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News Desk PARIS: Pope Leo XIV has issued a stern global warning against the risk of forfeiting human essence within an escalating 'paradise of machines', launching a four-day official visit to France amid widespread international anxieties…

AFP/APPParis, France: Revellers around the world toasted the start of 2026, bidding farewell on Wednesday to a volatile year when temperatures soared, US President Donald Trump upended global trade, and the brutal conflict in Ukraine…

APPIslamabad: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday congratulated the Catholic community across the world on the election of Pope Leo XIV.The prime minister, in a social media post on X, said that the election of Pope Leo XIV was…

AFP/APPParis: Shifting trade announcements have led to unprecedented volatility in the global shipping industry in recent weeks, with industry players having to constantly adapt to new US tariffs.Cargo ships put to sea half empty,…

APPUnited Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the start on Sunday of the ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza, as UN aid convoys brought in urgently needed food aid to begin pulling the war-ravaged…

AFP/APPWashington: TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect.TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who…

AFP/APPAllentown: In the US state of Pennsylvania, the Democratic Party's switch to Kamala Harris as its presumptive nominee for president has re-energized its campaign for the White House in a key battleground state, grassroots party…

AFP/APPBethlehem, 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.…