Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Army chief, his wife visit martyred captains’ families on Eid

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa and his wife on Tuesday visited families of Captain Muhammad Kashif Shaheed and Captain Muhammad Saad Bin Amin Shaheed on 1st day of Eid. The COAS paid rich tribute to Shuhada and their families for their ultimate sacrifice in the service of motherland, said an … Read more

Drone carrying guns

Police in Canada have apprehended a drone that crossed the border from the US carrying a shopping bag with over a dozen firearms, but only after the operator crashed the drone into a nearby tree. Residents in the village of Port Lambton, north-east of Detroit, reported seeing a stranger maneuvering a commercial drone, prompting officers … Read more

Pakistan, UAE agree to cement bilateral economic cooperation

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have agreed to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation including in the fields of trade, energy, infrastructure, petroleum and other important sectors. An understanding to this effect came during the visit of a high-level economic delegation of the UAE to Pakistan on Tuesday. The delegation’s visit was in follow … Read more

Experts sound alarm over baby tongue surgery

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When Lea took her newborn baby to see an osteopath in Paris, he had no difficulty breastfeeding him, but the osteopath recommended surgery to excise a “too thick” band of tissue behind his tongue. She said the osteopath indicated that “we don’t really know why, but it’s always better to have it cut”. The procedure, … Read more

8 dead in Iran after drinking bootleg alcohol

Iran

At least eight people have died in southern Iran after ingesting poisonous homemade alcohol, a medical legit in Hormozgan province has said. “Eight people have died after drinking adulterated self-made alcohol in Bandar Abbas,” the provincial capital, said clinical school spokesperson Fatemeh Norouzian. The total number of people poisoned in the city had reached 59, … Read more

Russia says targeting Azovstal plant with ‘artillery and planes’

Russia

The Russian army said Tuesday its forces and pro-Moscow separatists have been the usage of artillery and planes to goal Azovstal, the metallic plant within the town of Mariupol wherein Ukrainian warring parties are making their closing stand. The Russian defence ministry accused contributors of the Azov battalion and other Ukrainian troops of the use … Read more

4,000 uprooted by fighting in Iraq’s Sinjar: Kurdish official

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An official from Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region said Tuesday that fighting between the Iraqi army and Yazidi fighters connected with Turkey’s banned separatist Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has uprooted thousands. The Yazidis are a Kurdish-speaking non-Arab, non-Muslim minority who were massacred by Islamic State group jihadists in 2014. Clashes left one Iraqi soldier dead on … Read more

Russia launching ‘powerful assault’ on Azovstal plant: Ukraine

Azovstal

The Ukrainian military said Tuesday that Russian forces had released an offensive at the besieged Azovstal metal plant wherein Kyiv’s forces are holed up within the southern metropolis of Mariupol. “A powerful assault on the territory of the Azovstal plant is underway with support from armoured vehicles and tanks,” Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of Ukraine’s … Read more

Infantino says Qatar migrant workers take pride from hard work

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When asked about the conditions of workers building World Cup stadiums and infrastructure in Qatar, FIFA President Gianni Infantino replied that migrant employees take pride in their hard work. Infantino said workers would feel proud about building stadiums for this year’s tournament in the Gulf nation. The head of football’s world governing body was asked … Read more

Ukrainians decry ‘suffering’ in Russian-controlled areas

Ukrainians

Ukrainian civilians fleeing Russian-occupied parts of us of a allege violence, extortion and theft at the fingers of Russian troops, not to say each day humiliation at checkpoints. “We suffered and suffered and suffered,” said Igor Kydryavtsev, considered one of 10 Ukrainians who spoke to AFP approximately living under Russian control in southern Ukraine’s Kherson … Read more

Russian strike kills 10 at east Ukraine factory: governor

Russian strike

A Russian strike killed at least 10 human beings and wounded 15 Tuesday at a manufacturing facility in the eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, the nearby governor stated. “At least 10 killed and 15 wounded, the effects of the shelling of the Avdiivka coke plant by way of the Russian occupiers,” the governor of the … Read more

UN chief visits Sahel’s ‘martyred’ refugees

United Nations

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres visited a displaced persons camp in Niger on Tuesday, pleading for humanitarian and military assistance for the poor country fighting jihadist rebels. Guterres travelled to the camp at Ouallam in the southwest of the country on the fourth day of a trip to West Africa delayed by the crisis in … Read more

Rights group says Russian fighters killing civilians in CAR

Russian fighters

Human Rights Watch on Tuesday stated there has been “compelling proof” that Russian paramilitary troops had been committing severe rights abuses and killing civilians inside the Central African Republic. A civil war inside the CAR that commenced in 2013, pitting numerous militias towards a kingdom on the verge of crumbling, had eased appreciably in recent years. … Read more

Civilians reach safety as Russia renews assault on Mariupol plant

Mariupol

On Tuesday, Russian soldiers launched a huge assault on the Azovstal steel mill, the last stronghold of Ukrainian forces in the destroyed southern port city of Mariupol, bringing 101 residents to safety who had been besieged there for weeks. “We are so thankful for everyone who helped us. There was a moment we lost hope, … Read more

Detained Griner to be honored at all venues: WNBA

Detained Griner

Detained US ladies’ basketball celebrity Brittney Griner may be honoured in any respect WNBA venues while the new season gets underway later this week, the league said Tuesday. Griner has been in custody in Russia on the grounds that being stopped at Moscow’s airport on February 17 after vape cartridges containing cannabis oil have been … Read more

Stars sparkle at Met Gala in New York

New York

A-listers dressed to the theme of “gilded glamour” sparkled on the purple carpet as the annual Met Gala extravaganza is referred to as “the birthday celebration of the 12 months” returned to its pre-pandemic timetable in New York Monday. Co-host Blake Lively wowed in a beaded Versace gown with an outsized satin bow that unfurled … Read more

Spanish government on defensive over spyware claims

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Spain’s weak coalition government was put on the defensive Tuesday when it was revealed that the prime minister’s and defense minister’s cellphones had been tapped using Pegasus malware. Felix Bolanos, a cabinet minister, told a news conference on Monday that the phones of Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Defense Minister Margarita Robles were hacked … Read more

De Villiers hopes grass is greener for golf team-mate Barty

De Villiers

Ashleigh Barty’s retirement in March whilst she turned into girls’ tennis primary and simply 25 years antique is a “bizarre one to provide an explanation for”, South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has advised AFP in an interview earlier than they crew up for a golfing occasion. Barty’s notably brief career contrasts with that … Read more

Two-time Grand Slam finalist Anderson retires from tennis at 35

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Kevin Anderson, who climbed to range five within the ATP rankings and reached two Grand Slam finals, introduced on Tuesday he become retiring at 35, tweeting: “I gave my best.” “Today I finally arrived at the difficult decision to retire from professional tennis,” he wrote in one of a series of farewell tweets. The 2.03 … Read more

Ohio Republicans Campaign in Trump’s Shadow Prior to the Primary on Tuesday

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The novelist and venture investor J.D. Vance has been endorsed by Donald Trump, shaking up the Republican fight for the first major Senate midterm election. Josh Mandel’s wager was simple: no one would be able to outflank him in emulating Donald J. Trump, whether on hard-right America First beliefs or the former president’s bellicose, come-at-me … Read more

Occupied Kashmir celebrating Eid amid shadows of guns

While the whole Muslim Ummah is celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr, the Muslims of Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir continued to endure India’s strict military siege and violent cordon and search operations by its troops in the nook and corner of the territory on the Muslim festival on Tuesday. The occupation authorities, imposed strict restrictions by deploying … Read more

K-pop cheerleaders: the ‘flowers’ of South Korean baseball

K-pop cheerleaders

In baseball-mad South Korea groups of professional cheerleaders pumping up gamers and lovers with problematic K-pop workouts are as indispensable to the video games as beer and fried birds. Imported with the aid of American missionaries greater than 100 years ago, baseball is South Korea’s most loved spectator sport, beating out even football. There are no cheerleaders … Read more

Women’s cricket looks to future with new-style event in Dubai

Women's cricket

An innovative girls’ cricket tournament grouping installed stars with emerging-country gamers starts this week as the game seems to extend globally and outgrow its reliance on the men’s sport. The FairBreak Invitational, providing England captain Heather Knight, West Indies skipper Stafanie Taylor and Pakistan’s Sana Mir, opens on Wednesday observed by way of requires better … Read more