Reporters Without Borders ranked Pakistan 153rd out of 180 countries in its 2026 World Press Freedom Index. Pakistan’s media regulator has suspended the broadcast licence of Geo News for 15 days after finding that the channel aired content during a programme marking Muharram that could hurt religious sentiments and disrupt public order.The Pakistan Electronic Media…
(L-R) Bikramjit Brar, Harry Singh, and Purshotam Dhillon (ISource: Met Police) A London drugs network led by a convicted dealer operating from prison has been dismantled, with three Indian-origin men, including Bikramjit Brar, Harry Singh and serving magistrate Purshotam Dhillon, jailed for their roles in the operation.The gang supplied cocaine and heroin worth £174,000 through…
Ukrainian attack on Russian oil refinery (Representative image) Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Russia overnight, setting fire to a major oil refinery in the country’s south and killing at least two people, Russian authorities said on Sunday.Kyiv has significantly intensified its long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure and military-industrial facilities in…
UAE condemns Iranian strikes The United Arab Emirates on Sunday strongly condemned renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait, describing them as a flagrant violation of the two countries’ sovereignty and a serious threat to regional security and stability.In a statement, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs reaffirmed its full solidarity with…
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Prince Harry is reconsidering plans to bring Meghan Markle and their children, Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet, to the UK next month after British authorities declined a request for taxpayer-funded police protection, according to media reports.The Sussexes were expected to make their first family trip to Britain in four years,…
Three firefighters were killed and two others injured while battling wildfires along the Colorado-Utah border, the US Wildland Fire Service said on Sunday, as extreme fire conditions continued to fuel rapidly spreading blazes across the western United States.The firefighters were part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires on Saturday, the agency…
A dog stands inside a rusted cage at an abandoned dog farm in South Korea. As the country’s dog meat ban approaches, the fate of hundreds of thousands of dogs removed from farms remains unknown, raising concerns among animal welfare groups. (Representative AI image) As South Korea prepares to enforce a nationwide ban on the…
File photo: Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi Iraqi security forces launched a series of raids in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone early Sunday, arresting several politicians, lawmakers and senior government officials as part of what authorities described as a widening anti-corruption campaign.The Green Zone, which houses Iraq’s government institutions, parliament, the US embassy and other…
Andy Burnham will need to apply a “Moscow test” to his policies and govern “almost like a wartime prime minister” if he succeeds Sir Keir Starmer, former Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has warned.The intervention comes at a critical moment for Britain’s defence policy, with the government preparing to unveil its…
Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda shuts down major media outlets Uganda’s military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba, who is also the president’s son, ordered the closure of two leading media outlets on Sunday, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press” and that journalists should be guided by government loyalists.Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor,…
Donald Trump attacks NYT reporter over book, calls it ‘Fake News’ US President Donald Trump has launched a blistering attack on a new book by New York Times journalists Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, calling it “mostly made up, Fake News, largely fiction” after it revealed that he leaves piles of chip bags, ice cream…
File photo: People cool off in a water spray at the Eiffel Tower in Paris (Picture credit – AP) France has recorded around 1,000 more deaths than expected since June 24 during the record-breaking heatwave that swept across much of western Europe, with the vast majority of victims aged 65 and above, French health authorities…
