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World Israel revokes order to cut AP live Gaza video feed OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel walked back its decision to shut down an Associated Press live video feed of war-torn... Updated 22 May, 2024 02:29pm
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World How did some countries react to Iran’s retaliatory strike against Israel PARIS: Countries around the world condemned Iran’s strikes on Israel late Saturday, warning the attack threatened to... Updated 14 Apr, 2024 07:56pm
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World UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an “immediate” ceasefire in... Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:37am
World Gazans break fast without 'joy of Ramazan' as Israel aggression continues GAZA STRIP: The first day of Ramazan came and went in Gaza, with residents marking a joyless iftar against a... Updated 12 Mar, 2024 10:29pm
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World UN chief urges COP28 to phase out fossil fuels DUBAI: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged an agreement at COP28 to phase out fossil fuels,... Published 11 Dec, 2023 01:33pm
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World Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by at... Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:53am
World Israel, Hamas appear to abide by truce, discuss further extensions CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces and Hamas fighters appeared to be abiding by a truce for a fifth morning on... Updated 28 Nov, 2023 03:23pm
World UN chief ‘strongly condemns’ North Korea satellite launch: spokesman UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres deplored North Korea’s launch of a military spy... Published 22 Nov, 2023 12:32pm
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World Why is Israel bombing south Gaza after telling people to go there? Israel has told civilians in the northern Gaza Strip, including residents of Gaza City, to move to the south of the... Published 26 Oct, 2023 04:52pm
World UN chief convenes ‘no nonsense’ climate summit, without China or US UNITED NATIONS: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set Wednesday to host a climate meeting marred at its... Published 20 Sep, 2023 12:09pm
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World Erdogan takes grain diplomacy to Putin in Sochi ISTANBUL: Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan visits his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday in a... Published 04 Sep, 2023 10:37am
World UN agency calls for debt pause option as poverty rates rise GENEVA/LONDON: A United Nations agency urged global finance ministers to give poor countries debt repayment breaks,... Published 14 Jul, 2023 09:44am
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer
PIA privatisation: Blue World City refuses to match PC’s ‘minimum expectation’ of Rs85.03bn, sticks to Rs10bn offer