JERUSALEM (AFP/AP): Israel’s war cabinet has discussed the next steps for negotiations toward a...
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PPP’s Owais Qadir Shah elected Sindh Assembly speaker with 111...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Owais Qadir Shah was elected as the 12th Sindh...
India’s Assam scraps colonial-era Muslim marriage law
GUWAHATI (AFP): India’s Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving...
Trump notches easy win over Haley in march to...
Strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Israel, Hamas seek deal
PML-N gets Speaker’s slot in Punjab Assembly
Dead horses, scraps, leaves: Gaza’s hungry get...
Moscow will seek ‘revenge’ for Western sanctions: ex...
An attack on a cargo ship in the Red Sea has caused a...
Global
Iceland volcano erupts again, spewing fountains of lava
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) : A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December...
India tech hub Bengaluru faces severe water shortages as summer...
BENGALURU: India’s tech hub of Bengaluru is struggling with water shortages amid a drought, with...
EU to bolster Egypt ties with billions in funding
CAIRO (Reuters): European leaders are expected to announce a multi-billion euro funding package and...
China’s UN envoy pays farewell call on Ambassador...
Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a...
At least 31,645 Palestinians killed in Israel’s...
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign...
Deputy Secretary Campbell’s Meeting with Pacific...
Business
Amazon’s AWS to invest over $5bn to boost cloud computing...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters): Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)...
NEPRA hikes power tariff by whopping Rs7.5 per unit
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers in Pakistan will see an increase in their bills...
Pakistan to seek loan package plus climate finance from IMF
ISLAMABAD (INP): Pakistan will seek a loan package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) plus...
Editorial
Court battle for overseas votes
Recently, the Supreme Court of Pakistan has sought a progress report from the Election Commission...
Migration drive and state of Pakistan
Seven Pakistanis died and many were injured in a boat wreckage incident in the Mediterranean sea...
Taliban regime in global optics
The US State Department Spokesperson, Ned Price has acknowledged that the Doha Agreement has...
Pakistan
Tarar flays PTI’s ‘drive’ against Mir Ali’s martyrs
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar while...
Pakistan hails adoption of UN resolution on Islamophobia
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Saturday welcomed the adoption of the resolution titled...
KP CM meets PTI founder at Adiala Jail
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met with the founder of...
PTI dissociates itself from ‘overseas protests
Sheikh, Gandapur discuss political affairs in Islamabad
CM Shah says provinces’ share in NFC award can be...
Ayaz Sadiq, US Ambassador discuss strengthening...
Vawda predicts KP CM Gandapur will not complete his...
Senate elections: Interior Minister Naqvi files...
Afghanistan
Taliban changes educational curriculum to align with Sharia
KABUL (Agencies): The Taliban’s Ministry of Education has just made changes to school lessons for...
Afghanistan-Turkey trade reached $100m in 2023
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that in 2023, Afghanistan had $100...
Over 40,000 Afghan citizens obtain Turkish Residence Permits
KABUL (Agenices): According to data from the Turkish Ministry of Interior’s Migration Authority...
Cabinet meeting discussed challenges of cargo...
Selling girls as child brides in Taliban-Controlled...
Deputy PM meets with Baghlan scholars, discussed...
Balkh agriculture sector suffers due to climate change
No trade via Torkham, Kharlachi as talks fizzle out
Greater government support urged for women...
Entertainment
Taylor Swift takes on Hollywood
LOS ANGELES (AFP): She already rules music, so now it’s on to Tinseltown: Taylor...
All eyes on Gucci as Milan Fashion Week opens
MILAN (AFP): The top names in Italian fashion are showcasing their work at Milan Fashion Week...
Indonesia woman jailed for un-Islamic TikTok video
JAKARTA (AFP): An Indonesian court has sentenced a woman to two years in prison and handed her a...
London Fashion Week says sheer is back for spring...
Belgian composer of punk hit ‘Ca plane pour...
Singer Ariana Grande files for divorce two years of...
Taylor Swift, Beyonce reporting jobs trigger...
UK police say sex assault claim lodged against actor...
Drew Barrymore and ‘The Talk’ postpone...
Articles
Ukraine has weeks to reach sea and end Putin’s war
Robert Clark This week marked an inflection point in the Ukrainian counteroffensive, and perhaps...
Nuclear war could wipe out all of humanity
Philip Johnston Barbie or Oppenheimer was the weekend cinematic choice, so lacking anything pink to...
Next phase of Russia-North Korea cooperation may be coming
Anthony V. Rinna Russia’s economic relationship with North Korea seems poised to rebound after...
Arts & Literature
Is it possible to have too much Picasso?
Paris (AFP): Why can’t the world get enough of Pablo Picasso? On the 50th anniversary of his...
Mahmoud Obaidi explores brutality of colonialism in Dubai...
Razmig Bedirian In one of the opening works of Mosquito Effects, Iraqi-Canadian artist Mahmoud...
‘No One Knows’ exhibit: Colorful geometric maze in...
ISTANBUL: A groundbreaking exhibition, “No One Knows” by contemporary artist Ebru...
Argentina pays tribute to Spanish artist Pablo Picasso
Towering Monument Valley buttes display sunset...
Brushstrokes of diversity: Safia Latif’s...
Artists fight AI programs that copy their styles
Trailblazers: Safia Farhat — Tunisian artist, educator...
Stockholm takes steps to restore and preserve Haga...
Sports
Beijing cancels Argentina friendly as Messi fallout continues
Beijing (Agencies): Argentina’s friendly against Ivory Coast, scheduled to be held in Beijing in...
Gut-Behrami wins Soldeu giant slalom to leapfrog Shiffrin in...
Soldeu (AFP): In-form Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami ousted injured Mikaela Shiffrin at the top of...
Haaland double sinks Everton as Man City go top
Manchester (AFP): Erling Haaland scored for the first time since November as the Manchester City...
Technology
Why Europe is hungry for chips
PARIS (AFP): France also announced in June that it would invest 2.9 billion euros in a plant run by...
Norway to fine Meta nearly $100,000 a day over data use
OSLO (AFP): Norway’s data protection agency said Tuesday it would start fining Facebook and...
African tech startups take aim at AI ‘colonialism’
JOHANNESBURG (Thomson Reuters Foundation): Called Lelapa AI, the artificial intelligence research...
Canadian publishers seek antitrust probe of Meta...
US lab repeats nuclear fusion feat, with higher yield
Nigerian producer pumps out AI-powered Afrobeats
Exclusive-North Korean hackers breached top Russian...
Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History...
Iraq blocks Telegram app, cites personal data...
Health
US FDA approves Pfizer’s hair loss drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters): The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer Inc’s drug to...
Polio and Pakistan
Syed Ghayur Ahmed According to the WHO report, the polio virus can be transmitted from one person...
‘Alarming’ rise in diabetes expected globally by...
LONDON (Reuters): Every country in the world will see rates of diabetes rise in the next 30 years...
US e-cigarette sales jumped from 2020 to 2022
Infant mortality rises when sovereign debt defaults...
Gambia tightens rules for Indian drugs after cough...
Do you stay up late? These research findings should...
Campaigners slam Japan government forced sterilisation...
US FDA approves Eli Lilly-Boehringer’s diabetes...
News in Picture
BAGH: Chief Organizer of PML-N Maryam Nawaz addressing during a...
LAHORE: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali along with...
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Travel
Pakistan allows UAE for Wizzair flights
F.P. Report KARACHI: To facilitate travellers between Pakistan and United Arab Emirates (UAE), the...
The worst airlines for delays out of UK airports
Selina Denman New data from the UK’s Civil Aviation Authority has revealed that, for the second...
New Seattle airport terminal lacks space for enough planes
SEATTLE (AP): The new, billion-dollar international terminal at Seattle’s airport that opened last...
Kids Corner
Punjab College get 1st position in results
F.P. Report LAHORE: Tooba Abdul Basit, student of Punjab College got first position with 1068 marks...
UNICEF: Over 3 million children face health risks in flood-hit...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Amid multiple crises already looming in the wake of devastating floods in the...
Ukrainian becomes second woman to win Fields math medal
KYIV (AFP): Ukraine’s Maryna Viazovska paid tribute to those suffering in her war-torn...
Food
The world’s most expensive restaurant experience comes to...
(CNN) : Dubai is known around the world as a center for fabulous indulgence and ambitious...
These Japanese beef croquettes are so popular there’s a 30...
(CNN) : If you order a box of frozen Kobe beef croquettes from Asahiya, a family-run butcher shop...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for an autumn minestrone (or stew)
Rachel Roddy Elena Spagnol published more than 20 cookbooks, among them: Presto e Bene (Quickly and...
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How to turn old bread and spent coffee into a lavish...
Gourmet dishes for a good cause: Dubai Cares...
Autumn statement: Benjamina Ebuehi’s recipe for apple...
Food prices rise at fastest rate in 14 years –...
A guide to the best dishes at Global Village 2022:...
Warming world ‘brutalizes’ women as heatwaves deepen gender...
MUMBAI/LAGOS/LONDON (Reuters): Women will bear the brunt of extreme heat as more frequent heatwaves...
‘Fire whirls’ threaten Joshua tree desert in...
LOS ANGELES (AFP): A huge wildfire was raging out of control through the environmentally sensitive...
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef stays off UNESCO danger...
SYDNEY (Reuters): A UNESCO heritage committee on Tuesday stopped short of listing Australia’s...