Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland
The president escalated his drive to take charge of the Danish territory, targeting Denmark and seven other nations aligned with it.
Month: January 2026
Iran’s Khamenei says Trump ‘guilty for the casualties’ in protests
Says Iran “will not drag the country into war, but we will not let domestic or international criminals go unpunished” Iranian authorities have blamed the United States for fuelling a “terrorist operation” that they say hijacked peaceful protests over the economy. PHOTO: FILE Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday blamed United States President … Read more
‘Ready to embrace good pressure’
Australia’s Daria Kasatkina reacts during her third round match against Japan’s Naomi Osaka. Photo: REUTERS MELBOURNE: Russian-born Daria Kasatkina said she is ready to embrace the “good pressure” of a home Grand Slam when she steps onto the Melbourne Park court as an Australian citizen for the first time. The 28-year-old played on the tour … Read more
Smog tightens grip on Punjab; Lahore’s Air Quality slips into ‘very unhealthy’ zone
Province records average AQI of 200 during morning-to-afternoon monitoring period A view of smog in Punjab province. PHOTO FILE: AFP LAHORE: A thick blanket of smog continued to choke most parts of Punjab on Saturday, pushing air quality to alarmingly hazardous levels in several districts, compounding public health concerns, as dense fog and cold weather … Read more
World Leaders Consider Joining Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
Argentina, Canada, Egypt and Turkey say they are among the countries that have been invited to join.
Joel Primack, Physicist Who Helped Explain the Cosmos, Dies at 80
A professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, he was a key contributor to a landmark paper that laid out how the universe came to look like it does today.
Junaid Safdar ties the knot with Shanza Ali
PM Shehbaz, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif among many politicos in attendance; valima on Sunday Junaid Safdar, son of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, poses with his bride, Shanzeh Ali, during their nikah ceremony held in Lahore on Saturday. Photo: Express Junaid Safdar, son of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, tied the knot with … Read more
Diaz could be the key for Morocco in Afcon final against Senegal
Brahim Diaz celebrates after giving Morocco the lead in their Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final against Cameroon. Photo: AFP RABAT: Morocco coach Walid Regragui is predicting that Brahim Diaz could be the catalyst for his side as they bid to win the Africa Cup of Nations for the first time in half a century on … Read more
Manchester United sweep past Manchester City
Manchester United’s Harry Maguire heads at goal. Photo: REUTERS MANCHESTER: A transformed Manchester United kicked off interim manager Michael Carrick’s second stint in charge with an exhilarating 2-0 derby day defeat of Manchester City in the Premier League at a vibrant Old Trafford on Saturday. Carrick’s attack-minded side swept away the gloom hanging over the … Read more
UN biodiversity treaty enters into force, aims to protect 30% of oceans by 2030
Under the treaty, countries must conduct environmental assessments of activities that have an impact on ocean ecology The treaty reached the threshold of 60 national ratifications on September 19 last year, meaning that it would go formally into operation within 120 days. PHOTO: PIXABAY A landmark global treaty to safeguard biodiversity in the high seas … Read more