Favour Nunoo,BBC Africa and Basillioh Rukanga Getty Images Syvia Bongo (R) and her son were accused of exploiting former President Ali Bongo’s (L) condition after he suffered a stroke in 2018 A court in Gabon has sentenced the former first lady and the son of deposed President Ali Bongo to 20 years in jail following…
Thick fog has enabled Russian troops to move further into the key strategic city of Pokrovsk in eastern Ukraine. Ukraine’s 7th Airborne Assault Corps says weather conditions, particularly dense fog, have prompted Moscow to intensify its bid to get increasing numbers into the ruined city and encircle Ukrainian forces. Russian forces have spent more than…
TBILISI/ANKARA: A Turkish Air Force C-130 military transport aircraft crashed in Georgia on Wednesday, killing all 20 soldiers on board, officials confirmed. According to Reuters, Turkey’s Ministry of Defense stated that the aircraft went down while en route from Azerbaijan to Turkey. The C-130, a NATO-member country’s military cargo plane, crashed in Georgian territory under…
ISLAMABAD: Authorities have completed postmortems of all victims killed in Tuesday’s suicide attack at the G-11 district courts in Islamabad. According to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) administration, the bodies have been handed over to the families, including that of lawyer Zubair Aslam Ghumman. Hospital officials confirmed that all victims have been identified,…
Schools in Delhi have been asked to run hybrid classes for primary students and non-essential construction activity has been banned as air quality worsens in the Indian capital. On Tuesday, authorities enforced stricter anti-pollution measures which include limiting movement of goods carriers in the capital and its suburbs. Delhi’s air quality has deteriorated to “severe”…
Rafael AbuchaibeBBC News Mundo Mauricio Hoyos Mauricio Hoyos has spent 30 years studying the behaviour of different shark species Mauricio Hoyos still remembers the pressure that the jaws of a female Galapagos shark, over 3m (10ft) in length, exerted on his skull. The animal had lunged at him with astonishing speed, giving him barely enough…
Islamabad (Pakistan) Report by Muhammad Saleem The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has strongly condemned the suicide bombing that struck the Islamabad District Courts (Kacheri), expressing deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the tragic incident. In a statement, SCBA President Haroon-ur-Rasheed urged the government to ensure the safety and protection of lawyers…
By Dr Ansab AliLahore (Pakistan) — Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Lahore Bilal Siddique Kamyana has reaffirmed that corruption in any form will not be tolerated within the police department and directed that immediate action be taken on every complaint received. He issued these directives while presiding over a performance review meeting of the Iqbal…
By Muhammad ShahzadLahore (Pakistan) — The 16th Convocation of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) will be held on December 18, 2025, at the City Campus Lahore. The ceremony will be presided over by Chancellor and Governor Punjab Sardar Saleem Haider Khan. In preparation for the event, UVAS Vice Chancellor Meritorious Prof Dr…
By Dr Ansab AliLahore (Pakistan) — Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has emphasized the urgent need for systemic reforms to enable Pakistan to compete with the rest of the world. Speaking at the inauguration of the three-day “Sahafi Summit 2025” organized by the Department of Media and Development Communication, Punjab University, the Governor said…
