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DUBAI: More than AED 2 million (around Rs152.4 million) in cash, about 35,000 electronic devices and nearly 3,000 passports were recovered from taxis in Dubai last year, the Roads and Transport Authority said after handling over 104,000 lost-property reports across the emirate. The reports were processed by the RTA’s Lost […]
At least seven people were killed and several others injured after an explosion tore through a hotel in a heavily guarded part of central Kabul on Monday, Afghan authorities said. Kabul police spokesperson Khalid Zadran said the blast occurred in the commercial Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood, an area that houses major office […]
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened to impose escalating tariffs on several European allies until the United States is allowed to purchase Greenland, sharply intensifying a diplomatic row with Denmark and the European Union. In a post on Truth Social, Trump announced that an additional 10% import tariff would […]
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces in Minnesota, as protests intensified following a surge in immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis. The warning came after days of clashes between residents and federal immigration agents, sparked by the fatal shooting of a […]
SEOUL: A South Korean court on Friday sentenced former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstruction of justice and other offences linked to his controversial declaration of martial law and its chaotic aftermath. Judge Baek Dae-hyun of Seoul’s Central District Court ruled that Yoon deliberately blocked […]
Pakistani immigration agents and citizens on Thursday voiced concern after the administration of US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Pakistan, as part of a tougher immigration crackdown. A US State Department spokesperson said the suspension would take effect from […]
According to the Wall Street Journal, Gulf countries led by Saudi Arabia have opposed any US military strike on Iran. Reports indicate that Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman have warned the United States that attacking Iran could destabilize the global oil market, which would also adversely affect the US economy. […]
ISLAMABAD: Amid escalating tensions triggered by nationwide protests in Iran and threats by US President Donald Trump to intervene in support of demonstrators, international news agency Reuters has reported that the United States may launch a military intervention in Iran within the next 24 hours. According to the report, the […]
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said he has been informed that killings linked to Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests are easing and that there is currently no plan for large-scale executions, even as tensions between Tehran and Washington remain elevated. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he had received the information from […]
CHITRAL: An American trophy hunter has successfully hunted a Kashmir Markhor in the Shasha-Thoshi Community Managed Game Reserve in Chitral under the supervision of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Wildlife Department. In a press release, Divisional Forest Officer (Wildlife) Chitral Farooq Nabi said the hunt was carried out in the Thoshi Shasha […]