LONDON: Another crushing Brexit defeat for Theresa May means the British prime minister is on the ropes again – now perhaps for the last time.
Here is a list of potential contenders to take over as Conservative party leader and therefore prime minister:
Sajid Javid
A former investment banker...
The pound climbed solidly on Friday before a crucial vote on Britain´s Brexit future.Stock markets meanwhile rallied, with investors looking past a downgrade of US growth to focus on the next round of top-level China-US trade talks.
Around 1200 GMT, the pound was up 0.4 percent at $1.3100...
Imad Wasim took another wicket of Peter Handscomb as Haris Sohail took the catch in the 22nd over while the following over saw another wicket flying as well as Yasir Shah sent Marcus Stoinis packing too. Shah took a second and weighty wicket of Usman Khwaja in the 28th over after he missed a...
SYDNEY: Australian cricket chief Kevin Roberts insisted the return of Steve Smith and David Warner will not disrupt the resurgent team as a report on Friday revealed senior players threatened a boycott in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.
One-year bans slapped on the former captain and...
RIYADH: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday underscored the importance of increasing cultural ties between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia and said the kingdom can utilise the services of local artists, directors and actors.
Speaking to the media in Riyadh, the information minister said...
Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Quetta on Friday for a one-day trip.
He was greeted by Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal and members of the provincial cabinet.
During his visit, PM Khan will inaugurate the NUST campus in Quetta as well as a cardiac centre. He will also inaugurate the...
WASHINGTON: Excluding NATO-member Turkey from the trillion-dollar F-35 fighter jet program would be challenging due to Ankara’s integral role in the stealthy jet’s production process, but not impossible, US sources familiar with the situation said.
Last week Reuters reported that the United...
LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May offered on Wednesday to quit if her twice-defeated EU divorce deal passes, in a last-ditch attempt to persuade Eurosceptics to back it.
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WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Russia to pull its troops from Venezuela and said that “all options” were open to making that happen.
The arrival of two Russian air force planes outside Caracas on Saturday believed to be carrying nearly 100 Russian special forces...
Islamabad:Indian brutalities in occupied Kashmir have forced scholars and educated youths to take up arms against India's state-sponsored terrorism.
Washington Post in a report published on Friday said growing numbers of young Kashmiris turned to resistance in 2018, according to official...
RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Thursday said that Balochistan was the future of Pakistan and it was their duty to fully assist the government and people of the province towards a shining future, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
The...
Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday said Pakistan was firmly committed not to allow any militant group to operate in the country or use its territory for any militant activity within or outside the country.
He expressed these views while chairing the first-ever meeting of the National Internal...
The Islamabad High Court approved on Thursday the pre-arrest bail of former president Asif Ali Zardari and his sister Faryal Talpur.
They have been ordered to submit surety bonds worth Rs1 million each.
Zardari has been given three bail in three cases, while Faryal Talpur in one case.
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ABU DHABI: Australia recorded a 80-run win over Pakistan in the third One-day International here at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Wednesday night.
They also won the five match ODI series 3-0 with two matches remaining.
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain Wednesday said Pakistan outclassed India on Pulwama incident with its narrative, as Prime Minister Imran Khan opted for peace, isolating India and leaving PM Modi in a weak position...
Lahore: A woman in Lahore's Defence area has accused her husband of subjecting her to torture after she refused to dance in front of his friends.
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Asma Aziz told that her husband used to force her to dance in front of his...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended Nawaz Sharif's sentence in Al-Azizia reference for six weeks and granted him bail on medical grounds.
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A three-judge bench...