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AFP/APP Washington: The US state of Maine on Thursday blocked former president Donald Trump from its Republican presidential primary ballot, the second state to disqualify him over his role in the January 2021 assault on the US Capitol.…

AFP/APP Washington: A federal court handed Apple a victory on Wednesday by suspending a ban on the US sale of its latest watch models in a feud over patents with health company Masimo. "We are thrilled to return the full Apple Watch…

APP Peshawar: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has projected cold and dry weather prevailing across most districts in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa over the next 24 to 48 hours, marking the weather forecast for Wednesday. However,…

APP  Bahawalpur: The Met Office on Wednesday forecast dry weather for the city for the next 24 hours. The highest maximum temperature of 25 centigrade and the lowest minimum temperature of 09 centigrade were recorded during the last 24…

APP  Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has officially confirmed the smooth functioning of all operational and IT systems during the 2024 general elections. According to the ECP spokesperson, a modernized and automated…

Xinhua/APP Los Angeles: A new coronavirus subvariant, JN.1, is spreading fast in the United States and is now accounting for nearly half of the latest COVID-19 cases in the country, according to the U S Centers for Disease Control and…

APP Islamabad: At least two persons were killed while another two got injured when a jeep plunged into a ravine in Mansehra's area of Ghanool near Balakot on Tuesday morning. According to details, Police sources said the ill-fated…

News Desk Islamabad: Australia started day one of the second Test against Pakistan in Melbournewith opener David Warner getting dismissed for 38 just before lunch, leaving the hosts at 90-1. Usman Khawaja remained unbeaten at 36 as…

APP United Nations: The UN Special Rapporteur on the right to adequate housing, Balakrishnan Rajagopal, has called for establishing a new special tribunal if the International Criminal Court (ICC) does not take swift measures to…

AFP/APP Bethlehem, Palestinian: Pope Francis has kicked off global Christmas celebrations with a call for peace, as Israel's war on Hamas and Russia's invasion of Ukraine cast a shadow over one of the world's favourite holidays.…