Iran targets sites in Bahrain, Kuwait after wave of US strikes
Trump says MoU signed with Iran to end conflict is ‘over’, adding he doesn’t want to engage with Tehran Smoke rises from a fire after an explosion, amid reports of explosions by Iranian state media, in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released July 8, 2026. Reuters […]
Ziarat SP suspended following terrorist attack on police post; committee formed to probe incident – Pakistan
QUETTA: The Ziarat superintendent of police (SP) has been suspended following a terrorist attack on the Mangi Dam police post, it emerged on Wednesday. On Tuesday, at least nine police officials, including two station house officers, embraced martyrdom in the attack, while 15 alleged terrorists were killed in a clearance operation after the attack. Balochistan […]
Wristbands with sensors and early starts: How Spain keeps working when the heat hits – World
Employers must have a protocol to adapt working conditions if the state weather agency issues its two highest heat alerts. The morning sun beats down on Antonio Reina as he tends to a public garden in Barcelona, but he works reassured that a simple wristband protects him in the summer heat. The device contains a […]
Fact check: Viral video of Lionel Messi winking at referee is not from July 7 match with Egypt
Multiple users have been sharing a video on social media platforms X and Facebook on Wednesday, claiming that it shows Lionel Messi winking at a referee during the Argentina vs Egypt match on July 7. However, the video is from the Argentina-Cape Verde contest, which took place on July 4. Messi and Argentina received backlash […]
Hamas’s move – Newspaper – DAWN.COM
THE decision taken by Hamas to relinquish governance of Gaza appears to be designed to put the onus on the US and Israel to take the peace process forward. Having ruled the Strip for about two decades, the Palestinian group announced on Monday that it was ready to hand over governance duties to the National […]
International sting arrests 24 over India-based organised crime – World
An international operation against Indian organised crime groups has led to 24 arrests, US officials said on Tuesday, including in connection with the assassination in Canada of a prominent Sikh figure. The sting involved law enforcement officials operating in the United States, Canada and Europe, who had together been probing crime syndicates that engage in […]
Trump turns on Spain and demands Greenland as NATO summit exposes cracks
Calls Madrid a ‘terrible partner’ in NATO as he rails against allies for not supporting the war on Iran United States President Donald Trump threw a summit of NATO leaders into disarray on Wednesday as he demanded the US cut trade ties with Spain and made renewed claims on Greenland, irking another NATO ally, Denmark. […]
OpenAI to unveil GPT-5.6 on Thursday after delaying launch – World
OpenAI will publicly launch its most capable model, GPT-5.6, on Thursday, after delaying the launch last month on the US government’s request amid national security concerns that powerful AI systems could be misused. This comes on the heels of the US government lifting curbs on Anthropic’s latest Fable and Mythos AI models last week, less […]
Russia tries to jam Musk’s Starlink systems to counter Ukrainian drones
Kyiv’s ‘mid-strike’ drones, flown via Starlink, can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately Russian forces are trying to counter Ukrainian “mid-strike” drone attacks by camouflaging cargoes and installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet system, Ukrainian drone commanders and pilots told Reuters. Kyiv’s development of “mid-strike” drones that […]
Karachi braces for water shortage after power failure at Dhabeji station – Pakistan
KARACHI: A power breakdown by K-Electric at the Dhabeji Pumping Station on Tuesday disrupted operations of the Karachi Water and Sewerage Corporation (KWSC) and is expected to reduce the city’s water supply by nearly 100 million gallons per day (MGD). According to a KWSC spokesperson, the electricity outage affected the K-2 Pump House, where the […]