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Probe says Israel PM bears ‘responsibility’ for deadly 2021...
JERUSALEM (AP) : A probe into Israel’s worst civilian disaster on Wednesday found Prime Minister...
Yulia Navalnaya calls for election day protest against Putin
WARSAW (AFP): The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny called on Wednesday for...
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was not given a fair trial: SC
Russia drone strikes injure seven Ukrainians, Kyiv says
Britain to warn Israel over ‘dreadful’ famine in Gaza
Russian spy chief scolds France’s Macron for dangerous...
US forces down drones, missile fired from Yemen at...
Army has nothing to do with electoral process
Global
Australia resumes funding for UNRWA, pledges more Gaza aid
SYDNEY (AP): Australia will restore funding to the United Nations relief agency for Palestinians...
El-Sisi: Egypt is striving to secure a ceasefire in Gaza
DUBAI (Reuters): Egypt is seeking to reach a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, increase entry of aid...
Russia detains man for launching drones near military sites
Moscow (AFP): Moscow said on Friday it had detained a Russian citizen on treason charges for...
India’s Election Commission to announce dates for...
Eight migrants drown in Aegean Sea: Turkey
Hunters in Niger lament loss of range to Islamist...
India publishes election donation data after court...
Senegal opposition figures released 10 days before...
Macron warns against ‘limits’ on backing Ukraine
Business
Labour group wins big Japan wage hike for some members, talks...
TOKYO (Reuters): Largest Japanese industrial labour group said on Thursday that 25 of its member...
South Korea probes data protection by e-commerce platforms like...
SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea’s personal data protection watchdog said on Thursday it is...
US private sector hiring up less than expected in February
WASHINGTON (AFP): Job gains in the US private sector picked up in February, payroll firm ADP said...
Editorial
COP28 and historic compensation fund
The UN’s COP28 Summit, on its first day of talks, approved a draft plan for a fund to help...
Election campaign and development work
A divisional bench of Peshawar High Court (PHC) has stopped all the ongoing developmental works in...
Honour killing, a grave social menace
Honour killing has become a grave social issue in Pakistani society with recurrent incidents of...
Pakistan
Councilors observe “Black Day” in Landi Kotal
F.P. Report LANDI KOTAL: Councilors observed 15 March as “Black Day” against unavailability of...
Shehbaz reviews five-year roadmap for economic progress
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday chaired a high-level review meeting...
Bahrain’s Commander, Air Chief discuss ties
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Commander Bahrain National Guard, His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed Bin...
Afghanistan
Afghan migrant killed by throwing off bridge in Tehran: Iran...
KABUL (Khaama Press): The Iranian Human Rights Center announced the identity of a young man who was...
Global fund allocates $4.7 million for health services to Afghan...
Kabul (Ariana News): The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria has allocated over $4...
Reconstruction work on Hairatan-Mazar-e-Sharif railway starts
Mazar-e-Sharif (TOLOnews): An Uzbek company started the reconstruction of destroyed sections of the...
Taliban authorities execute two convicted murderers in...
Over $1.8 billion in trade with Iran in past 11...
Weaving occupation: A beacon of hope amid poverty in...
Prioritizing anticipated needs following natural...
Youth issues to receive special focus
Children, students to be taught in mother tongue:...
Entertainment
‘No consent at 14’: French actor fuels #MeToo...
PARIS (AFP): A French actress has accused a director 25 years her senior of manipulating her into a...
Pakistani musician Shiraz Uppal fuses music with tech to create...
Buraq Shabbir KARACHI: For Pakistani musician Shiraz Uppal, there was only one out-of-the-box...
Netflix pulls Indian culinary drama after religious backlash
MUMBAI (AFP): A popular newly released Indian film was pulled from Netflix on Thursday after a...
Articles
US minorities grapple with how to see Israeli-Palestinian...
Kerry Boyd Anderson The war in Gaza has highlighted shifting perspectives within the American...
How serious is Trump about pulling out of NATO? Very
Peter Bergen President Donald Trump’s then-defense secretary, James Mattis, said in 2017 that...
Putin is ready for talks on Ukraine, but on his own terms
Leonid Ragozin On February 8, US TV anchor Tucker Carlson released a two-hour interview with...
Arts & Literature
Borusan presents ‘A Vision to Shape the Future’ at...
Buse Keskin ISTANBUL: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Türkiye’s republic, the Borusan...
Ottomans to Turkish republic: Exhibit celebrates women’s...
Web Desk To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye, the Sadberk Hanım Museum in...
Ayman Baalbaki paintings withdrawn from Christie’s auction...
Razmig Bedirian Two paintings by Ayman Baalbaki have been removed from a coming Christie’s sale...
‘Sufi Life in Istanbul’ presents Sufism in...
Monet painting to go on sale at Paris auction for...
Morocco unearths Roman-era second century site in Rabat
Vantage Point Sharjah returns with a more focused...
Foreign tourists to be charged Hagia Sophia entrance...
Horizon at NYUAD Art Gallery is a sobering study of...
Sports
Baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani reveals he is ‘now...
Tokyo (AFP): Japanese baseball superstar Shohei Ohtani revealed on Thursday that he has gotten...
Man Utd and Liverpool to meet in FA Cup quarter-finals, Chelsea...
LONDON (AFP): Manchester United will host Liverpool in an FA Cup quarter-final blockbuster after...
Hasan Ali joins 100 club in PSL
F.P. Report KARACHI: Pakistan fast bowler Hasan Ali on Wednesday night achieved a milestone when he...
Murray seeking another shot at gold in Paris
Ronaldo suspended for one match for obscene gesture in...
PSL 9: Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings by 7 wickets
Babar Azam drops one spot in ICC Test rankings
Adair wickets give Ireland edge against Afghanistan in...
Sri Lanka picks suspended skipper for Bangladesh tour
Technology
Trendyol takes place among ‘game-changing’ global...
ISTANBUL (AA) : Turkish e-commerce platform Trendyol was named among the...
X Social Network, formerly Twitter, witnesses 71% value drop
NEW YORK (Agencies): The New York Post reported that platform X, formerly known as Twitter, now has...
ASML shares dip after Netherlands pulls licence for some China...
AMSTERDAM (Reuters): Computer chip equipment maker ASML said the Dutch government had partially...
Bitcoin climbs above $45,000 for first time since...
Google celebrates new year with animated doodle
XpoSat: India launches space mission to study black...
Five ways artificial intelligence is rapidly changing...
US claims Chinese spy balloon linked to US-based...
Pakistani hackers hacked Indian govt’s Gazette...
Health
Cough syrup deaths: India finds quality issues with samples...
BHOPAL (Reuters): Indian tests of a cough syrup linked to the deaths of at least six children in...
Over 101,52,62 children immunized against Polio in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI (APP): The District Health Authority on Sunday claimed to have accomplished the Polio...
AstraZeneca, AI biologics firm Absci tie up on cancer drug...
(Reuters) : Anglo-Swedish drugmaker AstraZeneca has signed a deal worth up to $247 million with U.S...
Tips to boost your immune system for healthier winter...
COVID-19 shrinks life expectancy in S.Korea for first...
Pfizer to rethink weight loss pill after high side...
Climate change could upturn world malaria fight: WHO
Health experts decry New Zealand’s scrapping of...
US FDA flags new problem with Philips machines, shares...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
KUWAIT CITY: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of...
KARACHI: Members of civil society holding placards and...
Travel
Russia advises against travel to Israel and Lebanon
MOSCOW (AFP): Russia on Friday advised its citizens against travelling to Israel, Lebanon, Jordan...
PIA flight operations returning to normal after fuel supply
F.P. Report KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesperson Friday said that the...
Air France to stop most domestic flights from Orly airport by...
PARIS (Reuters): Air France (AIRF.PA) said it would stop operating most domestic flights from Paris...
Kids Corner
Hong Kong man in prison for importing ‘seditious’...
HONG KONG (AP): A Hong Kong man was sentenced to four months in prison Friday after he pleaded...
Afghan girls attend risky secret schools after Taliban ban
Monitoring Desk KABUL: Parasto Hakim was startled by a knock at the front gates. She scanned her...
Weather disasters caused by climate change displaced 43 million...
New York, United States (AFP): Weather disasters fueled by climate change — from floods to...
1,66,000 students dropped out at primary level in five...
Rising poverty forces Syrian parents to choose between...
India arrests 1,000 people in child marriage crackdown
Peshawar Board Intermediate results: Hadaf College...
IPS obtains 100 per cent results
WHO recommends second malaria vaccine for children
Food
India imposes ban on rice export, triggers inflation fears
NEW DELHI (Reuters): India’s decision to ban non-basmati white rice exports will spur traders...
Eight indoor brunches in the UAE for morning, noon and night
Ferris Elaraby Brunch has long moved on from its associations with eating breakfast for lunch on a...
In Pakistan’s Karachi, South Indian immigrants keep the taste of...
Buraq Shabbir KARACHI: Looking for better prospects of life, the grandfather of Ravi Shankar Swami...
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Snowfall shrouds north China in prelude to even colder weather
BEIJING (Reuters): The first snowfall of winter arrived in Beijing early Monday, covering the...
Iraq tells COP28 it rejects any fossil fuel phase-out
BAGHDAD (AFP): Iraq told the UN’s climate talks on Sunday it was against any mention of a...
COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C, warns...
ABU DHABI : A raft of new pledges announced at the COP28 climate summit will not be enough on their...