Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 12:00 pm
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Anwarul Haq Kakar named Pakistan’s caretaker PM
Online Desk: Anwarul Haq Kakar has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, Outgoing Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly (NA) Raja Riaz saidread more
North Korea’s Kim fires top general, calls for war preparations
Online Desk: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has dismissed his top general and called for stepping up war preparations “in an offensive way,” including boosting weaponsread more
5.2-magnitude earthquake hits central Indonesia
Online Desk: An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck off Central Sulawesi province in central Indonesia on Thursday, the country’s meteorology, climatology and geophysics agencyread more
At least 6 dead as wildfire razes Hawaiian town
Online Desk: At least six people have been killed in a wildfire that has razed a Hawaiian town, officials said Wednesday, with desperate residents jumping into theread more
Pakistan national assembly dissolved by President
Online Desk: Amid political turmoil and an ongoing economic crisis, Pakistan dissolved its parliament late on Wednesday on the recommendation of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, setting theread more
41 Migrants die in shipwreck off Italy
Online Desk: Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media. A group of four people who survived theread more
33 dead, 18 still missing after record Beijing rains: officials
Online Desk: Thirty-three people have been confirmed dead and 18 are still missing after Beijing’s heaviest rains on record, officials said Wednesday. China’s capital has been hitread more
Russian strike on east Ukraine residential building kills at least five
Online Desk: Two Russian missiles strikes on the east Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, including on a residential building, killed at least five people and wounded many, Kyivread more
Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary membership restored
Online Desk: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary membership has been restored, days after the Supreme Court put on hold his conviction in a 2019 defamation case overread more
