DUBAI (AP) : US Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi...
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Biden pardons his son Hunter despite previous pledges not to
WASHINGTON (AP): President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger...
Trump names Lebanese-American Boulos as Middle East advisor
WASHINGTON (AFP): US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday named Lebanese-American businessman...
White House says ‘not there yet’ on Gaza ceasefire and...
Yemen’s Houthis targeted ‘vital target’ in central...
Russia’s Putin approves military focused 2025...
UNRWA chief says pausing aid delivery through key Gaza...
China blasts US arms sale to Taiwan, President Lai’s...
Iran says to ‘firmly support’ Damascus after militant...
Global
Dozens, including children, killed in Guinea football stampede
CONAKRY, GUINEA (AP): Tragedy struck in southern Guinea as a stampede during a football match...
Philippines’ Marcos says reported presence of Russian submarine...
MANILA (Reuters): President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday the reported presence of a Russian...
Australian police arrest 13 people and seize a record 2.3 tonnes...
WELLINGTON (AP): Australian police seized a record 2.3 tonnes of cocaine and arrested 13 people in...
Taiwan’s Lai talks ‘China threats’...
US, France, Germany, UK urge ‘de-escalation’ in Syria:...
Tens of thousands rally in Georgia as PM rebuffs calls...
Bleak Christmas in Bethlehem as families quit West Bank
Le Pen tells France’s Barnier to negotiate or be...
Pope Francis urges Lebanon to elect a new president...
Business
Adani responds to US charges, says group committed to compliance
NEW DELHI (AP): Indian tycoon Gautam Adani broke his silence on recent fraud charges on Saturday as...
Trump threatens 100% tariffs on BRICS over US dollar challenge
WEST PALM BEACH, U.S. (AP): U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened on Saturday 100% tariffs...
South Korea export growth slows to 14-month low as US demand...
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea’s export growth slowed for a fourth-straight month in November...
Editorial
Methods to check age of kids on social media
Software testers hired by Australia’s government to determine how to enforce the world’s first...
UK, China can set example of joint climate action
Global surface temperatures reached record levels in 2024 as the impacts of climate change are...
China’s role in globalization
As the debate around globalization and deglobalization heats up again after the 2024 US...
Pakistan
SC bench disbands in case against appointment of LHC chief...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD :Ac onstitutional bench of the Supreme Court hearing the petition challenging...
Task force formed to probe anti-state campaigns after Islamabad...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday approved the establishment of a 10...
PHC approves transit bails of Omar Ayub, Faisal Amin Gandapur
F.P. Report PESHAWAR : The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has approved transit bail for Pakistan Tehreek...
Murad Saeed hiding in KP CM House, claims Tarar
Ali Muhammad Khan’s leaked audio reveals how PTI...
Four militants killed as police foil terrorist attack...
Gandapur visits CTD headquarters
Security forces kill 8 Khwarij, two soldiers martyred...
Interior ministry denies use of lethal weapons against...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan must participate in future climate talks: Taliban
KABUL (AFP): An Afghan environment official on Sunday said the country must be allowed to...
3 Billion Afghani saved in National contracts, says Deputy...
KABUL (TOLONews): The Economic Deputy Office of the Prime Minister’s Office has announced...
Taliban sign feasibility agreement for Baghdara Dam with Chinese...
KABUL (Amu.tv): The Taliban-run Ministry of Water and Energy signed an agreement with the Chinese...
Afghanistan’s exports decline by $54 million amid...
Turkish ambassador says Ankara has ‘positive view’ on...
Acting interior minister calls Afghans ‘united people’
IE announces approval of 30 standards
UN Commissioner: Justice for women and girls in...
National Procurement Commission saves 3 billion afn
Latin America
Venezuelans protest for release of prisoners held in post...
CARACAS (AFP): Dozens of Venezuelans took to the streets in Caracas on Sunday calling for the...
Canada PM Trudeau visits Florida to meet with Trump amid tariff...
WEST PALM BEACH (Reuters) : Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Donald Trump’s...
Brazil’s finance minister, Congress leaders seek to calm...
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters): Brazil’s currency rebounded on Friday from record lows after...
As Mexico advances plan to dissolve watchdog agencies...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro aims to ride Trump wave back...
Mexico leader responds to Trump claim she agreed to...
‘Everything is expensive!’ Bolivia faces a shocking...
Brussels, not Paris, will decide EU-Mercosur trade...
Mexico warns Trump’s tariff would kill 400,000...
Articles
It’s time to tax fossil fuels and shipped goods to fund climate...
Avinash Persaud A few days after the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku concluded, I reflected on...
Netanyahu has only himself to blame for ICC arrest warrant
Yossi Mekelberg For a country to have any of its leaders issued with an arrest warrant by the...
Ominous signs point to Israeli resettlement of Gaza
Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy Observers of the unfolding events in Gaza require little effort to discern...
Entertainment
Indian actor Sharad Kapoor accused of molesting woman, FIR...
(Web Desk): Bollywood actor Sharad Kapoor has been accused of molestation by a 32-year-old woman...
Dua Lipa stuns Indian fans with mashup of...
(Web Desk): Global pop sensation Dua Lipa delivered a mesmerizing performance in Mumbai on Saturday...
South Indian actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s father passes...
(Web Desk): Samantha Ruth Prabhu is grieving the loss of her father, Joseph Prabhu, who passed away...
Minal Khan on her bond with son, and a possible return...
Kate Middleton’s shocking plan to revamp royal...
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs denied bail by third...
Reham Khan reiterates marriage delay advise to Hania...
Son of renowned Bollywood director killed in car...
Blasts at Badshah’s club tied to Bishnoi gang
Arts & Literature
‘Beyond Denim’ brings Ian Berry’s art to Turkish...
LONDON (AA): British artist Ian Berry, renowned for using denim fabric to create compelling...
‘Istanbul Mushaf,’ monumental Islamic art piece, now...
ISTANBUL (AA) : The “Istanbul Mushaf,” a monumental work of Islamic art and history...
Caravaggio’s rare portrait of Maffeo Barberini unveiled in...
ROME (AFP): Ararely seen painting by Italian master Caravaggio, part of a private collection, is...
Traditional clay pottery sees resurgence in war...
Bodrum Museum of Türkiye nominated for 2025 European...
Nobel winner Orhan Pamuk’s ‘Consolation of...
Art collecting 101: Beginner’s guide to building your...
60th Venice Biennale ends with global art on...
Experts urge UNESCO to protect Lebanon’s heritage from...
Sports
Pakistan thump Malaysia to reach Junior Hockey Asia Cup semi...
MUSCAT (Monitoring Desk): Sufiyan Khan scored a hat-trick as Pakistan romped to a crushing 4-1...
Pakistan comfortably win first T20I in Bulawayo
BULAWAYO (Monitroing Desk): Pakistan’s new-look T20I side proved to be too good for Zimbabwe as...
Pakistan stun Nepal to reach Blind T20 World Cup 2024 final
F.P. Report LAHORE : In a major achievement, Pakistan blind cricket team on Sunday inflicted a...
Technology
Australian PM open to ‘engage’ with Musk on kids...
SYDNEY (AFP): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Sunday he was ready to...
Internet services face disruption in several cities
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Internet users across several cities in Pakistan are facing slow speeds...
Shaza Fatima Khawaja vows to revamp internet infrastructure
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for IT and Telecoms Shaza Fatima Khawaja Sunday pledged to...
Big Tech says Australia “rushed” social...
PTA requests Ministry of Interior for extension in...
Canada sues Google over alleged anticompetitive...
Australia passes landmark social media ban for under...
France, Germany, Sweden urge EU battery sector push to...
Musk’s Starlink ordered to cease operations in...
Health
Sixth case of mpox virus reported in K-P
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: A sixth case of Mpox has been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, health adviser...
Some Lebanon hospitals look set to restart quickly after...
GENEVA (Reuters): A World Health Organization official voiced optimism on Thursday that some of the...
Mpox outbreak could start plateauing next year, Africa CDC says
DAKAR (Reuters): The number of mpox cases will continue to rise during the next four weeks before...
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Travel
Vietnam to build $67 billion high-speed railway
(Agencies): Vietnam said Saturday that it will build a $67 billion high-speed railway from Hanoi to...
Pakistan national airline hopes to resume Europe flights soon...
KARACHI (Reuters): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) said on Sunday it expects to resume...
Ban lifted: PIA, Pakistani airlines can fly directly to Europe
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: In a major breakthrough for Pakistan’s aviation industry, the European...
China resumes multiple-entry visas for Shenzhen...
How the bullet train transformed Japan
Edinburgh tours by homeless guides offer unique city...
The Western tourists going to Iraq for vacation
London’s holiday magic: Dazzling wonderland of lights...
Five countries helping you reconnect you with your...
Kids Corner
Australia passes landmark social media ban for under 16s
MELBOURNE (AFP): Australian lawmakers passed landmark rules to ban under 16s from social media on...
Australia’s social media ban for kids is closer to...
MELBOURNE (AP): Australia’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill that would ban...
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban...
SYDNEY (Reuters) : Google (GOOGL.O), opens new tab and Facebook-owner Meta...
Children suffer as schools go online in polluted Delhi
Australia’s plan to ban children from social media...
Over 200 kids killed in Israeli attacks on Lebanon in...
Art exhibition created by eight-year-old girl
Teens struggle with less family support, more school...
Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children:...
Food
Turkish masters to guide Japanese in art of brewing Turkish tea
ISTANBUL (AA): The Eastern Black Sea Exporters Association (DKIB) is set to organize an event in...
Germany goes nuts for viral pistachio chocolate
BERLIN (AFP): When Ali Fakhro lays out a row of pistachio-filled chocolate bars in the morning at...
Italian and Saudi flavors blend in embassy dinner and cooking...
TAMARA ABOALSAUD AND SULAFA ALKHUNAIZI RIYADH: A group of 15 Saudi and Italian chefs created a...
Where we are going today: ‘Gosha’ bakery in Riyadh
A chef’s guide to the best food in Istanbul
Dubai restaurants banned from using alcohol in food:...
How to make the perfect kibbeh – recipe
Where we are going today: ‘Sultani restaurant and...
Dubai chocolate craze: Tasty trend that might be here...
Landmark climate case to open at top UN court
THE HAGUE (AFP): The United Nations’ top court will start unprecedented hearings on Monday...
Cyclone Fengal kills 19 in India and Sri Lanka
NEW DELHI (Reuters): Cyclone Fengal killed at least 19 people in India and Sri Lanka and caused...
What Trump’s expected withdrawal from global climate efforts...
Rachel Frazin President-elect Trump’s victory is expected to result in the U.S. exiting the Paris...