ISLAMABAD, Feb 7 - Thousands of mourners gathered in Islamabad on Saturday to start burying the 31 killed in a suicide bombing at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque, as residents expressed concern that there could be further attacks.
The ceremony’s organisers have said they sough to represent the city-mountain dichotomy of the particularly unusual setup for these Olympics while also trying to appeal to a sense of unity at a time of global tensions.
An earlier ruling annulled HK-based CK Hutchison’s contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal.
So here we are again, caught up in the never-ending slow-drip flood of cinematic Dracula mythology, now with Luc Besson’s wan, derivative, dutifully time-period-hopping, different-but-not-really-new take on the vampire legend. The movie, big surprise, wants to be more
She said visits to the graves by ageing former islanders is a “humanitarian issue”.
Gaza provides an exaggerated glimpse of political processes now visible in the West. As democracy lurches out of control, technocrats are summoned to restore order. The same could happen in other – quite surprising – countries
The Australian mint posted an explanation of the coins’ details, including motifs celebrating her love of horses and dogs.
France ranks last in a new global AI adoption index, with nearly half of its public servants never having used the technology at work, despite massive government investment in the technology.
Prices paid for large estates not being disclosed on official register, land reform advocates say Land reform campaigners are alarmed at the increasing use of a legal loophole that allows landowners to conceal the price paid for Highland estates from the public register. Andy
From flu vaccination to food safety: health tips to have a safe stay in Italy during the Olympic Games
The German army brigade in Lithuania is not under fire, but it is under hybrid attack. Soldiers report mysterious phone calls, and drones appear to be spying on manoeuvres. How should the Bundeswehr and NATO respond?
Four astronauts will blast off to re-staff the International Space Station (ISS) next week, NASA said Friday, after an emergency medical evacuation of the previous crew.
A soft layer of white snow blankets the grounds of the Chicago Botanic Garden. The air is chilly, the sky gray.
Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the Thai-Cambodian border during fighting last year, which could amount to several square kilometres in total.
The patient had a history of consuming raw date palm sap, which can be contaminated by infected bats.
“Sinners” composer Ludwig Göransson and “KPop Demon Hunters” singer and songwriter EJAE led the winners at the 7th annual Society of Composers and Lyricists awards. Göransson took home two SCL Awards for his “Sinners” score and the original song “I Lied to You,” co-written with
When Brussels convinced itself that regulation could substitute for power and values for capacity, leverage migrated elsewhere. Europe rendered its own vulnerabilities exploitable; Washington and Beijing simply did not hesitate to use them. Sermons multiplied as factories
Special pods at Chester zoo helped conservationists breed and release more than 100,000 greater Bermuda snails A button-sized snail once feared extinct in its Bermudian home is thriving again after conservationists bred and released more than 100,000 of the molluscs. The
The UK government tells Euronews Green it is “modernising” its approach to international climate financing – but declined to comment on alleged cuts.
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Ayahuasca has boomed in popularity as a wellness practice in recent years.
Producer Harman Baweja and director Arati Kadav are teaming up for a new film, marking their second collaboration following last year’s critically acclaimed drama “Mrs.” The duo unveiled their reunion timed to coincide with the one-year anniversary of “Mrs.,” the Sanya
Indonesia’s investment authority recently informed Parliament that PT Indonesia Tsingshan Stainless Steel, a Chinese major nickel smelter in Central Sulawesi, has never submitted its mandatory Investment Activity Report. The disclosure emerged during a 2025 review of smelter
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The White House is planning the first leaders meeting for President Donald Trump's so-called "Board of Peace" in relation to Gaza on February 19, Axios reported on Friday, citing a U.S. official and diplomats from four countries
Gold, long seen as a safe-haven asset to hedge against political and economic risks, saw a wild run in a speculative buying spree in January that took it to a record near US$5,600 per ounce.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Friday said it is an "absolute lie" that he suggested renaming Penn Station after President Trump, a claim that the president made earlier in the day. "Absolute lie. He knows it. Everyone knows it," Schumer said in a post on the
As the United States weighs fresh strikes on Iran, the prospect of a wider regional conflict is once again coming into focus. For many of Washington’s allies, the question is no longer whether escalation is possible, but how they would respond if it spiralled into all-out war.
Four-year-old Gus Lamont was reported missing in late September 2025.
Just four months ago, Timor-Leste formally became a member of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN). This week, the tiny country took an unprecedented step: its judicial authorities appointed a prosecutor to examine the Myanmar military's responsibility for war
At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.
The sixteen-day general election campaign enters its final day of campaigning with the country in the throes of heavy snowfall and plunging temperatures. The Japanese Meteorological Agency predicts that heavy snowfall will peak on election day, with an uncertain impact on
Bithumb had planned to distribute small cash rewards of 2,000 Korean won (US$1.37) to each user as part of a promotional event, but winners received at least 2,000 bitcoins each instead.
Former Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday accused the White House and President Trump of a cover-up for blaming a staffer for posting a since-deleted video depicting former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes. "No one believes this cover up from the
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from the Season 1 finale of “Spartacus: House of Ashur,” now available on Starz. Steven S. DeKnight has helped create several cinematic universes over the years. He wrote on “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and the spinoff “Angel” in the
A total of 16 items will be placed under price control.
Nearly 200 decaying bodies were discovered at the Return to Nature home after officials investigated a foul smell.
The patient developed symptoms consistent with Nipah virus on Jan 21 and died a week later.
President Trump on Friday said he "of course" condemns a since-deleted racist video posted on his social media account depicting former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes, but declined to apologize for the post. Trump told reporters on Air Force One
Women in the country traditionally give a box of chocolates to men.
Japan lowered the voting age to 18 from 20 in 2016.
Some desperate Iranians want US intervention, but others worry that it would not achieve the peace protesters ultimately want.
“They planned all along to rip him off," the new lawsuit from the director of The Rock , Pearl Harbor , and Armageddon reads
A federal judge has granted the New York Attorney General's Office's motion for a temporary restraining order to prohibit the shutdown of the Gateway Tunnel project.
After the first round of talks in Oman, Trump issued sanctions and tariffs relating to Iran's trade and exports, and said the deployed fleets heading to Iran 'have to get in position,' but that the U.S 'is in no rush'
The BBC's Regan Morris is in Tucson, Arizona, where 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her home almost one week ago.
U.S. President Donald Trump removed a Truth Social video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed on primate bodies, after a wave of criticism that included condemnation from some Republicans.
Cuba’s fuel shortage is rippling through daily life, with Havana’s urban bus network largely shut down, hospitals preparing to scale back non-urgent services, and longer planned blackouts announced in some areas—while social-media reports pointed to pots-and-pans protests in
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Venezuela’s main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), on Friday challenged what it called “serious omissions” in a proposed amnesty law promoted by acting President Delcy Rodríguez and approved in a first debate by the chavista-controlled National