WORLD
Reham Khan was paid to write book against me in 2018: Imran
The former Pak premier referred to the book in an indirect way for the first time since its publication and that too at a public gathering in Multan. At the rally, he also spoke about his first ex-wife Jemima Goldsmith, saying she had to go through court cases and face allegations of being a member of the Jewish lobby by the "Sharif mafia".
President Putin set to declare 'all-out war' on Ukraine 'within days'
Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 in what Putin called a "special military operation" to "demilitarise and de-nazify" Ukraine and barred the use of the word "war", thinking it would be over in a few weeks, The Daily Mail reported. Britain's Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said that Putin might use Russia's victory day parade on May 9 to announce the mass mobilisation of his reserves for a final push in Ukraine.
High winds, warm temperature to worsen US wildfires
The Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires have burned nearly 66,000 acres of land so far and only 37 per cent had been contained, the state's fire department said in its latest update. When wind-fanned flames reach heights of more than 5 feet, crews can no longer attack the fire aggressively at its edges and must move farther away to a more defensive posture, Xinhua news agency quoted Mike Johnson, a spokesman for the incident management team overseeing the Calf Canyon and Hermits Peak fires, as saying.
5 Srinagar-Sharjah flights per week get ministry nod
J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that regular flight service between Srinagar and Sharjah will help boost trade and tourism in the region. Pertinently, the direct air link between the Valley and the UAE was revived after 11 years in October last year, and the facility has immense potential to strengthen J&K's ties with the Gulf region
1st female suicide bomber signifies new direction for Baloch insurgency
The attack raised questions about what motivated an educated, happily married, middle-class woman to blow herself up. Many in Pakistan wonder whether the attack signifies a new direction for the two-decade-old Baloch insurgency that is locked in a violent stalemate with Islamabad, the report said.
Another mass grave with 900 bodies found in Kiev region: Zelensky
In an interview to Polish media on Friday, the President said the area where the grave has been found was occupied by Russian forces in March, reports Ukrayinska Pravda. "No one knows how many people have been killed. There will be consequences, there will be an investigation, then there will be a census. We have to find all these people, but we don't even know how many there are," he was quoted as saying.
Iran displays new ballistic missiles: Media
One of the missiles, called "Emad-3," is a new version of Iran's surface-to-surface ballistic missiles Emad which was displayed by IRGC on Friday, Xinhua news agency reported. Developed by the IRGC's Aerospace Force, Emad-3 is Iran's first fully homegrown long-range missile with the ability to be guided and controlled until it hits the target, said the report.
Moscow bars entry for public figures from Norway, Greenland, Ireland, Faroe Islands
The countermeasures were taken in response to the decisions made by Iceland, Norway and the Danish autonomies of Greenland and the Faroe Islands to join the European Union's sanctions against Russia, the Ministry added on Friday. The reciprocal measures were taken in relation to a number of parliamentarians, government members, business, media and academic representatives as well as public figures.
Defiant Shanghai residents break out of their own homes
The clip shows the metal fences built along a residential street to trap homeowners indoors have been brought down. Shared via state-approved messaging service, the video from financial district Pudong was reportedly captioned: "Actions speak louder than words". Shanghai recorded about 15,000 cases on Thursday, accounting for the vast majority nationwide, despite weeks of the world's strictest lockdown measures.
Explosion at Kabul mosque kills at least 10 people
The blast took place in the Darul-Aman area of Kabul and follows a spate of similar attacks around the country in the recent past, Tolo News reported. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, Abdul Nafay Takor, said that at least 10 people were killed and more than 20 others were wounded in the blast. The casualties were reportedly worshipers.
Don't Miss
Advertisement