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Israel continues air strikes on Gaza after Iran attack as UN...
Palestinian Territories (AFP): Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said...
Israel will hit back at Iran, but timing uncertain, say analysts
WASHINGTON (AFP): Israel is almost certain to retaliate at some stage against Iran’s unprecedented...
Landmark Trump hush money criminal trial to start in...
Philippine’s Marcos rules out giving US access to more...
UK’s Cameron urges Israel not to retaliate against Iran
We must avoid escalation in Middle East: Macron
US will not take part in retaliatory action against...
Israel’s Netanyahu vows victory after Iran strikes...
Global
Italy foreign minister calls on Israel to halt military...
ROME (Reuters): Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday called on Israel to halt its...
Digital ‘sleuths’ fuel misinformation after Iran...
WASHINGTON (AFP): Terrified onlookers crouch behind a wall as lights streak across the night sky in...
Nine killed in Russian strike on Ukraine city
KYIV (AFP): A Russian strike Wednesday on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigiv killed nine...
Gandhi to Stalin: India’s disparate opposition
What are US sanctions on Iran? How can Washington...
X blocks India election posts after takedown orders
Retired general’s testimony links private contractor...
US, China defense chiefs hold first talks in nearly 18...
US and allies plan more Iran sanctions; Israel war...
Business
Debt and climate back on IMF, WB spring meetings agenda
WASHINGTON (AFP): The spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are due...
Dollar rally supercharged by US rate outlook, could complicate...
NEW YORK (Reuters): A rally in the US dollar is accelerating, as stubborn inflation sows doubts...
Record debt costs mean climate spending could push nations to...
LONDON (Reuters): Emerging countries will pay a record $400 billion to service external debt this...
Economic growth forecast to rise 2.8%
PIAF stresses need for large scale structural changes...
Asia consequential position in world: Meher
BMP proposes central bank to review credit policies in...
Economic growth linked to durable regional peace
CAA tightens monitoring of airspace due to ME tensions
Editorial
Pakistan Navy and contemporary challenges
Pakistan Navy recently hosted a successful Keel Laying Ceremony of the second Hangor Class...
Doha Summit and Talib-Iran teamwork
Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative in Kabul, honorable Hassan Kazemi Qomi told the world...
Human survival and traditional tree planation
The Caretaker Chief Minister KP Justice (R) Syed Arshad Hussain Shah has formally launched the...
Pakistan
Will personally monitor Saudi investment plans
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that he would...
KP CM directs wheat purchase plan for next season
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: First meeting of the provincial food department was held here at Chief...
Turkish General calls on CJCSC
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: General Metin Gürak, Chief of the Turkish General Staff called on General...
President calls for steering country out of ‘political...
Hafiz Naeem sworn in as JI Emir
Tarar condemns PTI for irresponsible statements
Massive crackdown against drug mafia continues on...
Gas theft crackdown: 162 connections disconnected in...
Action to be taken against advertising agencies for...
Afghanistan
Sales drop for women’s crafts in Western Afghanistan
Hakim Bigzaad Several female traders in the province of Badghis say that although women’s interest...
Malnutrition threatens future Afghan generations
KABUL (AFP): nRoya carefully spoon-feeds her daughter fortified milk in a ward for malnourished...
U.N. and Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development...
KABUL (BNA): A meeting was held between Mullah Mohammad Younus Akhundzada, the Acting Minister of...
Protests in Chaman hindering the local economy
Gholghola and Zuhak historical sites in Bamyan to be...
Over 40,000 Afghan victims of explosive mines in three...
UNAMA affirms international Community’s commitment to...
Violence has increased by 96% in provinces bordering...
At least 9 children killed in S. Afghanistan landmine...
Entertainment
Salman Khan set to join forces with AR Murugadoss for new film
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who was last seen in the spy-universe film...
Oscars ratings climb to almost 20 mn as...
Loa Angeles (AFP): Wins for “Oppenheimer,” live musical performances from...
Vanessa Hudgens announces first pregnancy on Oscars red carpet
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Former Disney star Vanessa Hudgens confirmed her first pregnancy with...
Articles
The heroism of Ukraine and nihilism of Johnson
Amelia Glaser & Marci Shore Late morning Monday, from occupied Crimea, the Russians launched...
Moscow attack means more Tajiks will suffer for alleged actions...
Edward Lemon & Ruslan Norov Two days after the horrific attack on Crocus City Hall which has...
Taiwan must come clean on vessel capsize
Pan Hsi-tang More than a month has passed since the tragic capsizing of a Chinese mainland fishing...
Arts & Literature
Gaza-born artist Hazem Harb’s ‘Gauze’ explores resistance and...
Pebecca Anne Proctor DUBAI: “Me, my family and my city are experiencing a genocide right now,” Gaza...
A pair of UK museums return gold and silver artifacts to Ghana...
LONDON (AP): Two British museums are returning gold and silver artifacts to Ghana under a long-term...
Mercer Labs: Pinnacle of art, technology integration unveiled in...
FUNDA KARAYEL NEW YORK : In the ever-evolving landscape of the art world, a profound digital...
Sports
Pak squash team displays top notch in Australia Jr Squash C’ship
MELBOURNE (APP): Pakistani squash team has showcased exceptional talent by clinching gold and...
Mbappe for once fails to deliver to leave PSG up against it
PARIS (AFP): Kylian Mbappe has earned a reputation as a player who delivers on the biggest...
Akebono, the first foreign-born sumo grand champion, dies aged 54
TOKYO (Reuters) : Akebono, an American-born sumo wrestler who became the first non-Japanese grand...
Klopp warns Liverpool to beware ‘super...
“Exceedingly harsh,” Wahab Riaz on Ramiz Raja’s...
Fury says ‘size matters’ as Usyk bout looms
Five women cricketers make comeback to Pakistan’s...
Play begins at Monte Carlo Masters after long rain...
Two maiden call-ups, two come-backs mark 17-member Pak...
Technology
India to invest $1.2 billion in AI infrastructure, startups
NEW DELHI (AFP): India will invest $1.2 billion in a wide range of artificial intelligence projects...
In rare disclosure, LinkedIn says premium subscriptions bring in...
NEW YORK (Reuters): LinkedIn on Thursday for the first time disclosed sales for its premium...
Google sets up first Asia-Pacific cybersecurity base in Tokyo
TOKYO (Reuters): Google (GOOGL.O) has set up a cybersecurity base in Tokyo, its first in the Asia...
Health
GSK settles another lawsuit on Zantac
CALIFORNIA (Reuters): GSK agreed to confidentially settle another lawsuit in California that had...
AI tools to improve people’s health could put them at risk...
Monitoring Desk ISLAMABAD: The growing use of artificial intelligence in medical settings could put...
Cardiac diseases in youth increasing like epidemic
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Health expert Wednesday stressed public awareness for early detection and...
Struggling to sleep at the moment? You’re not...
Peru declares health emergency as dengue outbreak...
New Zealand set to scrap world-first tobacco ban
South Korea nurses to take on more medical work due to...
Uzbekistan sentences 21 over deadly cough syrup
Roche’s Xolair reduces reactions to severe food...
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Travel
Boeing to add further quality inspections for 737 MAX
Washington (Reuters): Boeing will add further quality inspections for the 737 MAX after an accident...
Persistent fog disrupts train services across Pakistan
LAHORE (APP): In an ongoing struggle against dense fog, train operations in various parts of the...
US regulator keeps Boeing 737 MAX 9 planes grounded
WASHINGTON (AFP): The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday that all 737 MAX 9...
Kids Corner
Japan is rich, but many of its children are poor; a film...
TOKYO (AP): The women work hard, sleeping only a few hours a night, as they juggle the demands of...
Italy to treat 100 wounded Palestinian children
GAZA (AFP): One hundred Palestinian children wounded in war-torn Gaza are to receive medical...
25mln children out of schools in Pakistan, reveals Madad Ali
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The count of children in Pakistan who are not enrolled in school has surged...
Food
Berenjak Dubai review: Five dishes to try at new Persian...
One Carlo Diaz Do you ask a chef or server for their recommendations when dining out at a new...
Shawarma: a delectable food attract Peshawarties
PESHAWAR (APP): Shawarma, a popular food in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has started attracting Peshawarties...
A sheikh’s love letter to Japanese food in Dubai, from...
One Carlo Diaz Earlier this year, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai, declared his...
Indo-Chinese cuisine makes a splash in US dining
Where we are going today: Raoul’s Restaurant at VIA...
Rising tensions on Pakistan-Afghanistan border...
Where we are going today: Orbe doughnut shop in Jeddah
Traditional Saudi coffee culture kept alive in Kingdom
Pakistani chilli growers innovate to combat toxin...
Indonesia floods, landslide kill 19, with seven missing
JAKARTA (Reuters): Days of torrential rain have brought floods and landslides in Indonesia’s...
Climate change affecting women, especially those working in agri...
LONDON (Reuters): With roles spanning planting, growing and harvesting of crops, as well as...
Carbon emissions and El Nino push oceans to record temperatures
NEW YORK (AFP): Months of record breaking temperatures and the El Nino weather phenomenon pushed...