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AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: At least 10 people were killed Friday in a fire that broke out in a defunct hotel being used as a makeshift homeless shelter in the city of Porto Alegre in southern Brazil, officials said. Emergency workers…

AFP/APP Gaza Strip: Palestinian militant group Hamas released on Wednesday a video of an Israeli-American man held hostage in Gaza and seen alive in the footage. Israeli media identified him as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who was abducted…

News Desk  Islamabad: TikTok, the popular short video sharing app, is gearing up for a legal showdown with the US government over the proposed ban on its operations in the country. According to a memo sent to its employees and…

News Desk  Islamabad: The hashtag urging people to engage with India's Muslim community gained traction following remarks made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about opposition…

AFP/APP Washington: The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Thursday on whether Donald Trump, as a former president, should be immune from criminal prosecution for acts he committed while in office. The nine justices' ruling could…

Xinhua/APP Beijing: The ongoing heavy rain in south China is expected to subside from Monday, according to the country's national observatory. However, rainfall is forecast to continue over the coming three days across the southern…

News Desk  Rawalpindi: The ANF conducted seven operations nationwide, seizing 252 kg of drugs and apprehending eight individuals, as per a spokesperson from ANF Headquarters on Monday. Notably, 470 intoxicated tablets were…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets rose Monday, clawing back some of last week's losses, as Middle East worries subsided and traders looked ahead to the release of key US inflation data and corporate earnings after tensions between the…

News Desk  Islamabad: In a heartwarming display of dedication, a primary teacher in Sindh left a wedding procession to ensure her students could take their exams. The video capturing this moment has quickly spread across social media,…

News Desk  Karachi: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecasted dry weather for most parts of the Sindh province over the next 24 hours. However, there's a prediction of dust-raising winds in the afternoon. Overall,…