Man with loaded firearm arrested at Donald Trump rally, authorities say – World
A United States man with a loaded handgun, a shotgun and a high-capacity magazine was arrested outside of the site where former president Donald Trump addressed supporters, police announced on Sunday. The Riverside County Sheriff’s office identified the man who was arrested Saturday as Vem Miller, a 49-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. Miller was […]
Sara Sharif murder case: Accused father confessed to UK police, jurors told – World
The father of Sara Sharif, a 10-year-old girl who was found dead in her home in Britain, told police “I beat her up too much”, prosecutors said at his murder trial on Monday. Sharif was found dead in August 2023 at her home in Woking, a town southwest of London, after what prosecutors say was […]
New Delhi bans fireworks to curb air pollution – World
India’s capital New Delhi on Monday ordered a “complete ban” on fireworks in a bid to curb air pollution in a city where levels are regularly ranked among the worst in the world. The ban is the toughest in a string of restrictions on the hugely popular firecrackers — rules that have been widely flouted. […]
Pakistan ‘vigilantes’ behind rise in online blasphemy cases – Pakistan
One local police report suggests that the vigilantes may be motivated by financial gains. Aroosa Khan’s son was chatting on WhatsApp but suddenly found himself the target of “vigilante” investigators who accused him of having committed blasphemy online. The 27-year-old is one in hundreds of young men standing trial in courts accused of making blasphemous […]
26 poorest nations in worst financial shape since 2006: World Bank – Business
The world’s 26 poorest countries, home to 40 per cent of the most poverty-stricken people, are more in debt than at any time since 2006 and increasingly vulnerable to natural disasters and other shocks, a new World Bank report showed on Sunday. The report finds that these economies are poorer today on average than they […]
Shehbaz welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Pakistan, hopes for ‘productive’ visit – Pakistan
As Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pakistan on Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed the hope that his Chinese counterpart’s four-day bilateral visit would be “productive”. During his visit, Premier Li would also attend the much-anticipated 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG), which is taking […]
Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize – World
Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson won the 2024 Nobel economics prize “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said on Monday. The prestigious award, formally known as the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, is the final prize to […]
Public hearings start into 2018 death of British national by Russian nerve agent – World
Public hearings begin on Monday at a British inquiry into the 2018 death of a woman who was exposed to the nerve agent Novichok used in an attempt to kill a Russian double agent, which plunged relations between London and the Kremlin to new lows, reported AFP. The intended target of the poison attack was […]
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives in Pakistan as stage set for SCO summit – Pakistan
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a four-day bilateral visit, during which he will also attend the much-anticipated Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. His visit comes as Pakistan prepares to host the 23rd SCO meeting of the Council of the Heads of Government (CHG) on October 15 and 16 amid stringent […]
WHO approves Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents – World
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Monday it had approved Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, an age group considered especially vulnerable to outbreaks of the disease that has triggered global concern. The WHO said in a statement that it gave the Jynneos vaccine prequalification for adolescents on Oct […]