Japan’s Rescuers Battle Cruel Heat After Major Earthquake
Kumamoto faces a “double disaster,” as rescuers work in 100 degree heat, and shelters with limited air-conditioning put displaced people at risk for heatstroke.
Beijing Protests After New Zealand Minister Insults Chinese-Born Lawmaker
The foreign minister, Winston Peters, who leads a populist party, has refused to back down after telling the member of Parliament to “go back to your own country.”
Extreme Heat Has Transformed What Summer Means Across Generations in Europe
Rising temperatures and more frequent heat waves have changed the feel of the season for today’s children, compared with their parents and grandparents.
CM seeks province-wide drinking water plan
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz speaking at the inauguration of the Nawaz Sharif School of Eminence in Arifwala. SCREENGRAB LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has sought a province-wide plan within five days to ensure the supply of safe drinking water to every household. Chairing a meeting of the Punjab Saaf Pani Authority, she … Read more
How 50,000 People Surged Into a Spanish Exclave in Africa
On Thursday, tens of thousands of Moroccans broke into Ceuta, a Spanish territory that neighbors Morocco. By Friday evening, most of them had left, hungry and disappointed.
Evidence Indicates U.S. Dropped Bomb on Residential Area in Iran, Killing 3 Civilians
The weapon, one of the largest in the U.S.’s arsenal, struck a house in a heavily populated area, according to a Times analysis.
Three killed in six ‘encounters’
. GUJRANWALA: Three alleged criminals were killed and three others injured in six separate encounters involving Gujranwala Police and the Crime Control Department (CCD), while more than 12 kilogrammes of narcotics, stolen property and illegal weapons were recovered during the operations, police said on Friday. According to police, the operations were carried out under the … Read more
Thousands of Migrants Surge Into Ceuta from Morocco, Prompting Political Backlash
A sudden exodus of migrants from Morocco startled Spanish officials and drew heavy criticism from right-wing parties across the continent.
Post-Article 370 IIOJK: seven years on
. Despite the passage of seven years since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, India’s narrative framing the move as a historic achievement of peace and integration is utterly unmasked by severe economic distress, rising unemployment, relentless political unrest, heavy militarization, and demographic engineering. According to defence and foreign policy analysts, mere economic statistics … Read more
Monsoon downpour swamps Pindi
RAWALPINDI: The first torrential monsoon rainfall of the season, which lashed the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Friday, brought Rawalpindi to a standstill on Friday, inundating roads, markets and residential neighbourhoods, disrupting transport and utilities, and exposing significant shortcomings in the city’s drainage and flood management infrastructure. The district administration declared a rain … Read more