Australia

News Desk Geneva: The planet is fast approaching a critical climate threshold, with a 70 percent chance that average global temperatures between 2025 and 2029 will exceed the 1.5 degrees Celsius benchmark set under the Paris Agreement,…

AFP/APP Maitland, Australia: Record floods cut a destructive path through eastern Australia on Friday, caking houses in silt, washing out roads and separating 50,000 people from help. Four bodies have been pulled from vast tides of…

AFP/APP Sydney: Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, swelling already engorged rivers, engulfing roads and leaving almost 50,000 people stranded. Police found the body of a 63-year-old man inside a flooded…

News Desk Islamabad: With less than a month remaining before South Africa and Australia face off in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final at Lord’s, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled a significantly increased…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The 2025 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) is scheduled to open on Sept. 10 in Beijing, with Australia invited as the guest country of honor. Starting this year, the fair will adopt a fixed…

News Desk Islamabad: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has paid a heartfelt tribute to Indian batting legend Virat Kohli following his retirement from Test cricket, commending his immense contribution to the longest format of the…

AFP/APP New Delhi: Batting great Virat Kohli announced his immediate retirement from Test cricket on Monday, just days before India name their squad for a tour to England. Kohli, who scored 9,230 runs in 123 matches at an average of…

AFP/APP Sydney: New Zealand's prime minister on Tuesday proposed banning children under 16 from social media, stressing the need to shield them from the perils of big tech platforms. Regulators the world over are wrestling with how to…

APP Sheikhupura: The unidentified robbers on Monday murdered an eight-year-old girl during a dacoity bid in Narjani area. The police spokesman said the family resisted the dacoity bid, adding in retaliation, the robbers opened…

APP Islamabad: Health expert Monday warned of rising food poisoning and intestinal infection cases due to contaminated food and rotten fruits, stressing the need for public awareness on healthy and hygienic food practices. Talking to…