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AFP/APPMexico City: Campaigning to be Mexico's next president approached a climax Wednesday with two women leading the race for the first time in the violence-plagued Latin American nation.Barring a major upset, a woman appears…

News Desk Islamabad: In the United States, Google terminated the employment of 28 workers who protested against the company's agreement with the Israeli government.As reported by the American magazine "Bloomberg," Google entered…

APP Lahore: In a bid to eradicate polio from Pakistan, the Prime Minister’s Special Representative and Pakistan Ulema Council Chairman Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi emphasised the importance of administering polio drops to children here at…

Lauren SforzaWashington: The United States condemned the contentious remarks made by two Israeli ministers advocating for Palestinians to leave Gaza and for Jewish settlers to return to the area, Labeling the statements as…

Ishtiaq AhmedLondon: Bethlehem, the town of Jesus‘s birth, has cancelled Christmas in solidarity with Gaza.At this time of year, Bethlehem would traditionally be packed with tourists and pilgrims from all over the world, but its…

Ishtiaq Ahmed London: We are into the second day of the temporary four-day pause in the war between Israel and Palestine in Gaza. Qatar mediated the temporary pause. Part of this fragile truce deal is for Hamas to release 50 held Israeli…

News DeskJeddah: In a powerful speech at the International Conference on Women in Islam, National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Chairperson Nilofar Bakhtiar condemned Israel’s ongoing attacks on Gaza and called out the…

AFP/APPAbu Dhabi: Within mitigation, the EU has a “desire to drive out fossil fuels”, to peak global GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions by 2025, tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, said Europe Climate…

AFP/APPKathmandu: The situation in Gaza is growing more desperate by the hour. I regret that instead of a critically needed humanitarian pause, supported by the international community, Israel has intensified its military operations,…

Ishtiaq AhmedLondon: It has not gone unnoticed that despite the crocodile tears of Pakistani politicians and the public outcry, the government and the Pakistani military establishment have remained relatively silent on the current…