Former US president Bill Clinton denied wrongdoing at a Congressional panel on Friday on his well-documented links to Jeffrey Epstein, as Democrats seek to shift focus toward Donald Trump’s own ties to the convicted sex offender. Clinton features prominently throughout the Epstein files, but he insists that he broke ties well before the disgraced billionaire’s […]
The UN nuclear watchdog on Friday confirmed technical discussions on Iran’s nuclear programme would take place next week, according to a confidential report seen by AFP Friday. The latest reports, to be discussed at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) board of governors’ meeting next week, come as the United States threatened strikes on Iran […]
US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that military force against Iran remained an option, declaring “sometimes you have to” use it, even as he said he preferred to strike a deal with Tehran over its nuclear programme. Speaking to reporters as he left the White House for Texas, Trump said he was dissatisfied with […]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif plans a visit to Russia on March 3-5, Russian state news agency RIA reported, citing a Pakistani official. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the visit was being prepared. State news agency RIA said it would happen next week. Pakistan and Russia (former Soviet Union) established diplomatic relations on 1 May 1948. […]
The plaintiff in a blockbuster social media trial in Los Angeles took the stand Thursday, telling the jury that she could not control her use of YouTube and Instagram as a child. “I was at a young age and I would spend all my time on it,” Kaley G.M., a 20-year-old California resident, testified when […]
The eviction of families from their homes in Umerkot district on a judicial order sparked strong backlash and led to the suspension of 10 policemen, while the displaced residents were allowed to return to their houses on Friday. The operation, carried out on Thursday in Afghan Mohalla, saw police force dozens of men, women and […]
Paramount Skydance, run by pro-Trump technology heir David Ellison, was poised to take control of Warner Bros. Discovery on Thursday after Netflix said it would not raise its takeover offer, ending one of the biggest media bidding wars in a generation. The deal puts a constellation of media properties — from CNN to Nickelodeon to HBO […]
Artisans in white coats greeted guests at the Tod’s fashion show in Milan Friday, crafting the Made in Italy leather and needlework items for which the company — and country — is renowned. But despite that display of handcraft, there has been little mention at Milan Fashion Week of some of the industry’s forgotten workers — whom prosecutors […]
In a dangerous escalation, both Afghanistan and Pakistan engaged in rocket, artillery and drone attacks across the border from February 24th to 26th. Both sides accused each other of “unprovoked firing” as the initiating factor for the latest attacks. However, for Pakistan, the TTP safe havens remain a persistent concern and serve as the justification […]