SEOUL (Reuters): The foreign ministers of South Korea, China and Japan meet in South Korea on...
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Sudan aid workers risk ‘kidnap and rape’, experts warn
CAIRO: A large gathering of international and grassroots aid organisations working in Sudan has met...
Sierra Leone imposes nationwide curfew after military barracks...
FREETOWN: Sierra Leone has declared a nationwide curfew after gunmen attacked a military barracks...
Pentagon’s AI initiatives accelerate hard decisions on...
Indian rescuers hit snags in 2-week bid to free 41...
Russia launches biggest drone attack on Ukraine...
China says US destroyer entered its territorial waters...
Philippines, Australia launch joint air and sea patrols
Gaza ceasefire enters second day with more hostages to...
Global
300 Myanmar soldiers flee to India after rebel gains
YANGON (AFP): Nearly 300 Myanmar soldiers crossed the border into India to flee an advance by armed...
Netanyahu says he told the US that he opposes a Palestinian...
JERUSALEM (AP): Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday rejected calls from the United States...
UN chief concerned at Iran strike
NEW YORK (AFP): UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed concern Thursday over the Iran strike in...
Siege is a ‘silent killer’ as Gazans face...
U.S. wants Japanese shipyards to help keep warships...
Mexico, Chile refer Israel-Hamas conflict to ICC over...
Israel-Hamas war tensions inflame the Middle East as...
Sri Lanka vows to keep up drug arrests after UN...
Türkiye calls on Iran, Iraq, Pakistan to de-escalate...
Business
Amazon punished its own sellers to limit Walmart’s reach...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Amazon.com Inc punished its own sellers to limit Walmart’s reach as...
PayPal stock surges as pledge to turn “leaner”
WASHINGTON (Reuters): PayPal Holdings added nearly $4 billion to its market value after a pledge to...
Vivid blue diamond could sell for $50 million at...
GENEVA (Reuters): The largest internally flawless fancy vivid blue diamond ever put up for auction...
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Pakistan
Peshawar’s mobile market catches fire
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: A horrific fire has been raging for the past seven hours, originating in the...
Nawaz: Not easy to bring Pakistan back on track
F.P. Report MANSHERA: Pakistan Muslim League (N) Quaid and former Prime Minister, Muhammad Nawaz...
Rumours about elections have died, says Solangi
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan seeks strong ties with its neighbors
KABUL (Agencies): The Afghan Acting Information and Culture Minister Khairullah Khairkhah said in a...
Return of Afghan refugees from Pakistan has increased: officials
KABUL (Agencies): Local officials in Spin Boldak port of Kandahar province say that dozens of...
US State Dept official: ‘I don’t think that Afghanistan is...
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Assistant Secretary for...
Female students reiterate call to reopen schools for...
Minister vows Afghanistan will soon reach self...
Exports to Pakistan reached $201m in first quarter:...
Number of malnourished children on rise: Doctors
95% Afghans do not want women to work: Haqbin
Citizens criticize bank restrictions on withdrawals
Articles
What US presidential hopefuls will be talking about … and what...
Luke Coffey Campaigning for the next US presidential election in November 2024,has started...
This Supreme Court decision just isn’t how government is...
Leah Litman The Supreme Court invalidated President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program Friday...
UK government seeking to shut down debate on Israel
Alistair Burt The British House of Commons will next week begin debating a legislative measure with...
Entertainment
Lindsay Lohan reveals plan of her ‘intimate’ wedding...
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: Lindsay Lohan recently revealed plans of her ‘intimate’...
Actor Farhan Akhtar and Shibani Dandekar to wed on February 21
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Bollywood songwriter Javed Akhtar confirmed that his son actor-director...
Spanish fashion legend Antonio Miro dies aged 74
BARCELONA (AFP): Catalan designer Antonio Miro, a Spanish fashion legend whose models included...
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Sports
Dream comes true as China’s He wins Asian Games marathon
BEIJING (AFP): China’s He Jie fulfilled a dream Thursday by clinching the Asian Games...
Curtain up on Cricket World Cup and battle for survival
Ahmedabad (AFP): Defending champions England take on New Zealand in the opening game of the Cricket...
Bangladesh hope Shakib can inflict more World Cup misery on...
MUMBAI (AFP): Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan leads his side into their World Cup opener against...
South Africa renew bittersweet World Cup adventure
Women’s squad seeks its share of Saudi football...
Saudi Arabia announces bid to host World Cup in 2034
No opening ceremony to be held for World Cup 2023:...
Cricket World Cup picks up where it left off, with...
Pakistan eye easier ride on World Cup rollercoaster
Technology
Twitter staff ordered to work from home over coronavirus scare
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: Twitter has ordered all staff globally to work from home in an effort...
Israeli defense minister’s Twitter account hacked
JERUSALEM (AA): The Twitter account of Israel’s defense minister suffered a hack, official...
WhatsApp to allow Google drive backup encryption soon
Monitoring Desk WhatsApp, Facebook-owned app, is undoubtedly one of the most popular instant...
Twitter is getting its ‘stories’ with new fleets...
Plastic pollution: Snowdon research is a ‘wake...
SpaceX launches 60 internet satellites into orbit
Five steps to restore WhatsApp messages on new mobile...
Scientists develop droplet-based electricity generator...
Punjab govt bans sharing of official documents on...
Health
Malnutrition hits the obese as well as the underfed
Monitoring Desk MEXICO: A variety of fried snacks and soft drinks are for sale in Mexico...
4 out of 5 smokers are Male but research shows that number is...
Monitoring Desk The number of men who use tobacco has declined for the first time since the World...
Smokers past and present ‘live in more pain’
Monitoring Desk LONDON: People who smoke, and even those who have given up, report living in more...