TEHRAN (AFP): Iran’s missile and drone barrage against Israel was the first act of a tough new...
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Israeli forces must halt ‘active participation’ in settler...
GENEVA (AFP): The UN voiced grave concern Tuesday over escalating violence in the West Bank...
Jury selection starts at Trump’s landmark criminal trial...
NEW YORK (AFP): Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial opened Monday in a historic first for...
China’s top diplomat Wang holds call with...
Iran attack was ‘spectacular’ failure:...
US envoy to UN visits fortified border between North...
Pentagon chief stresses Middle East stability in calls...
Iran closed nuclear facilities in wake of Israel...
Israel army chief pledges Iran response as Western...
Global
US Takes Action Against Iran Over Israel Attack
FP Report WASHINGTON DC: In response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the United States is...
Georgia “Transparency of Foreign Influence” Draft Law
FP Report BAKU: We are gravely disappointed by the Georgian parliament’s decision to...
EU leaders back new Iran sanctions after attack on Israel
BRUSSELS (Reuters): European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran...
Palestinian woman with dead niece image wins World...
Australia mulls citizenship for Pakistani guard...
Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit...
Prosecutors seek 12-year sentences for ‘Panama...
UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip...
US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela
Business
Swiss watch brands making time for India
BERN (AFP): Swiss watchmakers are increasingly turning their sights towards India thanks to a new...
Lufthansa reports loss, cuts outlook after strikes
BERLIN (AFP): German airline giant Lufthansa reported a hefty first-quarter loss Monday and...
Nigeria urged to halt Shell deal over community rights
Abuja (AFP): Amnesty International and other rights groups on Monday called on Nigeria’s...
Hong Kong conditionally approves first bitcoin and...
Pakistan initiates discussions with IMF over new loan...
Pakistan’s regional exports increase 20.57% in 8 months
Dubai International crowned world’s busiest airport
Profits surge at Goldman Sachs on Wall Street revival
Tesla lays off more than 10% of its workforce
Editorial
Israeli apartheid and ICJ impaired justice
Amid the apartheid Israeli regime preparing to launch a military offensive in Rafah and scale up...
Political resilience versus political inclusion
President Dr Arif Alvi has recently noted that political inclusion is imperative for financial...
The future of Ukraine war
Russia has gained full control of the Ukrainian town of Avdiivka after Kyiv’s troops...
Pakistan
Shehbaz directs to accelerate countrywide anti-smuggling drive
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, while reiterating the resolve to...
Death tolls increases to 36 in KP rain related incidents
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The death tolls increased to 36 people with 46 other were injured in the rain...
We will never be deterred by bullying tactics: Bilawal
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari responded to questions by the media...
Afghanistan
Taliban supreme leader urges Afghans to respect sharia law in...
KABUL (AFP): Afghanistan’s supreme leader on Saturday urged Afghans to respect sharia law and...
Amnesty international calls for reopened schools for Afghan...
KABUL (TOLOnews): Amnesty International in a report called for the immediate reopening of schools...
George W. Bush Institute: Countries benefit from Afghanistan’s...
KABUL (TOLOnews): George W. Bush Institute, in a report, said that countries such as Iran, China...
Afghanistan urges Pakistan for migrant issue resolution
Turkish Mayor issues warning: Afghan refugees face...
Amnesty International concerned over continued Afghan...
Political parties are banned in Afghanistan: Justice...
560 killed and injured in mine explosion across...
12-year-old sacrifices childhood works to support...
Entertainment
Renowned actress Ayesha Omar takes break following complicated...
F.P. Report LAHORE: Actress and host Ayesha Omar has announced a break from the showbiz industry...
Alec Baldwin asks judge to dismiss charges in ‘Rust’ shooting
New Mexico (Reuters): Actor Alec Baldwin’s lawyers on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss...
‘Squid Game’ star found guilty of sexual misconduct
SEOUL (AFP): South Korea’s “Squid Game” actor O Yeong-su has been found guilty of...
Why Hollywood celebrities wore red pins at Oscars 2024?
Showbiz stars observe Ramazan with religious zeal
I was slapped by father to give natural scene, reveals...
Aamir Khan wants to promote young actors in Bollywood
Kim Kardashian’s 10 year-old daughter to release...
‘Katespiracy’ explodes after UK royal...
Articles
A man dreaming of a corpse
Ghassan Charbel He lies down to sleep. He is exhausted. This is the toughest war Israel has ever...
Is Japan leaving pacifism behind?
Jio Kamata Japanese postwar pacifism reached its pinnacle in 1976. That year, Prime Minister Takeo...
Biden continues to offer Arab Americans mere breadcrumbs
Ray Hanania Thursday’s announcement by the US Census Bureau that it will, for the first time...
Arts & Literature
Pioneering Saudi artist Abdulsattar Al-Mussa looks back on his...
Rawaa Talass DUBAI: Growing up in Saudi Arabia in the Sixties and Seventies, Abdulsattar Al-Mussa...
Laurie Anderson ends German professorship over pro-Palestine...
David Tusing American artist Laurie Anderson is the latest public figure to be penalised for her...
Russian billionaire loses Sotheby’s art fraud lawsuit involving...
(CNN): A federal jury on Tuesday ruled in favor of Sotheby’s at a trial in which the Russian...
Painting by Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II to go up for...
Jeddah gallery takes art experience to a new level
Relics featuring Chinese dragon on display at museums...
Gaza artist Malak Mattar’s work reshaped by war:...
Farah Nabulsi says Gaza situation shows ‘huge...
Mona Lisa: Protesters throw soup at da Vinci painting
Sports
Osaka wants to play at Paris Olympics ‘if they let...
TOKYO (AFP): Former world number one Naomi Osaka said Saturday that she “would love to...
Emerging teen powers Australia past Mexico into BJK Cup finals
BRISBANE (AFP): Australia surged into the Billie Jean King Cup finals Saturday with a 4-0 victory...
Pakistan players win gold, bronze medals in Australia Junior...
Monitoring Desk MELBOURNE: Pakistani squash team has showcased exceptional talent by clinching gold...
Technology
Stunning plans for world’s most luxurious submarine shaped...
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: The world’s most luxurious submarine is shaped like a fish and...
Space station crew bound for Earth
FLORIDA (AFP): Four astronauts left the International Space Station on Monday and were bound for...
Elon Musk says his AI startup xAI will open-source its Grok...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Elon Musk said on Monday his artificial intelligence firm xAI will open-source...
Shanghai Zhenhua denies posing cybersecurity risk to...
Behind the doors of a Chinese hacking company —...
Apple ‘like The Godfather’ with new App...
Stratolaunch says it completes first powered flight of...
Microsoft warns Russian hackers still trying to break...
Sam Altman will return to OpenAI’s board along...
Health
Edirne’s Obesity School supports healthy weight loss
EDIRNE (AA): In Edirne, those with excess weight are achieving healthy weight loss through...
France set to make abortion constitutional right
Paris (AFP) – French lawmakers are expected on Monday to anchor the right to abortion in the...
Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant...
HERKENBOSCH (Reuters): Four decades after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition and given...
News in Picture
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq chairing a...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar chairing...
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi in a group photo with the...
Travel
Over 100 flights cancelled at Dublin airport due to storm
DUBLIN (Reuters): Airlines cancelled 102 flights in and out of Dublin airport on Sunday due to a...
Spain welcomed record number of tourists in 2023
BARCELONA (AFP): Spain received a record number of foreign tourists in 2023, the government said...
Boeing 747 cargo plane makes emergency landing in Miami
Miami (AFP): An Atlas Air Boeing 747 cargo plane made an emergency return to Miami International...
London transport fares frozen to ease cost-of-living...
India’s newest airline orders 150 Boeing Max aircraft...
Indian air passenger trapped in toilet for 100 minutes...
US judge blocks JetBlue-Spirit airlines merger
Winter weather snarls air, train travel across Germany
Hawaii’s Kona airport to reopen today after...
Kids Corner
13 more children die of pneumonia across Punjab
F.P. Report LAHORE: Pneumonia virus claimed life of another child in Lahore on Wednesday while 248...
Parents in US sue TikTok claiming app is destroying youth
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Chinese short-video making platform TikTok has been sued by at least...
London schools under threat from cost of living: councils
LONDON (AFP): Schools could be mothballed in London because of falling pupil numbers caused by high...
Food
How unhealthy are ultra-processed foods?
PARIS (AFP): Ultra-processed foods are commonly portrayed as a modern health scourge: a threat...
Spiced fish frenzy warms up winter dining scene in Pakistani...
Muhammad Ibrahim LAHORE, Pakistan: While Lahore is known for its rich culinary culture and a range...
‘Ezine’ 1st Turkish cheese to receive geographical...
ISTANBUL (IHA) : The renowned Ezine cheese, crafted from the milk of sheep, goats and cows grazing...
‘Heartache’ of inflation hits peanuts, the ‘heartbeat’...
Winter invites but inflation bites customers at dry...
UAE flag-coloured cakes, dim sum and other treats for...
The secret history of Japan’s best sweets
Where we are going today: ‘MiSora’ – Japanese...
Saudi national dishes to be showcased around Kingdom
Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines...
TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina (AP): Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed...
Something changing expansion rate of universe, scientists say
Monitoring Desk Baltimore: Something is changing the expansion rate of the universe, scientists...
Recent snowfall: Kalash Valley cut off from rest of country
F.P. Report CHITRAL: The recent heavy snowfall has broken record of previous so many decades. There...