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Hamas says it fires on Israeli forces pressing ground assault
GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (Reuters): Hamas group said its fighters in Gaza fired anti-tank missiles...
Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals, company
TOKYO (Reuters) : Japan has imposed a fresh set of sanctions on individuals and a company connected...
Drones target Iraq’s Ain al-Asad airbase, no...
Deportation process applies to all illegal foreigners:...
Israeli forces attack north Gaza’s main city...
Hamas releases new hostage video, Netanyahu denounces...
UN warns of Syria danger and Israel-Hamas ‘spillover’
Russia says Ukraine played ‘key role’ in...
Global
Kremlin foe Alexey Navalny located in Arctic jail weeks after...
MOSCOW: Jailed Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny has been tracked down to a prison north...
Swedish court ruling against ex-official ‘unjust’:...
DUBAI (Reuters): Iran said on Monday it would continue efforts to gain the release of a former...
UK home secretary apologizes after joking about giving wife date...
Monitoring Desk LONDON: British Home Secretary James Cleverly was under fire Sunday for joking...
Sudanese in ‘total panic’ as paramilitaries move south
Spain will not join US-led Red Sea coalition
Saudi Crown Prince congratulates Egypt’s al-Sisi on...
Sri Lanka frees more than 1,000 prisoners in Christmas...
Turkey retaliates at home, abroad after troops killed...
Indian army orders inquiry into alleged civilian...
Business
Fiscal discipline can’t be achieved sans initiating structural...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)...
Tight job market rebalances power between US business and labour
New York (AFP): The US economy is contending with a wave of union activism unseen in decades as...
US probes GM’s Cruise robocars over pedestrian close calls
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters): General Motors’ autonomous vehicle unit, Cruise, is facing multiple...
Emerging markets need $1.5tr to make buildings greener
193 connections disconnected in Punjab, KP and...
Markets rise on tech bounce hope, inflation in focus
Kitchen items’ prices eases by 0.33 percent
EFU Life introduces whatsApp for customer support
HBFC signs an MoU with NITB to transform office...
Editorial
Scrapping sugarcane support price
Support price of agriculture commodities are viable built-in stabilizers to induce farmers to boost...
Using trade leverage
China is using the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) as a cruel leverage under the umbrella of CPEC to the...
Basha Dam approval, a happy tiding
It is more of a happy tiding that at last construction of Dia-Mir Basha Dam project was cleared by...
Pakistan
PML-N possess potential to overcome national crisis
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) will steer out the country out of...
Public safety, priority of police: IGP
F.P. Report BARA: Inspector General Police, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Akhtar Hayat Khan Gandapur has said...
PHC suspends ECP order stripping PTI’s ‘bat’ symbol
Humayun Khan PESHAWAR: Peshawar High Court (PHC) has granted status quo against Election Commission...
PTI’s Qureshi detained for 15 days
Former foreign secretary Riaz Khokhar passes away in...
One killed, another injured in South Waziristan blast
Seven former Balochistan CMs to contest general...
Nawaz Sharif, Bilawal’s nomination papers accepted
Quaid’s struggle, a guiding light for politicians:...
Afghanistan
Afghan women protest against beauty parlour ban
KABUL (AFP/APP): Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens...
‘640 children killed, hurt by explosive remnants of war’
KABUL (Khaama Press): The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has said that at least...
Islamic Emirate abolishes Attorney General’s Office
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has abolished the Attorney General’s Office...
Entertainment
How Tom Cruise survived the end of the star era
CANNES (AFP): Tom Cruise jets into Cannes on Wednesday for the first time in 30 years to launch...
Kim Kardashian left onlookers in awe as she slays in black...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Kim Kardashian left onlookers in awe as she rocked a casual look with...
Kylie Jenner, Travis Scott’s rare appearance with Stormi at...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott set the red carpet on fire with their...
Priyanka Chopra, Nick Jonas spend weekend in Los...
Turkish actress Gülsim Ali causes a stir in bold lime...
King Khan pens heartfelt note for daughter Suhana...
Paris Hilton speaks up to end institutional child abuse
Turkish star Esra Bilgic looks flawless as she dyes...
Bollywood actress Nora Fatehi looks bold in black top
Articles
Sudan’s scary future must be faced with patient realism
Mukesh Kapila Sudan’s civil war shows no signs of abating. It appears that the well-armed struggle...
Right-wing victory in Spain could bolster Catalan independence...
Graham Keeley Analysts say a right-wing victory may bolster the Catalan independence movement in...
Welcome to the ‘looking-glass’ world of Putin’s Russia
Daniel Treisman A band of mercenaries seizes a major city, shoots down multiple aircrafts and...
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Sports
Pakistan outclass Hong Kong to qualify for Asia Games cricket...
Zhenzhou, China (AFP): Pakistan has earned a rather easy win over Hong Kong to march into the semi...
Saudi-Iran club match axed amid row over slain commander’s...
Isfahan, Iran (AFP): A football match between Saudi and Iranian teams was cancelled on Monday night...
‘Dangerous’ England face New Zealand in World Cup...
Ahmedabad (AFP): Defending champions England take on New Zealand in Thursday’s opening match...
World Cup anchors changing game of one-day cricket
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Pochettino’s patience pays off as young guns...
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Medvedev books China Open semi-final with familiar foe...
Pakistani climbers Sirbaz Khan, Naila Kiani summit...
Technology
Google Chrome will soon show you suggestions for Drive files...
Monitoring Desk CALIFORNIA: Due to the fact that Google Chrome is used by billions of people all...
Samsung has come up with a way to copy the human brain. How will...
Monitoring Desk Samsung described the ability to copy the brain At the end of September, the...
NASA’s Lucy mission to probe Jupiter’s mysterious...
CALIFORNIA (AFP): NASA is poised to send its first spacecraft to study Jupiter’s Trojan...
UNCTAD: New approach needed to make digital data flow...
Facebook wraps up deals with Australian media firms...
Here’s how you can watch Microsoft’s...
Facebook to launch portable version of Portal video...
Apple Explores if IPhone, Watch Can Detect Depression
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Health
Germany seeking to buy 30m Sputnik doses from Russia
BERLIN (AFP): Germany is in talks with Russia to buy 30 million doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus...
Study reveals too little sleep in middle age linked to raised...
PARIS (AFP): Sleeping six hours or less per night in your 50s and 60s is associated with an...
Ramadan is the best time to shape up and gain fitness
JEDDAH (Arabnews): While consuming excessive food during the month of Ramadan goes against the...
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Is our sun going into hibernation?
WASHINGTON (Space): Solar activity refers to the state of the sun’s magnetic field and associated...
Brazil on drought alert as the country faces worst dry spell in...
SAO PAULO (Reuters): Brazil’s government agencies warned of droughts this week as the country...
WMO: World at risk of breaching 1.5C limit set by Paris accords
LONDON (AFP): It has been a rollercoaster ride for the climate over the past two years as a series...