Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Yemen forces kill 25 Houthi rebels in ambush

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25 Houthi rebels have been killed in Yemen while several others wounded during an armed ambush by the government forces. The state’s News Agency, Saba reported that the government forces lured groups of the Houthi rebels into a well-prepared armed ambush in Sirwah district located in the western part of Marib. Last month, Yemen’s Houthi … Read more

UN Chief asks countries in conflicts to ceasefire

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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday improved his call for a global ceasefire. Guterres urges all parties to conflict to lay down arms and allow war-torn nations to combat the coronavirus outbreak. The UN chief said, in a virtual press conference, “We know the pandemic is having profound social, economic and political consequences, including relating … Read more

List of Major manufacturers directing their resources for COVID 19 relief measures

Major manufacturers

In order to curb the spread and combat the deadly coronavirus outbreak in world, Major manufacturers around the world asked direct their resources for COVID 19 relief measures. Due to the dread virus, common medical supplies like ventilators, medical masks, hospital gowns and hand sanitizer have become scarce and short — and manufacturers of such … Read more

US indicts Venezuela’s president on narco-terrorism charges

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro

The U.S. government on Thursday indicted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and more than a dozen other top Venezuelan officials on charges of “narco-terrorism,” the latest escalation of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign aimed at ousting the socialist leader. According to the sources of Reuters, The State Department has offered a reward of up to $15 … Read more

Rihanna’s foundation CLF donates $5 million to fight coronavirus

Rihanna‘s organisation, Clara Lionel Foundation is giving $5 million to the response efforts against the coronavirus outbreak. According to the details, The Clara Lionel Foundation announced the donation in a statement on Saturday. The foundation said, “When we first began this year, never could we have imagined how (the coronavirus) would so dramatically alter our lives.” https://www.instagram.com/p/B-AHakHJ-QI/ … Read more

Imran Khan fears coronavirus to devastate third-world economies

PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan said, he fears the new coronavirus will devastate third-world economies. He also said, “Because of the effects of the economic slowdown, my worry is poverty and hunger.” Imran Khan has warned richer countries to prepare to write off the debts of the world’s poorer states, expressing fear the coronavirus could devastate … Read more

WHO sees outbreak of new coronavirus as pandemic

The World Health Organization sees the outbreak of the new coronavirus as a pandemic, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. He told a news conference, “We are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction. We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can … Read more

Saudi King reshuffles his cabinet, economy minister moves to Royal Court

Saudi Arabia

King Salman bin Abdulaziz has relieved Mohammed Al–Tuwaijri from his post as Minister of Economy and planning. According to the details Saudi King reshuffles his cabinet and appointed Mohammed Al–Tuwaijri as an adviser at the Royal Court. According to the details, Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan has been appointed as Minister of Economy and Planning, in … Read more

Juventus on Lockdown after three players tested positive for deadly coronavirus

Juventus

Juventus is in lockdown and all the training sessions have been stopped after three players from the team tested positive for the Coronavirus. As per details, Juventus  has put all their Under-23 players in quarantine after a trio from Serie C side Pianese tested positive for the Coronavirus. Team Management announced the decision this evening, because … Read more

Munich Conference: German President criticizes global powers

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President of Germany has suggested that Russia and China and the United States, were stoking global instability, as he warned of the danger that the three were slipping into a new “great power” game and nuclear arms competition. According to the sources of Reuters, In opening remarks at the annual Munich Security Conference, German President … Read more

Netflix now lets you stop autoplay previews before they start! Here’s how

Netflix autoplay previews

Thankfully, Netflix now allows its users to disable auto-play videos entirely, so you won’t be forced to quickly jump between shows and movies on the services to avoid watching bits of programming you’re not interested in. A tweet posted by user Sarah Hollowellprompted the change: my entire kingdom for a way to turn off the autoplay while browsing Netflix … Read more

Worldwide anti-India protests on Kashmir Solidarity Day

Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) and the world over observed black day on Wednesday to convey to the world that India had occupied Jammu and Kashmir seven decades ago against their will and is denying them their inalienable UN-mandated right to self-determination. On this Kashmir Solidarity Day (February 5) world … Read more

Netanyahu withdraws immunity request over corruption charges

Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has claimed success in the general election after he was put ahead of Benny Gantz by exit polls.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dropped his bid for parliamentary immunity from prosecution on corruption charges, exposing the embattled leader to a possible trial that would decide his personal and political future, BOL News learnt. According to the details, Israel’s attorney general has filed a formal indictment in court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It came … Read more

Top officials of European Union signs the Brexit agreement

EU Brexit

Top European Union (EU) officials signed the Brexit agreement on Friday. According to the details, The heads of the EU Commission and Council put their signatures on the Brexit deal negotiated with the UK. Here’s what else needs to happen before Britain leaves the bloc at the end of the month. Commission head Ursula von … Read more

Islamabad among the ‘safest cities’ in the world

Islamabad

Islamabad and Lahore is declared even safer than Paris, New York, Berlin and Chicago among other leading metropolises on the World Crime Index (WCI) as per a survey conducted by Numbeo. The country capital had a crime index of 32.88 in 2019 but this year in 2020 the crime index of Islamabad is 28.63 and … Read more

Fitch ranks Pakistan’s credit rating at B negative

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International ratings agency Fitch affirmed Pakistan’s B negative rating with a stable outlook due to a challenging external sector situation and weak fiscal and debt position, BOL News learnt. It said that steps have been taken towards addressing those issues and the implementation of the International Monetary Fund program was on track. It’s the second … Read more

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia celebrates New Year for the first time

Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed the new year for the first time in its history with fireworks. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  celebrated New Year’s evening for the first time in its history. Different cities witnessed colorful skies. The display, came just 10 years before the self-imposed deadline to Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 project. Moreover, … Read more

Many Injured in Karachi due to aerial firing

Roof Collapse

Many injured in Karachi due to aerial firing as the geared up for celebrations of New Year eve. Parts of the city including Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Malir, Korangi, and others echoed with gunshots. As a result of careless behavior, at least one dozen people including a minor boy injured. Moreover, The injured taken to different hospitals … Read more

PSX among world’s top performing exchanges

Pakistan stock exchange

Business Magazine Bloomberg has reported that Pakistan Stock Exchange continued to be among the top-performing exchanges in the world after Pakistan’s stocks outshined the world’s leading stock markets during the last three months. Pakistan’s stock market surged by 30 percent (almost 10,000 points) during the last three months and thus outperformed the leading stock markets. … Read more