KAOHSIUNG (Reuters): China views the annexation and “elimination” of Taiwan as its...
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Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal ‘consistent’ with...
CAIRO (Reuters): Hamas’ response to the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal is consistent with the...
Kremlin says Kyiv should ‘reflect’ on troop withdrawal
MOSCOW (AFP) : Ukraine should “reflect” on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s call to withdraw its...
Ukraine conference draft communique calls out Russia’s...
Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in attempt...
Iran rebukes G7 statement over its nuclear program...
Trump challenges Biden to a cognitive test but...
8 Israeli soldiers killed in southern Gaza
Islamic Jihad says only way to free Israeli hostages...
Global
Russian forces storm detention centre, free guards taken hostage
MOSCOW: Russian special forces have freed two prison guards and killed several men who had taken...
Water crisis batters war-torn Sudan as temperatures soar
PORT SUDAN (AFP) : War, climate change and man-made shortages have brought Sudan — a nation already...
Afghan Taliban government says to attend third round of UN...
KABUL (AFP) : Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on...
UK election picks over 14 years of Conservative rule
Hajj pilgrims ‘stone the devil’ as Muslims...
Italian activist freed from Hungary returns home after...
Hamburg police fire shots at axe-wielding person at...
UK anti-monarchists try to rain on Charles’s...
Italian activist on trial in Hungary returns home...
Business
Stock market today: Wall Street hangs around its records after...
NEW YORK (AP): U.S. stocks hung around their record levels on Friday as Wall Street remained...
FBR forms anomaly committees to identify, resolve Finance Bill...
ISLAMABAD (APP): Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Malik Amjed Zubair Tiwana on Saturday...
US Treasury chief says relationship with China needs...
NEW YORK (AA): The US seeks a healthy economic relationship with China, but this requires competing...
Editorial
G7 doing what it has been doing for so long
As Europe shifts to the right, creating even greater uncertainties, the record low ratings of at...
Contempt vote against Merrick
Aggressive legislative oversight of the executive branch is a part of the nation’s system of checks...
Isolation of Russia not the solution
In the annals of contemporary geopolitics, the ongoing conflict involving Russia has reached a...
Pakistan
Maryam Nawaz bans dumping of animals’ hides in canals, nullahs
F.P. Report LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Sunday imposed a ban on the dumping of...
China expresses satisfaction over security arrangements
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi says the protection of the Chinese brothers...
Home Minister orders comprehensive security on Eid ul Azha
KARACHI (APP): The Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar on Sunday ordered to make effective and...
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban government says to attend third round of UN...
KABUL (AFP) : Taliban authorities will attend the third round of United Nations-hosted talks on...
Confirmation of Kabul’s participation at third Doha...
UNITED NATIONS (TOLONews): In a recent press conference, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the UN...
Slaughterhouse provides standardized, sanitary service for Eid
KABUL (TOLO News): As Eid al-Adha approaches, the Balkh state slaughterhouse is prepared to process...
Amid ongoing deportations, over 5,600 Afghan migrants...
USAID warns over 17 million in Afghanistan need...
In Eid Message, Islamic Emirate leader stresses...
Malala Fund announces $1.5 million to support girls’...
1 billion AFN invested in mines so far
WFP: 12 million Afghans face hunger before Eid al-Adha
Articles
Hajj proves religion can inspire peace
Shaykh M A Kholwadia Pilgrimage – the devotional practice of journeying towards a site deemed...
G7 Summit and need for a fairer world
Fahrettin Altun The current international system that was put in place in the aftermath of the...
PM’s diplomatic endeavor: Bolstering Pakistan-China ties
M. Fazal Elahi Amidst a period characterized by shifting geopolitical dynamics among major powers...
Entertainment
Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce to end ‘long distance’...
(Web Desk): Taylor Swift always has time for Travis Kelce despite her busy schedule. Recently...
Symbolic meaning behind Kate Middleton’s brooch at...
(Web Desk): Kate Middleton showcased a symbolic brooch as she attended the King’s birthday...
Honey Singh confirms attending ‘best friend’ Sonakshi’s wedding...
(Web Desk): Indian singer-rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh confirmed the wedding of ‘best friend’ Sonakshi...
Arts & Literature
How a new Dubai exhibition reveals stories of conflict and...
Razmig Bedirian In Shadow Sites II, Jananne Al-Ani presents desert terrains in Jordan from a...
Saudi artist Nada Halabi explores dreams through artwork
Rahaf Jambi RIYADH: Contemporary Saudi artist, Nada Halabi, is exhibiting her “Dreams Unveiled”...
New NYC sculptures spark artistic dialogue with bisons, travelers
NEW YORK (DPA) : In the bustling heart of New York City, new sculptures have become the center of...
Colors of the days: Akın Ekici, artist of contemporary...
Photojournalism exhibition held at UoS
Luxurious trash: Why Roman elite liked floor mosaics...
How we are only beginning to truly appreciate Lala...
British calligraphy artists explore Istanbul’s...
Version of Churchill’s hated portrait immortalized in...
Sports
India and Canada game washed out in Florida
LAUDERHILL (Agencies): The T20 World Cup’s Florida-based matches continued to be blighted by...
IOC issues first list of Russians and Belarusians eligible for...
LAUSANNE (AFP): A total of 14 Russian and 11 Belarusian athletes were included on Saturday by the...
Britain’s Raducanu into first semi-final since 2022
LONDON (AFP): Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu has reached her first semi-final since 2022...
Messi and Martinez score twice in Argentina win
USA into T20 World Cup Super Eights, Pakistan out...
Pakistan beat India to reach Asian Squash C’ship semis
Haidar Sultan grabs gold medal in Brics Games
Pakistan’s tennis future bright: ITA President
Shakib stars as Bangladesh edge closer to T20 World...
Technology
Meta halts AI model launch in Europe following Irish regulatory...
(Reuters): Meta Platforms will not launch its Meta AI models in Europe for now after the Irish...
Boeing Starliner set for June 22 undocking, return to Earth...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) : The Boeing Starliner spacecraft is now scheduled to undock from the...
Microsoft delays controversial AI Recall feature on new Windows...
REDMOND (AP): New laptops equipped with Microsoft Windows start shipping to customers next week...
Google team to visit Pakistan soon for cooperation in...
Microsoft to invest $7.16bn in new data centres in...
WhatsApp introduces 32-person video calls, chat...
China’s Ant Group invests $2.9 billion in technology...
Elon Musk’s feud with OpenAI reignites after Apple’s...
Broadcom soars as demand for AI chips power forecast...
Health
South Africa reports second mpox death this week
JOHANNESBURG: A second person has died in South Africa this week from the viral infection mpox...
WHO links 2.7M European deaths to processed food, urges stricter...
LONDON (DPA) : Ultra-processed foods (UPFs), alcohol, tobacco and fossil fuels are killing 2.7...
U.S. healthcare spending rises to $4.8 trillion in 2023...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Healthcare spending in the U.S. is projected to have risen 7.5% in 2023 to $4...
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Travel
Iran tourism expects more than 50,000 Russian tourists’ surge
TEHRAN: Iran‘s tourism officials are optimistic about surpassing last year’s record of 50,000...
The Scottish isle you can only visit on a day trip
Emma Gibbs Every spring, almost 100,000 seabirds – guillemots, great skuas, razorbills and puffins...
Finding traces of Ottomans in Europe: Admiral Barbarossa in Nice
NURBANU KIZIL NICE : The joy of traveling lies in uncovering hidden gems and experiencing new...
Kids Corner
Over one million children engaged in hard labor
KABUL (Ariana News): The International Labor Organization (ILO) says almost 1.1 million children...
World Day Against Child Labour is being observed today
F.P. Report LAHORE: World Day Against Child Labour is being observed today across the world...
Around 906,011 children protected against Polio in RWP
RAWALPINDI (APP): As many as 906,011 children under five years had been covered against Polio...
Children Day celebrated at Japanese Park to promote...
Afghan children need immediate global aid amid...
Pakistan announces nationwide polio campaign to...
Children’s sketches in Pompeii reveal violent...
Railway Police reunites 37 children with their parents
37 million children aged 13 – 15 use tobacco...
Food
Why mango sticky rice is one of Thailand’s most beloved summer...
BANGKOK (CNN): There are said to be more than 200 types of mangoes grown in Thailand. But when it...
Secret ‘snack bars’ give tourists a taste of old...
TOKYO (AFP) : Down a Tokyo street lined with bright signs, up narrow stairs and behind a windowless...
Where we are going today: ‘Le Vesuvio’ restaurant at Jeddah...
Nada Hameed Le Vesuvio, the renowned Cannes eatery established more than 50 years ago, has found a...
Singapore’s Sentosa island beaches closed due to oil spill
SINGAPORE (AFP): Beaches on Singapore’s top resort island of Sentosa, which also house luxury...
World losing 4 football fields worth of healthy land every...
UNITED NATIONS (AA): The world is losing almost four football fields worth of healthy land every...
Nearly 250M people in America’s Midwest, northeast brace for...
(AA): A heat wave currently roasting the southeastern US is expected to spread into the country’s...