Combined image of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Qatar’s Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. PHOTOS: FILE/X Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked the leadership of Qatar for its support for Pakistan’s mediation and de-escalation efforts aimed at regional peace during a call with Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of…
Drone struck a generator near Barakah Nuclear Plant; no radiation impact or injuries reported A file image of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant. PHOTO: AFP A drone strike caused a fire at a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates, officials in Abu Dhabi said on Sunday, at a time when progress appears to have…
Iranian state media says both discuss regional security, hostilities and efforts to consolidate fragile US ceasefire Interior Minister meeting Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Photo: File/WANA Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held high-level talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran on Sunday, focusing on regional security, recent hostilities, and efforts to consolidate a fragile ceasefire, Iran’s…
India dismisses proceedings, says its position on holding the treaty in abeyance remains unchanged The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague upheld its earlier award supporting the continued validity of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), ruling that India cannot unilaterally suspend the agreement. The tribunal reaffirmed that the treaty remained in force, rejecting…
250,000 daily commuters stranded as five unions shut down New York’s Long Island Rail Road North America’s largest commuter rail system, the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR), shut down early Saturday after five unions representing nearly half of its workforce went on strike across the New York City area, according to media reports. The Washington…
Elina Svitolina won the Italian Open on Saturday after beating Coco Gauff. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Elina Svitolina won the Italian Open on Saturday after beating Coco Gauff 6-4, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 to claim her third Rome title, while Jannik Sinner set a date with Casper Ruud in the men’s final. Ukraine’s Svitolina had not claimed…
Antoine Semenyo scored the winner for Man City in the FA Cup final. Photo: AFP/FILE LONDON: Antoine Semenyo produced one of the great FA Cup final goals with an audacious back-flick that sealed Manchester City’s 1-0 win against Chelsea at Wembley on Saturday. Semenyo illuminated a largely scrappy final late in the second half as…
Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairperson Maulana Muhammad Abdul Khabeer Azad looks through telescope for the new moon. Photo: AFP The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee will meet in Karachi on Sunday to sight the moon of Zilhajj 1447 AH. According to the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on 29 Zilhajj, May 17, at…
Israel’s Tomer defence company causes a stir with a rocket engine experiment near Beit Shemesh Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas, in this undated handout picture released on February 24, 2024. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS A large explosion near the central Israeli…
80 dead, 246 suspected cases in DRC; agency warns neighbouring countries to activate emergency mechanisms People at Bunia General Referral Hospital following confirmation of an Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain in the Ituri province, Democratic Republic of Congo, on May 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS The World Health Organisation on Sunday declared an Ebola outbreak…