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Capt. Smit Machchhar from India suffered stab wounds while fending off an attack from his co-pilot, saving the lives of around 170 people on board, officials said.
[No hurricane-strength storms have formed yet this year in the Atlantic basin, but the limiting activity isn’t certain to continue.
As social media companies face scrutiny over addictive design features, mental health experts cite a stream of breakup content as an example of the failure to protect users.
[ Oil dips as recovering Gulf exports ease supply fears, US-Iran diplomacy in focus Oil prices fell 1% on Thursday as recovering crude exports from the Gulf and a surprise rise in US inventories eased supply concerns, while investors weighed renewed US-Iran diplomatic efforts to end their conflict in the Middle East. Brent crude futures … Read more
Tehran claims attacks forced US forces farther from Iran as Pentagon watchdog reports strategic munitions shortfalls Iran appointed Brigadier General Kiumars Heidari as Deputy Chief of Staff of Iran’s Armed Forces on August 10, 2026. Photo: Tehran Times/X Iran’s deputy chief of staff of the armed forces, Brigadier General Kiumars Heydari, has claimed that Iranian … Read more
Actor and director discuss Jafri’s physical transformation, gritty visuals and the creative choices behind the serial Actor Samar Jafri and Director Fajr Raza reflected on the transformation behind Raja London Ka, from bulking up and tanning for the camera to building a deliberately gritty world that they knew would invite criticism. Jafri, who had spent … Read more
Olympian shooter Ghulam Mustafa Bashir fires 578-19x to finish sixth and secure a place in the eight-man final Pakistan’s Ghulam Mustafa Bashir finished 6th out of 28 shooters in the men’s 25m rapid fire pistol. Photo: POA Ghulam Mustafa Bashir qualified for the final in the men’s 25 metres rapid-fire pistol competition at the Asian … Read more
Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head run between wickets as Australia defeat South Africa by 45 runs (DLS method) in the third one-day international. Photo: AFP POTCHEFSTROOM: Australian captain Mitchell Marsh hailed the improvement shown by his team after they were convincing winners of the third and final one-day international against South Africa in Potchefstroom on … Read more
The information surfaced on a reporter WhatsApp group: Eight small children had been infected with HIV, supposedly at Kulsum Bai Valika hospital in Karachi and two were dead. Every reporter was busy calling their Sindh government contacts to get confirmation and details. Since I am new to Health reporting, I decided to go to the … Read more
[High-quality bonds are still safer than stocks, but they have been swinging in value, so move cautiously, our columnist says.