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Pilgrims make their way to Mina during Hajj pilgrimage from the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 4.2025. — Reuters/Saudi Press AgencyISLAMABAD: The recent Hajj 2025 pilgrimage was attended by pilgrims with the host Saudi authorities scrambling to avoid last year’s 1,000-plus deaths in sweltering heat.Around 1.4 million pilgrims arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of the Hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam that must be performed at least once by all Muslims with the means. Saudi authorities had taken heat protection measures — mobilising more than 40 government agencies and 250,000 officials —such as extra shade to…
People stand next to a damaged vehicle after missiles fired from Iran impacted a residential building, in Tamra, northern Israel June 15, 2025. — Reuters Iranians form long queues at gas stations fearing shortages.Trump threatens to launch “the full strength and might”.Cross-border attacks persist despite global calls for de-escalation.Iranian missile fire on Israel killed at least 10 people overnight, authorities said Sunday, as the foes exchanged new waves of attacks in their most intense confrontation in history. In Iran, a heavy cloud of smoke billowed over the capital after Israeli aircraft struck two fuel depots. For days, Iranians have formed long…
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ director reveals how live action Toothless was createdHow To Train Your Dragon’s innocent and lovable dragon, Toothless, almost didn’t look like himself in the live-action version.How To Train Your Dragon director Dean DeBlois has revealed that the design team almost made Toothless look very different from the animated version. “We went too far a couple of times in exploring where Toothless could have come from,” Dean told Discussing Film. However, advice from an expert stopped them from making the mistake of creating a very different Toothless.“We received some advice from John Dykstra. He’s a legendary…
Israel has struck some of Iran’s most vital oil and gas facilities, the first such attacks despite decades of rivalry between the Middle Eastern nations, raising fears of a widening conflict and threatening turmoil for the markets. Late on Saturday, Iran’s Ministry of Petroleum said Israel struck a key fuel depot, while another oil refinery in the capital city of Tehran was also in flames, as emergency crews scrambled to douse the fires at separate sites. Iran has also partially suspended production at the world’s biggest gasfield, the South Pars, which it shares with neighbour Qatar, after an Israeli strike…
Today, Sunday, the decision to ban work began at noon, in order to ensure the safety and health of workers during the summer months …
Image shows video in praise of Field Marshal Asim Munir being run at Times Square billboard in New York City. — Screengrab/X/@MurtazaViews/FileBillboard at Times Square shows pictures of COAS Munir.He is seen in video with a group of US senators.Video shows Pakistan as a progressive nation.LONDON/NEW YORK: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir has been welcomed in the United States with an appreciation campaign going live on the iconic Times Square billboard in New York City (NYC).Field Marshal Munir is visiting the US for a week, reportedly at the invitation of US military leadership. The billboard at…
Members of Indian Army’s engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft, bound for London’s Gatwick Airport, which crashed during take-off from an airport in Ahmedabad, India June 14, 2025. — ReutersAHMEDABAD: Officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) surveyed the site of Air India plane crash that killed at least 271 people, sources said on Sunday, with families continuing to wait for DNA profiling results to identify charred bodies.Along with the NTSB, officials from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) were in Ahmedabad in western India’s Gujarat state surveying the crash site, said…
Photo: Patti Smith weighs in on Dua Lipa’s unique traitsDua Lipa reportedly has an innate thirst for knowledge.The songbird recently confirmed her engagement to Callun Turner in a Vogue interview. During the same chat, Dua received praise from Patti Smith, who claimed that Dua has every right to be someone’s role model.“If you were going to choose her as some type of role model, she would not steer you wrong,” she began.She went on to elaborated on the songbird’s unique personality by saying, “You know, she’s fun-loving, she cares about people – that’s in parallel to having a real thirst for…
Search for 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, charged with killing Democratic politician Melissa Hortman and her husband, enters a second day.A massive search in the United States for a man who authorities say posed as a police officer and fatally shot a Democratic state lawmaker in Minnesota has stretched into a second day, with the state’s governor calling it “a politically motivated assassination”. The suspect, identified as 57-year-old Vance Luther Boelter, also allegedly shot and wounded a second Democratic lawmaker and his wife, according to law enforcement officials and the FBI. The large-scale manhunt entered its second day on Sunday after…
His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum launched the first deputy governor of Dubai …