TEHRAN (Reuters): Turnout for Iran’s parliamentary election, seen as a test of the clerical...
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US military says conducted strike against Houthi missile from...
WASHINGTON (AFP): US forces struck and destroyed a Houthi surface-to-air missile in Yemen on Friday...
Biden says ‘hoping’ for Gaza ceasefire deal by Ramadan
WASHINGTON (AFP): US President Joe Biden said Friday he was “hoping” for a ceasefire deal in the...
Hamas armed wing says seven hostages killed in Gaza
Calls for probe, ceasefire follow Israeli gunfire near...
Iran begins voting in first parliament election since...
Hundreds arrive for Navalny funeral despite Kremlin...
Russia ready to hand over crash victims’ bodies...
KP CM elect vows to work for welfare of masses
Global
US, Turkiye kick off comprehensive talks to explore improving...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) : The US and Turkiye are set to kick off comprehensive talks on Thursday to...
N. Korea’s Kim handles gun as he inspects training base
SEOUL (AFP) : North Korean leader Kim Jong Un brandished a gun while inspecting a major...
South Africa urges ICJ for emergency measures against Israel...
(AFP): South Africa Wednesday petitioned the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tto impose fresh...
US-Owned Ship Hit by Houthis Faces Imminent Sinking:...
Demonstrators break into Mexico presidential palace
Treasury Targets Companies and Vessels Facilitating...
UN experts urge Britain to repatriate former ‘Daesh...
Iran subjecting women to ‘draconian’...
18 killed in suspected Daesh attack on Syria truffle...
Business
Chinese retailers are attracting more and more US consumers by...
WASHINGTON (AP): As a substitute teacher in her mid-20s, Lindsey Puls was delighted to discover the...
Moody’s raises India 2024 GDP forecast sharply
MUMBAI (Reuters): Moody’s Investor Service sharply raised its gross domestic product (GDP)...
Trump tariffs would shave at least 1.2pc off Germany GDP by...
BERLIN (Reuters): Germany’s economy would contract by at least 1.2 per cent by 2028 should...
Editorial
Leaders’ exploitation of public needs
As the election season commenced, the election campaigns of the contesting political groups are...
Illegal migration, a human tragedy
A boat loaded with scores of migrants sank off Libya’s coast on Saturday resulting in 61...
APS tragedy and need of hour
The nation observed the 9th anniversary of the Army Public School (APS) massacre with a broken...
Pakistan
Security forces kill four terrorists in North Waziristan
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The security forces Friday conducted an intelligence based operation in...
Pakistan’s women ‘Rowdy Riders’ take on traffic and tradition
KARACHI (AFP): Revving round a dusty oval in the heart of Pakistan’s largest city, women on...
Press Gallery: PA unanimously declares Zulfikar Ali Bhutto...
Hassan Naqvi LAHORE: The third session of the Punjab Assembly commenced on Friday with a bustling...
Achakzai writes letter to ECP to postpone Presidential...
Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmed takes oath as CJ LHC
Sadiq Sanjrani takes oath as MPA from Balochistan
CM Murad announce to form Sindh Finance Commission
IMF clarifies no commentary on Pakistani political...
Journalist is eye of society: Minister Qadri
Afghanistan
Drifting with purpose: sports car enthusiasts rally in...
KABUL (AFP): Mechanic Zabiullah Momand revs his sports car engine outside his garage in...
‘Islamic Emirate committed to implementing social justice’
KABUL (TOLOnews): On the World Day of Social Justice, the Islamic Emirate said that it is committed...
Mediamen sin by shaving beards, taking photos
KABUL (Khaama Press): The head of the Public Invitation and Guidance Department of the de facto...
Nadim criticizes meetings held abroad on Afghanistan
300,000 electronic ID cards distributed in past month
UN-sponsored meetings on Afghanistan: IEA’s absence...
MOIC announces signing of 22 agreements
More than $400 million needed for western Afghanistan...
Gender apartheid must be recognised as a crime against...
Entertainment
‘Mean Girls’ fetches top spot at North America box...
Los Angeles (AFP): The Plastics rule North Shore High once again in Paramount’s musical...
UK royal Sarah Ferguson diagnosed with skin cancer
LONDON (AFP): The former wife of Britain’s Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson has been diagnosed...
Veteran film actress Salma Mumtaz remembered
ISLAMABAD (APP): Veteran film actress Salma Mumtaz was remembered on her 12th death anniversary on...
Mission impossible? 94-year-old star channels Tom...
Shahid Kapoor says didn’t get good roles after ‘Kabir...
Madonna faces legal tune-up: Fans sue over concert...
Pakistani cricket star Shoaib Malik marries actress...
How it all began in Afghanistan for film legend Ivory
‘Peaky Blinders’ team reunites for Berlin...
Articles
China’s propaganda push in Spanish fails to impress
Wenhao Ma & Jaime Moreno China has been scaling up its influence campaign in Spanish-speaking...
Rafah offensive warns to break fragile Biden-Netanyahu ties
Osama Al-Sharif Israel’s plan to launch a ground offensive into the heavily populated enclave of...
US minorities grapple with how to see Israeli-Palestinian...
Kerry Boyd Anderson The war in Gaza has highlighted shifting perspectives within the American...
Arts & Literature
Irish author Paul Lynch wins 2023 Booker Prize
LONDON (AFP): Irish author Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize for fiction on Sunday for his novel...
34 impressionist works on display in Beijing
BEIJING: The Meet the Impressionists: Monet, Renoir and Normandy Masters Exhibition opened at the...
Syrian artist exhibits 51 works in ‘Stations and Rhythms’ show
Sulafa Alkhunaizi RIYADH: Syrian artist Ahmed Elias is showcasing a collection of 51 soulful...
Roman Emperor Elagabalus reclassified as trans by...
How Dubai’s Tabari Artspace has amplified Arab...
From Saudi creative scene, Filipina flight attendant...
Headless sculptures by famed Polish artist go on...
Peru archaeologists unearth 1,000-year-old mummies of...
Banksy is ‘Robbie’ — artist reveals...
Sports
Five-goal Haaland crushes Luton as Man City make FA Cup quarter...
LONDON (AFP): Manchester City’s Erling Haaland scored five times as the FA Cup holders ran...
Medvedev makes winning return after Australian Open final loss
DUBAI (AFP): Daniil Medvedev returned to action for the first time since his Australian final...
PSL 9: Lahore Qalandars face sixth consecutive loss
F.P. Report LAHORE: Table-toppers Multan Sultans handed defending champions Lahore Qalandars their...
Technology
German company Sanso to bring e-cars to Pakistan
F.P. Report KARACHI: German company SANSO is all set to launch electric cars in Pakistan. The...
AI advances risk facilitating cyber crime, top US officials say
NEW YORK (Reuters): Advances in artificial intelligence may facilitate hacking, scamming and money...
Meta toughens content curbs for teens on Instagram, Facebook
NEW YORK (AFP): Meta on Tuesday said it was tightening up content restrictions for teens on...
NASA expected to push back Moon missions
US delays planned return of astronauts to Moon until...
Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over...
Apple unveils its innovative headset ‘Vision...
iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska air flight
In 2019 a mysterious radio signal hit earth. Now...
Health
Northern Gaza no longer has a functional hospital, WHO says
GENEVA (Reuters): The World Health Organisation said on Thursday that northern Gaza has been left...
Tylenol causes autism?
NEW YORK (Reuters):A judge has barred expert witnesses from testifying that Johnson & Johnson...
34 countries have banned e-cigarettes as WHO says they could be...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: Once touted as a healthy way to quit smoking, vapes are now being banned...
WHO says JN.1 COVID strain a ‘variant of...
US bans pharmacy Rite Aid from facial recognition use
Raided Gaza hospital not functioning, patients...
Nicaragua asks International Red Cross to depart the...
Singapore sees Covid uptick, mask-in-public advisory...
Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital a ‘bloodbath,’ WHO says
News in Picture
QUETTA: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar launching...
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Travel
CAA upgrades Turbat International Airport
KARACHI (INP): The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has upgraded Turbat International Airport, it was...
Malaysia’s Batik Airline opening new travel corridor to Pakistan
F.P. Report KARACHI: Malaysia’s Batik Air has commenced direct flight operations to Karachi...
France bomb threat: Warning of explosive on runway closes Caen...
PARIS (Agencies): Air traffic at Caen airport in France was halted on Friday morning after a bomb...
Kids Corner
‘Like breathing poison’: Delhi children hardest hit...
New Delhi (AFP): Crying in a hospital bed with a nebuliser mask on his tiny face, one-month-old...
HED sticks to exam schedule despite smog holiday in Punjab
F.P. Report LAHORE: In a recent announcement, the Higher Education Department (HED) in Punjab has...
US officials warn of dramatic rise in infant syphilis
WASHINGTON (AFP): Cases of syphilis among newborns have grown tenfold in the United States over the...
Anger over Anne Frank kindergarten name change proposal
Saudi Arabia announces 700 scholarships for Pakistani...
More fruit pouches for kids are being recalled because...
US infant mortality rate rose last year, which is the...
Re-conduct of MD CAT for admissions in medical colleges
Govt prohibits entry of males, photography in KP...
Food
Almuerzo and the super-sandwiches of Valencia
Jill Petzinger It is 11:00 on a Tuesday at Bodega Casa Flor, a 130-year-old restaurant in the...
Elevate pasta night: Try 3 unique homemade sauce twists
ROME (DPA) : Pasta, with its easy preparation, affordability and versatility, stands out as one of...
Where we are going today: Stroopers
Jasmine Bager If you find yourself in Alkhobar and longing to take a bite that will transport you...
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Death toll from China earthquake rises to 149, with 2 still...
BEIJING (AP): The death toll from China’s most powerful earthquake in years has risen to 149, with...
Beijing records most hours of sub-zero temperatures in December...
BEIJING (Reuters): China’s capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero...
Pollution takes toll on fishermen in Türkiye’s gulf of...
ISTANBUL (DHA) : Fishermen relying on the Gulf of Antalya for their livelihoods are facing an...