Islamabad: A Pakistani High Court on April 1 suspended the 14-year sentence given to former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana corruption case. The two were sentenced in the case by an Islamabad accountability court on January 31, days before the general elections. On April 1, the Islamabad High […]
New Delhi: Elon Musk recently talked about the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) at a Great AI Debate” seminar at the four-day Abundance Summit earlier this month. He said there’s a small chance that AI could be dangerous for people, maybe around 10 to 20 percent. But he still thinks the good things AI can […]
Washington: Amid escalating tensions and concerns over potential military actions in southern Gaza, the Biden administration has quietly sanctioned the transfer of billions of dollars of bombs and fighter jets to Israel, The Washington Post reported. Despite apprehensions about the impact on Palestinian civilians, Washington has proceeded with the arms packages, signalling its unwavering support […]
Gaza: Gaza’s media office said more than 400 people – patients, war-displaced and healthcare staff – have been killed in Israeli attacks during 13-day siege of al-Shifa Hospital. “Over the course of 13 days since storming the al-Shifa Medical Complex, the “israeli” occupation army has committed crimes of destruction, arson, and targeted 1,050 homes, killing […]
Tehran: Iran celebrated the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the Islamic Republic on Sunday, with different governmental bodies renewing their pledge to protect the country’s national interests and strive to achieve the Islamic Revolution of 1979’s ideals. The Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Sunday on the occasion of the Islamic Republic Day, which […]
New York: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has urged Israel to allow the organisation’s food and nutrition convoys reach northern Gaza and to open additional land crossings to facilitate the delivery of aid amid international warnings of famine in the coastal enclave. Lazzarini made the […]
United Nations: Russia exercised its veto power at the United Nations, blocking a resolution aimed at renewing an independent panel of experts tasked with investigating North Korea’s violations of United Nations Security Council (UNSC) sanctions, CNN reported. This move comes amidst heightened tensions between Moscow and the West over the conflict in Ukraine, with North […]
New Delhi: Tata Consultancy Services found themselves at the centre of a row in the US with American workers alleging that the company “illegally discriminated against them based on their race and age, firing them and shifting some of their work to lower-paid Indian immigrants on temporary work visas.” In a report by The Wall […]
Doha: Countries have called for Israel to obey an International Court of Justice order to allow the unimpeded delivery of aid into Gaza, where famine has set in, as it continues to flout a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the enclave. Judges at the UN’s top court, which is examining […]
Jerusalem: As Christians around the world prepare to celebrate Easter, Palestinians in the land that birthed the religion are facing severe restrictions on entering Jerusalem’s Old City to mark the occasion. While at least 200 leaders from the occupied West Bank have been given permits to enter the area, their congregations are not being allowed […]