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A technician examines a vehicle to test its emissions on a road on the outskirts of Islamabad. Photo: AFP ISLAMABAD: Truck driver Muhammad Afzal was not expecting to be stopped by police, let alone fined, as he drove into Islamabad this week because of the thick diesel fumes emanating from his exhaust pipe. “This is … Read more
Police released 10 seconds of footage of the suspect, walking briskly down a street US shooting. Photo: AFP PROVIDENCE: US authorities on Sunday detained a person of interest in a shooting at Brown University that left two people dead and nine others wounded, the latest in a long line of school attacks across the country. … Read more
Here’s how Jimmy Lai became a politically outspoken tycoon.
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K-P Chief Minister Sohail Afridi and other party leaders raise hands as they arrive for a PTI rally in Kohat. Photo: Express KOHAT: Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Sunday struck a combative note, urging Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters to stay on their toes for a possible protest call and disclosing that the party was … Read more
BERLIN: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday met with US President Donald Trump’s envoys for talks on how to end the war with Russia, kicking off two days of crisis diplomacy in Berlin. Trump has pushed for an end to the almost four-year-old conflict but key questions remain on territorial concessions, future security guarantees for … Read more
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Backlash over a fleeting Israel reference collides with Taylor Swift’s unapologetic defence of longevity and power Taylor Swift. Photo: file Taylor Swift’s latest Disney+ releases have placed the pop star at the centre of a turbulent cultural moment, combining renewed scrutiny over her political silence with a high-profile media campaign that underscored her refusal to … Read more
Pakistan says terrorism originating from Afghanistan poses big challenge for region ISLAMABAD: Senior officials from Afghanistan’s immediate neighbours, along with Russia, convened in Tehran on Sunday to discuss the ongoing situation in Afghanistan. However, diplomatic sources said, the high-profile meeting ended without a joint communiqué, highlighting continuing divisions over the approach to the Taliban regime … Read more
. Ali Akbar Velayati is former FM and a senior diplomat of Iran. PHOTO: REUTERS TEHRAN: A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said Sunday that the country would “resolutely support” Hezbollah, its ally in Lebanon, in the group’s efforts to confront Tehran’s regional foe Israel. The remarks by Ali Akbar Velayati came as Lebanon … Read more