Ouagadougou (AFP): Burkina Faso has expelled three French diplomats for “subversive...
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NASA chief warns of Chinese military presence in space
WASHINGTON (AFP): China is bolstering its space capabilities and is using its civilian program to...
No compromise on security of Chinese workers in Pakistan
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday assured that the...
Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza truce ‘stalling’
Iran president warns of ‘massive’ response...
Iranian military says it is ready to deal with any...
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll...
Netanyahu ‘dragging West into total war’: Iranian...
Middle East on edge as Israel and Iran trade threats
Global
US Takes Action Against Iran Over Israel Attack
FP Report WASHINGTON DC: In response to Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the United States is...
Georgia “Transparency of Foreign Influence” Draft Law
FP Report BAKU: We are gravely disappointed by the Georgian parliament’s decision to...
EU leaders back new Iran sanctions after attack on Israel
BRUSSELS (Reuters): European Union leaders decided on Wednesday to step up sanctions against Iran...
Palestinian woman with dead niece image wins World...
Australia mulls citizenship for Pakistani guard...
Poland’s president becomes the latest leader to visit...
Prosecutors seek 12-year sentences for ‘Panama...
UNRWA chief warns man-made famine tightening grip...
US to reimpose oil sanctions on Venezuela
Business
Standard Chartered, British Asian Trust collaborates with SAFCO
F.P. Report Karachi: Standard Chartered Bank and The British Asian Trust, in collaboration with...
KP Govt to establish Gem Processing, Export Centre
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has decided to develop gemstone sector...
DG CAA holds E-Kacheri
F.P. Report KARACHI: 44th E-Kacheri, hosted by DG CAA and his team, received a total of 67...
Binance working closely with Nigeria authorities to...
Nokia sees double-digit fall in January-March sales as...
Huawei starts sales of new Pura 70 smartphone to...
UN says solutions exist to rapidly ease debt burden of...
SBP slaps Rs775 million fine on 8 banks, forex firm...
EU, US reindustrialisation accelerates: study
Editorial
NAB’s role against property frauds
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has instructed individuals robbed by AAA Associates to...
Gaza War and Arab Advocacy
A group of Arab countries at the UN called on the Security Council to invoke Chapter 7 of the UN...
Public Issues in Erstwhile FATA
Local tribal elites and elders from various clans and tribes held demonstrations demanding...
Pakistan
KP CM directs wheat purchase plan for next season
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: First meeting of the provincial food department was held here at Chief...
Turkish General calls on CJCSC
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: General Metin Gürak, Chief of the Turkish General Staff called on General...
President calls for steering country out of ‘political crisis’
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has called for making joint efforts to steer the...
Afghanistan
US military review: ISIS Kabul airport bombing in 2021 not...
KABUL (Khaama Press): A recent U.S. military review has revealed that the perpetrator behind the...
Hekmatyar slams US for ‘occupying’ Afghanistan’s airspace
KABUL (Ariana News): Former Jihadi leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar has criticized the United States for...
Deputy PM Kabir deems Iran’s attack on Israel a justifiable self...
KABUL (BNA): The Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs, Mawlavi Abdul Kabir in a meeting with...
Customs offices urge for timelyresolution of traders...
Uzbek and Qatari leaders discuss Trans-Afghan Railway...
Acting Foreign Minister urges Afghans abroad to...
At least 66 killed in Afghanistan as heavy rains set...
Iran’s exports to Afghanistan reach $1.8 billion with...
Afghanistan’s coal exports decline by 65pc
Entertainment
Shakira wows at Coachella on day dominated by Latino artists
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Shakira dropped in Friday night for a surprise Coachella cameo with...
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters): Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal...
Italian designer Roberto Cavalli dead at 83: Italian media
ROME (AFP): Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, whose penchant for python and flamboyant...
Articles
Time to stop manmade disaster in Sudan
Josep Borrel Fontelles & Janez Lenarcic ‘‘The world’s worst, most complex and cruel crisis’’ is...
Snowball effect of population in Pakistan
Ghazala Anbreen Pakistan is the fifth most populous country in the world. As per 2023 digital...
How Russia’s disinformation campaign seeps into US views
Tatiana Vorozhko On a near daily basis, Scott Cullinane talks with members of Congress about...
Can Swiss initiative open the door for peace in...
Sorry, but Iran is not the aggressor here
For a full year, the bodies have piled up in Sudan –...
Why Israel Should Be Banned From the Paris Olympics
After 6 months of tragedy in Gaza, is there any hope...
Germany’s quandary shows that China ‘de-risking’ is...
Arts & Literature
Morocco hosts one of Africa’s first exhibitions of Cuban...
RABAT (AP): When Morocco ‘s King Mohamed VI visited Havana in 2017, Cuban-American gallery owner...
One of the oldest books in existence expected to fetch over $2.6...
NEW YORK (Reuters): A book from Egypt that was written at the dawn of Christianity and is...
Palm poem of Abdurrahman I of al-Andalus
A. PETER DORE The most famous native-born artist son of the southern Spanish city of Cordoba is...
How a Dubai man built a $200,000 art collection in his...
Emiratis battle to preserve dying art of embroidery
Bosnia’s 1st golden lily flag displayed at...
In a first, night tourism event spotlights Peshawar’s...
For one Emirati photographer, the country’s...
‘Act of Devotion’: Pakistani artist turns worn...
Sports
Kimmich heads Bayern past Arsenal into Champions League semis
MUNICH (Germany) (AFP): A 63rd-minute Joshua Kimmich header gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over...
British Olympic chief voices ‘concerns’ about Paris...
LONDON (AFP): British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson has expressed...
Wales hooker announces retirement after persistent back injury
LONDON (AFP): Wales hooker Ken Owens announced his retirement on Wednesday after failing to recover...
Technology
US lawmakers angry after Huawei unveils laptop with new Intel AI...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Republican U.S. lawmakers on Friday criticized the Biden administration after...
South Korea to host second AI Safety Summit on May 21-22
LONDON (Reuters): South Korea will host the second global AI (artificial intelligence) safety...
Apple to fix ‘bug’ behind Palestinian flag emoji...
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Apple on Thursday promised it would stop a Palestinian flag emoji from being...
Apple loses bid to throw out UK lawsuit over app store...
Instagram blurs nudity in messages to shield teens...
Musk says House has launched inquiry over X-Brazil...
Micron flags hit to its DRAM supply from Taiwan...
Google investing $1 billion to boost connectivity to...
Hackers offer to sell data stolen from Israeli Defense...
Health
Bird flu pushes US dairy farmers to ban visitors, chop trees
CHICAGO (Reuters): Dairy farmers in the United States are raising their defenses to try to contain...
Hepatitis viruses kill 3,500 people a day: WHO
GENEVA (AFP): More than 3,500 people die from hepatitis viruses every day and the global toll is...
Doctors run first human trial of growing new liver in...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: LyGenesis has pioneered an innovative experimental therapy with the...
Many cancer drugs remain unproven five years after...
Argentina faces rising dengue epidemic risk as...
Geneos cancer vaccine shrinks liver tumours in small...
Vatican-affiliated university hosts anti-surrogacy...
Desperate to dodge dengue, Argentines run out of...
Urgent action needed to combat antimicrobial...
News in Picture
PESHAWAR: Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court, Muhammad Ibrahim...
MAKKAH MUKARAMAH : Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif is...
“Today’s Cartoon”
Travel
Plane returns to US airport after engine cowling falls off
NEW YORK (AFP): A Southwest Airlines flight returned safely to Denver after an engine cowling fell...
Pakistan Railways announces four special trains on Eid
LAHORE (PPI) : Pakistan Railways has announced arrangements to run four special trains on the eve...
Where to find yourself: Türkiye’s top retreats
LEYLA YVONNE ERGIL More and more people are opting for retreat holiday opportunities that combine...
NZ tightens visa rules amid near record migration
Indonesia sees record holiday exodus as more than 190...
Southwest Airlines delays departure of Boeing 737 due...
Airplane passenger fined in Sydney for urinating in a...
Saudi-Kuwait 650km-long railway set to complete by 2028
PIA announces decrease in fares
Kids Corner
Muslim girl badly hurt after beating outside French school
PARIS (AFP): The French government on Thursday launched an investigation after a 14-year-old Muslim...
Social activism key for children suffering from Autism
F.P. Report TOBA TEK SINGH: There is a need to make children suffering from autism socially active...
Outcry after Ghana priest marries child
Accra (AFP): A traditional Ghana priest has sparked a national outcry after marrying a 13-year-old...
WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza
Father kills schoolgirl after starving her for a month
Dozens of Philippine schools suspend classes over heat...
Students disturbed as session begins with old books in...
Diversity programs vanishing from US campuses amid...
Calls for ‘smartphone-free’ childhood grow...
Food
British Muslim doctor offers top tips for positive change during...
Zaynab Khojji LONDON: As Muslims enter the last 10 days of Ramadan, the grand finale of the holy...
In Ramadan, Karachi street stalls test taste buds with unique...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Jibran Salahuddin supervised his staff as they mixed a deep yellow stew in...
Ramadan Recipes: Falafel
Falafel is a popular dish in the Middle East that can be a side dish or the main course. It is also...
Iberians hit the beaches as temperatures rise 10C above normal
BILBAO/LISBON (Reuters): People in Bilbao in northwestern Spain normally spend April dodging the...
Geothermal could revolutionize American energy. Will...
Saul Elbein A new form of zero-carbon, on-demand energy could help bring stability to the grid with...
Scientists at Spain meeting sound alarm over ocean warming
BARCELONA (AFP): Scientists at a United Nations conference in Spain called Friday for more research...