DUBAI (AFP): For months, Sudan’s army kept silent amid alleged Emirati interference in the...
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Turkiye detains 304 people over suspected Daesh ties
ANKARA (Reuters) : Turkish authorities have detained 304 people suspected of having ties to...
UN Security Council delays vote on Gaza resolution to Friday...
UNITED NATION (AFP): The United Nations Security Council once again pushed back a vote for a much...
Second North Korean nuclear reactor appears to be...
Mass drone attack hits several Kyiv districts
France’s Macron in Jordan to discuss Gaza aid with...
UN: 570,000 people in Gaza now ‘starving’ due to...
IHC dismisses Imran Khan’s plea seeking suspension of...
Prague university shooting kills over 15
Global
Beirut will not accept ‘partial solutions’: FM
Courtesy: The Cradle co BEIRUT: Lebanese caretaker Foreign Minister, Abdallah Bou Habib, voiced on...
14 displaced Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces
GAZA (Quds News Network): 14 displaced Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded...
Israel re-enacts Abu Ghraib torture tactics on Gaza detainees
JERUSALEM (Quds News Network): Twenty years ago, in the early months of 2004, the world was shaken...
Nicaragua is taking Germany, UK, Netherlands and...
Kenya cult leader charged with 191 counts of murder:...
Minor damage to ship hit by projectile off Yemen’s...
UNRWA says report into Israeli claims against staff...
6 people wounded, 2 assailants killed during an attack...
Convicted Thai ex-PM Thaksin facing possible royal...
Business
IBA Karachi joins UNICON as an Associate Member
F.P. Report Karachi: The Centre for Executive Education (CEE) at the Institute of Business...
Oil falls over demand concerns after US inventory build
TOKYO (Reuters): Oil prices fell on Thursday as concerns over low demand following a surprise US...
India’s ban on export of onions drives up prices
MUMBAI/DHAKA/KATHMANDU (Reuters): India’s ban on the export of onions has driven up prices of the...
Editorial
PM directives for price control
Advisor on Information and Broadcasting Dr. Firduous Ashiq Awan, while addressing a press...
Ballooning public debt
Like the two previous governments the present one is also fond of borrowing spree to clear the...
Neglecting higher education
Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood told Senate that a uniform curriculum for Primary...
Pakistan
MQM demand could be success for another province in Sindh
LARKANA (APP): The People’s Party will hold a power show in Larkana on February 6, and Chairman...
Rwp Ring Road project to prove game changer for people:...
RAWALPINDI (APP): Commissioner Rawalpindi Division, Liaquat Ali Chatta has said that Rawalpindi...
Imran, Bushra awarded seven years imprisonment in...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The trial court has handed seven-year sentences, each, to Pakistan Tehreek-e...
Afghanistan
Gap between schools, Madrasas eliminated
SAR-E-PUL (Agencies): During his visit to Sar-e-Pul province, the acting education minister...
Education Minister emphasizes need for modern, religious sciences
JAWZJAN (TOLOnews): The Acting Minister of Education, Habibullah Agha, said during a visit to the...
Global community betrays Afghan women’s trust
KABUL (Khaama Press): Richard Bennett, the Special Rapporteur for the Human Rights Council on...
Entertainment
Marvel actor Renner says ‘messed up’ after snow plow...
LOS ANGELES (AFP): Marvel superhero actor Jeremy Renner said Tuesday he was “messed up”...
‘Romeo and Juliet’ child actors sue over 1968 nude...
LOS ANGELES (AFP): The actors who played star-crossed lovers Romeo and Juliet in Franco...
Netflix cancels Sci-Fi series ‘1899’ after season one
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: The streaming giant Netflix has cancelled another hit, the mysterious sci...
Actress Kubra Khan vows to take Adil Raja to court...
Comedians Naseem Vicky, Qaiser Piya escape car accident
Actor Jeremy Renner in critical condition after snow...
‘Avatar’ sequel leads in N.America, passes...
From ‘Pathaan’ to ‘Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi...
Kareena Kapoor Khan welcomes New Year with high spirits
Articles
Few Russians wanted the war in Ukraine
Anatol Lieven It is highly probable that we will never know precisely how or why Yevgeny Prigozhin...
Angry, ugly Israel, where a Palestinian is branded with a Star...
Andrew Mitrovica One of the obligations of writing a weekly column like this one is that you have...
The Chinese economy is doing better than you might think
Xie Feng The Chinese economy has been in the headlines recently. How is it really doing? Better...
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Sports
Argentina defeat Brazil 1-0 in 2026 World Cup qualifier
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) : Argentina defeated Brazil 1-0 on Tuesday in an ill-tempered 2026 World Cup...
Transgender women banned from playing international women’s...
New Delhi (AFP): Transgender women who have been through male puberty have been barred from...
Pakistan suffer 1-6 defeat against Tajikistan in FIFA World Cup...
Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: Tajikistan’s football team on Tuesday thrashed host Pakistan 6-1 as the...
Sri Lanka replaced as host of U19 Cricket World Cup
Sri Lanka can continue to compete internationally...
ICC decides to introduce ‘stop clock’ rule...
PCB appoints Umar Gul, Saeed Ajmal as bowling coaches
Brazil will stay true to their identity against...
All but three Indian cricketers withdraw from T20...
Technology
Google unveils a new crop of Fitbit gear
Ina Fried Google on Wednesday announced three new Fitbit wearables, packing additional sensors...
Israeli spyware company NSO Group CEO steps down
JERUSALEM (Reuters) : Israeli spyware firm NSO Group said on Sunday its Chief Executive Shalev...
Midterm elections to put misinformation policies to the test
Rebecca Klar Social media platforms’ plans to tackle election-related misinformation will be put to...
Google fined $43M by Australian court for misleading...
Micron announces $40 billion investment in US chip...
Russia launches Iranian satellite into space amid...
Cutting-edge technology used to eliminate Al-Zawahiri
US senators call for close look at TikTok
Twitter pursues judicial review of Indian orders to...
Health
Businesses shut as officials widen Covid lockdowns
BEIJING (BBC): Multinational companies have halted some operations as China widens its Covid...
FDA warns against use of Renuvion/J-Plasma device for Certain...
F.P. Report WASHINGTON: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers and health...
Hugging a ‘Breathing Pillow’ That Simulates Slow...
Monitoring Desk LONDON: Could hugging a soft, mechanized pillow that simulates slow breathing help...
WHO is working day and night to keep medical supply...
WHO begins discussing when and how to declare end of...
What Your Food Cravings Reveal About Your Health
China tightens controls as more virus cases reported
This Exercise is Best for a Sounder Sleep
Two grueling years later, world takes cautious steps...
News in Picture
ISLAMABAD: Peoples participate in thalassemia awareness walk...
CHRISTCHURCH: Azhar Ali made an enterprising half-century on the...
ARLINGTON VIRGINIA: Keeping its annual tradition, more than two...
Travel
EU tourism plummets 61 pct during pandemic year: Eurostat
BRUSSELS (Xinhua/APP): Tourism in the European Union (EU) during the year of the COVID-19 pandemic...
Germany bans most travel from Portugal, Russia over variant
BERLIN (AFP): Germany on Friday classed Portugal and Russia as so-called coronavirus variant...
23 flights rescheduled at Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International...
F.P. Report LAHORE: As many as 23 domestic and international flights have been rescheduled or...
Amid increasing pressure, UK hesitant to allow...
Saudi Arabia considering building a new airport in...
PIA announces to operate two-way special charter...
Record-breaking female climber stranded in Nepal amid...
PIA issues SOPs for Canada-bound travelers
Domestic China tourism risks Tibet’s historic...
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Food
Dozens of turtles, dolphins found dead in Guatemala; probe...
GAUTEMALA (AFP): Dozens of turtles, dolphins and other marine species have been found dead on...
Florida team hauls in 18-foot, 215-pound Burmese python
NAPLES, Fla. (AP): A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever...
Commonwealth heads expected to endorse climate charter
NAIROBI (AP): Leaders of Commonwealth nations are expected to call for increased climate action at...