The greenback climbed above 156 yen for the first time since July. The euro slumped to its weakest since Nov. 2023 at $1.0546 and sterling hit its lowest on the dollar in three months at $1.2683. Higher trade tariffs and tighter immigration under the incoming Trump administration are projected to fuel inflation, potentially slowing the […]
Brent crude futures were down 6 cents, or 0.08%, at $72.22 a barrel by 0133 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) futures were down 13 cents, or 0.19%, at $68.30. The U.S. Energy Information Administration has slightly raised its expectation of U.S. oil output to an average of 13.23 million barrels per day this […]
The Met Office in a report has forecast likely rainfall in most of the districts of Punjab from today till November 16. In an early morning Air Quality Index report smog engulfed 10 districts of Punjab with a maximum AQI reading of 1038 in Lahore. The AQI reading in Bahawalpur remained 451, Multan 425, and […]
According to details, 75 shops and several wedding halls have been sealed across Lahore for violating closing hours, while 14 restaurants were shut down for defying the ban on outdoor dining. In Shalimar Tehsil, 9 shops and 3 restaurants were sealed for violations, while City Tehsil saw 4 shops sealed for staying open past designated […]
Major General Guardado succeeds Rear Admiral Guillermo Rios of Argentina, to whom the Secretary-General is “grateful for his contribution to United Nations peacekeeping efforts”, the announcement said. The general has had a long and distinguished career in the Mexican Army, currently serving as Commissioner of the National Guard in Yucatan. Before this, he served as […]
The 55-year-old hopes to grab two-thirds of the legislature’s 225 seats to press ahead with reforms after the country’s economic meltdown two years ago, when then-president Gotabaya Rajapaksa was ousted. Dissanayake took power after sweeping September elections on a promise to combat graft and recover the country’s stolen assets. “I expect a new country, a […]
“Human Rights Watch has amassed evidence that Israeli officials are… committing the war crime of forcible transfer,” the report said. “Israel’s actions appear to also meet the definition of ethnic cleansing” in the areas where Palestinians will not be able to return, HRW added. Nadia Hardman, an HRW researcher, noted the 172-page report’s findings are […]
Spanish weather forecaster AEMET issued red alerts on Wednesday morning for eastern Tarragona and southern Malaga provinces, saying it expected them to receive as much as 180 millimetres (7.1 inches) of rain within 12 hours that could cause rivers to overflow and generate flash floods. Orange alerts were issued for Thursday for southern Granada and […]
According to a Motorway Police spokesperson Rs847,000 cash was found at the Jalalpur Interchange restroom, left behind by a citizen traveling from Rahim Yar Khan to Multan. Upon receiving the missing bag report via helpline 130, patrol officers promptly located the bag and returned it to the owner. The grateful citizen praised the Motorway Police’s […]
As per details, the police officials stated that the incident occurred in the Landhi Jalandhar area of Bannu where two groups opened fire at each other and killed four. In a separate incident, at least five people were killed in the Chamkani area of Peshawar over a property dispute. The police officials said that the […]
