The coin, which sparked intense bidding among eight online participants, was purchased by a European collector for more than 1.83 million Swiss francs (approximately $2.09 million). The coin had been initially priced at over €800,000. Weighing 8 grams and roughly the size of a euro, the coin is described as “a piece of history” by […]
Hamas also provided the names of four hostages who are US citizens but do not fall into the previous category. Moreover, Hamas also submitted a list of Palestinian security prisoners held in Israel, which it wants to be released in exchange for the hostages. The list is under review by Israel, with an Israeli negotiating […]
A day after Yoon himself was hit with a travel ban, his party was forging a “resignation roadmap” that reportedly could see him step down in February or March before fresh elections. Yoon suspended civilian rule a week ago and sent special forces and helicopters to parliament before lawmakers forced him to rescind the decree […]
Israel, which borders Syria, sent troops into a buffer zone on the east of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights after Assad’s fall, in what Foreign Minister Gideon Saar described as a “limited and temporary step” for “security reasons”. It has also carried out “about 250 air strikes on Syrian territory” over the last 48 hours to […]
The IFJ and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) condemned the killings and continued attacks on journalists. The IFJ also called for an immediate investigation into their killings. “In such dangerous conditions, the IFJ reminds journalists on the ground to take precautions, wear professional safety equipment, and not to travel without their media providing them with […]
The extension came during the meeting of the Emergency Committee of the WHO held on November 6 regarding the international spread of poliovirus at WHO headquarters, according to a statement. The Emergency Committee reviewed the data on wild poliovirus (WPV1) and circulating vaccine-derived polioviruses (cVDPV). The Secretariat presented a report of progress for affected IHR […]
“On this day in 1971, during the Indo-Pak War at the Zafarwal-Shakargarh Sector, Sowar Muhammad Hussain Shaheed displayed unparalleled courage and extraordinary devotion to duty. By identifying enemy tanks and directing the crew of recoilless rifles, he contributed to the destruction of 16 enemy tanks,” said an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) news release here Tuesday. […]
Facilitating the nation over the record surge in foreign remittances, in a statement, he also expressed gratitude to overseas Pakistanis for sending record 2.9 billion dollar remittances in November this year. PM Shehbaz Sharif said during the first five months of the current fiscal year, remittances reached 14.8 billion dollars, showing a surge of 33.6 […]
The remittances reached US$ 14.8 billion during July-November 2024-25 as against the remittances of US$ 11.1 billion received during July-November 2023-24. On a year-on-year basis, workers’ remittances during November 2024 recorded an inflow of US$ 2.9 billion, posting an increase of 29.1 percent as compared to the same month of last year. Remittances inflows during […]
The UN peacekeeping force deployed in the Golan Heights, known as UNDOF, “informed the Israeli counterparts that these actions would constitute a violation of the 1974 disengagement agreement,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He said that the Israeli forces that entered the zone were still present in at least three locations. Israeli […]
