Renee Nicole Good Renee Nicole Good was an award-winning poet The woman shot dead by a federal immigration agent in Minneapolis has been identified as Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city. She was a prize-winning poet and a hobby guitarist, who was there as a legal…
Watch: Video appears to show part of Yayang Church being taken down An influential Protestant church in China says prominent leaders were arrested in what appears to be a growing crackdown on the underground church movement. Nine people were detained on Tuesday after police raided their homes and the church office in Chengdu, the Early…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a royal commission, the country’s most powerful form of independent inquiry, into last month’s shooting at Bondi Beach. The attack targeting a Jewish festival left 15 people dead, making it one of the deadliest in the country’s history. Albanese had previously argued that reforms on gun ownership and…
President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called “these very troubled and dangerous times”. That would be more than 50% higher than this year’s $901bn budget, which was approved by Congress in December. “This will allow us to build the “Dream Military”…
US President Donald Trump and his officials are “actively” discussing a potential offer to buy the Danish territory of Greenland, the White House has confirmed. It is “something that’s currently being actively discussed by the president and his national security team”, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told reporters on Wednesday. Both Greenland and Denmark have…
By Muhammad Saleem | Islamabad, PakistanISLAMABAD: The National Dialogue Committee conference has called for the release of political workers and the withdrawal of cases against them to facilitate meaningful negotiations between the government and opposition.According to the conference communiqué, a government-appointed committee should be formed by the Prime Minister, the President, and former Prime Minister…
Muhammad Shahzad | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: The Punjab Revenue Authority (PRA) will now receive support from the Punjab Enforcement & Regulatory Authority (PERA) Force in recovery and collection operations, officials said on Tuesday. PERA personnel will accompany PRA enforcement teams in cases of interference or resistance during field duties, ensuring smooth and effective operations.The announcement followed…
By Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Punjab Minister for Housing and Urban Development Bilal Yasin has announced a zero tolerance policy for drain cleaning and manhole covering across the province, emphasizing strict accountability for officials failing to meet performance standards.The announcement came during a high-level meeting at the WASA Headquarters, chaired by the minister. Director…
By Dr Ansab Ali | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Restoration work on parks in Lahore has commenced following the completion of underground water tanks, marking progress on a key initiative promised by Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz. Punjab Minister for Housing Bilal Yasin, accompanied by Managing Director PHA Lahore Raja Mansoor, visited several inner-city parks to review…
By Dr Ansab Ali | Lahore, PakistanLAHORE: Provincial Minister for Labour and Chairman of the Governing Body of the Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (PESSI), Muhammad Mansha Ullah Butt, on Tuesday laid the foundation stone of an upgraded Emergency Block at the Social Security Hospital Shahdara during an official visit.The minister was accompanied by Member…
