Pakistan Finance Minister seeks divine intervention to rescue sinking economy
As the Pakistan government struggles to arrest the worsening economic crisis, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar sought to allay concerns by invoking divine favour, saying that the country was the only country founded in the name of Islam "and Allah Almighty is responsible for its development and prosperity". Speaking at the inauguration...
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Live-streaming platform Baat Live to offer top-notch entertaining content
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Need to fully implement 13A for political autonomy of Tamils: President Wickremesinghe
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Protests in Pak, Middle East against Quran burning
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Social security issues to be prioritised at BRICS meetings in South Africa
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Coronavirus-denying Russian ex-monk gets 7 years in jail
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French, Dutch Ministers visit NATO battlegroup in Romania
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Ukraine Pres’ office: 10 killed in latest Russian shelling
28 January 2023 | AP
EU official: Russia shifted war focus to NATO and the West
A senior EU official said Friday that Russia has taken its war against Ukraine to a "a different stage" by making indiscriminate attacks on civilians and non-military targets, while criticising Moscow for triggering recent moves by Germany and the United States to send advanced tanks to Ukraine. Stefano Sannino, Secretary General...
House GOP seeks new restrictions on use of US oil stockpile
For the second time this month, House Republicans are seeking to restrict presidential use of the nation's emergency oil stockpile - a proposal that has already drawn a White House veto threat. A GOP Bill set for a vote Friday would require the government to offset any non-emergency withdrawals from the...
Indian-American astronaut nominated by Biden for appointment to grade of an Air Force Brigadier General
Indian-American astronaut Raja J Chari has been nominated by President Joe Biden for the appointment to the grade of Air Force brigadier general. The nomination was announced on Thursday and will have to be confirmed by the Senate which approves all senior civilian and military appointments, according to the US Defence...
Farm where 4 were killed had another shooting last summer
The shooting that left four dead at a California mushroom farm on Monday was at least the second time an employee tried to kill a coworker on the property, records show. Martin Medina, a manager at California Terra Garden, was charged with attempted murder after he threatened to kill another manager...
Jerusalem, West Bank on edge after outbreak of violence
Israel's Defence Minister signalled on Friday that the military would stop its airstrikes if Palestinian militant groups halted rocket attacks, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in decades raised the prospect of a major flare-up in fighting. After the exchange of Palestinian rockets and Israeli airstrikes on Gaza overnight, residents...
Imran's supporters gather outside his home after Punjab's caretaker Govt withdraws security
Supporters of Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan on Thursday gathered outside his residence here to provide security and resist his possible arrest, days after the caretaker government of Punjab province withdrew the additional security provided to him following an assassination attempt. The additional security provided to Khan, the chief of...
Israel's Pres Herzog urges EU to fight resurgent anti-semitism
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday that antisemitism is on the rise in the Western world and urged the European Union to ensure that Jews can live safely on the continent where the Holocaust took place. Speaking at the European Parliament on the eve of the annual commemorations of the liberation...
