DAMASCUS — A powerful explosion ripped through a café in the Syrian capital of Damascus, killing five people and injuring sixteen others, according to local reports.The blast reportedly occurred during regular business hours as customers were present, causing panic in the surrounding area and partial damage to nearby buildings.Ambulances and rescue teams rushed to the…
A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela. Emergency workers managed to free Hernán Gil more than 100 hours after they had first located him under 140 tonnes of rubble. Almost 2,300 people are confirmed to have died…
A diplomatic row has erupted between South Africa and Ghana, over claims that a Ghanaian man was killed during anti-migrant protests, which South African officials deny. Ghana’s Foreign Affairs ministry said it had received with “profound shock” reports that Bashiru Isak, 40, had been shot dead on Tuesday in Cape Town’s Khayelitsha’s township. It said…
By Farzana Chaudhry, Lahore, PakistanLahore: The Nature Publishing Group, a globally recognized organization for scientific research, has declared Punjab University (PU) the number one university in Pakistan.Founded in 1869, the Nature Publishing Group is one of the most reputable organizations worldwide for publishing and promoting scientific research journals.According to a Punjab University spokesperson, PU secured…
Russian forces launched a major drone and missile attack on Kyiv overnight. The city’s mayor described it as the “most massive attack” on the Ukrainian capital. Several neighbourhoods were evacuated as strikes rocked buildings throughout the city, hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned Russia was preparing an attack. The BBC’s Eastern Europe correspondent, Sarah…
Public service agenda must move faster, resolving people’s problems top priority: PM ISLAMABAD (Bureau Report) — Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Amir Muqam, called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif here on Thursday.Federal Minister for the Public Affairs Unit Rana Mubashir Iqbal, Minister of State for Power Division Abdul Rehman Khan Kanju, and…
She said she and 31-year-old Ana Luz were extremely close and would talk every day on video calls. Her sister always had Kleiber by her side. “Wherever she went, her son went too. Whatever Kleiber wanted, she would please him. If she didn’t have money, she would call me: ‘Kleiber wants this’ or ‘he’s missing…
A 19-year-old woman is among three people to have died from suffocation during World Cup celebrations in Mexico City on Tuesday. A 48-year-old woman and a 44-year-old man also died after crowds descended on the city following the country’s 2-0 victory over Ecuador, the capital’s health authority said on Wednesday. City authorities later reported that…
‘ISLAMABAD — Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned that continued suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty between Pakistan and India will have “grave consequences” for regional peace. He made clear that Pakistan will not compromise on its water rights and will defend them at all costs.Addressing an international seminar in Islamabad on…
WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump released a 927-page financial disclosure on June 30, revealing he earned over a billion dollars from cryptocurrency ventures during the first year of his second term, 2025, while drawing no presidential salary.Trump’s total crypto-related income in 2025 alone reached approximately $1.4 billion. The largest share — $636 million —…
