The Climate Factors Driving Hurricane Erin
Global warming is changing the way storms behave.
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Fading ink of tradition
UMERKOT: Grinding charcoal with a few drops of goat’s milk, 60-year-old Basran Jogi peers at the faces of two small sisters preparing for their first tattoos – a tradition that stretches back centuries in the Hindu villages that dot Sindh’s border with India. As rural Hindu communities in Pakistan become more connected to nearby cities … Read more
Global warming main cause of heavy rains: CM Murad
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the recent heavy rains across the city are not local phenomena, but part of a global trend linked to climate change affecting Pakistan and the world. Talking to the media people during his visit to the city areas, he cited devastating floods recently witnessed … Read more
Rubio Takes on Tricky Task of Drafting Security Guarantees for Ukraine
The secretary of state and national security adviser will meet with European counterparts on Thursday in an effort to advance a peace process that so far has gotten little traction.
Bruce Slovin, Who Unified Jewish Archives in New York, Dies at 89
[A corporate executive who specialized in mergers, he brought together five Jewish institutions and their collections at the Center for Jewish History in Manhattan.
Thursday Briefing: Israel’s Planned Offensive
Also, Africa’s push for a new world map.
Punjab braces for back-to-back rain spells
LAHORE: The Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has warned that a fresh spell of heavy rains in from August 23 may raise river water levels and trigger urban flooding in parts of upper and South Punjab. According to an alert, rivers Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej, along with their tributaries, may witness increased flows. Speaking … Read more
India test-fires nuclear-capable Agni-5 missile amid US tariff tensions
India on Wednesday test-fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, a government statement said, in an apparent show of strength ahead of a threatened US tariff increase. The Agni-5 missile was successfully launched in India’s eastern Odisha state, with authorities saying it “validated all operational and technical parameters.” The test-fire came … Read more
Israel Approves Settlements, a Blow to Faded Hopes for a Palestinian State
The long-stalled project near Jerusalem, known as E1, further fragments West Bank lands envisioned as part of a Palestinian state, advancing a goal of Israeli hard-liners.
Suspect killed, accomplice held
HARIPUR: A suspect was killed, while another was arrested in a police encounter near Dunga Bridge. According to police officials, a shootout took place within the jurisdiction of Sarai Saleh police station in which infamous drug dealer Ijaz, alias Jazi, known as a symbol of terror in the area, was killed, while his accomplice was … Read more
