JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israel accused Hamas on Tuesday of posing “delusional” demands in indirect...
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Russian investigators query families of shooting suspects in...
DUSHANBE (Reuters): Russian investigators were in Tajikistan on Tuesday, questioning the families...
Israel tanks surround Gaza’s Nasser Hospital: witnesses
GAZA (AFP): Dozens of Israeli tanks and armored vehicles surrounded the Nasser Hospital in Gaza...
Global
France denies Russian claim of discussion on potential Ukraine...
PARIS (AFP): Russia said that its defense minister Sergei Shoigu and French counterpart Sebastien...
War-stranded Sudanese find solace in Saudi’s ‘Little...
RIYADH (AFP): Stranded abroad by almost a year of war, Saudi Arabia’s swelling Sudanese...
Venezuela says US building ‘secret’ bases in...
Caracas (AFP): Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday accused the United States of...
Palestinian-US doctor walks out of Biden meeting in...
Russia says power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant...
Rescuers search for people out of contact in Taiwan...
Sudan prosecutors accuse ex-PM Hamdok of ‘inciting...
Online hate sows Muslim fears as India votes
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with NATO Secretary...
Business
Rupee gains 5 paisa against dollar
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Rupee on Tuesday gained 05 paisa against the US dollar in the...
Pakistan Stock Exchange gains 380 points
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Tuesday gained 380.63...
Chairman Siddiqsons Group receives award from PM
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presented awards to 65 leading exporters...
Editorial
The ECO, lisps and scopes
The caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to the...
Sikh Yatra and Junta business
Recently, the Chief Minister of Punjab, Honourable Mohsin Naqvi inaugurated the booking portal for...
The dilemma of level playing field
The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has recently presented a 24-point Charter of Demands (CoD) to...
Pakistan
Hafiz Naeemur Rehman elected new Jamaat-e-Islami emir
F.P. Report LAHORE: Hafiz Naeemur Rehman was elected as new emir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) by getting...
Saudi Arabia invites PM Shehbaz for Umrah
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has received an Umrah invitation from Saudi...
Barrister Gohar announces names of Imran’s new focal persons
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Following the removal of Umair Niazi and Sher Afzal Marwat’s names from the...
IHC orders Shireen Mazari’s name removal from ECL
Establishment of Special Education Complex for...
PM Shehbaz vows probe into ‘toxic’ letters sent to SC...
Court grants bail after Azam Swati surrendered
Initial probe reveals all letters to SC, HC judges...
Pakistan will continue to raise its voice for...
Afghanistan
Key UN agency gets only ‘small budget’ for Afghanistan this year
KABUL (Ariana News): The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)...
Chinese investors for talks with IEA
KABUL (Ariana News): The acting Minister of Mines and Petroleum Shahabuddin Delawar met with a...
United Nations to hold meeting to support Afghan farmers
KABUL (TOLOnews): Pino Arlacchi, the former Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
Entertainment
‘Oppenheimer’ leads SAG nominations as gala moves to...
NEW YORK (AFP): Fresh from its wins at the Golden Globes, Christopher Nolan’s...
Warner Bros teases more ‘Harry Potter’ games after ‘Hogwarts...
Monitoring Desk Los Angeles: Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment confirmed they are developing...
French actor Delon’s youngest son steps into escalating...
PARIS (AFP): The youngest son of French film legend Alain Delon, 88, has filed a complaint against...
Articles
US’ fading regional influence down to its lack of resolve
Dr. Dania Koleilat Khatib The situation in the Middle East is getting out of control. Israeli Prime...
Aging populations a potential catastrophe
Khaled Abou Zahr For years, many experts claimed that one of the biggest risks for planet Earth was...
Our democracy is endangered when politicians give in to threats
Fraser Nelson The debate on Gaza this week was dripping in faux outrage. The Scottish National...
Arts & Literature
Exhibition opens at National Library of China to promote...
BEIJING : The opening ceremony for a new exhibition called Love Luxury Beauty in Classic Antique...
Picasso masterpiece begins pre-auction tour in Dubai
DUBAI (AFP) : A Pablo Picasso masterpiece expected to fetch at least $120 million at auction went...
The Story Teller: A closer look at Amrita Sher-Gil’s...
Neeta Lal This week, Indian artist Amrita Sher-Gil’s painting The Story Teller fetched a...
Brushstrokes behind bars: Karachi’s art exhibition...
Hong Kong’s six most exciting museums and art...
Lost Artemisia Gentileschi artwork goes on display in...
US authorities return seven works of art stolen by...
World’s oldest wooden structure discovered in...
UNESCO adds Djerba in Tunisia to world heritage list
Sports
Haider, Imad take Islamabad United to PSL 9 final as Peshawar...
F.P. Report KARACHI: An unbeaten 98-run partnership between Haider Ali and Imad Wasim scripted a...
Indian Wells: Sakkari beats Gauff to reach final against Iga...
Indian Wells (Agencies): Maria Sakkari beat US Open champion Coco Gauff in a rain-hit match to set...
Aaqib appointed as Sri Lanka’s fast bowling coach
F.P. Report LAHORE: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) appointed former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed as...
Technology
Self-driving cars could be on UK roads by 2026 -minister
LONDON (Reuters): Self-driving cars could be on some British roads by 2026, the country’s...
Baidu’s ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has more than 100mn users ...
BEIJING (Reuters): Baidu’s (9888.HK) ChatGPT-like Ernie Bot has garnered more than 100...
New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over copyright infringement
NEW YORK (AFP): The New York Times sued ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft in a US court on...
Health
Malaria jabs set for broader rollout in Africa
Cameroon (AFP): The United Nations heralded Wednesday the forthcoming scale-up of malaria...
Covid-19 variant maintains threat: WHO
GENEVA (AFP): Covid-19 remains a threat as a virus variant has been spreading steadily around the...
Woman’s death during butt-lift surgery prompts UK-Turkey meeting
Monitoring Desk ISTANBUL: British officials are to meet with counterparts in Turkey after the death...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
GAZA: Amal al-Robayaa’s children eating their meal amid the...
PESHAWAR: Mayor Haji Zubair listening people issues at his...
PESHAWAR: An aged vendor waiting for customers at his...
ISLAMBABAD: Chairman Higher Education Commission, Dr...
“Today’s Cartoon”
LAHORE: Labourers busy in construction work of Liberty...
LAHORE: Female vendor displaying bangles to attract...
PESHAWAR: Police officials presenting guard of honour...
Travel
Malaysian airline announces flights to Pakistan
F.P. Report KARACHI: Malaysian airline Batik Air on Sunday announced the launch of direct flights...
5 impressive archaeological sites to visit in Türkiye’s...
Leyla Yvonne Ergil Milas is a region in Muğla that houses some of the most significant...
PIA flight operations returning to normal
F.P. Report KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight operations return to normal...
Airline to use smartwatches in pilot fatigue trial
Beat traffic by air: Israel flies drone taxi over...
US judge rules against Obama-era DACA immigration...
UK to introduce X-ray age checks for asylum seekers
UK govt, British Airways face claim over Kuwait...
Russian plane with 159 aboard makes emergency landing...
Kids Corner
‘Legacy admissions’ under fire at US universities
Harvard (AFP): Should you get a leg up on your university application just because Mom or Dad had...
Ukrainian children head below ground at start of new school year
KYIV (Reuters): Ukrainian children began their second straight school year in wartime on Friday...
US graduates brace for return of student loan repayments
WASHINGTON (AFP): After a three-and-a-half year pandemic-era pause, US federal student loans start...
Scores of UK school buildings to shut over collapse...
Kyrgyzstan moves to ban TikTok citing risk to children
PTB refuses to provide free textbooks for Punjab...
UK Embassy commits $125 million for Afghan children’s...
Free education provided for orphaned girls in Herat
French abaya ban in schools draws applause, criticism
Food
Caldo de gallina: An ancestral dish from award-winning Natalia...
Kathleen Squires Puerto Rico is world-renowned for its gorgeous beaches, top-tier musicians and...
Crystelle Pereira’s recipes for millionaire’s shortbread and...
Crystelle Pereira These sweet treats are based on British teatime favourites, but with surprising...
Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for cooking with summer fruit
Yotam Ottolenghi There’s only one thing I love more than eating summer fruit, and that’s cooking...
10 Tasty regional fast Food chains to try around the U...
Where we are going today: Leaf cafe in Dhahran
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Where we are going today: Wallpepper Pizzeria
Greece claims Turkish street food kokoreç as...
Vinegar ice-cream? Exploring sweet evolution of frozen...
OP28 considers end to fossil fuels in move opposed by OPEC
DUBAI (Reuters): OPEC is rallying its members and oil producing allies to veto a proposed deal to...
Hundreds still stranded, plants closed in India’s flood...
CHENNAI (Reuters): Volunteers waded through stagnant water to hand out food and supplies, and some...
How climate change threatens global agriculture
NEW YORK (AFP): From the worst drought in forty years in the Horn of Africa to record-breaking...