A Pakistani man was convicted on Friday of planning to kill President Donald Trump and other prominent US politicians two years ago at the behest of Iran, the Department of Justice said. Asif Merchant was accused of trying to recruit people in the US in a plan targeting Trump and others in retaliation for Washington’s […]
Pakistan’s security forces killed at least 15 terrorists linked to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in two separate intelligence-based operations in Balochistan on Thursday, March 5, 2025, the military said on Saturday. In a statement, the military’s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said an intelligence-based operation (IBO) was […]
Kosovo’s prime minister Albin Kurti said Friday he would challenge a decision to dissolve parliament, as a year-long political crisis deepened in Europe’s youngest country. Earlier on Friday, President Vjosa Osmani announced the dissolution after lawmakers failed to choose her potential replacement, with her term ending in one month’s time. Osmani said that, under the […]
The United States is pressing Sri Lanka not to repatriate survivors and crew members from an Iranian warship and a second vessel currently in Sri Lankan custody following a naval strike in the Indian Ocean, according to an internal diplomatic memo. A US submarine sank the Iranian warship IRIS Dena about 19 nautical miles off […]
Libyan prosecutors said on Thursday they had identified three suspects in last month’s killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of former leader Muammar Gaddafi, in his home in the north-western city of Zintan in early February. The prosecutor’s office said its investigation determined the “meeting place of the suspects, the time at which they went […]
The Middle East war has forced the World Health Organization to suspend operations at its global emergency logistics hub in Dubai, the UN agency’s chief said Thursday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the impact of the conflict, sparked by the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Saturday, “goes beyond the immediately affected countries”. “Operations at WHO’s […]
United States military investigators believe it is likely that American forces were responsible for an apparent strike on a girls’ school in southern Iran that killed scores of children, though officials say the inquiry is still continuing and no final conclusion has been reached, sources said. Two US officials told Reuters that investigators consider US […]
Timothée Chalamet is facing backlash from ballet dancers, opera singers and performing arts fans after remarks he made during a public discussion were seen as dismissive of ballet and opera. The Marty Supreme star was speaking with Matthew McConaughey at a Variety/CNN town hall event in Texas on Feb. 24 when the topic turned to […]
The cast and creators of Heated Rivalry reunited at the GLAAD Media Awards, celebrating a major win as the breakout series took home the award for Best New TV Series. Stars Connor Storrie, Robbie GK, François Arnaud, Nadine Bhabs and Christina Chang were joined by producers Brendan Brady and Jacob Tierney as they took to […]
The government on Friday approved revised electricity purchase contracts with 15 power plants, which would save about Rs163 billion over the remaining life of their contracts and also write off interest payments to government-owned plants. The decision, taken by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, would help marginally reduce energy costs and pave […]