KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA STRIP: Israeli forces intensified their operations in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, pushing tanks further into Khan Younis and conducting airstrikes across the region. These actions resulted in the deaths of at least 34 Palestinians, according to medical sources. Residents reported that Israeli tanks made an unexpected incursion into central Khan […]
BEIJING: China has approved 11 nuclear reactors across five sites, state media reported, as the country continues its push to combat rising emissions from fossil fuels. Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on Monday that gave the green light to the projects, state news agency Xinhua said. China National Nuclear Power […]
WASHINGTON: Congressional Republicans lodged a formal case Monday for the impeachment of US President Joe Biden, using the opening day of the Democratic National Convention to launch a political assault unlikely to gain serious traction. The report from three powerful committees in the Republican-led House of Representatives accuses Biden of corruption linked to his son […]
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel on Sunday as part of Washington’s intensifying diplomatic push to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza that will end the 10-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. The top US diplomat’s tenth trip to the region since the war began in October last year comes days […]
Kim Kardashian may be one of the most sought-after celebrities, but when it comes to dating, she’s hitting the pause button—much to her children’s disappointment. During an appearance on *The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* on August 15, 2024, the SKIMS founder opened up about her current relationship status, revealing that she isn’t ready to […]
British and French foreign ministers will travel to Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories to call for an urgent ceasefire in Gaza and a de-escalation in any wider conflict in the Middle East, Britain said on Thursday. The visit by Britain’s David Lammy and France’s Stephane Sejourne comes as a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was […]
ASHEVILLE: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lobbed a series of personal and policy-based attacks at his Democratic rival Kamala Harris in a speech on Wednesday, hoping to recover from a difficult stretch during which his lead in opinion polls has all but evaporated. Some allies, donors and advisers have expressed concern at Trump’s attacks on the US vice president’s intellect […]
ISLAMABAD: On a day Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day, Afghan Taliban on Wednesday marked the third anniversary of their return to power with a military parade held at a former US airbase. Three years ago, some in Pakistan were ecstatic when the Taliban regained control of Kabul, even as the last batch of US forces […]
A report by US-based news outlet Politico has claimed that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) is at risk of assassination due to his efforts to normalize relations with Israel. The report states that MBS informed members of the US Congress that his life was in danger as he pursued a grand bargain involving […]
LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Qadir Mandokhel revealed that it was PPP’s pushback that forced the PML-N-led government to rethink its stance on banning PTI, asserting that his party can send the ruling party packing whenever it chooses. He claimed that PPP, a party capable of pulling the rug out from under the government’s […]