GAZA STRIP (AFP) : The Israeli army launched Monday an operation around Gaza’s largest hospital Al...
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North Korea fires ballistic missiles as Blinken visits Seoul
SEOUL (AFP) : North Korea fired multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Monday in what analysts...
Putin seen winning landslide 88 percent of Russian election vote
MOSCOW (Reuters): President Vladimir Putin won a record 88 percent in Russia’s presidential...
Trump warns US voters of ‘bloodbath’ if he loses...
EU’s von der Leyen says Gaza is facing famine...
Israel PM says army will go into Gaza’s Rafah despite...
Ukraine drones attack refinery, target Moscow, disrupt...
Biden roasts Trump at Washington press dinner
Niger revokes military accord with US, junta...
Global
Massive fire breaks out in Indonesian ammunition storage
JAKARTA (Reuters): A massive fire broke out in an ammunition storage facility in Indonesia’s...
The US welcomes the new Palestinian government following its...
JERUSALEM (AP): The United States has welcomed the formation of a new Palestinian autonomy...
Mayor Imamoglu’s political future may ride on Istanbul election...
ISTANBUL (Reuters): Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan’s victory in the 2023 general...
South Korea hopes new speed train links will help...
Caught up in concert shooting, a Russian woman said...
Sticky-fingered journalists on Air Force One put on...
Biden campaign launches ad targeting moderate...
Jordanians protest peace treaty with Israel in fresh...
Gaza fisherman braves Israeli navy fire to support his...
Business
SSGPL seeks raise in Sui gas prices
F.P. Report KARACHI: Sui Southern Gas Pipeline Limited (SSGPL) has sought oil and gas regulatory...
Pak-Iran bilateral trade can be increased up to $ 5b: Iranian...
ISLAMABAD (APP): Ambassador of Iran to Pakistan, Dr . Reza Amiri Moghadam has said that due to...
Dubai’s Al-Matiyah forum empowers global SMEs
ISLAMABAD (APP): The Al-Matiyah Investment and Business Forum in Dubai, supported by influential...
Editorial
Need for a digital payment system
Pakistan is a developing economy, with limited resources, and the least government control and...
Terrorism resurrection on poise day
The so-called Mujaheed and self-claimed flag bearer of Islam has turned the birthday of the Holy...
The global information war
The Global Engagement Centre of the US Department of State has recently released a report according...
Pakistan
Economic recovery govt’s top priority: Tarar
F.P. Report LAHORE: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ataullah Tarar said on...
Five killed, 8 injured due to rains in KP
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: At least five persons were killed and eight were reported injured due to...
Murad Saeed allowed to contest Senate election
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and former federal...
Afghanistan
Youth issues to receive special focus
KABUL (BNA): Mawlavi Abdul Kabir, the Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, has announced...
Children, students to be taught in mother tongue: Residents
KABUL (TOLOnews): On “International Mother Language Day”, some citizens of the country said they...
UN reports $402.9m needed for earthquake recovery support
HERAT (Ariana News): The United Nations said in a report released Thursday that $402.9 million is...
Taliban authorities execute two convicted murderers in...
Drifting with purpose: sports car enthusiasts rally in...
‘Islamic Emirate committed to implementing social...
Mediamen sin by shaving beards, taking photos
Nadim criticizes meetings held abroad on Afghanistan
300,000 electronic ID cards distributed in past month
Entertainment
Taylor Swift’s Time cover inspires viral TikTok cat trend
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: The 33-year-old pop icon was recently showcased in Time as their Person...
List of key Golden Globe nominees
LOS ANGELES (AFP): Here are the nominees in key categories for the 81st Golden Globe Awards, which...
‘Barbenheimer’ tipped to dominate revamped Golden...
LOS ANGELES (AFP): “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — the unlikely pair of...
New Studio Ghibli animation leads North America box...
The birds are back with ‘Chicken Run 2’
Celebrating Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood superstar and...
Ahmed Ali Akbar will not mind having marriage rumour...
Shah Rukh, Akshay, Ajay get notices for endorsing...
Taylor Swift’s Eras tour may bring in...
Articles
Psychology of Israeli genocide in Gaza
Ramzy Baroud It seemed strange, if not out of context, when Israeli politician Moshe Feiglin said...
US immigration policy: A masterpiece of tragicomedy
Yi Xin In the grand theater of the United States’ foreign policy, where insincerity takes...
Cutting off UNRWA funding is immoral and damaging
Yossi Mekelberg In times of war, the tactic of deflecting from your own wrongdoings by highlighting...
Arts & Literature
At home with Maggi Hambling, the original ‘bad girl’ of British...
SUDBURY (CNN ) : When I see the car number plate ending in “GAY,” I know I’m in the right place...
Statue of fiery goddess Sekhmet goes on display at Cairo Airport...
Gobran Mohamed A stone statue of the goddess Sekhmet, which dates back more than 3,000 years to the...
Kuwaiti artist Thuraya Al-Baqsami discusses linocut inspired by...
Rawaa Talass DUBAI: Veteran Kuwaiti artist Thuraya Al-Baqsami discussed with Arab News her 1990...
Sports
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen fastest in first...
Jeddah (BBC): Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the pace in first practice at the Saudi Arabian...
PSL 9: Islamabad United defeat Karachi Kings by five wickets
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: A combined bowling and batting performance led Islamabad United to an...
Yadav, openers give India opening day honours against England
Dharamsala (AFP): Kuldeep Yadav took five wickets to bundle out England for 218, with India’s...
ICC congratulates Erasmus on an outstanding career
Quetta Gladiators’ Usman Tariq reported for suspect...
Ashwin joins Indian cricket legends’ club with...
Henderson hopeful of making England Euros squad
Australia out to ruin Williamson, Southee 100-Test...
‘Feeling better’ Alcaraz eyes title repeat...
Technology
OpenAI appoints ex-Twitch boss as interim CEO; Altman joins...
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): OpenAI has appointed ex-Twitch boss Emmett Shear to lead the startup...
Astronaut tool bag that floated way during a spacewalk is now...
Monitoring Desk FLORIDA: The tool bag floated away while NASA astronauts were performing...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discusses possible return, mulls new AI...
(Reuters): (This Nov. 18 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of ‘Khosla’ in...
Elon Musk, under fire, threatens lawsuit against media...
Meta moves members of its Responsible AI team to other...
Social media titans caught in Gaza storm over content
Apple files legal challenge to EU’s Digital...
MG Pakistan introduces two variants of electric...
SpaceX ‘Starship’ launch postponed until...
Health
Scientists finally know why people get more colds and flu in...
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: There’s a chill is in the air, and you all know what that means — it’s...
Prevymis: Merck’s viral infection drug gets EU recommendation
Monitoring Desk BRUSSELS: Merck & Co said on Tuesday the European Union medicines regulator...
Virtual reality offers relief for cancer patients’ pain:...
LONDON (DPA) : A recent study indicates that virtual reality (VR) may provide relief from pain and...
Gaza’s limited water supply raises concerns for...
US pharmacy chain Rite Aid files for bankruptcy
Drug used in diabetes treatment Mounjaro helped...
184 new infections reported in Punjab on Sunday
EU delays approval of Novavax’s revised COVID...
Mental health crisis: Toy industry takes on the role...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
“Today’s Cartoon”
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Ambassador-designate to Bangladesh Ahmad...
Travel
Flights cancelled as typhoon skirts southern Japan
TOKYO (AFP): Flights were cancelled, bullet trains partially suspended and factories shuttered on...
Saudi Arabia launches visa-free scheme
F.P. Report RIYADH: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) officially launched a special e-visa waiver...
Dubai surpasses pre-COVID tourism figures
Monitoring Desk DUBAI: Dubai has received as many as 8.55 million tourists in the first six months...
PIA to start direct flight from Dubai to Skardu on...
UK govt announces tech partnership to curb migrant...
Belgium canal city of Bruges hits ‘red line’ with...
UAE travel: Airfares drop by 30%, residents look to...
Flights delayed, luggage held up at Ben Gurion as...
Asylum ‘ban’ at US southern border can...
Kids Corner
Syrians abandon babies at mosques, under trees as war grinds on
HAZANO, Syria (AFP): One cold winter night, Syrian Ibrahim Othman went out to pray and came home...
Summer vacation to start from June 6 in schools
F.P. Report LAHORE: Punjab Schools Education Department has announced summer vacation for two and a...
Schools shut as torrential rains hit southeastern Spain
MADRID (Reuters): Spanish authorities protectively shut down schools, universities and day-care...
Outcry in France over checks on children skipping...
Cambridge reschedules A-levels exams in Pakistan
Punjab likely to change summer vacations for all...
Sindh announces summer vacation for all educational...
Sindh bans objectionable material in O level syllabus
Minister sets target to enroll 52,000 OOS children by...
Food
In northwest Pakistan, Eid celebrations so much sweeter with...
Wasim Sajjad PESHAWAR: Last week, Salahuddin Khan traveled over 160 kilometers from Lower Dir to...
24 of the world’s best sandwiches
(CNN): Is there a food more humble yet universally adored than the sandwich? And while one person’s...
Nigel Slater’s vegetarian and vegan soup recipes for spring
Nigel Slater Whenever I find watercress in fine condition, I buy enough to make not only salad but...
Exchange of sweet dishes adds colors to Chand Raat...
At storied British-era club in southwestern Pakistan...
The secret ingredient that makes Afghan Jalebi Wala a...
Ramadan recipes: Fattet shawarma in a bread bowl for a...
Ramadan recipes: A Maldivian take on maqluba for an...
Künefe: The beloved dessert rebuilding Turkey
China says climate talks with US a success
BEIJING (AFP): China said Thursday that climate talks with the United States had been a success...
Nasty drought in Syria, Iraq and Iran wouldn’t have happened...
BAGHDAD (AP): A three-year drought that has left millions of people in Syria, Iraq, and Iran with...
New Delhi plans to make rain to tackle ‘hazardous’...
NEW DELHI (Reuters): New Delhi plans for the first time to make rain to try improve air quality in...