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Pakistan, Iran reaffirm USD 10 bn trade goal, advance FTA
Islamabad: Pakistan and Iran have reaffirmed their commitment to raising bilateral trade to USD 10 billion annually after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) and agreeing to accelerate negotiations on a free…
- World
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan Senate despite AIPAC spending
Michigan: Egyptian-American physician and former public health official Abdul El-Sayed on Wednesday, August 5, won the Democratic nomination for the US Senate in Michigan, defeating four-term Congresswoman Haley Stevens in a closely…
- World
34 dead as 60,000 migrants enter Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco
Ceuta: Some 60,000 migrants have entered Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta’s president says. That is equivalent to 70 per cent of the city’s regular population. At least…
- World
Nine dead as thousands cross into Spain’s Ceuta from Morocco
Madrid: Spain will deploy its military to restore order at its border with Morocco in Ceuta after thousands of migrants streamed into the tiny Spanish territory, with at least nine dying in…
- World
Asked if he’s anti-Muslim, Elon Musk responds
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, has defended his views on immigration and Western values after being asked directly whether he considers himself anti-Muslim during an interview with…
- World
Paris Grand Mosque marks 100 years amid rising tensions
Paris: A hundred years ago, Paris erected a monumental mosque to honour Muslim soldiers from French colonies who fought in World War I. It’s now an integral part of the capital’s bustling…
- Middle East
Turkiye tightens security ahead of NATO leaders’ summit
Ankara: Turkiye is rolling out sweeping security measures for next month’s NATO summit, deploying tens of thousands of police and placing air defenses on high alert, while banning public gatherings and imposing…
- World
Should not feel like suburb of Islamabad: Denmark plans Azaan ban
Copenhagen: Denmark’s government is considering a nationwide ban on the public broadcast of the Islamic call to prayer, or Azaan, and has launched a legal review to determine whether such a measure…
- World
Machado can’t award Peace Prize to Trump, says Nobel Institute
Washington: The organisation that oversees the Nobel Peace Prize is throwing cold water on talk of Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado giving her recent award to President Donald Trump. Once the…
- World
Myanmar holds second round of polls amid armed conflict
Yangon: Myanmar resumed voting Sunday, January 11 in the second round of its first general election in five years, expanding polling to additional townships, including some areas affected by the civil war…
- World
Anti-ICE protests across US after shootings in Minneapolis, Portland
Thousands of people have marched in Minneapolis to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer there and the shooting of two protesters in Portland, Oregon, as Minnesota…
- Offbeat
‘Wait a Minute’ meme star Brett Ambler goes viral again
Brett Ambler, best known for the “Wait A Minute…. Who are you?” meme has gone viral once, only that this time for the exact opposite reason. Seemingly as an adult, only a…
- World
Terror attack in Australia: Pakistani man wrongly identified as shooter
A Pakistani man was wrongly identified as one of the shooters in the terror attack on Bondi Beach in Australia’s Sydney on Sunday, December 14. The man identified as Sheik Naveed Akram,…
- World
US to re-examine green card holders from ‘countries of concern’ after DC shooting
Washington: The Trump administration has said it will conduct a “rigorous” re-examination of all Green Cards issued to immigrants from “every country of concern” in the wake of the shooting of two…
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Pakistani airstrikes kill 10, mostly children: Afghanistan
Kabul: Afghanistan’s Taliban government on Tuesday accused Pakistan of launching overnight airstrikes in three eastern provinces, killing 10 civilians, including nine children, in a sign of worsening tensions between the two neighbours.…
