chanting slogans like “Long live Pakistan” and “Long live Pakistan Armed Forces,” participants held national flags and expressed their joy through music, dancing to drumbeats, distributing sweets, and organizing fireworks displays at various locations. Many also offered special thanksgiving prayers. In response to the successful retaliatory action by Pakistani forces and the ceasefire declaration by India, large public gatherings were held across the city to mark the historic victory. Citizens expressed gratitude to the armed…

KARACHI: The metropolitan city continues to reel under a worsening water crisis, with supply disruptions persisting despite orders from Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah to restore services. Although repair work on the key 84-inch pipeline through the University of Karachi was completed seven days ago, water has yet to flow through it, deepening the crisis in several parts of the city. Since April 29, the metropolis has faced a massive shortfall in water supply, forcing residents to rely on private water tankers – spending millions of rupees to meet basic needs. The areas severely affected include Korangi, Landhi, Shah…

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV said that he was glad to hear of the recent India-Pakistan ceasefire and hoped negotiations would lead to a lasting accord between the nuclear-armed neighbors. The new pope appealed to the world’s major powers for “no more war” in his first Sunday message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square since his election as pontiff. Pope Leo, elected on May 8, called for an “authentic and lasting peace” in Ukraine, a ceasefire in Gaza, and the release of all Israeli hostages held by militant group Hamas. Speaking in fluent Italian, Leo also welcomed the recent fragile…

HYDERABAD: Negating the provincial government’s claims of quelling the menace of the riverbed areas’ dacoits, seven persons of a family including a four years old child were kidnapped from their house in a village in Shikarpur district on Sunday. The affected family and their neighbours informed the police that at least 20 armed men barged in the residence of Azizullah Malik, held the family hostage and took away their seven family members. The incident happened in village Sukhio Malik in the limits of Bachal Bhayo police station, located in a riverine area of Shikarpur. The family identified the abducted persons…