The last message Laetitia Brodard received from her son Arthur came just minutes into 2026, as he was celebrating New Year’s Eve with friends in the Swiss ski resort town Crans-Montana. The message that pinged on her phone at 12:03 am read “Mom, Happy New Year, I love you”. “I replied to him: ‘I love […]
Cambodia called on neighbouring Thailand on Saturday to pull out its forces from areas Phnom Penh claims as its own, one week since a truce halted deadly clashes along their disputed border. The decades-old dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times last year, with fighting in December killing dozens of […]
Irish prime minister Micheal Martin will visit China on the invitation of counterpart Li Qiang from Sunday to Thursday, Beijing’s foreign ministry said. Martin will go to Beijing and the economic powerhouse of Shanghai, meeting with Li as well as President Xi Jinping, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday. Martin’s visit to China […]
Security advisers from Ukraine’s top allies met in Kyiv on Saturday for talks on a US-brokered plan to end the war with Russia, days after Kyiv announced a deal was “90 percent” ready. Officials from 15 countries including Britain, France and Germany as well as representatives from NATO and the European Union joined the meeting, […]
A militia linked to the Islamic State group staged a simultaneous attack on three villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 14 people, the military and local sources said Friday. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) carried out the attacks overnight within a seven-kilometre radius (4.3 miles) in the northwest of North Kivu […]
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) — formed under the 27th Constitutional Amendment — kicked off proceedings on November 18 from its temporary premises — the Islamabad High Court (IHC). However, despite passage of over 40 days, the court has not been moved to a new premises. A December 11 notification stated that the FCC would […]
In a bid to ease escalating political tensions in the country, the National Dialogue Committee (NDC) has announced that it will convene a national consultative conference in Islamabad on Wednesday, Jan 7. Speaking to The Express Tribune, senior politician and former information minister Fawad Chaudhry, a key member of the committee, said the initiative is […]
Wheat and flour prices have increased further across the country, including Rahim Yar Khan, raising fears of another price hike ahead of the month of Ramazan which is likely to start from Feb 17. In the open market, the price of wheat has reached Rs4,200 per maund, reflecting an increase of Rs300 per maund over […]
PPP Parliamentary Leader in the Senate Sherry Rehman on Saturday voiced grave concern over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s continued silence on attacks by Hindu extremist groups targeting religious minorities, especially Christians and Muslims. According to Indian media, just days before December 25, groups wielding wooden sticks damaged Christmas decorations at a shopping mall in […]
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi has noted that prolonged tax litigation not only constrains fiscal space but also undermines investor confidence and economic stability. He has underscored the judiciary’s commitment to reforms that promote timely justice, efficiency, and predictability, particularly in matters directly affecting the national economy. According to a statement issued by […]