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Sudanese RSF fighters in the East Nile province, Sudan, on June 22, 2019. Photo: AFP (file) PORT SUDAN: A drone strike Sunday on an army hospital in the besieged southern Sudan city of Dilling left “seven civilians dead and 12 injured”, a health worker at the facility told AFP. The victims included patients and their … Read more
Jimmy Lai, the publisher of a popular tabloid, was convicted of national security charges on Monday after spending decades supporting the city’s vanquished pro-democracy movement.
[A broad measure of investment fell more than 10 percent in November, continuing a recent reversal and signaling the depth of China’s property crisis.
Mr. Reiner, who was in “All in the Family,” directed films including “This Is Spinal Tap,” “When Harry Met Sally …,” “The Princess Bride” and “A Few Good Men.”
Pak Navy successfully conducts tests of new Surface-to-Air Missile. Source: Radio Pakistan The Pakistan Navy has successfully conducted a live weapon firing of FM-90 (N) ER Surface-to-Air Missile in the North Arabian Sea. According to government sources, during the firepower demonstration the Pakistan Navy ship successfully engaged manoeuvrable aerial targets, reaffirming the Navy’s war-fighting potential … Read more
. Picture of the Nobel Peace Prize winner for 2022, human rights activist and founder of the organisation Viasna Ales Bialiatski, is updated in Nobel Garden at the Norwegian Nobel Institute together with previous Peace Prize winners. PHOTO: REUTERS VILNIUS: Hours after being freed from a Belarusian prison under a US deal, dissident Ales Bialiatski … Read more
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Sindh Minister Sharjeel Memon says Lyari is not violence but culture, peace, and talent KARACHI: The Sindh government has announced the release of a new film, Mera Lyari, intended as a response to the Indian movie ‘Dhurandhar’, which has drawn criticism for its negative portrayal of Pakistan and Karachi’s Lyari neighbourhood. Since its release, ‘Dhurandhar’ … Read more
A technician examines a vehicle to test its emissions on a road on the outskirts of Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Truck driver Muhammad Afzal was not expecting to be stopped by police, let alone fined, as he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe. “This is … Read more
Police released 10 seconds of footage of the suspect, walking briskly down a street US shooting. Photo: AFP PROVIDENCE: US authorities on Sunday detained a person of interest in a shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and nine others wounded, the latest in a long line of school attacks across the country. … Read more