Saturday, 01 February 2025, 01:43 pm
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Pakistan to hold elections under caretaker govt on February 8
Online Desk: Pakistan will hold delayed national elections on February 8 as the country grapples with overlapping political, economic and security crises. “It was unanimously decided thatread more
Russia shrugs off latest US sanctions
Online Desk: The Kremlin on Friday dismissed a new package of US sanctions, saying Russia had learnt to “overcome” such economic hurdles since the Ukraine conflict began.read more
Hezbollah chief to break silence on Israel-Hamas war
Online Desk: Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Friday will break weeks of silence since war broke out between Hamas and Israel, in a speech that couldread more
New Delhi faces ‘severe’ air pollution, leading to school closures
Online Desk: People in New Delhi woke up to a thick layer of toxic haze on Friday, and some schools were ordered to be shut for tworead more
UN chief leads calls for ‘united’ response to AI threats
Online Desk: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Thursday for a “united, sustained, global response” to artificial intelligence threats, as Western allies agreed a safety framework for newread more
Hamas fighters seek to block Israeli advance on Gaza City
Online Desk: Israeli tanks and troops pressed towards Gaza City on Thursday but met fierce resistance from Hamas militants using mortars and hit-and-run attacks from tunnels asread more
Fire at drug rehab centre in north Iran kills 27
Online Desk: A massive fire that broke out Friday at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Iran killed at least 27 people, the judiciary said. “Twenty-seven haveread more
Pope calls for ‘sovereign Palestinian homeland’
Online Desk: Head of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI today sought a “sovereign Palestinian homeland” offering his strongest public backing yet for an independent Palestinian state standing besideread more
Biden calls for humanitarian ‘pause’ in Israel-Hamas war
Online Desk: President Joe Biden said he thought there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, after his campaign speech Wednesday evening was interrupted byread more
