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ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Saturday after developing a technical issue mid-air. According to sources, flight PK-860 was travelling from Jeddah to Lahore with more than 350 passengers on board when the crew reported a technical fault […]
WASHINGTON: The FBI has foiled a bomb plot targeting multiple sites, including immigration agents and vehicles, in Los Angeles and Orange County, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on Monday. According to Bondi, a group calling itself the Turtle Island Liberation Front was allegedly preparing a series of bombings in California […]
NEW DELHI: India on Monday took a major step towards ending decades of state control over nuclear power by introducing a bill in parliament that would allow private companies to build and operate nuclear plants, as the government seeks to make atomic energy a key pillar of its clean energy […]
Major cities including Berlin, London and New York stepped up security around Hanukkah events on Sunday following a deadly attack on a Jewish holiday celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, which Australian authorities have described as a targeted antisemitic assault. In Germany, Berlin police said security measures were being intensified around […]
SYDNEY: Australian police on Monday said the two alleged gunmen behind a deadly shooting at a Jewish celebration near Sydney’s Bondi Beach were a father and son, as the death toll rose to 16 in the country’s worst gun violence in nearly 30 years. Police said the 50-year-old father was […]
BANGKOK: Thailand imposed a curfew in its southeastern Trat province on Sunday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of the disputed border region, two days after US President Donald Trump said both sides had agreed to halt hostilities. The Southeast Asian neighbours have clashed repeatedly this year following […]
PROVIDENCE: A shooting at Brown University in the US state of Rhode Island has left two people dead and at least eight others in critical condition, prompting a massive law enforcement response and a campus-wide lockdown. Providence Mayor Brett Smiley confirmed the deaths, while local authorities said the injured are […]
A massive artificial intelligence campus is rising out of the Abu Dhabi desert, marking the United Arab Emirates’ most ambitious effort yet to pivot from an oil-driven economy to one powered by advanced technology. Spread across an area roughly a quarter the size of Paris, the site will house data […]
Türkiye is planning to establish a facility in Pakistan to assemble combat drones, according to Turkish officials familiar with the matter. The move is part of Ankara’s efforts to expand its defense industry in international markets. Türkiye’s defense exports rose 30% in the first 11 months of 2025, reaching a […]
A delegation of Pakistan Travel Mart visited Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the Kingdom of Thailand as part of their effort to strengthen Pakistan Thailand tourism relations. The delegation meet with Mr. Salman Pervez, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Pakistan in Thailand, and Col. Shahadat Hussain, […]