President Donald Trump’s retreat from threats of force as an option for acquiring Greenland capped weeks of policy chaos, as top aides scrambled both to accommodate the president’s demands and ease the panic they caused among US allies, according to two sources with knowledge of the conversations. In remarks on Wednesday at the World Economic Forum […]
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will speak to the country’s interim government in a last-ditch attempt to secure the team’s participation in next month’s Twenty20 World Cup after their demand to shift their matches outside India was rejected on Wednesday. The International Cricket Council (ICC) board has dismissed Bangladesh’s concerns about the safety and security […]
The United States said it launched an operation Wednesday that could move thousands of Islamic State group jihadists from Syria to Iraq, as Syrian and Kurdish-led forces traded accusations of breaching a fragile ceasefire. The move came a day after Washington said the purpose of its alliance with the Syrian Kurds had largely ended, with […]
A US House panel was set to vote Wednesday on whether to launch contempt of Congress proceedings against Bill and Hillary Clinton over their refusal to testify before its politically charged investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Republican-led House Oversight Committee is weighing two resolutions accusing the former president and former secretary of state […]
Greenland’s government unveiled a new brochure on Wednesday offering advice to the population in the event of a “crisis” in the territory, which US President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to seize from ally Denmark. Guidance includes stockpiling food and water, hunting weapons and ammunition. The document is “an insurance policy”, said Self-Sufficiency Minister Peter […]
The BBC announced Wednesday a landmark new deal with American video platform YouTube which it said will showcase “the best homegrown storytelling and news from across” the British broadcaster’s output. The “strategic partnership” will see the BBC “expand” its activities on the video streaming platform, including producing tailor-made content targeting YouTube’s younger audiences, a BBC […]
An Israeli air strike killed an AFP freelancer and two other journalists in Gaza on Wednesday, the territory’s civil defence agency said, while the military said it struck “suspects” operating a drone. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored ceasefire in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday sought a written response from the Islamabad advocate general in a contempt of court petition filed over the authorities’ failure to arrange a meeting between PTI founder Imran Khan and his lawyer, Salman Akram Raja. The direction was issued during the hearing of a writ petition filed by […]
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has reserved its judgment on the federal government’s petition challenging certain Lahore High Court (LHC) directions regarding the ban on imports from India and Israel. A three-judge bench of FCC led by Justice Aamer Farooq heard the matter. The ban was imposed through Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs) Nos 927 and […]
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a comprehensive weather forecast and warnings as a significant weather system is set to bring widespread rain, thunderstorms, and heavy snowfall across the country from January 22-23. According to the forecast, the weather system will affect multiple provinces including K-P, Kashmir, G-B, Islamabad, Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan. The […]