نیویارک میں اقوام متحدہ کے ہیڈکوارٹر میں پاکستان کے پارلیمانی وفد نے چیئرمین پیپلز پارٹی بلاول بھٹو زرداری کی قیادت میں اقوام متحدہ کے سیکریٹری جنرل انتونیو گوتریس سے ملاقات کی۔ اس ملاقات میں خطے میں امن و استحکام، بھارت کی اشتعال انگیزی اور سندھ طاس معاہدے جیسے اہم موضوعات زیر بحث آئے۔ بلاول بھٹو […]
Twenty-seven people were killed in southern Gaza on Tuesday as Israeli troops opened fire near a US-backed aid centre, with the military saying the incident was under investigation. United Nations chief Antonio Guterres decried the deaths of Palestinians seeking food aid as “unacceptable” and the UN rights chief condemned attacks on civilians as “a war […]
Former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, sentenced to life imprisonment in 2017 over genocide and war crimes, requested early release on Tuesday for health reasons. The notorious general, dubbed the “Butcher of Bosnia” for the atrocities he oversaw during the 1992-1995 Bosnian war, said he only has a few months to live. The International […]
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni and France’s Emmanuel Macron met Tuesday in Rome, seeking to reconcile their differences as they confront common challenges, notably US tariffs and the Ukraine war. The far-right prime minister welcomed the centrist French president to her Palazzo Chigi office, the pair kissing lightly on the cheek and both smiling. A guard of […]
The United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday elected Bahrain, Colombia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Latvia, and Liberia to the UN Security Council for two-year terms, starting on Jan 1, 2026. These five countries will serve through the end of 2027 on the 15-member body responsible for maintaining international peace and security. They will […]
Saudi authorities have asked pilgrims performing the Hajj to remain in their tents for several hours during the high point of this week’s pilgrimage, citing high temperatures. According to a report in Saudi media, Hajj Minister Tawfiq al-Rabiah has requested that pilgrims refrain from leaving their tents between 10:00am and 4:00pm on Thursday. The “Day […]
Farhan Saeed, former frontman of the renowned Pakistani band Jal and now a singer-songwriter and actor, took to Instagram to publicly express his pride after Sybil Sohail became the first Pakistani woman to win the gold medal at the Asian Weightlifting Masters Championship in Doha, Qatar. In a simple Instagram Story, Saeed tagged Sohail herself […]
If the famous composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart were a child prodigy today, he would probably have millions of followers and “friend” requests on social media, as per DW. But even in the 18th century, Mozart’s father Leopold warned his son against false friends – people who envied him, but also flatterers who only told him […]
Irish actor Liam Cunningham, 64, famous for playing Davos Seaworth in HBO’s Game of Thrones series, has announced that he will be joining 11 activists in their attempt to break the Israeli siege on Gaza. Cunningham has been vocal in his support for Palestine since the Israeli bombings began in 2023, and he is joined […]