Jakarta: A tragic ferry fire off the coast of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, on Sunday has left at least three people dead and dozens injured, after the KM Barcelona VA, carrying around 300 passengers, was engulfed in flames mid-journey. The vessel was en route from Talise Island to Manado Port when the fire broke out around…
New York: An Indian-origin doctor in New Jersey has been charged with distributing drugs without a legitimate medical purpose to his patients in exchange for sexual favours, according to a press release issued by the US Attorney’s Office. Ritesh Kalra, 51, of Secaucus, allegedly operated a “pill mill out of his medical office, where he…
New York/Washington: In a fresh claim, US President Donald Trump said “five jets were shot down” during the conflict between India and Pakistan in May and repeated his assertion that the fighting ended following his intervention. The US president did not specify whether the jets were lost by either of the two countries or whether…
Washington: The White House on Friday shunned media reports circling US President Donald Trump’s visit to Pakistan, stating that there have been no such presidential travel plans. “A trip to Pakistan has not been scheduled at this time”, the White House confirmed to ANI. The White House has not announced or confirmed any such travel…
New York/Washington: In a significant development, the US has designated The Resistance Front, a proxy of Pakistan-based terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) that was behind the Pahalgam attack, as a foreign terrorist organisation. In a statement issued by the Department of State on Thursday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said this action demonstrates the US’ commitment…
Jerusalem: In a major blow to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ultra-Orthodox Shas party announced on Wednesday (July 16) that it is withdrawing its ministers from the government. The move follows the exit of United Torah Judaism (UTJ) earlier this week, intensifying the political crisis over the contentious military conscription issue for ultra-Orthodox men….
Alaska: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter Scale jolted the Alaska Peninsula in the early hours of Thursday (July 17). According to the National Center for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at a shallow depth of 36 km, which makes it more likely to cause strong surface shaking and aftershocks. In a post…
Peshawar: The Counter-Terrorism Department and police killed three most-wanted terrorists of the banned Fitna Khawarij Darrar in northwest Pakistan, officials said. The joint intelligence-based operation was conducted by the CTD and police in Bannu district bordering North Waziristan on Wednesday night. The slain terrorists have been identified as Mudassir alias Mudassari, Turaab alias Umar Khattab…
Lahore: Incarcerated former prime minister Imran Khan on Wednesday asked his party members to hold Pakistan Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir accountable if anything happens to him in jail. The 72-year-old cricketer-turned-politician has been behind bars since August 2023 after he was booked in multiple cases. Khan’s party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is gearing…
Tianjin: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday downplayed US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose 100 per cent tariffs on Russia and its trading partners, asserting that Moscow is well equipped to withstand additional sanctions. Addressing a press conference after the meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) here,…
