BEIJING: Global temperature records are now being broken almost every month and the warning signs are clear, that the world is getting hotter. Millions in the U.S. are facing a “dangerous” heat wave. Parts of India and Europe are battling extreme heat and China is experiencing both heavy rains and scorching temperatures. According to the […]
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Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Malik Shahzad Ahmad on Thursday said that state departments are causing serious threats to and harassing the courts and their staff, along with creating hurdles in procedures. The chief justice’s remarks were made in the written order for a case on the alleged threats to a judge of […]
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Srinagar: Assembly elections and statehood — Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first address to Jammu and Kashmir on his third term contained words the Union Territory has been waiting for long. Jammu and Kashmir was bifurcated into two Union territories in 2019 — when it also lost its special status — and has been waiting for […]
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Human rights groups on Thursday called for the United Nations to act and provide more updates on a report published nearly two years ago about a range of rights violations in China’s remote western region of Xinjiang. The report, issued in August 2022, found that actions taken in Xinjiang may have constituted “crimes against humanity.” […]
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According to reports from BBC News: Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is set to become the next secretary general of Nato after his only rival dropped out of the race. Romanian President Klaus Iohannis informed the military alliance he was withdrawing his bid at the end of last week, his office said on Thursday. The […]
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China is pressing India to restart direct passenger flights after a four-year halt, but New Delhi is resisting as a border dispute continues to weigh on ties between the world’s two most populous countries, officials said. India-China relations have been tense since the biggest military confrontation in decades on their disputed Himalayan border killed 20 […]
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TEL AVIV: Israel’s top army spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, acknowledged on Wednesday that while Hamas can be targeted militarily, its underlying ideology remains indefeatable. This statement has prompted the Israeli government to reaffirm its commitment to dismantling the Palestinian militant group. During a broadcast on Israel’s Channel 13, Hagari commented on the ongoing conflict, […]
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The death toll from this year’s Hajj has exceeded 1,000, an AFP tally said on Thursday, more than half of them unregistered worshippers who performed the pilgrimage in extreme heat in Saudi Arabia. The new deaths reported Thursday included 58 from Egypt, according to an Arab diplomat who provided a breakdown showing that of 658 […]
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Following the elections to the European Parliament, the 27 leaders are set to haggle over the bloc’s political leadership for the next five years. Ursula von der Leyen, the incumbent president of the European Commission who is aiming to secure a second term, will recuse herself from the room as leaders gather on Monday for […]
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At least nine people were killed and 30 injured when Israeli attacks targeted a group of people awaiting aid trucks near the Karem Abu Salem aid crossing in Rafah, southern Gaza. Hezbollah leader Nasrallah warns that “no place” in Israel would be spared from attacks in a full-scale war with Israel, after Israel said operational […]
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