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Blinken urges Hamas to agree Gaza truce as he meets Israel...
JERUSALEM (AFP): Top US diplomat Antony Blinken urged Hamas to accept a truce in the Gaza Strip on...
Philippines says Chinese coast guard elevating tensions in South...
MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines on Wednesday accused China’s coast guard of elevating...
Australia busts, expels ‘nest’ of Indian spies
French foreign minister makes unscheduled Cairo stop...
China’s new aircraft-carrier conducts first sea...
Police clear pro-Palestinian protesters from Columbia...
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Global
White House considers welcoming some Palestinians from war-torn...
WASHINGTON : The Biden administration is considering bringing certain Palestinians to the U.S. as...
Columbia University threatens to expel students occupying...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Columbia University officials on Tuesday threatened academic expulsion of...
Gas blast kills eight at Beirut restaurant: minister
BEIRUT (AFP) : A fire caused by a gas canister explosion killed at least eight people at a...
UN Palestinian agency chief seeks probe into treatment...
Canada opposition leader calls Trudeau a...
Fake news, disinformation being employed to de...
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Top UN court to rule in Germany ‘genocide’ case over...
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Business
PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 592 points
ISLAMABAD (APP): The 100-Index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend on...
SCCI chief suggests setup of modern truck terminal, food/edible...
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: President, Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry suggested to provincial...
Soneri Bank announces first quarter results
F.P. Report KARACHI: The Board of Directors of Soneri Bank Limited, in their 204th meeting held in...
Editorial
American economy fired by well-off retirees
It is a strange phenomenon. Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates is helping men and women...
Overcapacity claims US’s latest offensive
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s claims about China’s “overcapacity” in...
US’ callousness and hypocrisy know no bounds
Shortly after Israel intensified its air strikes on Rafah, a city in southern Gaza into which more...
Pakistan
CM: PTI ready for talks with establishment
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur says they (PTI) are ready...
Govt to block mobile phone SIMs of non-filers
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: In a robust action against non-filers amid the prevailing financial crisis...
Sindh can call Army for support in Katcha operation
F.P. Report SUKKUR: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said today that the Army can be called in for...
We won’t interfere in high court affairs: CJP
Bilawal calls for welfare and dignity of labour force
Sindh Newspapers Society delegation calls on Sharjeel
CM approves policy to upgrade all primary schools
Mir Tariq Ali Talpur visited ANF headquarters
68,800 Pakistanis to perform hajj this year; Secretary
Afghanistan
Kabir reiterates IEA will not give in to int’l pressure
KABUL (Ariana News): Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the political deputy prime minister, said on Tuesday that...
Tehran ready to help IEA fight terrorism
KABUL (Ariana News): Iran’s embassy in Kabul has announced Tehran is ready to work with the Islamic...
Deputy PM meets with Chinese ambassador
KABUL (Ariana News): China’s ambassador to Kabul Zhao Xing, said in a meeting with Mawlawi Abdul...
Entertainment
No plan to be glamorous: Rihanna to keep 2024 Met Gala look...
WASHINGTON (Web Desk) : As the anticipation for the 2024 Met Gala continues to build, music and...
Shah Rukh Khan, son add glitter to team session at Eden Gardens
KOLKATA (Web Desk): Superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s love for cricket is well known. And in the ongoing...
Pakistani actress Mahira Khan bags ‘Artist in Fashion’ award at...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani actress Mahira Khan bagged the “Artist in Fashion” award at the...
Articles
US students rising for Gaza is a case of humanity at its finest
Dr. Ramzy Baroud The mass protests at dozens of US universities cannot be reduced to a stifling and...
Moment of truth approaches for ICC and Israel
Osama Al-Sharif Nothing is going Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s way these days. His...
Germany’s crackdown on criticism of Israel betrays European...
Matthaios Tsimitakis A few months ago, I found myself in a forum with German colleagues discussing...
Arts & Literature
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair kicks off with Pakistani...
F.P. Report ABU DHABI : The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, considered one of the world’s most...
Titanic’s richest passenger’s gold pocket watch...
LONDON (DPA) : Agold pocket watch retrieved from the Titanic’s wealthiest passenger recently...
Khaled Akil on his first solo exhibition in the UAE, which took...
Maan Jalal Everything is connected. Molecules and micro-life, stars and planets, all of them exist...
Sports
US Ambassador hosts Pakistani cricket team ahead of T20 World Cup
LAHORE (Monitoring Desk): US Ambassador to Pakistan, Donald Bloom, hosted a reception for the...
Swiatek fights back to reach Madrid semi-finals
MADRID (Agencies): Top seed Iga Swiatek fought back from a set down against Beatriz Haddad Maia to...
Archer recalled to England squad for T20 World Cup
London (AFP): Paceman Jofra Archer was Tuesday recalled to England’s squad for the defence of...
Technology
Facebook, Instagram in EU crosshairs for election disinformation
BRUSSELS (Reuters): Meta Platforms’ Facebook and Instagram have failed to tackle deceptive...
Microsoft to invest $1.7B in expanding cloud, AI in Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters): Tech giant Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion over the next four years in...
Ex-Google workers say firings for protesting Israel contract...
(Reuters): A group of workers at Alphabet Inc’s Google have filed a complaint with a U.S...
Health
Biden administration takes step to make marijuana use a less...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday moved to make marijuana use as a...
Bird flu may infect cows outside the US, says WHO
GENEVA (Reuters): There is a risk that the H5N1 bird flu virus, present in many wild birds, may...
Breast cancer screening should begin at age 40, U.S. panel says
NEW YORK (Reuters): Women at average risk for breast cancer should get screening mammograms every...
News in Picture
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ISLAMABAD: Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan, Syed Mehdi Shah and...
Travel
‘Feel like a beautiful bird’: hundreds do yoga on...
Bangkok (AFP): Stretching their fingertips to the reddening sky, hundreds of yoga devotees rolled...
Japan town to block Mount Fuji view from troublesome tourists
TOKYO (AFP): A huge black barrier to block Mount Fuji from view will be installed in a popular...
Thousands of flights scrapped as French air traffic controllers...
PARIS (AFP): Thousands of flights were cancelled in France and Europe on Thursday as a strike by...
Kids Corner
Kenya delays schools reopening due to floods
NAIROBI (AFP): Kenya said Monday that it would postpone the reopening of schools by one week due to...
Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme...
BEIJING (AFP): South and Southeast Asia braced for more extreme heat on Sunday as authorities...
Paris students end Gaza war protests after street fight
PARIS (AFP): Students at one of France’s most prestigious universities on Friday called off...
BISEM conducts 1st-Ever Online Exam for 9th Grade...
Bangladesh children sweat at home as heatwave shuts...
France’s Macron calls for online parental...
PM laptop scheme to start from next week
Russia announces deal on exchange of children with...
At least 33 million children out of school as intense...
Food
Study unveils Türkiye’s dining trends: Döner, meatballs...
ISTANBUL: Arecent study conducted by a prominent bank in Türkiye has shed light on the...
Where we are going today: ‘Tikka Khan’ delicious grilled chicken...
Nada Hameed As soon as you step inside Tikka Khan on Qassem Zeinah Street in Jeddah’s Rawdah...
Fadi Kattan shares cheese-stuffed grape leaves recipe from new...
Farah Andrews Palestinian chef Fadi Kattan has shared one of his new recipes with The National...
Where we are going today: ‘TNDR’ fried chicken in...
In Pakistan’s Peshawar, famed ‘Taj Soda’ has been...
Döner earns EU recognition: A traditional delight from...
Pakistan’s Siri Paye makes it to most delicious...
Shawarma restaurant in Cairo brings taste of home for...
Norway women bring seaweed to culinary heights in...
G7 countries agree to end coal use by 2035, but with some leeway
ROME (AA): The Group of Seven nations’ energy and climate ministers agreed on Tuesday to end the...
Plastic pollution talks move closer to world-first pact
(Reuters): A fourth and penultimate round of UN-led negotiations to solve global plastic pollution...
Senate, House Dems: Oil companies pivoted from climate denial to...
Zack Budryk Major oil companies have internally conceded their public vows to reduce planet-warming...
G7 close to setting end date for coal-fired power...
Climate change, Brexit threaten to wilt Dutch tulips
Myanmar records hottest ever April temperature of 48.2C
The giant sheep helping Tajikistan weather climate...
Dozens of tornadoes plow central US, at least 5 killed
