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US says Paris talks came to ‘understanding’ on hostages...
WASHINGTON (AFP): The United States said Sunday that multinational talks in Paris came to an...
Gaza toll hits 29,692 as Israel kills 86 more in last 24 hours
GAZA (Agencies): The Palestinian death toll in Israel’s Gaza war kept climbing Sunday after...
US-British strikes on Yemen ‘escalate tensions’: Iran
Israel discusses next steps in truce talks as Gaza...
PPP’s Owais Qadir Shah elected Sindh Assembly speaker...
India’s Assam scraps colonial-era Muslim marriage law
Trump notches easy win over Haley in march to...
Strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Israel, Hamas seek deal
Global
AFP journalist among 50 arrested during Kurdish New Year...
ISTANBUL (AFP) : Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were arrested by police on Sunday in...
Germany’s Scholz say Rafah assault would make regional peace...
AQABA (Reuters) : The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault...
Iceland volcano erupts again, spewing fountains of lava
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) : A volcano in Iceland erupted on Saturday for the fourth time since December...
India tech hub Bengaluru faces severe water shortages...
EU to bolster Egypt ties with billions in funding
China’s UN envoy pays farewell call on Ambassador...
Israel strikes several sites in Syria, wounding a...
At least 31,645 Palestinians killed in Israel’s...
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with Bahraini Crown Prince...
Business
Gold rates up by Rs 100 per tola
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The price of per tola 24 karat gold increased by Rs100 and was sold at Rs...
PSX witnesses bearish trend, loses 86 points
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The 100-index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) witnessed bearish trend...
WTO approves services trade rules, overcoming objections
DUBAI (AFP): The World Trade Organization Tuesday enshrined new rules facilitating trade in...
Cuban cigar exports soar amid demand for luxury goods
Bitcoin breaks $57,000 as big buyers circle
Japan inflation slows for third consecutive month to...
Top global energy traders face multi-billion cash...
Amazon’s AWS to invest over $5bn to boost cloud...
NEPRA hikes power tariff by whopping Rs7.5 per unit
Editorial
Sikh freedom struggle and UN’s self blindness
The second phase of the global Khalistan referendum of Sikh freedom seekers is underway across the...
Judiciary, a Sole Hope of the Nation
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb furiously criticized the judiciary and...
Rising Islamophobia in BJP-ruled India
Pakistan strongly condemned the recent Islamophobic remarks by K S Eshwarappa, a BJP leader and...
Pakistan
Tarar flays PTI’s ‘drive’ against Mir Ali’s martyrs
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar while...
Pakistan hails adoption of UN resolution on Islamophobia
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Saturday welcomed the adoption of the resolution titled...
KP CM meets PTI founder at Adiala Jail
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met with the founder of...
PTI dissociates itself from ‘overseas protests
Sheikh, Gandapur discuss political affairs in Islamabad
CM Shah says provinces’ share in NFC award can be...
Ayaz Sadiq, US Ambassador discuss strengthening...
Vawda predicts KP CM Gandapur will not complete his...
Senate elections: Interior Minister Naqvi files...
Afghanistan
Afghan women’s migration stories; forced expulsion and starting...
Zahra Rashidi Migration is a common occurrence that often results from poverty and insecurity...
Women’s rights fully secured in Afghanistan: Taliban leader
Hakim Bigzaad Mulla Hibatullah, the Taliban leader, has claimed in his latest statements that...
Taliban poses no security issue to Iran: Iranian Official
KABUL (Agencies): Ali Akbar Ahmadian, the Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council...
Contract for extraction work of Herat oil field soon:...
US aims to destabilize Afghanistan: Iranian Envoy
Over 200 Afghan migrants deported from Pakistan
UNICEF will establish thousands of educational classes...
UNICEF announces 950 community-based education classes
Kunar’s Hilgal Dara residents: No female doctor in our...
Entertainment
Giorgio Armani offers soft, fluid looks at Milan Fashion Week
MILAN (Reuters): Italian designer Giorgio Armani presented soft, fluid looks at Milan Fashion Week...
David McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C...
LOS ANGELES (AP): Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man...
Pierre Cardin turns Communist Party HQ blue for Paris Fashion...
PARIS (Reuters): Paris Fashion Week kicked off on Monday with a Pierre Cardin show in the...
Taylor Swift cheers Chiefs, stoking Travis Kelce...
French rapper MHD gets 12 years in prison for...
Lauryn Hill, Red Hot Chili Peppers draw fans to rainy...
Aamir Khan donates Rs2.5m to rain-affected families in...
Parineeti wedding: Sania shares heart-warming picture
No deal yet as Hollywood writers, studios talk for...
Articles
Youssef Jajili: With 68 journalists killed, who will be left to...
Youssef Jajili This footage was filmed and produced 24 December 2023. The Committee to Protect...
Climate change: Time for Middle East to seize the day
Hafed Al-Ghwell As the clock ticks toward a climate tipping point, the Arab world finds itself at a...
Gaza’s orphans: Pain without borders
Ghada Ageel In Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza, the cries of an 11-year-old boy named Ahmad...
Arts & Literature
Illinois seeks library pledge against ‘banning’ books
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP): Illinois’ new secretary of state and Democrats in the General Assembly are...
Egypt hopes Paris exhibition of ancient artifacts will boost...
Mohammad Shamaa CAIRO: Egypt hopes that an exhibition of ancient artifacts in Paris will drum up...
Italian artist uses tractor to create world’s largest...
Selina Denman Italian artist Dario Gambarin has produced what he says is the world’s largest...
Artwork by Dubai students with special needs features...
‘Showing Up’: Kelly Reichardt ‘fine...
Kherson’s looted treasures show Ukraine’s cultural...
Ai Weiwei’s new London exhibit features never...
Growing popularity and earnings for Karachi artist...
Iranian artist Maryam Lamei’s first exhibition in the...
Sports
Mahomes leads Chiefs to Super Bowl thriller over 49ers
CALIFORNIA (AFP): Patrick Mahomes conjured another Super Bowl comeback on Sunday as the Kansas City...
Under-19 World Cup : Australia clinch 79-run victory over India
BENONI (Agencies): Australia won the Under-19 World Cup for the fourth time after a 79-run victory...
Arsenal thrash West Ham in their biggest PL away win
LONDON (Agencies): Arsenal secured their biggest Premier League away win with a ruthless...
Magnificent Maxwell’s record-equaling century sets up...
Sri Lanka beat Afghanistan by 155 runs to secure 2-0...
OGDCL cricket team dominates MPCL in semi
Curry’s game-winner lifts Warriors over Suns, Mavs...
ITF Pakistan Khawar Hyat Khan Memorial World Junior...
India, Australia to face-off in U19 CWC 2024 final on...
Technology
Social media app TweetDeck placed behind paywall
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP): Social media app TweetDeck began going behind a paywall on Tuesday, with users...
Intel scraps $5.4 billion Tower deal after China review delay
NEW YORK (Reuters) : Intel Corp scrapped its $5.4 billion deal to buy Israeli contract chipmaker...
Russia fines Reddit for first time over ‘banned...
(Reuters) : Russia on Tuesday fined social media site Reddit for the first time for not deleting...
Scoop: X shuts down $100M promoted accounts ad business
Netflix to make its games playable on more devices
Rakuten shares jump as mobile losses narrow
Musk not serious about cage fight; time to move on...
Russia’s moon craft starts processing first data...
UK government accused of targeting minorities with...
Health
WHO studying aspartame to find links of cancer
Monitoring Desk GENEVA: A common and widely-used sweetener aspartame is being studied by...
Researchers isolate human gene able to prevent bird flu infection
LONDON (Reuters): Researchers in the United Kingdom have identified a specific human gene that...
Indian hospitals set investors’ pulses racing in post...
PUNE (Reuters): In Pune city, Indira IVF is teeming with patients ready to spend $1,300 on...
Living near green space makes you 2.5 years younger:...
WHO cancer agency to declare aspartame sweeteners...
Indiana Supreme Court upholds near-total abortion ban
Vaccines expected to be next big advance in cancer...
Indian firm used toxic industrial-grade ingredient in...
WHO warns Covid ‘has not gone away’
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Travel
Matka Canyon: Hidden paradise in heart of Balkans’ darling...
Özge Şengelen The hidden paradise of the Balkans, Matka Canyon, with its dazzling beauty, allows...
UAE airlines announce flight cancellations to Sudan
DUBAI (Agencies): UAE-based airlines, Emirates, flydubai and Air Arabia, have cancelled their...
Airport reopening as South Florida floods slowly recede
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) : One of Florida’s busiest airports announced plans to reopen Friday...
On the ‘rooftop of Japan,’ a stunning 20-meter-deep...
Eid 2023: Turkey and Thailand among most popular...
Thailand hopes for major splash in tourism during...
Delta loses $363 million but says travel demand still...
The fake travel agencies scamming travelers in Mexico
A 2-week itinerary to make the most of Thailand
Kids Corner
Studies show over time children become sceptical of what adults...
Monitoring Desk NEW YORK: A recent study published in Child Development has shown that children...
Mobile school offers hope to nomad children in Chad
TOUKRA, Chad (Reuters): In a makeshift open-air classroom, dozens of children sat squeezed together...
China quarantines college students under strict COVID policy
BEIJING (AP): Almost 500 students at China’s premier college for broadcast journalists have been...
Voice-operated smartphones target Africa’s...
Five Afghan girls’ schools reopen after student...
UN says ‘credible’ accusations Ukraine...
Rural Indians join rush to study abroad as prospects...
School gardens a lifeline for hungry Cambodian children
Ireland fines Instagram a record $400 mln over...
Food
Where we are going today: ‘Wicht’ fast-food...
Nada Hameed Two slices of bread and a slice of your favorite ingredient or spread is a quick and...
Meatballs, pita, Turkish delight: Must-try Ottoman treats of...
Özge Şengelen BURSA : Bursa has been home to numerous civilizations throughout its history and as a...
Dubai’s Pitfire named one of the best artisan pizza chains...
Farah Andrews Pitfire comes up in almost every conversation about the best pizzas in Dubai, and...
Nigel Slater’s recipe for sweet potatoes and kimchi
Meeting food security challenge amidst growing...
Rachel Roddy’s recipe for fettuccine with chicken...
Max Halley’s potato snacks for watching the World Cup...
Asia Album: Celebrations of 22nd food festival in Macao
Turkish desserts that will warm your heart this winter
Firefighters contain wildfire near Spanish-French border
BARCELONA (AFP): Firefighters from Spain and France succeeded on Saturday in containing a wildfire...
German city deploys snowploughs after summer storm
FRANKFURT (AFP): A Germany city had to deploy snowploughs at the height of northern hemisphere...
At least 10 dead in floods near Beijing
BEIJING (AFP): At least 10 people were killed in floods in a city in Hebei province, officials said...