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Middle East

UAE confirms murder of Israeli-Moldovan, says 3 arrested

DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday confirmed the murder of an Israeli-Moldovan and said three suspects have...

Updated 25 Nov, 2024 12:15am

Pakistan

Arrests made as PTI convoys en route to Islamabad for protest

Govt vows to 'protect Islamabad', warns of strict action against those heading to capital city for protest

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 11:10pm

South Asia

India mosque survey sparks clashes, two dead

LUCKNOW: Indian Muslim protesters clashed with police on Sunday with at least two people killed in riots sparked by...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 11:02pm

Pakistan

Internet services face disruption again in Pakistan

Internet disruption was experienced by users in various parts of Pakistan on Sunday, as the government vowed to...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

World

Developing nations blast $300bn COP29 climate deal as insufficient

BAKU: Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:47pm

Pakistan

Kurram district: mediators strike 7-day ceasefire deal between warring tribes

PESHAWAR: Pakistani officials announced a seven-day truce Sunday after days of bitter sectarian gunfights in the...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:29pm

Pakistan

People rejected PTI’s protest call, says Ahsan

Federal minister for planning and special projects, Ahsan Iqbal, said on Sunday that the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:11pm

Europe

Two missiles, 27 drones downed over Russia’s Kursk: regional governor

Two Ukrainian missiles and 27 drones were destroyed over Russia’s Kursk region, the governor of the region that...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:04pm

Middle East

Gunman shot dead, 3 police injured in shooting near Israeli embassy in Jordan

AMMAN: A gunman was dead and three policemen injured after a shooting near the Israeli embassy in neighbouring...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:04pm

South Asia

US SEC issues summons for India’s Adani, nephew on bribery allegations

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, indicted on...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:03pm

Pakistan

PTI protest: all educational institutions in Islamabad to remain closed on Monday

Islamabad’s district administration has announced that all educational institutions in the federal capital will...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:03pm

Pakistan

Belarus President to arrive in Pakistan on November 25: FO

At the invitation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, President of the Republic of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko will...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 09:50pm

Sports

Davis Cup organisers hit back at critics of Nadal retirement ceremony

MÁLAGA: Davis Cup organisers said tennis superstar Rafael Nadal had the retirement ceremony that he wanted this week...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 09:48pm

Pakistan

Three more polio cases take Pakistan’s 2024 tally to 55

Pakistan reported three new polio cases on Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the country in 2024 to 55,...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 09:21pm

South Asia

US agency conducting due diligence on Adani’s Sri Lanka project: Bloomberg

A U.S. agency that agreed to lend more than $500 million to a Sri Lanka port development backed by the Adani Group...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 09:12pm

Markets

Indian regulator rejects Apple request to put antitrust report on hold

NEW DELHI: India’s antitrust body has turned down a request from Apple to put a hold on an investigation report...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 09:04pm

Sports

Max Verstappen wraps up 4th straight driver’s championship

Max Verstappen clinched his fourth consecutive World Drivers’ Championship with a fifth-place finish at the Las...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 08:43pm

Sports

Zimbabwe beat Pakistan in rain-shortened ODI

BULAWAYO: Zimbabwe beat Pakistan by 80 runs in a rain-shortened one-day international at Queens Sports Club in...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 08:13pm

Sports

Kohli, Jaiswal showcase India’s past, present and future with breathtaking centuries

PERTH: Batting maestro Virat Kohli wound back the clock with a sensational masterclass against Australia in the...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 07:57pm

Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks with three European powers in Geneva on Friday

DUBAI: Iran will hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 , the Iranian...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 07:26pm

Stocks

Most Gulf markets gain on oil; Egypt falls

Most stock markets in the Gulf ended higher on Sunday in response to a rise in oil prices, although the Egyptian...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 07:21pm

Aleem apprised of challenges facing SEZs

Directs senior officials of the Board of Investment to include Chinese diplomatic officials in the next meeting so that the problems can be resolved in a coordinated manner

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 06:44pm

PTI’s Islamabad protest: police arrest party leaders, workers

Published 24 Nov, 2024 06:17pm

Middle East

Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, spurring new wave of displacement

CAIRO: The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb,...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 06:06pm

Sports

Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer shatter IPL pay record with eye-watering deals

NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer bagged eye-watering $3 million-plus deals in Sunday’s Indian Premier League...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 05:53pm

‘Security in full force’, says Naqvi as PTI convoys vow to reach Islamabad

Published 24 Nov, 2024 05:07pm

NIRC, labour courts must speed up case disposal: SC

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said that serious efforts be made by the Labour Courts, Labour Appellate Tribunals, and...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 04:49pm

FBR seeks compulsory retirement regime to clear ‘dead wood’

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Rashid Langrial has urged the Establishment Division to bring a...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 04:49pm

USA

Trump pick Lutnick’s firm in talks with Tether for $2 billion bitcoin lending project, Bloomberg reports

US President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary, Howard Lutnick is in talks to deepen his financial...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 02:51pm

Country’s economic indicators improving, says Punjab Governor

LAHORE: Terming the continuity of policies critical for the development of the country’s economy, Governor Punjab...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 02:46pm

Naqvi tells Gohar: ‘No sit-ins, processions or rallies after IHC’s order’

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi informed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 02:44pm

Europe

Ukraine needs better air defences, Zelenskiy says after Russian drone attack

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday Ukraine needs to strengthen its air defences to protect people...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 02:43pm

Europe

Irish PM’s party sees poll lead narrow ahead of election

DUBLIN: Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris’ Fine Gael party has seen its lead over both its main coalition partner...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 02:41pm

Sports

Wanderers coach Stajcic brands Mata agent ‘cowardly’ after criticism

Western Sydney Wanderers coach Alen Stajcic has labelled Juan Mata’s agent “cowardly” after the Spanish World Cup...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 11:46am

Sports

Vince Whaley, Maverick McNealy share lead at RSM Classic

Vince Whaley matched the low round of the day with a 7-under-par 63 on Saturday to share the lead with Maverick...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:39am

World

Australia protest forces ship to abort arrival at coal port, 138 arrested

SYDNEY: A climate change protest off the coast of Australia’s New South Wales State forced an inbound ship to turn...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:35am

Asia

Philippine VP’s assassination threat against president a national security matter, official says

MANILA: The Philippines’ security council will verify an alleged assassination threat by Vice President Sara Duterte...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:30am

Sports

Orlando Pride beat Washington for maiden NWSL title

Zambian striker Barbra Banda lifted the Orlando Pride to their first NWSL Championship title on Saturday, beating...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:26am

World

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia

The United States is using Taiwan to provoke a serious crisis in Asia, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:23am

Europe

Turkiye Erdogan to discuss Ukraine war with NATO chief

ANKARA: Turkiye President Tayyip Erdogan will discuss the latest developments in the Russia-Ukraine war with NATO...

Published 24 Nov, 2024 10:15am

No compromise on water, says Murad

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said that not even a drop of the province’s water share will be given...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:09am

Amount worked out by FTO is Rs292.549bn: DGI&I IR probe confirms Rs380m GST fraud

ISLAMABAD: The Directorate General of Intelligence and Investigation Inland Revenue has investigated three similar...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:08am

PTI protest, sit-in: Security level elevated to maximum alert in Capital

ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday implemented stringent security measures and transportation restrictions in...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:07am

‘Petrochemical import halt sparks industry crisis’: FPCCI

KARACHI: The President of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI), Atif Ikram Sheikh...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:07am

No negotiations or talks with PTI at any level, says Tarar

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Culture, Ataullah Tarar...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 10:02am

SNGPL’s unaudited accounts for 3Q2023: Rs135.67bn GIDC recovery raises serious questions

ISLAMABAD: Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited’s declaration of Rs135,673,877 as recoverable Gas Infrastructure...

Updated 24 Nov, 2024 09:59am

Opinion

Immunization: a shield against infections

As the seasons change, many cities across the world face a challenge that affects both the environment and public...