André Rhoden-Pauland BBC Verify Reuters Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores have been captured The US has captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro after a large scale strike on the South American country, US President Donald Trump has said. Trump said Venezuela’s left-wing president and his wife were flown out of the country…
A Kenyan elephant believed to have been one of Africa’s largest male tuskers has died of old age. The pachyderm, fondly known as Craig, died of natural causes on Saturday morning at Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya, conservationists confirmed. “Craig had just turned 54 years old. He led a long life and no doubt…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Air Force has successfully conducted a flight test of its indigenously developed Taimoor weapon system, significantly enhancing the country’s conventional defence capabilities, the military’s media wing said.According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the Taimoor air-launched cruise missile has a range of up to 600 kilometres and is capable…
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has declared a nationwide state of emergency following a series of explosions in the capital, Caracas, which the government says were caused by a “military aggression” by the United States.Residents reported hearing loud explosions and seeing smoke rising near military installations, while aircraft were heard flying overhead in several parts…
BERLIN: German police are investigating a third bank robbery reported within days in the western state of North Rhine–Westphalia (NRW), raising concerns over a spate of coordinated crimes targeting financial institutions.According to authorities, the latest incident occurred in broad daylight, when unknown suspects broke into a bank branch and emptied four safe-deposit boxes. No arrests…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) collected Rs1.427 trillion in tax revenue in December, marking the highest-ever collection for the month of December in the country’s history, officials said during a briefing to Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb.According to FBR officials, the December collection amounted to 99 percent of the monthly target of Rs1.446 trillion,…
KARACHI: Wedding photos and videos of former Pakistan cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed’s daughter have surfaced on social media, drawing widespread attention.Mushtaq Ahmed’s daughter, Nawal, recently got married in a ceremony attended by several cricketers and notable figures from different walks of life. The event was described as an elegant and intimate affair.During the ceremony, the bride…
LAHORE: A Pakistani court has summoned prominent YouTuber Saad ur Rehman, popularly known as Ducky Bhai, for indictment in a case related to the alleged promotion of online gambling, court officials confirmed on Thursday.During a hearing at the Lahore District Courts, the judge ordered Saad ur Rehman and other accused individuals to appear on January…
Donald Trump’s warning that the US will intervene if peaceful protesters are killed was “reckless and dangerous”, Iran’s foreign minister has said. Abbas Araghchi’s comments came after the US president said Washington “will come to their rescue” of demonstrators taking part in protests over Iran’s economy, writing in a brief social media post: “We are…
Two people, one of them a three-year-old child, have been killed and approximately 28 injured in a Russian strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian officials confirmed. A multi-story residential apartment block was almost completely destroyed in the dual missile attack on Friday afternoon, which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called “heinous”. Russia’s Defence Ministry denied reports of an…
