GAZA (Agencies): The Palestinian death toll in Israel’s Gaza war kept climbing Sunday after...
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US-British strikes on Yemen ‘escalate tensions’: Iran
TEHRAN (AFP) : Iran condemned on Sunday the latest strikes by the United States and Britain on...
Israel discusses next steps in truce talks as Gaza desperation...
JERUSALEM (AFP/AP): Israel’s war cabinet has discussed the next steps for negotiations toward a...
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
PML-N gets Speaker’s slot in Punjab Assembly
Dead horses, scraps, leaves: Gaza’s hungry get...
Global
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 as summer...
BENGALURU: India’s tech hub of Bengaluru is struggling with water shortages amid a drought, with...
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...
Secretary Blinken’s Call with Ukrainian Foreign...
Business
Top global energy traders face multi-billion cash quandary
LONDON (Reuters): As the world’s top global energy trading houses prepare for their biggest annual...
Amazon’s AWS to invest over $5bn to boost cloud computing...
MEXICO CITY (Reuters): Amazon Web Services Mexico (AWS), a unit of Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)...
NEPRA hikes power tariff by whopping Rs7.5 per unit
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers in Pakistan will see an increase in their bills...
Pakistan to seek loan package plus climate finance...
PSX stays bullish, gains 490 more points
LIPTON and Al-Fatah join forces: Doubling impact...
Engro Corp revenues show robust growth of 35% in 2023
Telenor and EFU Life enhance customer protection with...
Indus Hospital launches ambitious Ramazan drive
Editorial
Public institutions, a political scapegoat
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice-President and Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz has...
Electoral fiasco, after Suo Motu
Recently, the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial took a suo motu notice regarding an...
Chairman’s resignation and role of bureaucracy
Recently, the National Accountability Bureau Chairman Aftab Sultan tendered his resignation as the...
Pakistan
Law and order to be maintained at all costs, says Gandapur
F.P. Report Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Khan Gandapur on Sunday, reached...
Communication, roads reopens after 10 days of snowfall in Chitral
F.P. Report CHITRAL: Due to the recent heavy snow, the road of Hearth, Karimabad, Susom, etc., had...
PTI founder okays candidates for Senate polls
F.P. Report RAWALPINDI: The PTI founder has okayed party’s candidates for the Senate elections...
Afghanistan
Afghanistan-Turkey trade reached $100m in 2023
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Industry and Commerce said that in 2023, Afghanistan had $100...
Over 40,000 Afghan citizens obtain Turkish Residence Permits
KABUL (Agenices): According to data from the Turkish Ministry of Interior’s Migration Authority...
Cabinet meeting discussed challenges of cargo transportation...
KABUL (BNA): Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan...
Selling girls as child brides in Taliban-Controlled...
Deputy PM meets with Baghlan scholars, discussed...
Balkh agriculture sector suffers due to climate change
No trade via Torkham, Kharlachi as talks fizzle out
Greater government support urged for women...
Dollar dips 21pc against afghani but prices fall by...
Entertainment
Singer Ariana Grande files for divorce two years of marriage
Monitoring Desk LOS ANGELES: US singer Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez are going their separate ways...
Taylor Swift, Beyonce reporting jobs trigger controversy
NEW YORK (AFP): It’s rare for a news outlet to dedicate a reporter to one personality, but...
UK police say sex assault claim lodged against actor Russell...
LONDON (AFP): Police in London on Monday said they had received a report of alleged sexual assault...
Drew Barrymore and ‘The Talk’ postpone...
Five can’t-miss movies from the Toronto film fest
Monster trucks and levity lift London Fashion Week
Pakistani dramas destroying social norms and values:...
Grand maestro’ Ustad Amanat Ali Khan’ remembred on his...
Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan to work together after...
Articles
Iraq is at a crossroads — with Al-Sudani fighting a lone battle
Hafed Al-Ghwell Amid the ever-shifting sands and raging fires of a convulsing Arab region, Iraq...
Multilateral cooperation must not fall by the wayside
Sri Mulyani Indrawati Global leadership was woefully absent in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis...
Turkish-Kuwaiti ties can continue uptick under Sheikh Mishal
Sinem Cengiz Kuwait has experienced two changes in leadership in just over three years. Sheikh...
Arts & Literature
Trailblazers: Safia Farhat — Tunisian artist, educator and...
DUBAI (Arabnews): Tunisian artist Safia Farhat was not only a dynamic tapestry creator, but had an...
Stockholm takes steps to restore and preserve Haga Ruins
Monitoring Desk STOCKHOLM: The Haga Ruins in Stockholm has been a topic of discussion among...
People flock to Gandhara art exhibition in China
F.P. Report BEIJING: The Pakistan-China joint exhibition being held at the Palace Museum to...
Sports
Iran asks FIFA to ban Israel over war in Gaza
TEHRAN (Agencies): Iran’s football federation said Saturday it has asked world...
Beijing cancels Argentina friendly as Messi fallout continues
Beijing (Agencies): Argentina’s friendly against Ivory Coast, scheduled to be held in Beijing in...
Gut-Behrami wins Soldeu giant slalom to leapfrog Shiffrin in...
Soldeu (AFP): In-form Swiss skier Lara Gut-Behrami ousted injured Mikaela Shiffrin at the top of...
Technology
Exclusive-North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile maker
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters): An elite group of North Korean hackers secretly breached computer...
Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues
LONDON (Reuters): If medieval advances in the plough didn’t lift Europe’s peasants out...
Iraq blocks Telegram app, cites personal data violations
BAGHDAD (Reuters) : Iraq’s telecoms ministry said it has blocked the Telegram messaging app...
Health
Do you stay up late? These research findings should concern you
Monitoring Desk Helsinki: Researchers in a new study have sounded an alarm for those who stay and...
Campaigners slam Japan government forced sterilisation report
TOKYO (AFP): Japanese campaigners on Wednesday slammed a government report into the sterilisation...
US FDA approves Eli Lilly-Boehringer’s diabetes drugs for...
SILVER SPRING (Reuters): The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday approved Eli Lilly...
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KARACHI: Indian fishermen on way to home at a train station...
Travel
India’s 10,000 forgotten mansions
Soumya Gayatri Evening had fallen by the time I alighted from my train in Karaikudi, a town in the...
From handicrafts to historical beauties, unending wonders of...
Neslihan Koçak Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Romans and Turks and more, Mardin has had many...
Portugal travel warning issued by UK Foreign Office
Lottie Gibbons The UK Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for people travelling to...
Five countries that are safer for women
Herceg Novi: The city of the sun, an undiscovered...
UK travellers to France face long delays for third day
Khunjerab Pass opened for Pak-China trade after 3 years
European bank allocates $152M for investment in...
European aviation sector fears CO2 rules could clip...
Kids Corner
FPSC announces schedule for CSS 2023 exams
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) Thursday announced the schedule...
Lahore: Inflated electricity bills threaten closure of private...
F.P. Report LAHORE: Hundreds of private schools in Lahore fear closure because of excessive...
Death toll of children in Afghanistan quake rises to 155
GAYAN, Afghanistan (AP): The death toll of children in last week’s devastating earthquake in...
UN: 3.5 million Bangladeshi children lack safe water...
UK pledges £130m for girls’ education in Pakistan
Iranian girl, 4, dies after being left in car under...
Investment in education, health crucial to achieve...
After year of violence, US schools try to tame tensions
DNR: Kids built military-style bunker in state game...
Food
Food prices rise at fastest rate in 14 years – Stats NZ
Web Desk Food prices have risen at their fastest rate in 14 years over the past year. Stats NZ says...
A guide to the best dishes at Global Village 2022: from dynamite...
One Carlo Diaz Global Village has returned for another season of fun and excitement — and a whole...
UK food price rises reach 14-year high in October
Daria Mosolova UK grocery prices rose at their fastest pace in 14 years in October, pointing to a...
‘Y’all ready for this?’ Can Britain resist America’s...
UN warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka amid...
Over the top: how to liven up soup
‘Authentic desi food in Doha’: The story of Punjab...
Health food or not? Study shows surprising food...
Thomasina Miers’ recipe for black bean enfrijoladas
Evacuation order issued for Canadian town as wildfire crosses...
(Reuters): An evacuation order for the Canadian town of Osoyoos and its surrounding district has...
July to be hottest month on record as UN warns of ‘global...
NEW YORK (AFP): July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed...
As Khanun forms, China warns of third typhoon in three weeks
BEIJING (Reuters): Chinese forecasters on Saturday warned of the approach of Tropical Storm Khanun...