Bolivia’s Paz declares state of emergency over blockade crisis, paving way to deploy military
Protesting groups cut off key roads, stranding trucks, choking supplies of food, fuel, medicine Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz speaks on the day he signs an agreement with the Bolivian Workers’ Confederation (COB) union after 50 days of anti-government protests, a step toward resolving a conflict that has paralyzed the country, in La Paz, Bolivia, June […]
QS university rankings expose regional disparities in Pakistan’s higher education – Pakistan
LAHORE: Eighteen Pakistani universities have secured places in the QS World University Rankings 2027, with Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) retaining its status as the country’s highest-ranked institution despite slipping in the global standings but no university managed to break into the world’s top 350. The latest rankings, released by UK-based Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), showed mixed performance […]
Seven killed, five injured in twin blasts in K-P’s Bannu
DPO says private vehicle carrying passengers targeted by IED while second explosion struck motor car carrying wounded BANNU: Seven people were killed and five others injured in a twin blast in the Phang Musa Khel area within the jurisdiction of Ahmadzai Police Station in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu district on Saturday, District Police Officer (DPO) Bannu Yasir […]
New Zealand keep semis hopes alive
SOUTHAMTON: New Zealand kept their hopes of defending their women’s T20 World Cup crown alive with a thrilling four-run win over Ireland on Friday in Southampton. Defeat for the Kiwis, who had lost their previous two games, would have left them teetering on the brink of an early flight home but instead they move up […]
Two trains reported to have collided north of London: transport police – World
British Transport Police said on Friday that it was responding to reports of a train “collision” north of London, with other emergency services saying they were attending to the incident amid media reports of injuries. “We’re responding to reports of a collision involving two trains in the Bedford area,” the transport police force said on […]