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Indonesia is building a new, green city in the jungle. Its future is far from certain, but new residents like living there.
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Guinea Goes to Polls as Ruling Junta Seeks Legitimacy
Whoever wins faces the daunting task of feeding the West African country’s poor and navigating the interests of global powers seeking critical minerals, analysts say.
Pakistan to settle $1b UAE liability via Fauji Group deal
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addresses a press briefing in Islamabad on Friday to review Pakistan’s diplomatic performance in 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Saturday reiterated that Pakistan which was once dubbed as ‘diplomatically isolated’ had emerged strong and prominent diplomatically, politically and … Read more
Bilawal proposes Zardari to lead political healing
Says parties will have to find a political path; Cautions incidents like May 9 have no place in politics PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses a huge rally at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh. Photo: Express HYDERABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has offered the services of his father, President Asif Ali Zardari, to spearhead the process of … Read more
Pro-Khalistan Sikhs, Hindu protesters clash in London
A brief scuffle broke out outside the Bangladesh embassy in London on Saturday as pro-Khalistan Sikh activists confronted a group of Indo-UK Hindu protesters demonstrating over the killing of Hindus in Bangladesh. Paramjeet Singh Pamma, a coordinator of the Khalistan Referendum campaign, confronted the Hindu protesters during the demonstration. Video footage and eyewitness accounts showed … Read more
Fintech access outpaces usage
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s fintech sector has made visible progress in expanding digital access over the past decade, but industry leaders and development partners increasingly warn that the country’s real challenge lies not in onboarding users, but in converting access into everyday usage. An Asian Development Bank (ADB) assessment of the digital finance landscape notes that … Read more
6.6 quake strikes off Taiwan: USGS
. TAIPEI: A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan’s northeastern coast on Saturday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, the second major tremor to hit the island within days. Taiwan’s weather agency, which put the magnitude at 7.0, said the quake hit at 23:05 pm (1505 GMT) at a depth of 73 kilometres (45 miles) in … Read more
Seed law overhaul sets up new national regulator
[ ISLAMABAD: The federal government has enacted the Seed (Amendment) Act, 2024, introducing wide-ranging changes to Pakistan’s seed regulatory framework and establishing a new national authority to address long-standing structural weaknesses in the sector. According to an official statement issued on Saturday, the legislation was introduced in response to fragmented seed policies, limited regulatory capacity, … Read more
PBC rejects Punjab’s new property law
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has unanimously rejected the Punjab Protection of Ownership of Immovable Property Act, 2025, warning the PML-N Punjab government to refrain from what it termed the “unlawful aspirations of land mafias”. The decision was taken during the 247th meeting of the PBC, held on Saturday at the Supreme Court Building … Read more
Zelensky visits Canada en route to US amid Russia attacks
. Kyiv is seeking to shore up its support from Europe because of uncertainties over vital military aid under Trump. PHOTO: AFP KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived in Canada Saturday for talks on his way to a meeting with US President Donald Trump, hours after Russia pummelled Kyiv with drones and missiles in its … Read more