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Israel has responded to similar incidents in recent months by carrying out airstrikes across the enclave Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City on December 13, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS CAIRO: Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday after they emerged from … Read more
Apple iPhones are seen inside India’s first Apple retail store during a media preview, a day ahead of its launch in Mumbai. Source: Reuters Apple is preparing to introduce a more affordable version of the iPhone 17 alongside an upgraded version of its Siri voice assistant, according to a recent report by Bloomberg. The company … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is seeking to deepen trade and investment ties with Saudi Arabia while pressing for stronger global coordination to manage rising sovereign debt risks, as Finance Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb highlighted both priorities during engagements at the AlUla Conference for Emerging Market Economies 2026. Speaking to Arab News on the sidelines of the … Read more
BEIJING: Chinese authorities have revealed an action plan to promote the inheritance and development of theatrical arts over the next three years, starting from 2026.According to the plan, efforts will be made to invigorate innovation and creativity in theatre, significantly improve the quality of productions, and produce a new batch of outstanding theatrical works.The plan … Read more
Visit follows recent MoUs as Pakistan, Indonesia seek to boost economic partnership Indonesian Minister of Investment, H.E Rosan Roeslani, received at the airport by director general-East Asia Pacific (MOFA) and ambassador of Indonesia. PHOTO: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Indonesian Minister of Investment and Downstream Industry and CEO of Indonesian Sovereign Wealth Fund (Danantara), Rosan Roeslani, … Read more
Malaysian durian farmers saw immense profits over the last decade as China snapped up their produce. But tastes have shifted.
[ A deeper US-India trade conflict may provoke New Delhi to align more closely with China or the BRICS bloc. This could recalibrate regional trade corridors and further isolate Pakistan unless it plays a smarter diplomatic hand. photo: afp ISLAMABAD: A controversy has emerged surrounding the ex-director general of explosives and former Petroleum Division secretaries … Read more
TOKYO: Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi said on Monday that the public saw an “urgent need” for major reform after a historic election landslide, pledging to boost the country’s defences in order to protect its territory. Sunday’s snap vote saw Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) win a two-thirds majority in the lower house for the first … Read more
[ PSX witnessed a strong trend-reversal session as the KSE-100 Index surged 1,836 points (+1.01%) to close at 184,175. Photo: Express KARACHI/JOHI: A spell of heavy selling continued at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday, which extended last Friday’s sharp losses of over 3,700 points, as investor sentiment remained subdued over domestic uncertainties and … Read more
First place team receiving a cash prize of Rs800,000 at the Quantum Computing hackathon. PHOTO: EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: A team developing a quantum-computing-based solution for the early detection of tuberculosis (TB) has won the top prize of Rs800,000 at Pakistan’s first quantum computing hackathon, organised by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission. The hackathon was held to … Read more