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WASHINGTON: A powerful winter storm sweeping across large parts of the United States has killed at least 10 people, disrupted travel and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands as freezing conditions persisted into Monday. The winter storm brought widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain, while officials warned that an […]
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy ships TABUK and MOAWIN successfully carried out a medical evacuation of a Sri Lankan national requiring urgent medical attention from an Indonesian-flagged vessel, MV Grey Palm, on the high seas, officials said on Saturday. The operation was launched after a formal request was received from the Sri […]
The Pak–US Friends Forum (PUFF) and World Watch Alert (WWA) were formally launched at an inaugural ceremony aimed at promoting informed discourse, cross-border dialogue and responsible communication amid growing challenges posed by misinformation. The ceremony was chaired by Asif Ali Bhatti, chairman, CEO and chief editor, who outlined the vision […]
DAVOS: US President Donald Trump on Thursday formally launched his new “Board of Peace” at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with world leaders — including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif — signing the founding charter aimed at pursuing a lasting peace agreement for Gaza. Leaders and senior officials from 19 […]
DAVOS: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would not use force to acquire Greenland, describing the issue as a “small ask” over a “piece of ice,” but insisted that no other nation could secure the Danish territory. “People thought I would use force, but I don’t have to […]
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 […]