Three Lebanese soldiers were killed in Israeli strikes on Tuesday, the Lebanese army said, as Israel carried out new raids and again ordered residents of vast parts of southern Lebanon to evacuate. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war on March 2 when pro-Iran Hezbollah launched rockets towards Israel in response to US-Israeli strikes […]
A Japanese court said Tuesday that a law hugely restricting women’s access to sterilisation “lacks rationality”, a ruling hailed by plaintiffs as a “step forward”. The Tokyo District Court, however, stopped short of finding the decades-old “maternity protection” law — one of the world’s most restrictive barriers to sterilisation — to be outright unconstitutional or illegal. It […]
Indian investigators have arrested seven foreigners, including six Ukrainians and an American, on suspicion of illegally crossing into neighbouring Myanmar to train armed militia groups, the public radio broadcaster reported on Tuesday. Myanmar descended into civil war after a junta seized power in a 2021 coup, with pro-democracy guerrillas and ethnic-minority armed groups fighting for […]
The UN on Tuesday urged Israel to immediately halt its dramatic settlement expansion in the West Bank, raising concerns of “ethnic cleansing” with over 36,000 Palestinians displaced in a single year. A fresh report from the United Nations rights office, looking at the 12 months up to October 31, 2025, warned that Israel’s accelerating expansion […]
Washington piled pressure on Cuba’s communist authorities Tuesday to allow free market reforms as the impoverished island scrambled to recover from a nationwide electricity blackout. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Cuba’s decision announced this week to let exiles invest and own businesses did not go far enough. “What they announced yesterday is not […]
Karachi’s theatre scene is set to come alive this Eid-ul-Fitr as seasoned performers Rauf Lala and Shakeel Siddiqui take centre stage in a new comedy play, Meri Eidi Tere Hawale. Speaking to The Express Tribune, comedian Shakeel Siddiqui said the play carries both humour and a deeper message. “The idea behind the title is that […]
Veteran Pakistani actor Bushra Ansari has spoken candidly about age-related criticism and the growing culture of online negativity, calling it a reflection of a deeper societal issue. In a recent youtube conversation, Ansari said that people are increasingly uncomfortable acknowledging age, often turning it into a point of ridicule. “We are not telling anyone what […]
The constitutional bench of the Sindh High Court has directed the Wildlife Department to submit its response at the next hearing in a case concerning the protection of Kirthar National Park and the alleged extraction of sand and gravel from the area. During the hearing, the Mines and Minerals Department submitted its reply, stating that […]
A Senior Civil Judge in Malir has directed action against the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Malir and the Mukhtiarkar of Murad Memon Goth for failing to comply with court orders. In a letter addressed to the chief secretary, the court termed the conduct of the concerned officers as maladministration and a blatant violation of judicial directives. […]
Two young motorcyclists were killed in a tragic traffic accident near Ayesha Manzil, within the jurisdiction of Azizabad police station. The victims-believed to be between 25 and 30 years of age-died on the spot. Their bodies were shifted to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. They were identified as 21-year-old Hamza and 20-year-old Aleem. Both were cousins and […]