Ishara Danasekara,News Editor, BBC News Sinhalaand Koh Ewe Watch: Sri Lankan communities under water after catastrophic flooding Sri Lankan actor and musician GK Reginold rides a motorised fishing boat through Colombo’s suburbs, hoping to bring food and water to those in desperate need. Some of the families, Mr Reginold says, have not received aid for…
Nicolas Negoce,BBC Africaand Wedaeli Chibelushi AFP/Getty Images Military takeovers are nothing new in Guinea-Bissau. The West African country has experienced at least nine attempted and successful coups since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974. But when military officers announced they had seized control of the country last Wednesday, some analysts and political figures were sceptical….
Maia Daviesand Laura Gozzi Getty Images President Putin and his foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov Russia’s Vladimir Putin hosted US negotiators at the Kremlin on Tuesday for five hours of talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said the discussions – held behind closed doors with US envoy Steve Witkoff…
A diamond-studded crystal Fabergé egg that once belonged to Russia’s imperial family has sold for a record £22.9m ($30.2m) in London. The Winter Egg – considered one of the legendary jeweller’s most beautiful creations – was bought by an anonymous bidder on Tuesday, Christie’s auction house said. It is decorated with 4,500 diamonds was commissioned…
Reuters Ex-president of Honduras Juan Orlando Hernández was convicted in 2024 Juan Orlando Hernández, the former president of Honduras, has walked free after President Donald Trump pardoned the man once characterised as the key figure in a drug trafficking scheme that flooded America with over 400 tonnes of cocaine. Trump has said that Hernández, who…
Crime Calls Drop 8.5%, Road Accidents Rise 7.3%: Dr. Rizwan By Muhammad Shahzad – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE — The Secretary of the Emergency Services Department (Rescue 1122), Dr. Rizwan Naseer, reported that the Punjab Emergency Service (PES) rescued 214,912 victims while responding to 211,486 emergencies across the province in November 2025. During a review of…
By Dr Ansab Ali – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE: The Emergency Response Committee of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, in collaboration with the Punjab Civil Defense Resilience Corps (PCDRC) of the Home Department Punjab, organised a seminar on the initiatives of the PCDRC at the university’s City Campus. UVAS Vice-Chancellor Meritorious Prof…
By Farzana Chaudhry Lahore Pakistan LAHORE: Punjab University Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Muhammad Ali has said that the world is changing rapidly and we must adapt ourselves according to modern technology and the job market. He was expressing his views while addressing a gathering to mark World Fisheries Day organized by PU’s Department of Zoology…
Delegation of MSF Students Calls on Governor PunjabBy Muhammad Shahzad – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE — A delegation of Muslim Students Federation (MSF) members from Rawalpindi, Okara, and Mandi Bahauddin called on Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan at Governor House Lahore, where they formally announced their decision to join the People’s Students Federation (PSF). Governor…
— Delegation of Kattar Band Industrial Association Meets LCCI PresidentBy Farzana Chaudhry – Lahore, Pakistan LAHORE — A delegation of the Kattar Band Industrial Association met with Lahore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) President Faheem-ur-Rehman Saigol and Senior Vice President Tanveer Ahmed Sheikh to discuss the severe challenges faced by industries operating in the…
