Online platforms fail to detect known sexual extortion coercion scripts, eSafety says Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone in this picture illustration. Photo: Reuters Big Tech companies, including Apple, Meta and Google, have “significant gaps” in tackling child sexual abuse and the growing threat of online…
Strong African anticyclone drives the heat wave, bringing hot air over the Mediterranean Italy is experiencing its third heat wave of the summer, with health warnings increasing as extreme temperatures continue to affect cities across the country. A red health risk alert is in place for Florence and Perugia until Wednesday, meaning the heat poses…
CENTCOM says it began strikes at Trump’s direction after he said Iran would be hit ‘very hard tonight’ A projectile falls at an unknown location, during what US Central Command (CENTCOM) says are strikes on Iranian military targets, in this screen grab taken from a handout video released on July 11, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The…
. First container vessel, MV SELEN, arrives at Karachi Port after reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Express KARACHI: Karachi Port Trust is handling one of the world’s largest container vessels, MSC Erica, reaffirming its capability to handle ultra-large container ships. The 398.5-metre-long mega vessel arrived at South Asia Pakistan Terminals Limited (SAPTL), Karachi…
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has requested the federal government to park the losses caused by flood-damaged stocks of wheat in a special purpose vehicle (SPV). The ministry has also sought the government’s consent to allow Pakistan Agricultural Storage and Services Corporation (Passco) to auction the damaged wheat stock of 8,197.989…
Goldman Sachs says expanding pipeline capacity in ME could shield over 60% of pre-war Gulf oil exports from future Hor HOUSTON: il prices jumped over 5% on Monday after US President Donald Trump said the United States was reinstating a naval blockade on Iran, reigniting concerns over energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent…
ENSURING TRANSPARENCY: The committee agreed that the recently established petroleum price stabilisation fund should operate under a fully rule-based framework with clearly defined mechanisms for funding and disbursements. PHOTO:FILE ISLAMABAD: Following the fresh closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the government has mulled over a plan to revise oil prices on a weekly or even…
. LAHORE: LAHORE. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has invited Portuguese companies to invest and do business in the province. She assured Portuguese Ambassador Paulo Domingues, who called on her on Monday, of expanding cooperation in tourism and other areas of shared interest. The two sides reviewed a proposal to establish a Pakistan-Portugal Business…
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday sought a report from the SHO of Defence-C police station on a plea against detention of a suspect in a case of alleged rape and abduction of two foreign women. Justice Abher Gul adjourned the proceedings till July 20 after hearing the habeas corpus petition filed by…
. GENEVA: UN experts on Monday slammed the ongoing “purge” of Nicaragua’s legal profession after the country’s government revoked the work credentials for numerous lawyers without explanation. The independent UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua said there were “reasonable grounds to believe that the Nicaraguan Government is systematically stripping numerous lawyers of their…