Türkiye and Saudi Arabia will enhance their defence industry cooperation, said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his return flight from Egypt, noting the praise for the homegrown Turkish stealth fighter jet KAAN, with prototypes of the pioneering aircraft set to take flight this summer. “We’ve received a lot of positive feedback on KAAN. There […]
The United Nations human rights chief said on Thursday that his agency was “in survival mode” due to funding shortfalls, as he launched a $400 million appeal to tackle global rights crises in 2026. Volker Turk warned countries that at a time when global human rights are under significant assault, his office was facing dire […]
Indian police said on Thursday an investigation had been launched into the suspected suicide of three young sisters over concerns that they were heavily “influenced” by games and films online that they were later denied access to. Local media reported the sisters, aged 12, 14 and 16, had jumped from their home on Wednesday in […]
The son of Norway’s crown princess denied in court on Thursday that he ever drugged the alleged victim of one of the rapes he is charged with, on his second day of testimony in a trial that has transfixed Norway. Marius Borg Hoiby, 29, who joined the royal family when his mother Mette-Marit married Crown […]
Greenpeace activists staged a protest in Milan on Thursday against the sponsorship of the Milan-Cortina Olympics by energy giant Eni, warning that fossil fuel emissions were threatening the viability of winter sports. Bearing banners saying “Kick polluters out of the Games”, the activists set up a model of the Olympic rings covered in black oil […]
England captain Harry Brook said on Thursday that he believes it could be a record-breaking T20 World Cup, with fans treated to a batting blitz and 300-plus scores. Sri Lanka’s 260-6 in 2007 remains the highest total in the nine previous editions of the men’s tournament. The 2026 T20 World Cup begins Saturday, co-hosted by […]
India captain Suryakumar Yadav said his team would travel to Colombo as planned for their Twenty20 World Cup clash against arch-rivals Pakistan, despite Pakistan’s decision to boycott the match citing geopolitical tensions. The Pakistan government directed its team to boycott the February 15 Group A contest to show solidarity with Bangladesh, who were replaced by […]
Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir said on Thursday that the country’s armed forces remained fully prepared to counter both conventional and hybrid threats in an evolving security environment, warning that any act of aggression would be met with a swift and befitting response during a visit to the […]
India and the United States expect to sign a long-awaited formal trade deal in March, after which New Delhi will reduce tariffs on US goods, Trade Minister Piyush Goyal said on Thursday. They will issue a joint statement in four or five days, prompting Washington to cut duties on Indian exports to 18% from 50%, […]
Experts have expressed serious concern over increasing incidents of bird injuries and deaths caused by kite flying in Lahore, describing it as a major threat to the urban environment. They said the primary danger lies not in the kites themselves but in the hazardous chemical-coated strings used with them. According to Professor Dr Zulfiqar Ali, […]