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Residents in Bordeaux in southwestern France are doing everything in their power to stop a wildfire that’s been burning for more than a week. The flames are too spread out for professional firefighters to be everywhere, so for now, civilian volunteers are the only thing standing between the fire and a major French city.
Nigeria, a coastal country in western Africa, was landlocked in the Sahara, among other errors. The department said it had been “hastily altered.”
[ KSE-100 closes at 175,547; oil & cement stocks lead decline; Bank Alfalah fails to lift index A broker talks on a phone as he watches latest share prices at the Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi on January 27, 2023. — AFP The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed in the red on Thursday, with the … Read more
Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters. Plus, the latest on fires in Europe.
The artist, who died just short of her 100th birthday, subverted racist tropes by turning mammy dolls into warriors and presenting the breadth of the Black experience.
Left-hander ruled out of second Test after scans confirmed finger injury sustained in the Trinidad opener The left-handed batsman suffered a serious injury to the index finger of his left hand during the first Test match in Trinidad. . PHOTO: PCB/FILE In a severe blow to Pakistan’s red-ball ambitions, experienced top-order batsman Shan Masood was … Read more
Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar speaks over phone with his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan DPM Ishaq Dar (L) and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud. Photos: File Pakistan and Saudi Arabia welcomed Jordan’s proposal to convene a meeting of Arab and Islamic countries to address the worsening situation in Palestine, particularly in … Read more
Hamas and diplomats call Cairo talks positive, but progress depends on Israel’s response and wider agreement Injured Palestinian Duaa Al-Balawi lies in a hospital bed as she bids farewell to her daughter Rateel, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a tent, according to medics, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern … Read more
[ Increases the price of petrol to Rs336.15 per litre and HSD to Rs393.04 per litre People queue to fill petrol in their two-wheelers with concerns over potential supply disruptions, but authorities say there are no shortages, amid the ongoing US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Ahmedabad, India, March 23, 2026. Photo: Reuters The federal government … Read more
Facing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia, Saudi Arabia has invited dozens of countries to assist it in protecting shipping in the Red Sea, diplomats say.