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Greenland, the world’s largest island, votes on Tuesday to elect its next parliament and government. The thinly populated Danish territory’s elections usually attract only local attention. However, this vote comes at a time when the island has exploded into geopolitical significance, with United States President Donald Trump openly — and repeatedly — declaring his intent to acquire it. Greenland, technically a part of North America, is rich in mineral resources, located halfway between Russia and the US, and already hosts a US base. “I think we’re going to get it. One way or the other, we’re going to get it,”…

ALTHOUGH Tournament Director Sumair Ahmed Syed was present in Dubai, he was not included in the post-match ceremony, which was an all-Indian affair.—ICC file photo LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has lodged a formal protest against the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) failure to include its representative in the post-match ceremony of the Champions Trophy final. Despite the presence of PCB’s Chief Operating Officer Sumair Ahmed Syed — who was also the director of the tournament — at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium during the decider between eventual winners India and New Zealand on Sunday, the official didn’t feature among…

LAHORE: Amid Pakistan cricket’s ongoing decline — evidenced by the national team’s dismal performances in the last three International Cri­cket Council events, including two World Cups and the Champions Trophy — the Pakistan Cricket Board appears reluctant to adopt a fresh approach. Instead of prioritising young talent in the upcoming National T20 Cup, scheduled to begin this month, the PCB included veteran players Shoaib Malik (43), Wahab Riaz (39), and Sarfaraz Ahmed (37) in the squads for Sialkot, Karachi, and Lahore, respectively despite the trio serving as those sides’ mentors. The inclusion of these senior players drew widespread criticism, leading…

DUBAI: Indian captain Rohit Sharma poses with the ICC Champions Trophy on Monday.—courtesy ICC DUBAI: Star batter Virat Kohli said on Sunday his job is not just to win ICC trophies but also ensure that Indian cricket is at a better place when he walks into the sunset, as the team won a third Champions Trophy title with a four-wicket victory over New Zealand, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. “When you leave, you want to leave the team in a better place, I feel we’ve a squad that’s ready to take on the world for the next…

MANCHESTER: Mikel Arteta’s 200th Premier League game was not one to savour for the Spaniard as any lingering hope of a title challenge was extinguished at Old Trafford. Arsenal boss Arteta was visibly agitated after his team could only salvage a 1-1 draw with United on Sunday and now sit 15 points adrift of Liverpool. Arteta, who stomped away from a post-game television interview, rued the fact that Declan Rice’s second-half strike was their only goal against a struggling United side that are languishing in 14th place in the table. “Very frustrating we haven’t won with the dominance and the…

The United States’ stock market has shed more than $1.7 trillion in value after US President Donald Trump declined to rule out the possibility the economy could enter a recession this year. The benchmark S&P 500 on Monday tumbled 2.7 percent, dragging the index nearly 9 percent below its all-time high reached on February 19. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 plunged 3.81 percent, its steepest single-day loss since September 2022. The losses, which follow two weeks of steep declines, mean that the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are now at their lowest levels since September. Tesla, the electric car company run…

Free speech groups point out that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused Khalil of leading “activities aligned with Hamas, a designated terrorist organization”. But analysts note that the department’s allegation falls short of more tangible claims. US law, for instance, prohibits anyone in the country’s jurisdiction from providing “material support” to terrorist organisations. The rationale provided for Khalil’s arrest, experts argue, was overly broad and could be wielded against any voices critical of Israel and US foreign policy. “It’s a loophole so big that you could drive a truck through it,” Will Creeley, the legal director of the Foundation…

Taipei, Taiwan – As United States President Donald Trump kicks off a new trade war with China, analysts say he will face a much stronger and more prepared adversary in Beijing compared with his first term in office. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has already imposed a 20 percent tariff on Chinese imports, citing Beijing’s alleged failure to curb the export of the deadly opioid fentanyl to the US. The tariff comes on top of previous duties imposed by Trump and former US President Joe Biden on more than $400bn worth of Chinese goods. After condemning…

Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a “massive cyberattack.” “We get attacked every day, but this was done with a lot of resources,” Musk claimed in a post. “Either a large, coordinated group and/or a country is involved. Tracing …” Complaints about outages spiked Monday at 6 a.m. Eastern and again at 10 a.m, with more than 40,000 users reporting no access to the platform, according to the tracking website Downdetector.com. By afternoon, the reports had dropped to the…

In a grandmaster-level chess move, OpenAI has signed a five-year, $11.9 billion agreement with the GPU-heavy cloud service provider CoreWeave, according to Reuters, which cites people close to the deal. The deal involves OpenAI receiving $350 million worth of equity in CoreWeave, the sources told Reuters. The private placement is said to be separate from CoreWeave’s planned IPO. CoreWeave filed to become a public company last week, but it has not yet priced or scheduled its debut. It’s a win for both companies. One reason this agreement is so eye-popping (besides the billions involved) is that before this deal, CoreWeave’s…