9 killed, 13 injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon in new ceasefire violation
A displaced woman stands outside her home after returning to Hannawiyeh in southern Lebanon on April 18, 2026. PHOTO: AFP At least nine people were killed and 13 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on several towns in southern Lebanon on Thursday despite a temporary ceasefire, Lebanese media reported. The state-run National News Agency said three […]
Mamdani calls on King Charles to return Koh-i-Noor diamond – World
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch’s state visit on Wednesday. Before greeting Charles and Queen Camilla at a 9/11 memorial event, Mamdani was asked what he […]
The shifting sands of Asia – Newspaper
THERE is a specific kind of quiet that settles over a capital city when its ruling elite begins to realise that the ground beneath their feet is moving. In Canberra and Melbourne, among the scholars and officials who manage the delicate machinery of the Australian state’s foreign policy, that quiet is palpable. There is the […]
Vietnam moment? – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
PAKISTAN’S investment story has rarely had a more promising tailwind. The macroeconomic stabilisation under the 37-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF), supplemented by the Resilience and Sustainability Facility, has been more decisive than most observers expected. The fiscal deficit has narrowed to 5.4 per cent of GDP, with the primary surplus rising to a historic 2.4pc […]
UAE’s Opec exit – Newspaper
THE UAE’s exit from Opec is another sign of the major geopolitical shifts that are reshaping the global order. One of the organisation’s top producers, the UAE’s decision seems largely influenced by the politics of oil. Yet geopolitical calculations, and intra-Gulf rivalries, specifically with Saudi Arabia, are also at play here. As per reports, the […]
New Zealand’s Christchurch mosque killer loses bid to overturn convictions – World
White supremacist killer Brenton Tarrant lost on Thursday an appeal seeking to overturn his conviction and sentence for shooting dead 51 people at two New Zealand mosques in 2019, court documents showed. The 35-year-old admitted to carrying out New Zealand’s deadliest modern day mass shooting before being sentenced to life in prison in August 2020. […]
IHC rejects request to transfer TikToker Sana Yousuf case to another court – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected a request to transfer the trial of TikToker Sana Yousuf’s murder to another court. The court of Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfaraz Dogar, while issuing a reserved verdict on the petition of accused Umar Hayat, ordered trial court judge Afzal Majuka to continue the trial. Accused Umar […]
Japan cleaner goes viral with spa-like service for plushies
Masakazu Shimura, a cleaning professional with three decades of experience opens up a spa-life service for plushies Dry-cleaning professional Masakazu Shimura brushes a soft toy at the facility of Cleaning Yonmarusan in Fuefuki city of Yamanashi Prefecture on April 27, 2026 © Philip FONG / AFP A worn-out Pikachu plushie, tired teddy bear or stained […]
No new contract awarded to build Karachi’s Red Line corridor, Sindh High Court told – Pakistan
• Sindh AG says Mosamiyat-Numaish contract to be awarded after completion of ‘notice period’• Claims govt sealed project site of construction firm as it was built on KMC land• Petitioner’s counsel says contract ‘handed over to FWO’• Bench seeks time frame for completion of University Road construction KARACHI: The Sindh High Court was informed on […]
CM Murad asks K-Electric to find practical solution to reduce loadshedding – Pakistan
KARACHI: Expressing concern over prolonged power outages particularly in underprivileged areas of the metropolis, Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has asked the K-Electric to find a practical solution to reduce loadshedding, particularly in poorer neighbourhoods. In a meeting with KE Chairman Shahryar Chishti and CEO Syed Taha here at the CM House on Wednesday, […]