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Dar heads to US for UNSC briefing, peace board talks

Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting in Islamabad on September 30 . Photo: x.com/File Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar left for New York on Tuesday to participate in the high-level United Nations Security Council briefing on the situation in Palestine and attend talks related to the Gaza ‘Board of Peace’. The … Read more

Malinin talks of ‘fighting invisible battles’

Gold medallist Ilia Malinin of United States celebrates after winning the Team Event. Photo: REUTERS MILAN: Ilia Malinin suggested Monday he has been the victim of online attacks and is “fighting invisible battles” in his first public statement since his shock eighth-place finish in the men’s figure skating final at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. The … Read more

Al-Aqsa imam says Israel barring him from entering mosque ahead of Ramadan

Sheikh Muhammad al Abbasi says he was barred for a week, with no reason given for ban effective from Monday During the holy month, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians traditionally attend prayers at Al Aqsa, Islam’s third holiest site, located in east Jerusalem, which Israel captured in 1967 and later annexed.PHOTO: PIXABAY A senior imam … Read more

Tarique Rahman sworn in as Bangladesh PM, vows to ‘do better’ than his parents

Admits the task ahead is now ‘immense’, rebuilding a country he says was ‘destroyed’ by former govt BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman takes oath as Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. PHOTO: BNP X DHAKA: Long overshadowed by his parents and heir to one of Bangladesh’s most powerful political dynasties, the … Read more

New Zealand reach Super Eight despite Samra hundred

Glenn Phillips celebrates his half-century against Canada. Photo: AFP CHENNAI: Canada opener Yuvraj Samra smashed a scintillating hundred but New Zealand prevailed by eight wickets in a Group D contest between the sides to book their place in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup while also eliminating Afghanistan on Tuesday. Glenn Phillips … Read more