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 […]
MrBeast has reached a new milestone on YouTube by surpassing 400 million subscribers. Celebrating the feat on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “400,000,000 subscribers! A decade ago, before I blew up, everyone in my life told me I was too obsessed and constantly told me that I’d never make it.” The YouTuber added that his […]
Students at the University of Cambridge in the UK set up a protest encampment Monday demanding that the educational institution end all investment ties with Israeli companies and firms supporting or supplying arms to Israel. The protest began under the famous “Newton Tree” at Trinity College, believed to be a descendant of the tree that […]
For years Pakistan’s sclerotic wheat sector has been on life support which has cost the taxpayers and consumers billions of rupees. Wheat is the basic staple food for most Pakistanis and makes up the bulk of our calorie intake. However, production has grown slowly, lagged behind population growth and made Pakistan increasingly dependent on foreign […]