Ninety-three people have been confirmed killed in the Maui fire that razed the historic town of Lahaina, marking the most deadly US fire in a century. The number of victims could rise “significantly”, Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned on Saturday, as forensic work continues to identify the victims. Hundreds remain unaccounted for while hundreds of […]
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KARACHI: The import of crude oil from Russia has been suspended after more furnace oil was produced than petrol from the Russian oil during the refining process, according to sources in the energy sector. Sources claimed that the Pakistan Refinery had refused to process more Russian oil, as less petrol was being produced from it […]
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: Thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday in Tel Aviv in the latest protest of the hard-right government’s controversial plans for a judicial overhaul that opponents see as a threat to democracy. Since the government unveiled the changes in January, tens of thousands of Israelis have joined weekly demonstrations in what […]
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Srinagar, August 12: India has deployed a squadron of upgraded MiG-29 fighter jets at the Srinagar air base to tackle threats from both the Pakistani and Chinese front. The Tridents squadron which is now also known as the ‘Defender of the North’ has replaced the MiG-21 squadron at the Srinagar air base which has traditionally […]
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Anwaarul Haq Kakar, who has been named the eighth caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, will be taking the government’s reins at a time when the country is struggling in the face of political and economic crises. He will be the second person from Balochistan to assume the role of the country’s interim prime minister, the […]
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France’s iconic Eiffel Tower on Saturday was closed down for visitors as a precautionary measure after receiving a bomb threat, a French police source told news agency Reuters. All three floors of the tower have been evacuated. The body which runs the site, SETE, said a team of bomb disposal experts and police were surveilling […]
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Washington, D.C. August 12, 2023: Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, Secretary General, World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF) said that Kashmiris in Kashmir, the United States and worldwide will observe the 75th anniversary of unimplemented UN Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) resolution of August 13, 1948. That resolution states that ‘the Government of India and the […]
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CALAIS: Six people died after a migrant boat trying to cross the Channel from France capsized early on Saturday, with another two people possibly missing, French authorities said. Nearly 60 migrants were saved by French and UK rescue boats and brought to French or British shores and search and rescue operations were ongoing, the maritime […]
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Russia said on Saturday it shot down 20 unmanned Ukrainian drones near the Crimean peninsula. Fourteen drones were destroyed by air defense systems and six more were suppressed by electronic warfare, the defence ministry said on Telegram. There were no casualties or damage, it said. In Moscow, officials said Friday they had destroyed a drone […]
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The US is open to training Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets that NATO is in the process of providing to assist Kyiv in its fight against Russia, the White House said Friday. European allies are currently leading the training effort, but National Security spokesperson John Kirby said that if their capacity is reached “we […]
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