. CARACAS: The death toll from the two earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 has risen to 4,333, National Assembly President Jorge Rodriguez told reporters on Saturday, announcing that the distribution of housing to those affected will begin next week. Meanwhile, 315 of the dead have not yet been identified, the official said. The…
FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE: US Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) stands next to Palestinian residents of Turmus Ayya, near Ramallah, during a visit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. REUTERS WEST BANK/ TURMUS AYYA: US Democratic lawmaker Ro Khanna said he was detained by Israeli settlers armed with US-made rifles during a West Bank visit this week that he…
. PHU QUOC: A speedboat carrying Indian tourists capsized off southern Vietnam’s Phu Quoc island on Saturday, killing at least 15 people, state media reported. The boat was carrying 36 people when it overturned around 400 metres off May Rut Ngoai islet, according to the VNExpress website. Multiple tourist and coast guard boats participated in…
EXTREME WEATHER: A person carries a child while walking with an umbrella as rain intensifies ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Bavi in Wenzhou, China. PHOTO: REUTERS KEELUNG: Nearly two million people have fled their homes in China as an approaching typhoon lashed northern Taiwan and Japan’s remote southwestern islands on Saturday, toppling trees and…
DHAKA: Floods and landslides triggered by days of torrential monsoon rain have killed at least 44 people in southeastern Bangladesh and left over a million stranded as authorities raced on Saturday to deliver aid to devastated communities. The disaster management ministry said on Saturday that flooding across seven districts – Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati,…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Saturday expressed deep concern over the recent escalation between the US and Iran despite the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), and called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint, the Foreign Office said. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the remarks…
. ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research, in coordination with provincial food departments, on Saturday briefed a committee on current sugar stocks, production projections, and market price trends DPM/FM Ishaq Dar reiterated government’s commitment to ensuring the uninterrupted supply of sugar at affordable prices. Chairing a high-level meeting to take stock of…
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has introduced IBAN-based digital verification to enable faster and easier onboarding of customers, allowing investors to access financial services without unnecessary documentation and repeated verification requirements. To facilitate this digital transformation, the SECP has amended the Anti-money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Countering Proliferation…
BANNU: The Bannu police on Saturday issued a detailed list containing photographs, names, and reward amounts for 40 alleged terrorists wanted in multiple cases of terrorism and serious crimes. According to the police, the suspects are wanted in connection with bomb blasts, attacks on security forces, extortion, kidnapping for ransom, target killings, and other heinous…
LAHORE: The Punjab government has directed all relevant departments to remain on high alert as weather authorities forecast widespread rainfall, possible urban flooding and rising river flows in parts of the province over the coming days. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) stated that moist currents from the Arabian Sea, combined with an approaching westerly wave,…