GENEVA (AFP): The situation in war-ravaged Gaza is so desperate that teenagers are now saying they...
Top Stories
No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution
GAZA (AFP): Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with no sign of a...
Israel says won’t yield to ‘delusional’ Hamas demands in truce...
JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israel accused Hamas on Tuesday of posing “delusional” demands in indirect...
Russian investigators query families of shooting...
Israel tanks surround Gaza’s Nasser Hospital: witnesses
Hamas leader Haniyeh visits Iran: state media
7 missing after bridge hit by cargo ship in US’...
Security Council passes resolution demanding ‘an...
PM directs swift action against tax defaulters
Global
Taiwan earthquake injuries top 1,000, missing hotel workers found
HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters): The number of people injured in a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern...
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...
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
Business
Sales of new US homes edge down unexpectedly in February
NEW YORK (AFP): US new home sales ticked down surprisingly in February, according to government...
Geopolitical tensions boost oil, weigh on equities
SINGAPORE (AFP): Geopolitical tensions sent oil prices climbing and weighed on equities on Monday...
US stocks fall, but Boeing CEO’s departure well-received
NEW YORK (AFP): US stocks pulled back from recent highs on Monday as investors digested the news...
Editorial
Free speech and western Machismo
A prominent civil rights group in the United States has urged colleges and universities to respect...
Gender disparity in Afghanistan
The Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is under active sonar of global human rights organizations together...
KP’s GoBiz connect
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has launched an online Government-Business Communication...
Pakistan
PM Shehbaz to visit Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Saudi Arabia on Saturday...
President lauds role of Pakistan’s Armed Forces in defending...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : President Asif Ali Zardari has lauded the role of Pakistan’s Armed Forces...
UK desires to promote ties with Pakistan in various fields
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has emphasized the formulation of a common...
Afghanistan
IEA’s PM says world trying to discredit Islamic system
KABUL (Ariana News): The Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Mullah...
‘Islamic system desire of country’s citizens’
KABUL (TOLOnews): Noor-Ul-Haq Anwar, the head of the general directorate of the Islamic Emirate in...
Death toll rises to 39 due to recent heavy rains
KABUL (Khaama Press): The recent heavy snowfall in the country has led to the loss of 39 lives in...
Entertainment
‘Starsky & Hutch’ star David Soul dies aged 80:...
NEW YORK (AFP): US-born actor David Soul, an icon of the 1970s for his role as Detective Kenneth...
Scarlett Johansson fasted upto 15 hours for ‘Avengers: Endgame’...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson followed a strict diet plan and...
Britney Spears bids farewell to music
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: “Princess of Pop, Britney Spears announced that she will not return...
Articles
Ukraine is switching to self-reliance mode
Maksym Skrypchenko As the second anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion approaches, Ukraine...
Trump’s making America irrelevant to Europe
David A. Andelman Madeline Albright famously called America the “indispensable nation.”...
Namibia, Gaza and German hypocrisy on genocide
Tafi Mhaka On January 12, Germany said it will intervene on Israel’s behalf in the genocide...
Arts & Literature
Picasso masterpiece to fetch $120m in November auction
NEW YORK (AFP): The November auction of a Pablo Picasso masterpiece, the late Spanish...
Giant artwork of the Moon to be installed in Palestine’s...
Razmig Bedirian A giant Moon artwork will be installed at the Aida refugee camp in the occupied...
Anna Laudel gallery’s debut at POSITIONS Berlin Art Fair
ISTANBUL: Anna Laudel Gallery makes its highly-anticipated debut at the prestigious POSITIONS...
Why these imperfect Korean ‘moon jars’ sell for...
Chinese artist pays tribute to Quaid-e-Azam by making...
U.S. billionaire agrees to return looted Cambodian...
French master jeweler’s art on display in New...
‘Another Country’: Exhibition reveals...
Istanbul Museum of Sculpture, Painting receives...
Sports
Former Australian Test star Wade retires from red-ball cricket
SYDNEY (AFP): Former Australian Test wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has called time on the red-ball...
Italy name three newcomers in squad for Venezuela, Ecuador...
ROME (Reuters): Italy have included Torino defender Raoul Bellanova, Hellas Verona midfielder...
Bangladesh axe Liton for third Sri Lanka ODI
DHAKA (AFP): Bangladesh dropped Liton Das for Monday’s third and final one-day international...
Stop clocks set to become a permanent fixture from T20...
PSL 9: Abrar Ahmed and Saud Shakeel fined for code of...
Professional rugby player first in NZ diagnosed with...
Real Madrid file complaint after latest racist insults...
Imad inspires United to step up as Gladiators crash...
Pak to host NZ, SA for tri-series in January 2025
Technology
Nuclear fusion power inches closer to reality
Monitoring Desk FLORIDA: The dream of fusion power is tantalizing. The ability to sustain nuclear...
Samsung to set up chip packaging research facility in Japan
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea’s Samsung Electronics will invest around 40 billion yen...
Social media platform X suffers global outages
Social media platform X, formerly Twitter, suffered global outages for just over an hour on...
Online video games, the latest hunting grounds for...
Google to pay $700 mn to US consumers, states in...
Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin sets new launch attempt...
EU opens proceedings against X in first probe under...
Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin headed back into space...
Internet services down across Pakistan
Health
Internal documents show the WHO paid sexual abuse victims in...
LONDON (AP): Earlier this year, the doctor who leads the World Health Organization’s efforts to...
Gaza cancer patients arrive in Turkey for treatment
Gaza (AFP): More than two dozen Palestinian cancer patients, who had crossed from Gaza into Egypt...
US woman with rare double uterus expecting babies in both
Alabama (AFP): It’s double trouble, with a unique twist: A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who...
News in Picture
TASHKENT: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar meeting...
ISLAMABAD: Outgoing Ambassador of Indonesia, Adam Mulawarman...
“Today’s Cartoon”
Travel
Bahrain allows expats to renew residency, work permits from...
Monitoring Desk Manama, Bahrain: In a significant move, Bahrain introduced a new service allowing...
Australia cites ‘invasive’ searches in Qatar Airways...
SYDNEY (AFP): Australia’s government Thursday cited Qatar’s “invasive”...
Over 130 Chinese travel industry officials visit S.Korea
Mi-kyoung Lee Since the Chinese government allowed its citizens to participate in group tours to...
Pakistan-Europe direct flights: DG CAA gives new date
Air Canada adds more European flights for 2024
The road that’s the ‘Eighth World...
Qantas CEO steps down early as airline falls out of...
Azerbaijan Airlines releases schedule for flights to...
PIA offers connected flights to 16 destinations in...
Kids Corner
Student commits suicide after failing in one subject
F.P. Report RAHIM YAR KHAN: A grade 9 student took her life after failing in one subject of her...
Half of students pass Lahore Board 9th class exam
F.P. Report LAHORE: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Lahore (BISE Lahore)...
Hundreds of children die of starvation in war-hit Sudan: NGO
CAIRO (AFP): Starvation has killed at least 498 children and “likely hundreds more” in Sudan four...
Schools reopen after summer vacations in Punjab...
Bringing 4.7m out of school children in KP under...
Urgent need for reforms in education system and...
Punjab boards to announce Inter result on September 12
PEC introduces new exam system for schools in Punjab
Catch ’em all: Pokemon hooks kids, parents and...
Food
Rosie Sykes’ budget recipes with frozen peas
Rosie Sykes Cooked as soon as they are picked and frozen soon after, frozen peas retain all the...
Specialist Saudi tea maker turns over new leaf as movie star
Sulafa Alkhunaizi RIYADH: A Saudi tea maker renowned for his experimental brew concoctions has...
What we are eating today: Wister, the ultimate crispy chicken...
Nada Hameed When it comes to finding the best fried chicken sandwich in Jeddah, nothing beats...
Maneštra: a hearty bean-based soup
International desserts: 50 famous desserts around the...
Lan Zhao has convinced me that Islamabad has better...
Where we are going today: Avak – Mediterranean...
Making pizza at home? Try pide: Traditional Turkish...
Alabama governor signs legislation naming Yellowhammer...
UAE president defends climate science comments
DUBAI (AFP): The Emirati head of the United Nations climate conference has insisted that he...
Climate finance in the spotlight at COP28 climate talks
DUBAI (Reuters): Money pledges stacked up at COP28 in Dubai on Monday as delegates sought to...
Rising temps in Marmara Sea spark environmental concerns
ISTANBUL : The Marmara Sea has witnessed a significant increase of 2.5 degrees Celsius (4.5 degrees...