GAZA (AFP): Palestinians said they felt “no joy” this Christmas as Israel bombed Gaza on Monday...
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Russian has the upper hand in arms race with the West, says...
MOSCOW (Reuters): Russia has the upper hand in weapons production over the West and intends to keep...
Philippine actions in South China Sea ‘extremely...
BEIJING (Reuters): Chinese state media accused the Philippines on Monday of repeatedly infringing...
COAS calls for promoting greater interfaith harmony in...
Pope deplores ‘desperate humanitarian...
Ukraine’s air defence destroys 28 out of 31...
Iran rejects US claims on Tehran targeting tanker off...
Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in one of war’s...
Israel’s Netanyahu vows to fight on in Gaza; Islamic...
Global
Venezuelan oil sanctions to return in April
Courtesy: 247 Splash WASHINGTON DC: The US has announced the expiration of Venezuela’s oil...
TotalEnergies buys 75% stake in Vantage drillship for $200m
Courtesy: 247 Splash PARIS: French energy major TotalEnergies and offshore driller Vantage Drilling...
MOL in world-first crane conversion to hydrogen power
By: Sam Chambers TOKYO: Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) is converting the engine of a rubber-tired gantry...
Live Animal Export: The animals who returned home to...
U.S. Southern Command Urges Space Conference Attendees...
5 Months With No Base Budget Affects...
Iranian-Backed Houthi Terrorists conduct Multiple Anti...
UN envoy in Iraq to step down at end of May, says...
Star Bulk ships out 17-year-old cape for $20m
Business
Daihatsu suspends all domestic production
TOKYO (AFP): Japanese car maker Daihatsu has suspended all its domestic production as the Toyota...
Samsung stops making blocks for Russian shipyard’s LNG...
SEOUL/MOSCOW (Reuters): Samsung Heavy Industries said on Tuesday it has stopped making blocks and...
A welcome news for gig workers amid rising inflation, shrinking...
LAHORE/BRUSSELS (Web Desk/Reuters): The rising costs of living is proving to be an existential...
Editorial
Delays in Vice Chancellors’ appointments
The devolution of higher education to provinces under 18th Amendment resulted in opening flood gate...
Exhausted ethnicity card
Playing of ethnicity card over and over to revive the lost vote bank has been favorite trick of the...
Moody’s alert
Moody’s Investors Services, one of the thee global credit rating agencies, has cautioned that...
Pakistan
ECP to announce unofficial results of all 859 constituencies...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce unofficial...
Rescue 1122, Khyber finalizes emergency action plan
F.P. Report LANDI KOTAL: On the eve of general election an emergency action plan has been...
Bilawal holds rally in Karachi
F.P. Report KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said...
Afghanistan
Prince Mirwais Zahir buried in Kabul
KABUL (TOLOnews): The body of Prince Mirwais Zahir, the son of the last King of Afghanistan...
Acting Higher Education Minister says men and women not equal
KABUL (TOLOnews): The acting minister of higher education, Neda Mohammad Nadim, said in a meeting...
Officials demand security on first anniversary of Kaj school...
KABUL (Khaama Press): It has been a year since the suicide attack on Kaj School in western Kabul...
Entertainment
Controversy, frivolity mark day one of Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP): The pioneering Black performer Josephine Baker — who left the United States to find...
Indian actress Athiya Shetty marries cricketer KL Rahul
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Indian cricketer KL Rahul and Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty tied the knot...
Katrina Kaif celebrates ’70M’ fan following on...
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Bollywood Barbie doll Katrina Kaif in her latest Instagram post expressed...
Drake delivers nostalgia, teases new music at Apollo...
‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ surges past...
Hammad Shoaib follows latest trend, grooves over...
Kangana Ranaut mortgages all her property for making...
Sushmita Sen treats herself with a brand new luxury...
Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt rubbishes rumours of having...
Articles
Ozone layer protocol a model for successful multilateralism
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh The International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, which is...
Energizing Sino-US ties: A path of promise
Edward Lehman In the dynamic world of international relations, fostering collaboration and...
Tories can’t afford to capitulate to the trans cult
Allison Pearson Reading Brave New World recently, I came across “mother” rendered as...
Towards the end of the liberal order: BRICS Summit
Sorry Trumpers, there won’t be a US civil war for 2024
Britain can recover from the self-harm of Brexit
Glimmer of hope for Eastern Mediterranean as tensions...
Why a G20 without Putin and Xi could be a fantastic...
World has run out of time and must act on climate...
Arts & Literature
The Age of Hiroshima
Monitoring Desk Authors: Michael D. Gordin and G. John Ikenberry On Aug. 6, 1945, in the waning...
Race is about politics Jean-Frederic Schaub
Monitoring Desk Racial divisions have returned to the forefront of politics in the US and European...
‘Maqsood-e-Kul Hoon Main’ concludes at Alhamra
F.P. Report LAHORE: A three-day long play ‘Maqsood-e-Kul Hoon Main’ based on the...
‘Everywhere in Saudi Arabia, you see a cultural...
64th Children’s Literature Festival to be held in...
Mohenjo Daro: Ancient masterpiece of modern urban...
The case for protecting Saudi Arabia’s ancient art of...
Bedouin event in London highlights challenge of...
Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbø added to Emirates...
Sports
Lee wins Australian PGA Championship for third DP World Tour...
BRISBANE (AFP): Min Woo Lee held his nerve after a shaky start to fire a three-under-par 68 and win...
Davis Cup Finals 2023: Jannik Sinner beats Novak Djokovic as...
MALAGA (Agencies): Jannik Sinner stunned Novak Djokovic as Italy beat Serbia to set up a Davis Cup...
Newcastle thrash Chelsea 4-1 as James sees red
NEWCASTLE (Reuters): Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak netted on his return from injury...
Rashid urges Imad to reconsider his retirement decision
Naseem likely to join Islamabad United for PSL
F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Max Verstappen on pole as...
Single annual international break can reduce injuries...
Ravindra excited for red-ball transition after a...
Australia outclass Finland to return to Davis Cup final
Technology
Elon Musk accuses Twitter of security lapses in court filing
WILMINGTON (Reuters): Billionaire Elon Musk accused Twitter Inc of fraud by concealing serious...
TikTok adds authenticity feature that mirrors BeReal
NEW YORK (AFP): TikTok on Thursday added an authenticity feature that has been a winner for French...
Ukraine scientists claim they have spotted many UFOs
Monitoring Desk KYIV: Ukrainian scientists claim they have seen multiple UFOs in a paper published...
Health
A million empty spaces: Chronicling COVID’s ruthless US toll
NEW YORK (AP): On the deadliest day of a horrific week in April 2020, COVID took the lives of 816...
New way for gut neurons to communicate with brain
PESHAWAR (Agencies): A new study reveals how neurons in the gut wall relay sensory information to...
COVID in UK at record levels with almost 5 million infected
LONDON (AP): The prevalence of COVID-19 in the U.K. has reached record levels, with about 1 in 13...
Shanghai parents fear separation from kids after...
Is consensus emerging on a COVID-19 vaccine patent...
US House votes for life-changing $35 insulin price cap
UN health agency launches bid to stop a new global...
End of COVID may bring major turbulence for US health...
WHO: COVID deaths jump by 40%, but cases falling...
News in Picture
BAHAWALPUR: A view of Derelict Moj Garh Fort in desperate need...
‘Today’s Cartoon’
KARACHI: A painter is drawing the picture of Social Worker...
Travel
Saudi Arabia eases travel restrictions for teaching staff
Monitoring Desk RIYADH: An official source at Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior stated that in...
UK issues new travel advisory for Pakistan
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The authorities of United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday have issued new travel...
PCAA imposes travel ban on unvaccinated passengers
F.P. Report KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has imposed a ban on unvaccinated...
At least 11 flights cancelled at Lahore Airport
UN Chief says ‘Time to rethink, transform, and safely...
UN declares PIA as ‘harassment-free’ airline
Nepal resumes on-arrival visas for foreign tourists
Light show held at Great Wall of China to celebrate...
Thailand resumes visas service for Pakistanis
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Food
2-headed tortoise Janus celebrates 25th birthday
GENEVA (Reuters): A two-headed tortoise named Janus celebrated his 25th birthday at the Geneva...
California registers world’s hottest September day
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: Calfornia’s Death Valley has registered the world’s hottest...
Number of Brazil Amazon fires hits five-year high in August
MANAUS, Brazil (AP): More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any...