Author: 22febdm@gmail.com
Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, offered condolences on the death of His Holiness Pope Francis …
Law students stage a protest against proposed construction of canals over river Indus outside HPC, April 24, 2025. — INPCivil society calls for president, PM to sign revocation document.Ghotki trade disrupted, vehicles stranded amid road closures.Dadu, Mehar, Daharki among key protest flashpoints in Sindh.Despite Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s assurances that no new canals will be constructed without consensus, protests across Sindh against the federal government’s controversial six-canal project from the Indus River persist. Lawyers, nationalist groups, civil society, and political leaders continue to hold sit-ins and strikes across multiple districts, demanding the project’s formal cancellation through a binding notification. In Khairpur,…
People queue to enter St. Peter’s Basilica to pay respects as Pope Francis lies in state, as seen from Rome, Italy, April 25, 2025. — ReutersThe Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Francis’ funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Pete’s Basilica to view his open coffin.Many of the 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs attending Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square, who include US President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, are expected to arrive on Friday in Rome. Italian and Vatican authorities have placed the area around St…
The 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper echelons of the ancient Caral civilisation in Aespro, Caral, Peru can be seen in this still taken from a video. — Reuters/ScreengrabArchaeologists in coastal Peru have discovered the 5,000-year-old remains of a woman who may have belonged to the upper echelons of the ancient Caral civilisation, a find they say points to the importance of women in the city some five millennia earlier.Caral, located some 180 kilometres (112 miles) up the Pacific coast from Lima, is considered the oldest city in the Americas and would have been…
Lena Dunham ‘open’ to ‘Girls’ reboot but on new termsLena Dunham is “open” to rebooting her cult hit show Girls, but on new terms.In a new interview with The Rushfield Lunch, the 38-year-old creator, writer, and star of HBO’s Emmy-winning series weighed in on a possible Girls revival. “We haven’t had a conversation about a reunion only because we always said when the show ended that if we were going to go back, it would have to be at such a different phase in their lives,” said Lena. “Let’s check in when they’re 60.”She further said, “Let’s check in when they’re not at…
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle warn of silent threat putting children at riskPrince Harry and Meghan Markle have raised concerns about the harmful effects of social media on children.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex urged for meaningful changes to be made so that online spaces are safer for kids. The Sussexes unveiled a memorial in New York City honoruing children who lost their lives due to online dangers.Speaking to BBC, Harry pointed out that while it may seem simple to keep children off social media, the reality is more complex, noting that kids who aren’t online often face bullying or social…
The deal could be announced during US President Donald Trump’s planned trip to the Middle East next month.The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth more than $100bn, the Reuters news agency reports, citing six sources familiar with the matter. The deal is reportedly in the works in advance of a planned trip by US President Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next month, Reuters reported on Thursday. Top defence contractors such as Lockheed Martin, RTX Corp, Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics are reported to be involved in the…
The Emirati Journalists Association, and the Media Creativity Center launched a leading and innovative service to enable people of determination …
US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce addressing a press briefing in Washington, DC, on April 25, 2025. — State Department India blames Pakistan, Islamabad denies all charges.Pahalgam attack leaves 26 dead, dozens wounded.Both sides close border, suspend border access. The United States has once again condemned the terrorist attack in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), but remained silent on whether it has played any mediatory role in easing tensions between Pakistan and India.An attack on tourists in IIOJK this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear-armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming Islamabad for the…
US President Donald Trump looks on, as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 23, 2025. Trump to announce arms package in visit to Saudi Arabia in May.All sources decline to be named due to sensitivity of the matter.Congress must review major int’l weapons deals before finalisation.The United States is poised to offer Saudi Arabia an arms package worth well over $100 billion, six sources with direct knowledge of the issue told Reuters, saying the proposal was being lined up for announcement during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the kingdom…