A row has broken out in Germany after the coalition government announced changes to sick-leave rules, requiring Germans to provide a doctor’s note to their employers on the first day of their illness. The changes also mean workers will not be able to obtain the note by phone, scrapping a measure brought in due to…
Iranian president says the Supreme Leader’s martyrdom will further strengthen the Iranian nation’s resolve, unity, and spirit of resistanceIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a special message to the nation ahead of the official funeral rites of former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said that his leader’s martyrdom is not the end of a journey but the…
Principal Prof. Dr. Muhammad Farooq Afzal says physicians’ well-being is essential for quality healthcare; psychologist Prof. Saad Malik warns of rising burnout among healthcare professionals.By Farzana Chaudhry | Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE, July 3: The Postgraduate Medical Institute (PGMI) and Amiruddin Medical College (AMC) organized a workshop on “Physician Well-Being” under the Faculty Development Program 2026,…
Ahmad Vahidi, the acting commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), has made his first public appearance. Political analysts describe Vahidi as a figure known for holding a hardline stance.Vahidi has previously held senior positions within the Iranian government and is regarded as one of the hardline figures associated with the IRGC. His emergence…
Hunter Biden, son of former US President Joe Biden, has mockingly called for President Donald Trump to be “nominated” for the Nobel Peace Prize, taking a jab at Trump’s claims of achieving peace with Iran. His sarcastic post went viral on social media, drawing a mixed reaction from users.Writing on X, Hunter Biden said: “I…
DOHA — Iran has secured its first major breakthrough in the ongoing indirect talks in Doha, with the United States and Iran agreeing to release $3 billion from frozen assets and to establish a direct hotline for communication.Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said discussions with Pakistani and Qatari mediators addressed alleged violations of the…
The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees US immigration enforcement agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), shared a statement, but offered no details on the case when asked by the BBC. “This flight safely reached Venezuela and all illegal aliens on board were returned home,” a DHS spokesperson told BBC on Tuesday. “When an…
Moscow said its forces hit what it called military plants in retaliation against attacks on Russian civilian infrastructure. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday that Russia would “continue to increase pressure on the Kyiv regime in order to achieve our set goals”. Ukraine accused Moscow of targeting civilian areas and said it would…
Allan Madrigal, a paramedic with the Costa Rican Red Cross, told journalists at the site that Gil had “emerged just perfect” from the ordeal. Madrigal is the rescuer who heard Gil’s faint cries for help emerging from the rubble on Sunday. “It was an emotional moment,” he recalled, explaining that at first he had not…
GAZA — Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip completed one thousand days on Thursday. Throughout this period, Gaza has remained the epicenter of extraordinary humanitarian devastation, mass displacement, destroyed infrastructure, severe shortages of food and medicine, and continued military tension.According to United Nations estimates, more than 73,000 Palestinians have been killed and approximately 173,500…
