Raoof Hasan, 8 others’ remand extended over PTI’s alleged anti-state digital campaigns – Pakistan
An Islamabad district and sessions court on Thursday extended the physical remand of PTI spokesperson Raoof Hasan and eight others by three days over the suspicion of running alleged “anti-state digital campaigns”. Hasan was arrested on Monday during a raid conducted by the Islamabad police and the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on PTI’s Central Office […]
China braces for intense rainfall, flooding as Typhoon Gaemi makes landfall
BEIJING: Typhoon Gaemi roared into southeastern China on Thursday after churning across the Taiwan Strait, prompting warnings of swelling rivers, flash floods and waterlogging in cities and provinces that were hit by extreme rains just several weeks ago. Gaemi, the third and most powerful typhoon to hit China’s eastern seaboard this year, made landfall in […]
Hafiz Naeem warns govt against blocking Islamabad sit-in amid police crackdown
Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman has warned the government that it will be held responsible if the party is prevented from entering Islamabad for their planned protest against electricity price hike and inflation. Naeem in a statement issued on Thursday stated that they believe in peaceful political resistance to secure public rights. “We are […]
Historic Russian Kremlins: Preserving heritage through architecture
MOSCOW: In Russia, the term “kremlin” refers to a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities, usually encompassing palaces, churches and government offices. here are several theories regarding the origin of the word “kremlin,” historian and tour guide Maxim Loginov said in an interview with Anadolu. “Kremlin” may derive from the Greek word […]
AI to replace 85 million jobs by 2025: WEF report
ISTANBUL: The widespread integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in various industries is likely to render many job sectors obsolete and increase layoffs, with those that adopt AI technology replacing those who do not. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Future of Jobs Report, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) might replace almost 85 million jobs […]
Indian, Chinese foreign ministers agree to resolve border issues in Laos meeting
VIENTIANE: Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Thursday in Laos, where the two leaders agreed to resolve border issues as soon as possible. The two countries share a long Himalayan border, much of it poorly demarcated, and relations between them have been sour since a military clash in July […]
Putin meets Assad in Kremlin to discuss Erdogan meeting, help with Israel
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Bashar al-Assad in the Kremlin as Moscow nudges the Syrian leader towards a meeting with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and Damascus seeks the Kremlin’s help in restraining Israel. Russia backed Assad in Syria’s civil war, launching a military campaign that helped turn the tide of the 12-year conflict in […]
1 dead as ‘jet fuel tank’ overturns on Karachi’s Baloch Colony flyover – Pakistan
A man was killed after a fuel tank detached from a tanker and overturned on Karachi’s Baloch Colony flyover on Thursday, police and rescue services officials said. Ahmed Nawaz Cheema, the Karachi Traffic Police deputy inspector general (DIG), told Dawn.com that the incident caused the closure of both tracks of the busy road for hours […]
Ethiopia landslide death toll rises to 257, expected to double: UN humanitarian office
ADDIS ABABA: The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia earlier this week has risen to 257 and is expected to almost double, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) said on Thursday. Heavy rains triggered a landslide burying people in the Gofa Zone of southern Ethiopia on Sunday night and a […]
North Korea launches global cyber espionage to steal military secrets: US, UK, South Korea
LONDON: North Korean hackers have conducted a global cyber espionage campaign to try to steal classified military secrets to support Pyongyang’s banned nuclear weapons programme, the United States, Britain and South Korea said in a joint advisory on Thursday. The hackers, dubbed Anadriel or APT45 by cybersecurity researchers, have targeted or breached computer systems at […]