MANILA (AFP): The death toll from a massive Philippine landslide near a gold mine abruptly rose to...
Top Stories
Tehran ‘never sought’ to expand war in region: FM
Monitoring Desk TEHRAN: Iran has never sought war in the region, the country’s foreign minister has...
PPP’s door open to every political party: Bilawal
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD / LAHORE: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari responding...
Global
Israel strikes Lebanon’s Baalbek for first time since...
BEIRUT (Reuters): At least two simultaneous Israeli strikes hit around Lebanon’s city of...
Indonesia’s largest party eyes probe into alleged election...
JAKARTA (Reuters): The biggest party in Indonesia’s parliament is seeking a legislative...
New Zealand begins sentencing of those involved in White Island...
WELLINGTON (Reuters): Sentencing for the tour booking agents and managers of an island in New...
USCENTCOM forces shot down aerial vehicles
Condemning Sham Parliamentary and Local Elections in...
Man sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in...
Jordan’s king warns of wider regional war if Israel...
Algeria’s president inaugurates Africa’s largest mosque
Special Presidential Envoy Kerry Travels to the United...
Business
Gold ekes out gains with focus on US inflation data
NEW YORK (Reuters): Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as caution set in ahead of a U.S. inflation...
IMF, World Bank warn Gaza war, Red Sea attacks imperil global...
WASHINGTON (AFP): The IMF and World Bank warned on Monday that the Gaza war and the related attacks...
Big trade deals likely elusive at WTO meet in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi (AFP): The world’s trade ministers could put the final touches to a historic...
Editorial
Pak-Iran ties, past and present
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Iranian President Seyed Ebrahim Raisi have jointly inaugurated...
Digital portal and Pakistan diplomatic challenges
Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has recently launched the ‘Share Pakistan Portal’, a...
Pakistan and global bloc politics
The White House, National Security Council’s Spokesperson, John F. Kirby has observed that...
Pakistan
CM Maryam Nawaz rules out any ‘revenge politics’
F.P. Report LAHORE: Newly-elected Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has declared that she...
Vandalism case: ATC extends judicial remand of Sanam Javed...
F.P. Report LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday extended the judicial remand of...
CJP Qazi Faez Isa summons SJC meeting on Feb 29
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa has summoned a meeting...
PHC grants transit bail to PTI’s Sheikh Waqas Akram
Newly-elected CM Punjab Maryam Nawaz showers loads of...
Female police officer praised for saving woman with...
Maryam sworn in first woman CM of Punjab
Ahsan Iqbal criticises PTI founder over letter to IMF
Maryam Nawaz poised to make history as Punjab to elect...
Afghanistan
IE: 3,000 operations conducted in 2023
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Interior said that in 2023, it conducted nearly 3,000 operations...
Tehran does not support IEA opponents: Envoy
KABUL (Ariana News): Hassan Kazemi Qomi, Iran’s Ambassador and Special Representative to...
Laadli highlight ongoing women’s struggle
KABUL (Khaama Press): Fataneh Bayat, an Afghan journalist and the recipient of the Laadli Award...
Collecting opinion regarding governance: Ministry of...
Taliban detains group of women at Khair Khana, Kabul
Blast in Dasht-e-Barchi, Kabul sparks outcry
Afghan and Iran customs bodies meet to resolve issues
Quake-affected families get houses in Kushk
Fitrat: Reports of poppy cultivation in concerning
Entertainment
Rumoured lover ‘on top of world’ as Taylor Swift...
NEW YORK (AFP): NFL star Travis Kelce says he is “on top of the world” as he navigates...
Azaan Sami Khan releases #AZAANTheAlbum trailer, set to launch...
F.P. Report KARACHI: Azaan Sami Khan has released the official trailer for his upcoming album...
Advance ticket sales for Taylor Swift concert movie top $100 mn
NEW YORK (AFP): Advance ticket sales for the movie of Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour...
Articles
Justin Trudeau’s belated and shameful volte face on Gaza
Andrew Mitrovica Some of Israel’s most prominent enablers now claim to abhor the scope of Israel’s...
Hamas has crossed the Rubicon. What now?
Faisal J. Abbas The massive escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict sends so many messages...
Labor strikes capture widening fissures in US’ social contract
Xu Ying Seismic rumblings of labor strikes are shaking the foundations of the US economy. Tens of...
‘From the river to the sea’ and the decolonisation of...
Biden’s economic sugar rush now threatens to destroy...
The tango in Gaza and its destructive repercussions
When it comes to Israeli-led ‘war on terror’, follow...
Britain is paying deadly price for telling public to...
The ICC prosecutor needs to break his silence on...
Arts & Literature
British writer Martin Amis dies aged 73
LONDON (AFP): Renowned and influential British writer Martin Amis has died aged 73 at his home in...
How architect Yasmeen Lari is working to flood-proof Pakistan
Ashraf Khan At 82 years old, architect Yasmeen Lari is forging the way in fortifying...
Art Dubai’s multimillion boost cements the city as a hub...
One Carlo Diaz Art Dubai, held in March this year, was the show’s most successful run to...
Türkiye’s Sümela Monastery hosts over 56K...
President Erdoğan visits contemporary art museum...
Neglected Igbo-Ukwu Bronzes get new life at Nigerian...
Qawwali performance held at Canadian Parliament
Seven hotly contested Mideast artifacts found...
British-Lebanese artist Nour Hage’s textile work on...
Sports
Decline and fall of Test cricket? Don’t tell West Indies...
DUBAI (AFP): A few years ago, an award-winning film “Death of a Gentleman” drew...
Former Panama striker ‘Matador’ Tejada dies at age 41
Panama City (Reuters): Former Panama striker Luis “Matador” Tejada, who won more than...
Canadian ex-NHL player charged over alleged 2018 gang rape
TORONTO (AFP): Canadian authorities investigating a claim that eight athletes committed sexual...
Technology
Intel to invest $1.2 bln in Costa Rica
SAN JOSE (Reuters): Intel (INTC.O) will invest $1.2 billion in Costa Rica over the next two years...
Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon’s south pole
NEW DELHI (AFP): India’s Moon rover has confirmed the presence of sulphur on the lunar south...
India’s Solar Mission Set to Take Off on September 2...
Monitoring Desk NEW DELHI: After “conquering” the Moon, India is launching its solar mission Aditya...
Health
Dengue ‘epidemic’ claims 176 lives in Bangladesh
Monitoring Desk DHAKA: Bangladesh is grappling with a deadly dengue outbreak as heavy monsoon rains...
GSK’s HIV prevention drug gets European marketing nod
LONDON (Reuters): GSK Plc said on Monday that its HIV-focused unit ViiV Healthcare’s...
Roche enters partnership with Alnylam for hypertension therapy
ZURICH (Reuters): Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche said on Monday that it had entered into a...
Verrica’s drug gets US nod as first treatment...
Key drug-pricing bill capping insulin costs faces...
Doctors are urging patients to skip weight loss drugs...
WHO warns of dengue risk as global warming pushes...
Gambia finds Indian cough syrups caused 70 infant...
EU drug watchdog approves first RSV infant, elderly...
News in Picture
“Today’s Cartoon”
“Today’s Cartoon”
ISLAMABAD: People from different walks of life making Quran...
Travel
UAE approves extending duration of work permit to 3 years
F.P. Report ABU DHABI: The United Arab Emirates has approved extending the duration of work permits...
Türkiye’s Sümela Monastery hosts over 56K tourists in 5...
ISTANBUL (AA): Sümela Monastery, one of Türkiye’s significant religious tourism routes...
Istanbul’s towers: Masterpieces reaching toward the sky
Özge Şengelen ISTANBUL: Adding a completely different meaning to the streets of Istanbul with their...
Kids Corner
18 Uzbekistan children die after drinking Indian cough syrup
Monitoring Desk TASHKENT: Health authorities in Uzbekistan have said that 18 children have died...
‘Cries of children were unbearable’: Rescued Rohingya refugees...
JAKARTA/DHAKA (Agencies): When Hatemon Nesa boarded a wooden ship in Cox’s Bazar in late November...
LHC orders week-long extension in winter vacation across...
F.P. Report LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ordered a seven-day extension in winter...
Highway, schools closed after ammonia leak in eastern...
Not a single student from 38 Karachi colleges could...
Study: US biology textbooks have less climate content...
Parents and teachers need to be watchful of their...
‘Fortnite’ maker to pay $520M for allegedly tricking...
Cars and dolls for all: Spain tackles toy gender bias
Food
Nigella Lawson’s chicken barley recipe
Nigella Lawson This thick, creamy pottage, somewhere cosily between a stew and a slightly soupy...
Pasta and tacos: Miguel Barclay’s £1 cauliflower recipes
Miguel Barclay When creating dishes for £1, I have to be super-aware of just how much I’m getting...
This 136-year-old London coffee store doesn’t need to move with...
LONDON (CNN): There’s a certain nostalgia that clings to London’s Soho; “it’s not what it once was”...
Mushrooms of the world: Healthy, rich and delicious...
Rainy day foods: pakoras, grilled cheese and soups...
Confectionery firm turns vegan to avoid Brexit checks
New food processing center to open in Kansas City
US proposes limits on lead in processed baby food
Steak by steak: Lab-grown meat edges closer to reality...
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Manchin vows to fight implementation of IRA as ‘radical climate...
Al Weaver Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Wednesday said he will keep up his battle against the Biden...
Europe space chief warns over political wavering on climate
PARIS (Reuters) : Europe’s top space official has urged wavering politicians not to abandon...
Maui search is 25% complete as death toll from wildfires grows...
KAHULUI, Hawaii (Reuters): Search teams with cadaver dogs have combed through 25% of the Lahaina...