Tag: Argentina
England target World Cup semis after Belgium stun Brazil
AFP | England will bid to end their 28-year wait to reach a World Cup semi-final when they face Sweden on Saturday after Brazil were...
Rock-solid Brazil living up to billing as World Cup favourites
AFP | While some of their biggest rivals have already fallen by the wayside in Russia, Brazil have been making serene progress towards the latter...
16 teams make it through to World Cup’s knockout stages
AFP | After 15 days of triumphs, tears and controversy, the World Cup's group stage drew to a close on Thursday. Here, AFP Sport ranks...
Israel furious as Argentina cancels match, while Palestinians celebrate Messi
News Analysis | Isreal is fuming over Argentina's decision to cancel a pre-World Cup exhibition match following political pressure and criticism against the football club....
West’s Double Standards: An Unending threat for the World?
Tahir Ali Khan | When the Syrian regime was accused of using chemical weapons in Syria in April this year, US President Trump immediately issued...
Davos presents golden opportunity for Pakistan
Ikram Sehgal | The World Economic Forum (WEF)’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland is a major creative force for engaging top leaders from across the...
New Zealander dies as India pays price for Gau Raksha
News Analysis | A New Zealand citizen Juan Pablo Lampe has died after being attacked by a stray bull in India. He had worked for...
Kim Jong-Un’s slogan of freedom doesn’t make him lunatic
Waqas Shabbir | In absolute terms, North Korean aggression is not a right way to go about things, but in relative terms, any sovereign country...
The psychology behind defending the Sharifs
M. Usama Khawar | On Friday the Supreme Court of Pakistan announced that it has reserved its judgment on the reports brought forward by the...
Western liberal totalitarianism: friendly and subordinate fascism
Leonid Savin l Professor of Political Science and President of the US Society for General Systems Research, Bertram Myron Gross, introduced the term “friendly fascism”...
Saudi Arabia & Iran: A potential nuclear race in the making?
James M. Dorsey | Saudi Arabia is developing nuclear energy and potentially a nuclear weapons capability. The Saudi focus on nuclear energy serves several of...
