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Over 78,000 people have been moved to nearly 800 relief centres who were affected in worst flooding in decade A house partially submerged by floods stands in an area affected by flood, following heavy rainfall in Malwana, Sri Lanka, November 29, 2025. Photo: Reuters At least 153 people have been killed in Sri Lanka after … Read more
. The opposition seems to be on the edges. It has warned of countrywide protests if family members, lawyers and political associates are denied an audience with the jailed former Prime Minister, Imran Khan. An unannounced ban has been placed by the government on meetings with Khan since November 4, despite explicit orders from Islamabad … Read more
President Trump’s statements on social media less than 24 hours apart showed the dissonance in his campaign against drug trafficking.
Oil tankers sailing to major Russian Black Sea oil terminal Novorossiysk were empty Ukrainian naval drones hit two sanctioned tankers in the Black Sea as they headed to a Russian port to load up with oil destined for foreign markets, an official said on Saturday, as Kyiv tries to pile pressure on Russia’s vast oil … Read more
[She won two world titles and six Canadian national championships, and was also a television anchor, reporter and commentator.
The police said they expected the death toll of 128 to rise as the authorities began combing through the charred apartment towers.
Muhammad Waseem with his World Boxing Association World Gold title belt. PHOTO COURTESY: MUHAMMAD WASEEM KARACHI: Pakistan’s Muhammad Waseem won his World Boxing Association Gold World Bantamweight title against Thai boxer Jakrawut Majungoen in 12-round bout at Garrison Sports Complex Lahore on Saturday night. Waseem brought the IBC Fight for Glory event to Lahore, and … Read more
AI and agents drove $14.2B in global Black Friday sales, including $3B from the US, Salesforce says AI-driven traffic to US retail sites jumped 805% from last year, Adobe reported. PHOTO: PIXABAY AI-powered shopping tools helped drive a surge in US online spending on Black Friday, as shoppers bypassed crowded stores and turned to chatbots … Read more
Drawing comparisons to the greatest of dramatists, he entwined erudition with imagination in stage works that won accolades on both sides of the Atlantic.
NICEF warns 9,300 Gaza children are severely malnourished amid winter, disease, and aid delays Israeli soldiers hold an Israeli flag while in a tank near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, October 12, 2023.PHOTO: REUTERS The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza on Saturday said more than 70,000 people have been killed since … Read more
