Macquarie University Randa Abdel-Fattah says a decision to exclude her from the Adelaide Festival was racist One of Australia’s biggest cultural festivals has been left in disarray after a decision to disinvite a prominent Australian-Palestinian writer, triggering a massive backlash, a mass exodus from fellow authors –and the ultimate cancellation of the festival’s Writers’ Week….
Joshua Cavallo – the first man to come out as gay while playing top-tier football – has alleged he was pushed out of his former club due to “internal homophobia”. Cavallo, who recently joined semi-professional English outfit Stamford AFC after leaving Adelaide United in May last year, made global headlines in 2021 when he came…
Video shows moment US immigration agent fatally shoots woman US investigators will face a host of thorny questions in determining whether the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal agent in Minneapolis last week was justified, as local and national officials recount drastically different accounts of an incident that sparked nationwide protests. Several videos…
Islamabad: A defence delegation led by Indonesia’s Minister of Defence, Lieutenant General (Retd) Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin, called on Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu, NI (M), HJ, at Air Headquarters, following the recent state visit of the Indonesian President.The meeting reaffirmed the longstanding and brotherly ties between…
SABC Carolina Cecilia Chirindza and Rosita were lifted to safety by a South African helicopter helping recovery operations She was seen as a “miracle baby” after being born in a tree which her mother had climbed to escape flooding, but nearly 26 years on Mozambican Rosita Salvador Mabuiango has died after a long illness, her…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Getty Images Former Fed chair and US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is one of several economic policy leaders to rally behind Jerome Powell Three former heads of the US central bank on Monday strongly criticised a criminal investigation into chair Jerome Powell, describing it as a bid to undermine the Federal Reserve’s…
By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, PakistanLAHORE: Dr. Wajid Ali, General Secretary of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Lahore, expressed satisfaction over the successful strike by private healthcare institutions across two divisions of Punjab. He praised the complete unity and solidarity of management and staff of private hospitals, clinics, and medical centers, describing the strike as an important…
By Muhammad ShahzadLahore, PakistanLAHORE: Punjab Police has reaffirmed its commitment to the welfare of the families of its brave martyrs by providing a residential house worth Rs13.5 million to the family of Shaheed Constable Abdullah bin Mazhar, who sacrificed his life in the line of duty.A spokesperson for Punjab Police stated that the house, purchased…
By Farzana ChaudhryLahore, PakistanLAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Azma Bokhari has said that forensic evidence has conclusively established that the attack on Radio Pakistan Peshawar on May 9 was a pre-planned, politically directed act of arson, with the direct involvement of leaders of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and an activist of its student wing.Addressing…
By Dr. Ansab AliLahore, PakistanLAHORE: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf NI, NI(M), T.Bt, in his capacity as Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of Bahria University, chaired the 55th BoG meeting at the Bahria University Head Office, Islamabad, on 12 January 2026.The meeting commenced with a detailed briefing on…
