Kyiv said it had seized more than 80 settlements over 1,150 square km (444 square miles) in Kursk since launching a surprise strike across the border on Aug. 6, the biggest invasion of Russia since World War Two. “Kursk direction. Minus one more bridge! Ukrainian Air Force aviation continues to deprive the enemy of logistical […]
The cyclone, which hit Puerto Rico earlier this week, was over the archipelago after making landfall at 0830 GMT packing maximum sustained winds of 85 miles (137 kilometers) per hour, according to the Miami-based National Hurricane Center. “A dangerous storm surge is expected to produce significant coastal flooding on Bermuda in areas of onshore winds. […]
According to sources, Zafar, the Adiala jail former official was arrested on August 13 for interrogation regarding the ongoing issue of aiding Imran Khan in jail. Earlier, Former Inspector General (IG) Prisons Shahid Saleem Baig also returned to his residence in Lahore following what is said to be a ‘two-day detention’. Shahid Saleem Baig’s staffer […]
Indian medical professionals started a 24-hour shutdown of non-emergency services across the country on Saturday in protest against the brutal rape and murder of a doctor in the eastern city of Kolkata. The shutdown, which began at 6 a.m. (0030 GMT), will cut off access to elective medical procedures and out-patient consultations in the world’s […]
The high court bench issued its reserved verdict over the petition hearing against the outage of the Internet and ordered all parties to appear in the next court hearing by their representatives. Justice Shakil Ahmed of the LHC issued an order and adjourned further case hearings until August 21. Challenging the internet outage in Pakistan […]
Tests in Jordan confirmed the disease in an unvaccinated 10-month-old from the central Gaza Strip, the health ministry in Ramallah said. According to the United Nations, Gaza, now in its 11th month of war, has not registered a polio case for 25 years, although type 2 poliovirus was detected in samples collected from the territory’s […]
In a joint statement, the US, Qatar and Egypt said Washington had presented a new proposal that built on points of agreement over the past week, closing gaps in a way that could allow rapid implementation of a deal. Mediators would keep working on the proposal, they said. “The path is now set for that […]
The White House said Thursday that attacks carried out by “violent settlers” on Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank “are unacceptable and must stop” after one person was killed during a mob attack on a small Palestinian village. “Attacks by violent settlers against Palestinian civilians in the West Bank are unacceptable and must stop,” […]
Imran has also requested the court to provide records of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) April 2020 decision to close the £190 million case. He contends that the investigating officer stated that approval to close the case was given during NAB’s 343rd Executive Board meeting. However, the trial court had previously rejected a request for […]
Talks opened in Qatar’s capital amid a wider international diplomatic bid to ease tensions that have spiked since the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. An Israeli delegation attended the Doha talks, which also involved US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington […]
