Month: May 2026

Israel’s Tomer defence company causes a stir with a rocket engine experiment near Beit Shemesh Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in this undated handout picture released on February 24, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS A large explosion near the central Israeli … Read more

AMSTERDAM: Rhinestones bejewelling her eyes and star-shaped clips in her hair, 23-year-old Mathea Ndawula was all set on Saturday for the first show of pop superstar Harry Styles’ new world tour. “My goal is to dance all night,” the psychology student told AFP, who had travelled from Mons in Belgium to Amsterdam early to secure … Read more

[ IMF to review proposals as Pakistan seeks to reduce salaried, corporate rates and raise Rs50b ISLAMABAD: The government has shared its plan with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to reduce salaried and corporate income tax rates, as it also considers recovering an additional Rs50 billion in the next fiscal year by charging sales tax … Read more

PUBLISHED May 17, 2026 KARACHI: In the hills of India’s northeast and across the valleys of Kashmir, generations have grown up under a law that grants soldiers the authority to arrest without warrant, search homes by force, and open fire on civilians under extraordinary circumstances. Entire communities have lived with checkpoints, patrols, raids, curfews, and … Read more

[ ISLAMABAD: The export of fish and fisheries products has surpassed $500 million during the current fiscal year, driven by reforms in the fisheries sector, with the government also announcing a major infrastructure plan to establish a 100?acre seafood processing and export zone at Korangi Fisheries Harbour Authority to promote the blue economy, Federal Minister … Read more

Sixteen migrants dead off Malaysia’s Pulau Pangkor as smuggling routes claim more lives at sea Malaysian authorities ended a nearly week-long search and rescue operation for victims of a boat capsizing tragedy involving Indonesian migrants in waters off Pulau Pangkor island last week, media reports said Sunday. At least 16 people were killed, while 23 … Read more

[ LAHORE: Close to Gujranwala, the rice fields are glowing soft green in the May heat. But the crop growing is not the traditional Basmati rice that farmers have planted for centuries. It is Chinese hybrid rice, born in a laboratory in Hunan, carried across the Karakoram Highway and cross-bred to thrive in Punjab’s sunshine. … Read more

Finnish violinist-singer duo, Australian star are favourites to win as five countries stay away in protest over Gaza w VIENNA: A fiery Finnish violinist-singer duo and an acclaimed Australian star are the favourites to win Saturday’s grand final of the Eurovision Song Contest, as protesters demonstrated in host city Vienna against Israel’s participation. This year … Read more