NEW DELHI (Reuters): An Indian court extended the custody of opposition leader and Delhi Chief...
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Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike
KYIV (Reuters): Ukrainian forces shot down 26 out of 28 attack drones launched overnight by Russia...
Trump in court, Biden in the kitchen: 2024 is a campaign like no...
WASHINGTON (AFP): Though the candidates are the same as last time, the 2024 US presidential...
China says Philippine ‘provocations’ cause of South...
US-Israel rift heads for moment of truth over Rafah
Putin says Russia will not attack NATO, but F-16s in...
US says it downed four Yemen rebel drones in Red Sea
Israel backtracks on canceled Rafah talks: US official
Most Americans disapprove of Israel’s actions in Gaza:...
Global
WFP warns of worsening hunger in Sudan
Khartoum (AFP): The World Food Programme said Friday it had brought desperately-needed supplies...
Norway to nearly double defence budget over next 12 years
OSLO (AFP): Norway, a NATO member bordering Russia, said on Friday it planned to increase its...
Iceland’s prime minister resigns, will run for president
COPENHAGEN (Reuters): Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced on Friday that she...
Israeli inquiry finds Oct 7 hostage likely killed by...
Egyptian authorities arrest 10 after a pro-Gaza rally...
Turkiye arrests two more suspected spies for Israel
‘It’s on Israel’ to protect us in Gaza, say aid groups
Trump ally Clark broke ethics rule in election...
Myanmar’s worst violence since the military takeover...
Business
IBA Karachi confers awards to promote journalistic expertise
F.P. Report KARACHI: The Centre for Excellence in Journalism (CEJ) at the Institute of Business...
US seeks constructive talks with China on the adverse impact of...
NORCROSS, Georgia/WASHINGTON (Reuters): US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Wednesday she...
Hyundai Motor doubles down on EVs
SEOUL (Reuters): Hyundai Motor Group said on Wednesday it will invest 68 trillion won ($51 billion)...
Editorial
The curse of poppy cultivation
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and its local partners including the Afghan...
Pak-UAE fraternal ties
Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed several multi-billion dollar Memorandum of...
Election season, new realities and alliances
As the poll date is coming closer, the political temperature is gradually heating up in the...
Pakistan
Security forces kill eight terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan IBO:...
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The security forces on Saturday killed eight terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan...
Interior Minister directs foolproof measures for protection of...
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD : Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has directed foolproof measures for the...
KP cabinet approves Rs859.8m supplementary grant for TMAs
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The provincial cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday approved the provision...
Afghanistan
Female entrepreneurs highlight market challenges at Afghanistan...
KABUL : Female entrepreneurs voiced their concerns about the lack of a viable market for their...
Kabul hopes Afghanistan, Pakistan can address mutual concerns
KABUL (Ariana News): Abdul Qahar Balkhi, spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has...
Zakia dedicates Paris Paralympic Gold to Afghanistan’s women
KABUL (Khaama Press): Zakia Khudadadi, the former member of the Afghan National Para Taekwondo Team...
Entertainment
Indian actor Saif Ali Khan hospitalized in Mumbai
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Bollywood A-lister Saif Ali Khan has been hospitalized in the Kokilaben...
‘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
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
Articles
Egypt’s concerns regarding potential storming of Rafah
Dr. Abdellatif El-Menawy The threat of a possible Israeli military action targeting Rafah, a city...
G7 chair Italy assumes new importance in West
Andrew Hammond Prior to becoming Italian prime minister in 2022, there were widespread reservations...
Neither Russia nor the West know how this war will end
Anna Arutunyan With Switzerland due to play host to a Ukraine peace summit by the summer, Ukrainian...
Arts & Literature
Ankara hosted Russian-Turkish Culture and Art Week
Dilara Aslan Özer ANKARA : Türkiye’s capital Ankara hosted a range of activities and...
Spain seizes ancient gold jewellery stolen from Ukraine worth...
MADRID (Reuters): Spain has seized stolen gold artefacts valued at 60 million euros ($63.6 million)...
Drought in Brazil’s Amazon reveals ancient engravings
Brasilia (AFP): An extreme drought in parts of the Amazon has led to a dramatic drop in river water...
Sports
Murray beats dizzy Berrettini, Stephens, Osaka advance
MIAMI (AFP) : Two-time Miami Open champion Andy Murray fought back for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win...
Pakistan not an easy team: Jordan football coach
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Jordan football coach Hussein Amutah’s on Wednesday said Pakistan would not...
PCB launches first-ever Inter-College Ramadan T20 Cup
F.P. Report LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has launched the first-ever Inter-College Ramadan...
Five PSL stars stand out as T20 WC squad approaches
O’Sullivan wins in China but world champion...
Schedule for West Indies women tour to Pakistan...
Japan warns football fans not to go to North Korea for...
England cruised to a comfortable 27-run victory
Shadab Khan named captain of Team of HBL PSL 9
Technology
NASA expected to push back Moon missions
FLORIDA (AFP): NASA is holding a briefing Tuesday in which it is widely expected to push back the...
US delays planned return of astronauts to Moon until 2026
WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States is pushing back its planned return of astronauts to the surface...
Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over AI...
BOSTON (Reuters): Alphabet’s Google (GOOGL.O) is set to go before a federal jury in Boston on...
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...
First US lunar lander in five decades blasts off on...
Honda weighs plan for major electric vehicle plant in...
UAE partners with NASA to build components for planned...
Health
Flaxseeds may reduce risk of breast cancer, study suggests
Monitoring Desk TORONTO: Flaxseeds – usually sprinkled on acai bowls or mixed in smoothies –...
Gaza ‘catastrophic’ health situation almost...
GENEVA (Reuters): The World Health Organization chief said on Sunday it will be all but impossible...
Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms after...
SEATTLE (AP) : Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many...
US approves two gene therapies for sickle cell disease
WHO says more contaminated medicinal syrups found in...
New blood test predicts your organs’ true age...
AWKUM hosts 1st international conference on Genetic...
WHO says time to hike alcohol, sugary drinks tax
New brain implant can undo damage caused by severe...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
ABU DHABI: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is being...
GAZA CITY : Residential buildings, destroyed in Israeli strikes...
Travel
flydubai becomes first international carrier to resume Kabul...
DUBAI (AFP): Low-cost carrier flydubai announced flights to Kabul on Thursday, becoming the first...
London’s Luton Airport resumes flights after blaze
LONDON (AFP): London’s Luton Airport resumed flights on Wednesday afternoon hours after...
British Airways suspends Israel flights after plane U-turns
LONDON: British Airways has suspended flights to Israel after turning back one of its planes...
Aviation Authority says Neos airline interested in...
Israel-Palestine conflict: Some UAE flights remain...
Virgin Australia clocks first profit in 11 years as...
Flights resume at Germany’s Hamburg airport after bomb...
Several airlines suspend Tel Aviv flights amid Hamas...
PIA delegation flying to Jakarta tonight to resolve...
Kids Corner
The Peace Group secures top positions in HSSC
F.P. Report MARDAN: Yusra Jamsheed, a girl student of The Peace Group of Schools and Colleges...
AWKUM secure 1st position in research
F.P. Report MARDAN: Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) Shines in Times Higher Education...
School holiday announced throughout Punjab
F.P. Report LAHORE: All government and private schools will remain closed throughout Punjab on...
Girl students excel in Malakand board HSSC examination
Increase of malnourished mothers, children
Legal fight opens for Australian children to leave...
Unpacking causes of failed English communication
Health minister appeals masses to vaccinate children...
US states relax child labor laws amid rise in illegal...
Food
Jordan Bourke’s budget recipes with kimchi
Jordan Bourke Across Korea, kimchi is eaten throughout the day, either alongside or as an integral...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for tomato and bay leaf sauce
Rachel Roddy A group of young people, two of them wearing laurel wreaths to mark their graduation...
Where we are going today: CLE Cafe in Jeddah
Nada Hameed CLE Cafe in Jeddah serves breakfast, brunch, and specialty coffee — with a French twist...
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...