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AFP/APP Taipei: Taiwan detected 59 Chinese aircraft around the self-ruled island, the defence ministry said Tuesday, the highest tally since a record in October and days after Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te called China a "foreign…

News Desk Islamabad: Taiwan has banned public sector workers and employees at key infrastructure facilities from using DeepSeek, citing concerns over national security. The government stated that the AI service, developed by the…

News Desk Islamabad: A plastic surgeon in Taiwan has ignited a social media frenzy after posting a video of himself performing a vasectomy on his own body. Dr Chen Wei-nong, a father of three and a seasoned professional at a Taipei…

AFP/APP Taipei: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) reported, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings in homes to cave in, according to local authorities. An AFP journalist in the capital,…

AFP/APP Kyiv: In an unprecedented escalation, Russia launched 188 drones targeting Ukraine overnight, marking the highest recorded drone assault in the conflict. Ukrainian officials confirmed the attack as international tensions…

AFP/APP Keelung, Taiwan: Taiwan closed offices and schools on Thursday as Super Typhoon Kong-rey approached, forcing thousands to evacuate ahead of one of the strongest storms to impact the island in years. Up to 10-metre waves…

AFP/APP Kaohsiung, Taiwan: Taiwan shut down schools and financial markets on Wednesday as Typhoon Krathon battered its southern and eastern regions with torrential rain and strong winds, ahead of its expected landfall. The typhoon, with…

News Desk Islamabad: In a tragic incident in Swabi, a youth named Salman allegedly shot his two uncles to death, Shamsher Ali and Akhtar Ali, over a property dispute. The shooting, which also injured Salman’s cousin Zulkafil, occurred…

APP Rawalpindi: The 57 new cases were recorded in Rawalpindi during past 24 hours, increasing the number of patients under treatment in allied hospitals to 100. According to the latest report released by the District Health Authority,…

APP Islamabad: At least four women were killed and eight badly injured when an over-speeding truck ran over a Mehndi ceremony being held at the roadside in district Toba Tek Singh's tehsil Gojra on late Wednesday night. According to…