India’s ‘disappeared’ death certificate reopens occupied Kashmir’s wounds – World
Junaid Rashid was five when his father vanished from military custody nearly three decades ago, one of the thousands who disappeared in Indian-occupied Kashmir during the 90s. But after years of the family searching for him and fighting court battles, a judge in the contested Himalayan territory declared what Rashid already believed: his father Abdul […]
UK opens probe into TikTok’s child safety measures
TikTok said it met UK online safety rules, after the law tightened protections for children last year The Online Safety Act aims to prevent minors from encountering harmful content relating to suicide, self-harm, eating disorders and pornography. PHOTO: PEXELS Britain’s communications regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into whether social media platform TikTok is doing […]
EU tells Google to share search data, open Android to AI rivals
EU targets Big Tech under Digital Markets Act, ordering firms to open competition and give users more choice Brussels said Google must start sharing search data from January 2027 and users would start benefitting from the changes to Android from July 2027. PHOTO: PIXABAY The European Union demanded Thursday that Google share data with other […]
Karachi court grants police 7-day physical remand of 3 suspects in Dr Akash murder case – Pakistan
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Thursday granted police week-long physical remand of three suspects in the murder case of a young doctor that drew widespread condemnation. Dr Akash Kumar, a doctor at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), was killed on Monday after robbers intercepted his vehicle near Teen Talwar and escaped with around Rs2 […]
Dar arrives in Shanghai to sign Pakistan’s founding membership of China-led AI body – Pakistan
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar reached China’s Shanghai on two-day visit on Thursday to sign an agreement for Pakistan to join the World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organisation (WAICO) as a founding member, the Foreign Office (FO) said. China proposed the creation of WAICO last year for AI governance. Upon his arrival in […]
Zidane era beckons for France
France suffered a shocking 2-0 defeat against Spain in the FIFA World Cup semifinal. Photo: Reuters LONDON: France’s World Cup semi-final exit left one of the country’s most gifted generations grappling with yet another heartbreak, but a new era beckons, with Zinedine Zidane expected to harness the squad’s extraordinary individual talent in a bid to deliver a […]
Karachi court approves 7-day physical remand of 3 suspects in Dr Akash murder case – Pakistan
KARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Thursday approved a week-long physical remand of three suspects in the murder case of a young doctor that drew widespread condemnation. Dr Akash Kumar, a doctor at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), was killed on Monday after robbers intercepted his vehicle near Teen Talwar and escaped with around Rs2 […]
Late sex offender Epstein clearly had connections to American, Israeli intelligence: Vance – World
US Vice President JD Vance has said that late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein “seemed to be connected” to elements of the “Israeli deep state” as well as the “highest levels of American intelligence”, while also acknowledging the Trump administration mishandled its response to the case. He made these remarks in a podcast episode with host […]
House fire kills family of 6 in Peshawar: rescue – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: A house fire in the Tehkal Payan area of Peshawar killed a couple and their four children on Thursday, Rescue 1122 said. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmed Faizi told Dawn that the rescue service received the report of the fire at around 2:30am. After reaching the site of the incident, it took […]
8 more Bangladeshi children die of measles-like symptoms
Measles deaths reached 95, with 197 confirmed cases and 974 suspected infections reported in 24 hours A mother holds her measles‑infected child as the child receives treatment at the Infectious Disease Hospital, following an outbreak across the country, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, April 27, 2026. REUTERS Bangladesh on Thursday reported the deaths of eight more children […]