TOKYO (Reuters): The mayor of Nagasaki declared that he would not budge from his decision to bar Israel’s ambassador from Friday’s commemoration of the atomic bombing of the city, despite top US and other Group of Seven officials saying they would not be attending. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, whoContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Fearing a worsening of the war in the Middle East, the Canadian government said on Wednesday that it has chosen to remove the children and guardians of its diplomats from Israel, according to the Canadian Press. Fears of a wider battle in a region already on edge dueContinue Reading
LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has received a miscellaneous appeal asking for a fast hearing of a suit challenging the NAB Amendment Ordinance. The LHC received a petition against the NAB ordinance from attorney Azhar Siddique. The remand time for accused people has been extended from 14 toContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: A heavy monsoon spell struck the nation in the early hours of Thursday, flooding some portions of the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. This prompted the government to declare an emergency in the capital and garrison cities. The Water and Sanitation Authority (WASA) issued an alarm as aContinue Reading
RAWALPINDI – Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of the All Pakistan Muslim League (APML), requested permission on Thursday to organize a public demonstration in Lal Haveli, Rawalpindi, but the deputy commissioner of Rawalpindi denied his request. It should be mentioned that on August 13, a former federal minister asked theContinue Reading
ISLAMABAD: The ‘controversial’ Election Act Amendment Bill 2024 was signed into law by President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday. The measure has been sent to the Senate Secretariat, and the notice in the gazette will be published on Thursday. On August 6, the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protested, but theContinue Reading
PARIS (Reuters): The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) said that Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat was disqualified for failing to make weight only hours before the women’s 50kg freestyle final at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Phogat was scheduled to compete against American Sarah Hildebrandt for the gold medal. She will notContinue Reading
PARIS (AFP) — The closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Sunday is expected to be unforgettable, with Tom Cruise reportedly planning a daring action on the roof of the Stade de France. The flag will be passed from Paris to Los Angeles. There are high hopes for the spectacleContinue Reading
Turkey (Reuters) – According to a diplomatic source, Turkey will file a statement of intervention in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Wednesday in support of South Africa’s genocide complaint against Israel. The source also stated that the statement will take place around 1330 GMT. ForeignContinue Reading
(Reuters) – Firefighters reported that a wind-driven wildfire on a hillside above the city of San Bernardino, California, prompted evacuations and burnt many residences before being contained on Tuesday. At least five homes have burnt, according to footage from the local TV station KTLA 5, when the swiftly spreading brushContinue Reading
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