(Reuters) – Over 1,000 people have been killed in two days of fighting in Syria’s coastal area between militants from Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite sect and security forces associated with the country’s new Islamist authorities, a war monitor reported on Saturday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that 148 Assad-alignedContinue Reading
HONG KONG (Reuters) — Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media billionaire and pro-democracy champion, concluded testifying in court on Thursday in a historic national security trial where he is accused of conspiring with foreign forces and sedition. Thursday was day 144 of Lai’s trial and his 52nd day in theContinue Reading
LAHORE: At Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Australia won the ICC Champions Trophy against England by a margin of five wickets. Australia scored the total in the 48th over, with five wickets remaining, after chasing a goal of 352. Josh Inglis, the wicketkeeper-batter, scored an undefeated 120 runs off 86 ballsContinue Reading
DUBAI (AFP): Knowing that another loss would all but end their championship defense, Pakistan will play their bitter rivals, India, in a Champions Trophy thriller on Sunday in front of a sold-out crowd in Dubai. Due to political sensitivities, the neighbors only clash in multi-country tournaments. This match is beingContinue Reading
Days after the release of Laxman Utekar’s Chhaava, Bollywood star Alia Bhatt came to Instagram to applaud Vicky Kaushal’s performance. “Vicky Kaushal!” What are you? Can’t get over your performance in Chhaava!” Alia wrote on Wednesday. The historical drama is set during the late-seventeenth-century Deccan Wars. “Shivaji’s death sparked theContinue Reading
A police officer stated that Pakistani officials had released 22 Indian fisherman from Karachi’s Malir Jail and would begin their repatriation procedure on Friday. Arshad Shah, the superintendent of Malir Jail, verified that the fishermen began their journey back to India once the appropriate paperwork on the Indian side wereContinue Reading
Pakistan were bowled out for 260 at the National Bank Stadium on Wednesday, failing to chase down New Zealand’s 321 mark in the ICC Champions Trophy opener. New Zealand bowled with discipline, with Will O’Rourke and Mitchell Santner both taking three wickets, after match-winning hundreds from Tom Latham and DevonContinue Reading
(Web Desk) – Mawra Hocane has regained popularity in India after nearly a decade. Mawra, best known for her endearing portrayal of Saru in Sanam Teri Kasam, has won over viewers once more with the film’s recent re-release, which has proven to be an unexpected success. In a recent interviewContinue Reading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — TikTok said on Sunday that it was restoring service after President-elect Donald Trump promised to reinstate the app’s access in the United States when he takes office on Monday. The comment came after US customers reported being able to access the Chinese-owned service’s website, but the farContinue Reading
Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist serving an 86-year sentence at the Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas, has requested a presidential pardon ahead of the US presidential election, describing her imprisonment as “a blatant miscarriage of justice”. Siddiqui, who has been imprisoned in the United StatesContinue Reading
