The New Zealand Parakeet Pair That Are Saving Their Species
There are about 450 orange-fronted parakeets left in the world. Super breeders Nacho and Trixie are doing their best to bolster the population.
Month: June 2026
Achakzai booked for rally remarks
QUETTA: Police in Chaman have registered a case against the Opposition Leader in the National Assembly, Mahmood Khan Achakzai, and other party figures for allegedly delivering inflammatory remarks during a public rally. The first information report (FIR) of the case was registered at the Chaman police station on the complaint from a Gulistan resident, Abdul … Read more
Security Council Members Call for Israel to Withdraw From Southern Lebanon
The U.N. panel met after Israel had threatened to attack southern Beirut. President Trump said later that Israel and Hezbollah had agreed not to attack each other.
Govt okays Rs4.3tr development plan
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday cleared Rs4.3 trillion worth national development programme for the new fiscal year, three-fourth of it funded by provinces, including Rs87 billion allocations for what Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal called the “cost of a coalition government”. The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) recommended the total national development budget of Rs4.264 … Read more
Tehran turns to Islamabad to ease renewed tensions
Iran’s FM calls Dar as Israel’s Lebanon incursion imperils truce; Trump says peace talks ongoing ISLAMABAD/TEHRAN: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Monday requested Pakistan to use its good offices for de-escalation, as Tehran halted talks with the United States in protest at Israel’s incursion into Lebanon and threatened to open new fronts in the … Read more
As Ebola Spreads, Scientists Race to Find Vaccines and Treatments
The Bundibugyo virus, a little known type, previously had caused just two small outbreaks. Now it’s at the center of a rapidly widening epidemic in Africa.
Inside the Ebola Outbreak
A Times correspondent is reporting from the Ebola epicenter in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Here’s what he saw.
EU lauds Pakistan for heading off ‘full blown war’
Foreign Policy chief calls Pakistan a ‘regional power’ Kaja Kallas, Ishaq Dar co-chair 8th Strategic Dialogue Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas in Islamabad. PHOTO: Kaja Kallas/TWITTER ISLAMABAD: In one of the strongest endorsements by a senior European official, the top EU diplomat on Monday praised Pakistan’s … Read more
Trump Stands to Gain a Key Ally in Colombia’s Upcoming Election
Abelardo De La Espriella, a hard-line candidate on the right facing a left-wing rival in a presidential runoff, has pledged to crush drug traffickers.
Trump Finds High-Wire Iran Negotiations ‘Very Boring’
President Trump told CNBC that he “couldn’t care less” if the negotiations with Iran break down.