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Modi’s video failed to quell protests; the education minister quit, handing demonstrators a rare victory Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the press upon his arrival to attend the first day of the monsoon session of parliament in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2026. REUTERS Nearly five weeks after the leaders of India’s youth Cockroach … Read more
The Cockroach Janta Party called an end to weeks of protests after the education minister resigned, a win for that movement even as deep-seated anger among young people remains.
Security forces destroy an explosive-laden vehicle; President Zardari, Naqvi hail security forces’ swift response Four terrorists were killed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan district after security forces thwarted a major terrorist plot by destroying an “explosive-laden vehicle intended for a suicide attack”, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the … Read more
The wildfires are scorching parts of France and Spain that had already faced usually hot and dry summers.
Says project offers ‘impregnable security’ and hope for Pakistan’s digital future Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the inauguration ceremony of Sky47, Pakistan’s first purpose-built, AI-ready Tier III/IV data centre and sovereign cloud platform, in Rawalpindi on July 24, 2026. Photo: PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday inaugurated the Sky47 AI cloud and data centre … Read more
Her death and exam-related suicides fuelled mass protests demanding accountability from Modi’s government Habibunnisa, mother of Sheikh Sana, 19, an aspirant doctor who took her own life before the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam retest, shows a picture of her daughter at the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest site, a day after thousands … Read more
A self-taught ornithologist, he won a MacArthur fellowship for his precise, resplendent illustrations that appeared in definitive field guides to tropical songbirds.
Serbia’s Novak Djokovic celebrates beating Canada’s Felix Auger-Aliassime at Wimbledon. Photo: AFP MONTREAL: Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have pulled out of next month’s ATP Montreal Masters, organizers Tennis Canada said Friday. In a packed schedule, world number one Sinner and 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic both had deep runs at Wimbledon earlier this month, … Read more
Samsung’s $200b Broadcom pact strengthens chip supply as US AI firms race to secure computing infrastructure A view shows Samsung Electronics’ chip production plant at Pyeongtaek, South Korea, in this handout picture obtained by Reuters on September 7, 2022. Samsung Electronics/Handout via REUTERS South Korea announced $950 billion in new AI initiatives involving Samsung Electronics, … Read more
U.S. forces did not announce new overnight attacks on southern Iran for the first time in about two weeks, but tensions remained high as the Houthis and Saudi-led forces in Yemen said they had traded strikes.