GUWAHATI (AFP): India’s Assam state has scrapped an 89-year-old law that allowed marriage involving...
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Trump notches easy win over Haley in march to Republican...
CHARLESTON (AP/Reuters): Donald Trump cruised to a decisive victory Saturday in the South Carolina...
Strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Israel, Hamas seek deal
GAZA STRIP (AFP): Dozens of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have been killed in the latest Israeli...
PML-N gets Speaker’s slot in Punjab Assembly
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UK pledges £245 million to boost Ukraine artillery...
Four Western leaders arrive in Kyiv to show solidarity...
Global
South Korean doctors holds a mass rally against medical policy
SEOUL (Reuters): Thousands of South Korean doctors held a mass rally on Sunday against government...
India navy to open strategic base near Maldives
NEW DELHI New Delhi (AFP): India’s navy has said it is bolstering forces on...
Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid...
FP Report NEW YORK: Members issued a statement on Saturday expressing their deep concern over...
Moscow says Russia, China agree that Russia must be...
Italian navy ship shoots down drone in Red Sea
Armenia says it’s ready for peace deal if...
Asia’s richest man takes global rich to the zoo
British-owned bulk carrier Rubymar sinks in Red Sea
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Business
Tesla aims to ship Roadster cars next year, Musk says
NEW YORK (Reuters): Tesla will aim to ship its Roadster electric sports car next year, the electric...
Asian markets mostly lower as traders await fresh data
Hong Kong (AFP/APP): Asian markets began Tuesday mostly lower after record-setting gains last week...
OGDCL earns Rs123.296 bln profit in first half of FY 2023-24
F.P. Report Islamabad: The Board of Directors of Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)...
Editorial
Gaza invasion and Arab-Islamic Summit
Saudi Arabia hosted the emergency summit of the Muslim nations in response to the exceptional...
President’s pro-pary legacy
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), without quoting the name of President Arif Alvi, has...
Judge and justice of own choice
Supreme Court’s Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi who was due to submit his reply to the show...
Pakistan
Slow pace of clearance suffers business activities at Torkham
F.P. Report LANDI KOTAL: Unhurried examination process at Torkham border in the name of security...
Zardari, Achakzai vie for presidential contest
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The presidential election in Pakistan is scheduled for March 9 when Asif Ali...
Focus on to improve law, order: KP CM
F.P. Report CHARSADDA: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, has termed...
Six bills adopted by Senate to amend ordinances
Mother holds right over custody of minor till 7 years:...
Severe weather in Dir compel schools to remain shut
Bilawal says those involved in cipher case must be...
Senator Bahramand Tangi withdraws resolution seeking...
SIC members call for urgent PA session to tackle...
Afghanistan
Russia voices support for Kabul’s participation at COP29
KABUL (Ariana News): A Russian official has said that Afghanistan’s representatives should have...
National labor conference to be held next month
KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Public Works said that in order to investigate the causes of...
Environmental issues should not be politicized, says NEPA
KABUL (BNA): Hafez Aziz Rahman, the head of the National Environmental Protection Authority (NEPA)...
Entertainment
Dabang Khan celebrates 58th birthday in style
Monitoring Desk MUMBAI: Salman Khan celebrated his 58th birthday on Wednesday. On the superstar’s...
China pressures influential Taiwanese band ahead of elections...
TAIPEI (Reuters): China has pressured an influential Taiwanese rock band called Mayday to make pro...
Bollywood dancer-turned-actress Nora Fatehi radiates elegance in...
Monitoring Desk MUMBAD: Noted dancer-turned-actress Nora Fatehi never failed to grab the...
Articles
An ode to a legacy
Syeda Umme Summaiya Gilani ‘‘Money isn’t important … it’s producing and creating things and...
Gaza war could shift region’s rules of engagement
Dr. Mohammed Al-Sulami Operation Al-Aqsa Flood has openly displayed the conflicting interests of...
Labour’s new graduate plan could bankrupt Britain
Matthew Lynn Some smooth patter. A little easy-going charm. And a flexible relationship with the...
Arts & Literature
Louvre Museum and Versailles Palace evacuated after bomb threats...
PARIS (AP) : The Louvre Museum in Paris and Versailles Palace evacuated visitors and staff Saturday...
Japanese artist Kusama Yayoi to showcase work at AlUla festival
ALULA (Agencies) : Japanese artist Kusama Yayoi is all set to exhibit her artwork, titled...
MoMA adds 1st NFT art ‘Unsupervised’ by Refik Anadol...
ISTANBUL (AA) : The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), one of the world’s most prestigious art...
Sports
Quetta Gladiators beat Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets
F.P. Report LAHORE: Quetta Gladiators Monday thrashed Lahore Qalandars by 5 wickets (with 5 balls...
China’s Pan puts world on notice in leadup to Olympics
DOHA (Reuters): A World Championships rammed into a tight window before the Paris Olympics was...
Hockey coach says India ‘extremely difficult for...
NEW DELHI (AFP): India women’s hockey coach and former Olympic gold medallist Janneke...
Australia’s Warner ready for hostile New Zealand...
Israeli swimmer booed at world swim championships
No Kohli, no problem: Jaiswal leads charge of bright...
Former England captains tear into ‘Bazball or...
Sinner a winner again as he powers to Rotterdam Open...
Sabalenka has appetite for more success in Dubai
Technology
Meet Ashley, the world’s first AI-powered political...
NEW YORK (Reuters): Democrat Shamaine Daniels is running for Congress, eyeing a seat held by Trump...
Blue Origin announces space launch next week, first since 2022...
NEW YORK (AFP): Jeff Bezos’ space company Blue Origin said on Tuesday it was aiming to launch...
US naval lab confirms water on moon
Monitoring Desk WASHINGTON: This finding suggests the presence of water on the Moon’s...
Epic Games wins antitrust case against Google over...
French AI start-up Mistral AI raises 385 mn euros
Google admits AI viral video was edited to look better
TikTok announces $1.5b deal to restart Indonesia...
Elon Musk reinstates Alex Jones’ X account...
Nvidia CEO aims to set up a base in Vietnam
Health
Gaza cancer patients arrive in Turkey for treatment
Gaza (AFP): More than two dozen Palestinian cancer patients, who had crossed from Gaza into Egypt...
US woman with rare double uterus expecting babies in both
Alabama (AFP): It’s double trouble, with a unique twist: A 32-year-old woman from Alabama who...
‘Forever chemicals’ blood tests in Belgium over...
BRUSSELS (AFP): Belgium’s southern Wallonia region pledged Tuesday to offer free blood tests...
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Travel
India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport
Monitoring Desk Kathmandu, Nepal: India has refused to allow big passenger planes to use its...
EU wants ‘full clarity’ on Poland cash-for-visas...
BRUSSELS (AFP): The EU’s executive arm said Tuesday it was still waiting for clear answers...
India may ban pilots, cabin crew from wearing perfume
Monitoring Desk NEW DELHI: India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is proposing a...
Swiss-led team drives electric vans from Geneva to Doha
Indonesia is set to launch Southeast Asia’s first high...
Yemen carrier suspends international flights from...
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N.Ireland unionists concerned at new Brexit port checks
Germany tightens Polish, Czech border checks as...
Kids Corner
KP govt identifies mastermind behind MDCAT Bluetooth scam
F.P. Report PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has claimed to have identified the...
Teachers banned from using mobile phones in girls primary schools
F.P. Report KHAIRPUR: District Education Officer (DEO) Khairpur has banned use of mobile phones by...
Children traumatized by Morocco ‘nightmare’ quake
RABAT (AFP): Nine-year-old Moroccan girl Ibtissam Ait Iddar was fortunate to have been rescued from...
Technology empowered educational transformation
Child poverty surges as 1 in 6 live in extreme poverty...
China to impose hefty fines, penalties for illegal...
Egypt ban on face veil in schools sparks debate
Students’ learns in open sky at rented building
Parents urged to play active role in safeguarding...
Food
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...
Henry Harris’ French summer salads – recipes
Henry Harris Summer trips to France for me have always involved daily trips to the local market and...
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Police arrest 109 climate protesters at Australian coal port
SYDNEY (AFP): More than 100 climate activists have been arrested after staging a floating blockade...
Some farmers in drought-hit Iraq forced to reduce crops: NGO
BAGHDAD (AFP): Sixty percent of farmers surveyed in four provinces of drought-hit Iraq reported...
Heat, disease, air pollution: How climate change impacts health
NEW YORK (AFP): Growing calls for the world to come to grips with the many ways that global warming...