Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pensioners swarm cash vans under fire at Ukraine front

Ukraine

Postwoman Iryna Fedyanina’s laughter drowns out the mortar fire as she dispenses pensions to terrified civilians along a river that separates Ukrainian and Russian forces. A grumpy driver drives her Ukrainian post office van past fortified checkpoints and positions so vulnerable to Russian fire that soldiers try to blend themselves with the surrounding woodlands. He … Read more

Taliban order Afghan women to cover fully in public

Taliban

The Taliban imposed some of the tightest restrictions on Afghan women since seizing control on Saturday, requiring them to cover themselves completely in public, preferably with the customary burqa. The militants took back control of the country in August last year, promising a softer rule than their previous stint in power between 1996 and 2001, … Read more

PPP rewards MQM-P with 3 provincial ministries, 2 administratorships

MQM PPP

In light of the agreement for supporting the no-confidence motion against ex-prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has decided to reward Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) with three ministries in Sindh government and administratorships of two urban centres including Karachi. Sources told Bol News that MQM-P will get ministries of information technology … Read more

Five dead in wind-whipped Siberia fires

Siberia

Several fires broke out in southern Siberia on Saturday, affecting over 200 buildings and killed at least five people, according to local officials who issued a state of emergency. The flames in the Krasnoyarsk region extended to some sawmills and a children’s playground, according to the regional emergency ministry on Telegram. Regional governor Alexandre Uss … Read more

Aamir Liaquat denies the claims of using drugs, shared a video of Dania Shah

Aamir Liaquat

Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s third wife knocked on the court’s door for a divorce. Syeda Dania Shah filed a claim for annulment of marriage, dowry, and non-maintenance. According to details, the third wife of Dr. Amir reached the court to get a divorce. The Dalits issued notices to Dr for June 7. Taking to his Instagram … Read more

Elon Musk’s mother slams the New York Times

Elon Musk’s mother lashed out against The New York Times this week. She claimed that her son was “separated from apartheid’s crimes” during his childhood in South Africa. The New York Times publicized the article on Twitter on Thursday morning, claiming Musk was “surrounded by anti-Black propaganda” as a child. She stated that vocally opposing … Read more

Pep Guardiola says of Man City exit: ‘No words can help’

Guardiola

Pep Guardiola Admits “No Words Can Help” ease Pain Of Manchester City’s Champions League exit as he refocuses on his side’s Premier League title challenge. Pep Guardiola must now rally his troops for the remainder of the Premier League season. As he refocuses on his side’s Premier League title campaign, Pep Guardiola concedes that “no … Read more

Ukraine says sank Russian landing craft at Snake Island

Ukraine

Kyiv announced Saturday that it has destroyed another Russian warship near the Black Sea’s Snake Island, where Ukrainian servicemen were honoured for bravery after refusing Russian requests to surrender. According to a statement from Ukraine’s defence ministry, an armed drone damaged a Serna-class landing craft and a missile defence system on the small island controlled … Read more

Watch Dania Shah speaks up about divorce with Aamir Liaquat

Aamir Liaquat

Aamir Liaquat Hussain’s third wife knocked on the court’s door for a divorce. Syeda Dania Shah filed a claim for annulment of marriage, dowry, and non-maintenance. According to details, the third wife of Dr. Amir reached the court to get a divorce. The Dalits issued notices to Dr for June 7. Syeda Dania Shah took … Read more

Two more statues of Iron Age boxers unearthed in Sardinia

Italian

The torsos of two new limestone sculptures of boxers have been discovered in Sardinia’s Iron Age necropolis of Mont’e Prama, according to the Italian culture ministry. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini called the find at the archeological site in Cabras, western central Sardinia, an “exceptional discovery” that should shed more light on the ancient Mediterranean culture … Read more

Michigan: A car owner filed a lawsuit, after a Jeep killed a worker while changing oil

An automobile of a man from Michigan was involved in the death of one of the dealership’s employees. He left his car at the dealership for an oil change and tire rotation is being sued. On March 13, 2020, Sergio Enrique Diaz-Navarro brought his red 2019 Jeep Wrangler to a Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership, where … Read more

Tech shares lead US stocks lower after solid jobs data

US stocks

Stocks on Wall Street finished lower on Friday, with tech stocks falling the most, as investors discounted a strong jobs data amid concerns about slowing growth and increased interest rates. According to the Labor Department, the US economy added 428,000 jobs in April, above expectations, and the unemployment rate remained at a low 3.6 percent. … Read more

Russia fine tunes Victory Day parade amid Ukraine campaign

Russia

In the wake of Moscow’s war in Ukraine, Russia on Saturday performed its final rehearsal for an annual parade commemorating the Soviet victory in World War II, where its military strength will be displayed. Thousands of soldiers will march across Moscow’s Red Square, trailed by tanks, armoured vehicles, and missile launchers, to commemorate the 77th anniversary … Read more

Court declares Dua Zehra’s husband, nikah khuwan, two witnesses absconders

Dua Zehra

KARACHI: Husband of Karachi’s teenage girl Dua Zehra, Zaheer Ahmed, their nikah khuwan (the cleric who solemnized their nikah) Ghulam Mustafa and two witnesses Shehzad and Asghar have been declared absconders by a lower court. The Judicial Magistrate East held hearing of the case pertaining to alleged abduction of Dua Zehra on Saturday. The investigation … Read more

Global stocks mostly fall despite solid US jobs data

Global stocks

Despite strong US jobs data, investors fretted about inflation and concerns about slowing growth, sending global stocks tumbling on Friday. According to the Labor Department, the US economy added 428,000 jobs in April, above expectations, and the unemployment rate remained at a low 3.6 percent. The report showed sustained solid job growth and hinted that … Read more

Diplomats urge Sri Lanka to reconsider state of emergency

Sri Lanka

US and European officials urged Sri Lanka’s embattled president on Saturday to lift the rule of emergency declared after a mass strike brought the insolvent country to a halt. Months of blackouts and severe food, gasoline, and medical shortages have wreaked havoc on the South Asian island nation, which is experiencing its worst-ever economic collapse. … Read more

South African cricketer Hoosain Ayod died at the age of 81

Hoosain Ayob, a South African fast bowler who never played died after a long illness. His age was 81. Ayob was internationally recognised as one of the finest players in the country’s history, but apartheid prevented him from representing it. He died at a hospital on Saturday morning while visiting family in Port Elizabeth owing … Read more

The prosecutor who put the Taliban behind bars fears for his life

A former top prosecutor who is being pursued by the Taliban claims, fears for his life. It is because the UK’s resettlement scheme fails to help Afghans who are in grave danger. The prosecutor has been in immigration limbo in Pakistan for almost five months and has been unable to arrange a relocation to the … Read more

Israel destroys home of Palestinian accused in settler killing

Palestinian

The home of a Palestinian accused of killing an Israeli settler last year was demolished by Israeli authorities on Saturday, provoking tensions. According to an Israeli army statement, explosives demolished Omar Jaradat’s dwelling in Silat al-Harithiya hamlet, near the flashpoint town of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank. Palestinians threw stones and firebombs at … Read more

Chelsea agree sale to Boehly consortium for record $5.2 bn

Chelsea

Chelsea said on Saturday that a consortium led by Todd Boehly, co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, had won the battle to buy the Premier League club for £4.25 billion ($5.2 billion). Chelsea’s owner, Roman Abramovich, put the club up for sale in early March, just days before the British government sanctioned him for Russia’s … Read more

Rishabh Pant: ‘As a batting group, we came close to achieving perfection’

Pant

After a long wait, Delhi Capitals finally delivered the type of performance they had hoped for all season. Their victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad was based on a strong batting display that propelled them to fifth place in the IPL 2022 points table. David Warner and Rovman Powell put up a 122-run stand off 66 balls, … Read more

Kindergartens in Kyiv

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has produced broad devastation that cannot be adequately articulated in words. Buildings have been demolished, hospitals and monuments have been damaged, innocent citizens have been slain, and approximately five million Ukrainians have fled the nation. The Ukrainian foreign ministry has been recording the devastation caused by the war on its … Read more

Beijing and covid crisis

According to local officials, between 3 p.m. Friday and 3 p.m. Saturday, Beijing recorded 78 locally transmitted verified COVID-19 cases. From April 22 through 3 p.m. Saturday, a total of 688 COVID-19 instances involving 15 districts had been recorded in Beijing. According to Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control … Read more

Russia strikes four missiles in Odesa region

According to Ukraine’s regional military administration, Russia fired four cruise missiles at the southern port city of Odesa on Saturday. There were no casualties, according to the report. A drone video purporting to depict a strike against a Russian patrol boat in the Black Sea was also posted by the regional military administration. Ukrainian military’s … Read more

Four killed as roof caves in Afghanistan

Four people were killed and four others were injured after the roof of a mud home crumbled in Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province on Friday, according to the state-run news agency Bakhtar. The tragedy occurred on Friday night in Chaparhar area, following heavy rain, killing four people, including a lady and three children, and … Read more