[ LAHORE: Pakistan is staring down the barrel of a food security emergency that could ripple through every layer of its economy. The catastrophic monsoon floods of 2025 have submerged vast swathes of the country, from Punjab’s wheat belt to Sindh’s rice-growing districts and parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Over 2,000 villages have been inundated, displacing millions, … Read more

MEXICO CITY: At least 15 people were killed Saturday in a road crash involving three vehicles in southeast Mexico, local authorities said. A cargo truck overturned on the highway between the cities of Merida and Campeche, hitting a car and a truck transporting construction workers, Yucatan state’s security secretariat said. “Fifteen people were confirmed dead … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is facing an unprecedented agricultural and food security crisis following catastrophic floods that have devastated farmland, destroyed infrastructure, and displaced millions. The monsoon deluge has caused an estimated $1.4 billion in economic losses, with agriculture bearing the brunt of the devastation. According to initial estimates, the total cost of the 2025 floods … Read more

Cardi B turned a quiet Saturday in Washington Heights into a street party when she staged a surprise pop-up outside a local deli to promote her upcoming album ‘Am I the Drama?’. The Grammy-winning rapper drew hundreds of fans to Cloud Deli, where she was spotted dancing on the roof of her car as crowds … Read more

SPAIN: The final stage of the Vuelta a Espana was abandoned on Sunday because of huge pro-Palestinian protests in Madrid, with Jonas Vingegaard crowned champion for the first time. Thousands of protestors gathered in the Spanish capital, invading the course where the race was due to pass in the centre of Madrid, AFP journalists witnessed. … Read more

WARSAW: Polish President Karol Nawrocki is due in Berlin for talks on Tuesday, with his past criticism of Germany looming over Warsaw’s diplomatic drive to bolster allied support after a Russian drone incursion. Poland is seeking greater military and political backing after its army, together with its NATO allies, scrambled jets to down Russian drones … Read more

The case of TikTok star and social media influencer Samia Hijab, which began with shocking allegations of abduction and death threats, has ended with an reconciliation between the complainant and the accused. Yet, the wider debate it triggered about victim-blaming and abuse continues to echo across society. The saga started when Hijab accused her former … Read more