DAVOS: Responding to US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose high tariffs if he fails to takeover Greenland, French President Emmanuel Macron stated at 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) rendezvous here on Tuesday (20th Jan, 2026) that Europe would not give in to bullies. Macron warned that passively accepting the law of the strongest […]
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KARACHI: Charles Goodman, heading the US diplomatic mission here, extended condolence on behalf of the Consulate General to people of the Metropolis and families of those who lost their lives in the tragic fire at Gul Plaza Shopping Mall on Saturday (17th Jan, 2026). “We recognize the courage and dedication of the first responders who […]
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MELBOURNE: When a ball girl fainted due to heat during the second set, Türkiye’s Zeynep Sönmez (World No. 112) and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova (World No. 11) briefly halted their Australian Tennis Open match to help her, here on Monday (19th Jan, 2026). As the child, who stood beside the chair of the umpire, fell flat […]
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FLORIDA): As first crewed lunar flight since 1972 is set to be launched on 6th February, NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) Rocket and Orion Spacecraft reached the Launch Pad after a 12-hour voyage from the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) here on Saturday (17th Jan, 2026). Savants, at the helm of affairs, […]
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BRUSSELS (NPTV/IFJ): As 2025 closed, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) released its annual list of journalists killed around the world – highlighting the ongoing and grave challenges to the profession of journalism globally. The 2025 IFJ Killed List documented that 58% of media workers killed in the field were a result of the ongoing […]
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KHARAN (BALOCHISTAN): Security forces have neutralized 12 militants during three engagements here on Thursday (15th Jan, 2026). According to details the slain militants were involved in ambushing the City Police Station. They attacked banks (National Bank of Pakistan and Habib Bank Ltd) and looted Rs. 3.4 million. Terrorists also attempted to take hostages but their […]
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WHITE HOUSE: President Donald Trump has symbolically accepted the Nobel Peace Prize (2025) Medal here on 15th Jan, 2026, from the 58-year-old Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Coria Machado, who was awarded the non-transferable insignia by Nobel Institute on 10th Oct, last year ‘for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for […]
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TEHRAN: Judiciary of Iran has denied reports that the govt here had planned to execute protesters on Wed (14th Jan) including 26-year-old (clothing shop worker) Erfan Soltani who was nabbed from Karaj a week ago. Answering to a reporter’s query apropos Iran’s decision to hang dissidents, President Trump said: “… they’ve got to show humanity. […]
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BEIJING: Despite global trade turmoil caused by Trumpian Tariffs, China has proclaimed on Wednesday (14th Jan) a trade surplus of $ 1.2 Trillion for the year 2025 (that happens to be the biggest-ever reported in the world). It is pertinent to mention here that in the month of April (2025), US President Donald Trump had […]
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