BEIRUT (AFP): A military security source said an Israeli strike on Friday on a car in south Lebanon...
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Tajikistan detains 9 people over Russian concert hall attack
Dushanbe (Reuters): Tajikistan has detained nine people this week suspected of having links to a...
South Korea’s ambassador to Australia steps down amid...
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea’s ambassador to Australia resigned on Friday as questions about...
Top world court orders Israel to ensure urgent aid...
Ukraine says Russian drone, missile attacks damage...
Ukraine urges India to rethink ‘Soviet...
Macron says G20 must agree before inviting Putin to...
Israeli strike killed 36 Syrian soldiers near Aleppo:...
Israel has not received everything it has asked for...
Global
Indonesian president-elect Prabowo to visit China
JAKARTA (AFP): Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto will visit China next week...
Modi likely to prioritise free trade deals with UK and Oman if...
NEW DELHI (Reuters): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to prioritise completion of free...
Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community
Mymensingh (Bangladesh) (AFP): Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh’s...
Thai PM says legalising casinos good for revenue and...
Biden, Obama, Clinton rake in cash at NYC campaign stop
Japan to resume funding to UN Palestinian refugee...
Turkiye Erdogan to visit US on May 9, security...
Fallen crypto tycoon sentenced to 25 years in jail
US military destroys four drones launched by Houthi...
Business
Sri Lanka inflation dips to lowest level since crisis
COLOMBO (AFP): Sri Lanka’s statistics office said Friday that inflation had slowed to 0.9...
Rupee continues to gain ground against dollar
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Rupee on Friday gained 09 paisa against the US dollar in the...
Foreign firms’ losses from exiting Russia top $107 billion
MOSCOW (Reuters): The corporate exodus from Russia since its 2022 invasion of Ukraine has cost...
Editorial
State’s interference in judicial affairs
The Supreme Court of Pakistan convened a full court session to deliberate on the letter authored by...
Sanctions saga and Pak-Iran project
The US State Department Spokesperson, Matthew Miller has recently told the media that the United...
Terrorism lashes across Pakistan
Another heinous act of terrorism leashed out in Bisham that cost at least six innocent lives...
Pakistan
PM Shehbaz reconstitutes Council of Common Interests
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Mian Shehbaz Sharif has reconstituted the Council of Common...
PPP’s Zubair Junejo elected unopposed from PS-80 Dadu
F.P. Report KARACHI: In the by-elections of PS-80 Dadu (Khairpur Nathan Shah), the nominated...
Culprits of Shangla attack will be brought to justice: Mohsin...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has said that the real culprits of Shangla...
Afghanistan
‘A unique place’: foreigners visit post-war...
KABUL (AFP): His soldier son toured Afghanistan with insurgents in his crosshairs, but American...
Wife of American detained by Taliban fears for his well-being
NEW YORK (CNN): The wife of an American detained in Afghanistan is deeply concerned about her...
IEA denies ISIS-K leader’s presence
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Interior of the Islamic Emirate says that Sanaullah Ghafari, the...
Entertainment
A-bomb saga ‘Oppenheimer’ finally opens in Japan
TOKYO (AFP): Oscars best picture winner “Oppenheimer” was finally released on Friday in...
Comedian Bharti Singh says no to ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: The anticipation surrounding The Great Indian Kapil Show has been...
Fans stunned by Sanam Saeed’s demonstration of multiple accents
F.P. Report KARACHI: Acclaimed Pakistani actress Sanam Saeed has spellbound everyone through her...
Pakistani actress Sahiba meets her father for the...
Beyonce goes cowboycore with new album heavy on Texas...
Titanic ‘door’ prop that saved Rose sells...
Zara Noor Abbas, Asad Siddiqui welcome baby girl
Rumy Alqahtani to represent Saudi Arabia at Miss...
Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris apartment sold for 10...
Articles
Implications of Moscow theater attack for Russia
Dr. Diana Galeeva It was a peaceful Friday evening. After iftar, we intended to watch a Turkish TV...
Extreme heat is the silent assassin of climate change
Jagan Chapagain Twenty million people dead in a heatwave, some poached alive in a lake they hoped...
Beit Daras and Gaza: An intergenerational tale of struggle...
Zarefah Baroud On this day 76 years ago, my ancestral village Beit Daras, located in the northern...
Can Egypt succeed in Sudan where others have failed?
Watch carefully what Putin does next
Russia depends on migrants. Moscow terror attack could...
‘Cold war’ climate does not allow for human rights
Tibet’s democratic development an inevitable choice
Problem with British policing is not ‘just a few bad...
Arts & Literature
Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman dies at 90
New York (AFP): Nobel Prize winner Daniel Kahneman, who pioneered theories in behavioral economics...
Revolutionary sculptor Brancusi’s legacy Illuminated in...
PARIS (AFP) : Aunique retrospective showcasing the pioneering sculptor Constantin Brancusi, whose...
Hong Kong seeks Asian arts hub status; critics worry about...
HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong is seeking to revive its arts scene to become a regional cultural...
US sculptor Richard Serra, known for towering...
Story of the fable celebrated in new exhibition at...
The longest word in English language will take you...
China-Pakistan Gandhara Art Exhibition held in Shenzhen
Filippo Minelli traces modern urban spaces to Bedouin...
Award-winning Bosnian writer Abdulah Sidran dies at 79
Sports
Murray pulls out of Monte Carlo, Munich due to ankle injury
Munich (Reuters): Andy Murray will miss the Monte Carlo Masters and Munich Open next month as he...
Crawley says England won’t turn backs on...
LONDON (AFP): Zak Crawley has insisted England have no intention of retreating into a...
US midfielder Albert apologizes for ‘immature’...
Washington (AFP): US and Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Korbin Albert apologized Thursday for...
Technology
What do scientists hope to learn from total solar eclipse?
Florida (AFP): When a rare total solar eclipse sweeps across North America on April 8, scientists...
US may soon unveil list of Chinese chip factories barred from...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The United States is drawing up a list of advanced Chinese chipmaking...
LinkedIn to roll out TikTok-like video feed in its app
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: LinkedIn is experimenting with a TikTok-like short-form video feed...
Japan Moon probe survives second lunar night
Europe space telescope’s sight restored after de...
Apple to hold Worldwide Developers Conference from...
Israel’s war budget leaves top scientists in...
Chinese TikTok sellers complain of under-fire platform...
Vodafone Germany to cut 2,000 jobs as part of savings...
Health
Dengue cases in America rise
MEXICO CITY (Reuters): Dengue cases in the Americas rose in the first three months of this year by...
Study discovers a hormone can shield the kidney’s...
Monitoring Desk LONDON: A recent study conducted by researchers at the University of Bristol has...
European regulators close in on Big Tobacco’s new tea...
LONDON (Reuters): European governments are weighing the introduction of tougher rules on cigarette...
Japan drugmaker reports two more deaths in supplement...
Satisfaction with UK’s NHS hits record low:...
Bird flu detected in US dairy cattle
Seaweed gel can treat blindness caused by retinal...
Nicaragua boosts Russia ties with new cancer treatment...
Japan drugmaker reports death after health supplement...
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Travel
Seoul bus drivers end strike after city agrees to wage increase
SEOUL (Reuters): Bus drivers in the South Korean capital of Seoul ended an hours-long strike after...
Japan unveils next-generation passenger plane project
TOKYO (AFP): Japan announced plans on Wednesday to develop a next-generation passenger jet over the...
In phone call with British counterpart, Pakistan FM urges early...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday received a telephonic call...
Pakistan Railways to run four special trains on Eid-ul...
The world’s happiest countries in 2024: Kuwait smiles...
Lobster, golf and wildlife: Reasons to visit Perth...
Ancient city that could bridge Turkey and...
United CEO pledges enhanced safety drive after...
Bratislava, capital of Slovakia boasts rich history...
Kids Corner
4 Canadian school boards sue Snapchat, TikTok and Meta for...
TORONTO (AP): Four of the largest school boards in the Canadian province of Ontario said Thursday...
Harvard library removes human skin from book binding
Harvard (AFP): Prestigious Harvard University said Wednesday it had removed human skin from the...
KP govt announce spring vacations for educational institutions
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government announced spring vacations for educational...
Jill Biden writes children’s book about...
George Washington University faces $10mn...
France to sue Muslim girl student over headscarf row...
Almost one child in six is cyberbullied: WHO
Some parents see online harassment of girls as normal...
Florida passes law restricting teen social media access
Food
Pasta lovers cheer Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters): Turkey’s spectacular breakthrough as an exporter of durum wheat has spared pasta...
340 German restaurants earn Michelin stars
HAMBURG (DPA) : Germany’s elite chefs are getting more recognition. This year, a record 340...
Where we are going today: ‘Pronto’ traditional Italian dishes
Afshan Aziz Authentic Italian food is available at Pronto, a hidden gem tucked away on Sari Street...
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Humanitarian organisations raise alarm on heat as summer nears
NEW YORK (AFP): Extreme heat is one of the most deadly problems from climate change even though it...
UK greenhouse gas emissions fell 5.4% in 2023: data
LONDON (AFP): UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5.4 percent in 2023, largely due to a reduction...
Climate change is messing with how we measure time: study
Paris (AFP): Struggle to wrap your head around daylight savings? Spare a thought for the...