Death Toll Rises in Guatemalan Gang Riots
Uprisings in three prisons have killed nine police officers, presenting another challenge for President Bernardo Arévalo in his fight against corruption and organized crime.
Month: January 2026
Senate may get new opposition leader today
ISLAMABAD: MWM chief Allama Raja Nasir Abbas is expected to be officially notified as the Senate opposition leader Tuesday (today), PTI Senator Ali Zafar said on Monday. The position has remained vacant for the past five months. Speaking to the media in the Parliament House, Senator Zafar said he had submitted a letter to Senate … Read more
Opp leader strikes conciliatory note in maiden NA speech
Mahmood Khan Achakzai delivers his first speech in the National Assembly as Leader of the Opposition on January 19, 2026. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Mahmood Khan Achakzai offered unconditional support to the government for initiatives aimed at strengthening democracy, parliament and the Constitution in his maiden speech in … Read more
Twin Falls, Idaho Has New Residents: 37 Afrikaners
[Twin Falls and its dairy industry have benefited from an influx of refugees from places like Bosnia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Myanmar. That era is over.
Nome, Alaska Is Now Key to Trump’s Global Ambitions
[Nome, population 3,700, is accessible only by plane outside a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation’s only deepwater Arctic port.
At a Seattle Port Rocked by Tariffs, There Were 70 Jobs for 600 Workers
[Dock workers are used to uncertainty, but nothing since the Great Recession of 2008 compares to what they have experienced this year.
Senators demand accountability
ISLAMABAD: The upper house of parliament witnessed a heated debate on Monday over the devastating fire at Gul Plaza, with senators describing it as an incident of criminal negligence and demanding accountability from the Sindh government. During the session, chaired by Senate Chairman Yousuf Raza Gilani, the Karachi tragedy, which claimed more than two dozen … Read more
Gul Plaza inferno: 26 dead, 81 missing
Cooling process under way after 36-hour fire Investigations launched into structural violations KARACHI: The death toll from the catastrophic fire that engulfed Gul Plaza on MA Jinnah Road in Karachi rose to 26 on Monday, as rescue teams continued painstaking debris removal amid fears that dozens more may still be trapped beneath the collapsed structure. … Read more
Read the Texts Between Trump and Norway’s Prime Minister
In the exchange on Sunday, Norway’s leader sought to “de-escalate” the growing conflict over Greenland and Mr. Trump’s latest tariff threat.
Seven dead as blast hits Kabul restaurant
KABUL: An explosion tore through a Chinese-run restaurant in a hotel in a heavily guarded part of Afghanistan’s capital on Monday, killing a Chinese national and six Afghans and injuring several others including a child, officials said. The restaurant was in the commercial Shahr-e-Naw neighbourhood of Kabul that includes office buildings, shopping complexes and embassies, … Read more