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Why are Twitter/X links not working in Pakistan? Internet users asked questions Users across Pakistan are facing a strange issue on Twitter (now called X) — external links just won’t open. Whether it’s a YouTube video, a news article, or a regular website, clicking on any shared link leads to an error or a blank page — unless you’re using a VPN.The problem seems to be affecting only users in Pakistan, as there are no similar complaints from other countries.Over the past few days, frustrated users have taken to social media to share their experiences. Many say the issue is…

Last week, I saw aid dropping from the sky near my central Gaza neighbourhood of az-Zawayda. Neither I nor any of my neighbours had the courage to chase after it because we knew that the moment it hit the ground, a battle would erupt. If the aid survived the air, it wouldn’t survive the looters.It is almost always the same scene. Gunfire breaks out the second the plane drops the boxes. Armed gangs are already waiting on the ground, ready to take the goods by force. Whoever gets there first, whoever shoots first, also walks away with the food. It…

The United Arab Emirates continues its humanitarian efforts to support the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip …

Saudi Arabia is building a new regional trade corridor linking Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Iraq to circumvent the southern Red Sea, where the Yemeni Houthi terrorists continue to fire on ships while launching missiles at Israel.The terror group began launching ballistic missiles and drones at Israel in 2023, claiming to support Hamas in its war against Israel. Since then, the group broadened its attacks to ships that are allegedly bound for Israel or otherwise connected to the Jewish state.The latest ballistic missile launch from Yemen on Tuesday evening, once again, sent millions of Israelis in central Israel and the Jerusalem…

British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, poses with Pakistani students at British High Commission in Islamabad. — X/@JaneMarriottUKISLAMABAD: The UK government has opened applications for its fully funded Chevening Scholarships, offering Pakistani mid-career professionals the opportunity to pursue a one-year master’s degree at a top British university.According to a statement issued by the British High Commission in Islamabad, the Chevening Scholarships are open to professionals with a minimum of two years of post-graduate work experience. Applications will be accepted from 5 August to 7 October 2025, and can be submitted online, the statement read. The scholarship covers all major…

Reese Witherspoon’s love life takes major turn Reese Witherspoon is reportedly taking a major step in her romance with Oliver Haarman after her divorce from husband Jim Toth.For the unversed, the 49-year-old American actress and film producer and her boyfriend, Haarman, the German financier by profession, were seen getting close with each other during a yacht trip in Saint-Tropez, France, in mid-July. Notably, they were first seen together in July 2024 but never discussed their romance, as they want to keep things private.Sources told Radar Online that Witherspoon, who lives in Nashville, and Haarman, who resides in New York, are ready…

The floods in the Himalayas were caused by a cloudburst, which is common during the country’s June-September monsoon season.Flash floods have swept through a Himalayan village in northern India, killing at least four people and leaving more than 50 missing, according to officials, who warned that the toll could rise further.Videos broadcast on Indian media on Tuesday showed a terrifying surge of muddy water sweeping away buildings in Uttarakhand state’s Dharali village.Several people could be seen running before being engulfed by the dark waves of debris that uprooted entire multistorey buildings. A wide swath of the village was swamped by…

His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al -Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman, Chairman of the Executive Council, confirmed that young people constitute strength

While much of the world is focused on the suffering in Gaza, the children of Yemen have for years faced severe malnutrition, with notably less attention, a recent Ynet News report argued.“Since the Houthis seized large swaths of territory from Yemen’s internationally recognized government in 2014, the country has been devastated by conflict involving a Saudi-led coalition,” the report said.“Although a ceasefire was brokered in April 2022, fighting resumed late last year after the Houthis joined hostilities against Israel, further worsening the humanitarian disaster.”The report argued that the suffering in Yemen is “far worse than the hunger situation in Gaza,”…

KHARO CHAN: Salt crusts crackle underfoot as Habibullah Khatti walks to his mother’s grave to say a final goodbye before he abandons his parched island village on Indus delta.Seawater intrusion into the delta, where the Indus River meets the Arabian Sea in the south of the country, has triggered the collapse of farming and fishing communities.”The saline water has surrounded us from all four sides,” Khatti told AFP from Abdullah Mirbahar village in the town of Kharo Chan, around 15 kilometres (9 miles) from where the river empties into the sea.As fish stocks fell, the 54-year-old turned to tailoring until…