Japan is edging closer to approving the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant – the first time it would be operated since the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Hideyo Hanazumi, governor of the Niigata region where the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant is located, said he has given the green light for the partial restart. The plan…
1267 panel warns of attacks from Afghan soil; Says al Qaeda expanding its regional footprint; China urges listing Ambassador Sandra Jensen Landi of Denmark. Photo: Reuters/AFP UNITED NATIONS: A United Nations Security Council (UNSC) anti-terror committee warned late on Wednesday that the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had carried out a series of high-profile attacks from…
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Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, Jerusalem Yasser Abu Shabab/Facebook One of the largest militia, the Popular Forces, operates near the southern city of Rafah Urgent questions are being raised over a patchwork of armed groups that have emerged to fight Hamas in Gaza over recent months. They include groups based around family clans, criminal gangs and…
PM lays foundation of Daanish School in AJK; vows educational and economic progress Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: File MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday praised a recent report submitted to the US Congress that credited Pakistan with “military success” during its four-day clash with India in May, saying the findings validated the nation’s…
‘If Afghan govt is unwilling to address our concern, there is no reason for us to carry burden of expectations’ Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Afghan Defence Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid shake hands following the signing of a ceasefire agreement mediated by Qatar and Turkey in Doha on October 19. Photo: Reuters ISLAMABAD:…
. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of allegedly threatening remarks made by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi against government officials deployed for a by-election. The CM, who belongs to the PTI, is supposed to appear before the commission at 12pm today (Friday). Addressing a rally in Abbottabad, Sohail Afridi…
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Takaichi’s tough talk unravels trade ties and China diplomacy Scott Foster reports that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks have triggered swift Chinese retaliation, from renewed seafood bans to collapsing tourism and cancelled exchanges. Her willingness to revisit…
Nov 20, 2025, 08:00 AM ET With two weeks left in the regular season, what was once a vague picture of the College Football Playoff is finally coming into view. Ohio State and Indiana look like sure things from the Big Ten. Georgia, Texas A&M and Ole Miss have all but punched their playoff tickets….
HBO‘s The White Lotus is saying “bonjour” to France for the fourth season of the star-studded drama. HBO and HBO Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys confirmed the location during Thursday’s HBO Max programming slate presentation in New York. “It’s going to be in France,” Bloys said of the next installment of The White Lotus,…
