SYDNEY (Reuters) : Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Tuesday that Prime Minister...
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India rejects China’s objections to Modi’s visit to Arunachal...
NEW DELHI (Reuters) : India on Tuesday rejected Chinese objections to Prime Minister Narendra...
Haiti’s prime minister reportedly resigns
KINGSTON : Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned, the chair of the Caribbean group...
PM directs uninterrupted gas, power supply during...
Trump won’t give money to Ukraine if elected...
Israel-Hamas war rages in besieged Gaza as Ramadan...
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll...
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Global
Israeli airstrikes target Damascus countryside, Syria says
AMMAN (Reuters): Israel early on Tuesday launched missiles at several military targets outside the...
Doubts over Israel plan to move Gaza civilians out of Rafah
JERUSALEM (AFP): Israel has vowed to let Palestinians crammed into southern Gaza leave before its...
Tunisia-Libya border crossing closed due to clashes
TUNIS (Reuters): Tunisia and Libya have closed a major border crossing at Ras Jdir due to armed...
Israel hits Hezbollah arms depots in Syria: war monitor
Two police among 6 killed as truck rams into Spanish...
New Zealand PM to make first visit to China
11 students from top Kenyan university killed in bus...
Afghan refugee convicted in New Mexico Muslim killings...
DR Congo reporter gets 6 months over military...
Business
Japan wage hikes: Toyota agrees to highest increase in 25 years
TOKYO (Reuters): Toyota Motor agreed to give factory workers their biggest pay raise in 25 years on...
Gold rates dip by Rs.100 to Rs 230,100 per tola
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The per tola price of 24 karat gold in the local market decreased by Rs.100...
PSX stays bearish,loses 953 points
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend...
Editorial
Hazard of e-cigarettes
A concerning rise in the use of E-Cigarettes and vapes has been observed among the youth...
Dilemma of level playing field
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has recently pressed the government to provide a...
Red Sea, a crisis in making
Regional tensions have spiked in the MENA region and adjoining waters since Israel started its...
Pakistan
SBP decides to maintain policy rate at 22%
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has...
Security forces kill eight militants in North Waziristan IBO
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed eight terrorists including their commander during an...
SC orders re-election in PB-50 Qila Abdullah
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) Monday ordered re-election in Balochistan’s...
LHC issues non-bailable arrest warrants for Moonis...
FIA blacklists 87 immigration officers and officials...
Former DG ISI Faiz Hameed’s brother arrested in fraud...
Roof collapse kills six in South Waziristan
PTI fires back at PML-N: Qaiser accuses ministers of...
Mariyam visits Central Jail Kot Lakhpat, inaugurates...
Afghanistan
Trump slams Biden, labels Afghanistan war worse than Vietnam
WASHINGTON (Khaama Press): Former US President Donald Trump recently criticized current President...
Inflated bills despite prolonged outages irk Kabul residents
KABUL (Pajhwok): Some inhabitants of Kabul are complaining about inflated electricity bills despite...
40 Afghan nationals released from Pakistan prisons
KABUL (amu.tv) :The Taliban’s Consulate General in Karachi, Afghanistan, said on Sunday that at...
Taliban publicly flogs man in Sar-e-Pul for...
Balochs in Nimroz celebrate culture, say language...
Afghanistan’s Benafsha Yaqoobi wins US Woman of...
Snowfall kills 15, injured 30 in several provinces
Doha agreement flawed as US, Taliban accuse one...
Damaged in past wars, 200 schools need reconstruction
Entertainment
‘Mob wife’ is flashy fashion look of early 2024
NEW YORK (AFP): “Mob wife” is the dominant fashion look of early 2024: knowingly over...
Indian actor Poonam Pandey died of drug overdose?
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Amidst the news of the untimely demise of Indian actor Poonam Pandey, which...
Amy Adams, Jenna Ortega to lead Taika Waititi’s ‘Klara and the...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Award-winning actor Amy Adams is joining hands with the young starlet...
Articles
Morocco’s struggle with water scarcity and food security
Hafed Al-Ghwell Morocco’s agricultural sector faces a daunting conundrum that mirrors a broader...
Munich conference confirmed where the world stands and it was...
Yossi Mekelberg The annual Munich Security Conference, which took place last weekend, was dominated...
What does the future hold for gas delivery deal between Russia...
Maria Maalouf At the end of this year, an agreement that allows Russia to sell gas to Europe and...
Arts & Literature
Global artists pursue dreams in China’s porcelain capital
Zhu Jinyi BEIJING : Known around the world as the “porcelain capital” of China...
The Met to return looted ancient artworks to Thailand and...
New York’s Metropolitan Museum will return 16 pieces of ancient art to Thailand and Cambodia...
French celebrity writer Beigbeder arrested
PARIS (AFP): Police detained French best-selling writer Frederic Beigbeder on Tuesday, prosecutors...
Sports
‘Feeling better’ Alcaraz eyes title repeat at Indian...
Indian Wells (United States) (AFP): World number two Carlos Alcaraz says he has set recent injury...
Brazil ease into Gold Cup final with win over Mexico
San Diego (AFP): Brazil proved too much for Mexico as they cruised into the final of the CONCACAF...
Madrid’s Bellingham banned for two matches after Valencia...
Madrid (AFP): Jude Bellingham has been suspended for Real Madrid’s next two La Liga matches...
Shane Watson likely to become Pakistan head coach
Zaman gives Lahore Qalandars first win in PSL 9 as...
Karachi Kings defeat Quetta Gladiators by seven wickets
ICC issues test players ranking; Babar Azam holds...
India’s Rohit says England Tests made him better...
England high on Himalayas in cricket’s most...
Technology
Japan’s Moon lander comes back to life
TOKYO (AFP) : Japan’s Moon lander has come back to life, the space agency said Monday...
Microsoft CEO: AI needs ‘guardrails’ after fake explicit images...
Lauren Irwin Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella called for more “guardrails” on artificial intelligence...
Japan’s moon landing sets the stage for humanity’s increasingly...
Mark R. Whittington On Jan. 19, soon after the Astrobotic Peregrine met its fiery end reentering...
Health
COVID still a threat: WHO
GENEVA (AFP): Almost 10,000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in December, the WHO said on Wednesday...
‘Exciting possibilities await after scientists grow...
Monitoring Desk Stockholm: Scientists have developed lab-grown “minibrains” from human foetal brain...
Bottled water can contain thousands of tiny plastic particles...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Bottled water can contain hundreds of thousands of tiny plastic...
News in Picture
LAHORE: Former Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shahbaz addressing...
PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Justice...
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Privatisation Fawad...
Travel
China sets temporary visa-free travel for 6 major nations
BEIJING (Reuters) : In an attempt to spur post-pandemic tourism in the second-largest economy...
UAE National Day holiday: 5 visa-free countries for last-minute...
Meher Dhanjal The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation recently announced an update to the...
South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi...
MALAWI: South African Airways (SAA) will suspend service to Malawi (Lilongwe and Blantyre), due to...
Visitors from China and India given 30 days visa free...
Venice to launch tourist tickets in 2024
Top neighborhoods to wander and shop in Istanbul
A fashion expert’s insider guide to shopping in...
China offers visa-free entry for citizens of France...
Indian plane makes emergency landing at Karachi Airport
Kids Corner
Parents urged to ensure vaccination of children
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Health Dr Nadeem Jan on Tuesday urged parents...
Somali education champion wins UN refugee prize
Nairobi (AFP): A former Somali refugee intent on bringing books and education to his compatriots...
Educational institutions reopen after three-day smart lockdown
F.P. Report LAHORE: After three-day closure to curb smog in 10 districts of Punjab, educational...
Record numbers sit for China civil service exam...
Educational institutions remain closed on second...
Schools and colleges to remain closed on Friday in 12...
Rare Russian books stolen from European libraries
World Children’s Day: striving for a healthier...
Students banned from bringing cars, motorbikes into...
Food
Best Chinese food: 32 must-try dishes
(CNN): With one of the world’s most diverse food scenes, China makes it nearly impossible to put...
Hong Kong must-eats: Iconic Cantonese dishes and where to try...
Chris Dwyer With around 17,000 places to eat in Hong Kong, you’re never far from a steaming...
From the rear end of a pheasant, Brazil’s best coffee
DOMINGOS MARTINS (Brazil) (AFP): In Brazil, the proverbial goose that lays the golden egg is in...
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Volcano erupts in southwest Iceland
COPENHAGEN (Reuters): A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted on Sunday, the country’s...
El Nino could make 2024 hotter than record 2023
NEW YORK (AFP): This year could be hotter under El Nino’s influence than the record...
Global warming pushes ocean temperatures off the charts: study
PARIS (AFP): In 2023, the world’s oceans took up an enormous amount of excess heat, enough to “boil...