Islamabad, Pakistan – Nearly two dozen civilians traveling from Pakistan’s Punjab province were pulled from their vehicles and shot dead by armed gunmen, as a series of at least six deadly attacks battered the country’s southwestern province of Balochistan on Sunday night and Monday morning. At least 43 people wereContinue Reading
State media shows Kim looking ecstatic after a test in which drones crashed into what appeared to be a tank. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has supervised a test of domestically-developed attack drones, state media KCNA reported. Photos published by North Korean media on Monday showed a white droneContinue Reading
A delegation from the Palestinian group Hamas has landed in Cairo on Saturday evening to “listen to the results of negotiations thus far” between mediators – Egypt, Qatar and the United States – and Israel. Observers are reluctant to call this a hopeful sign as conviction grows that Gaza ceasefireContinue Reading
The suspect remains at large after deadly and random attack on festival-goers in the western German city of Solingen. Three people have been killed and four others seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, authorities said. At about 10pm local timeContinue Reading
X-ray technology used to find the 2,492-carat stone in the African country’s Karowe Diamond Mine. A 2,492-carat diamond – the second largest in the world – has been discovered in Botswana, says the Canadian mining company that found the stone. The diamond was discovered in the Karowe Diamond Mine inContinue Reading
Tim Walz has formally accepted his nomination to be the Democrats vice presidential candidate in November’s US election, rallying the party faithful in Chicago with a message of freedom and hope. “It’s the honor of my life to accept your nomination for vice president of the United States,” Walz saidContinue Reading
Johannesburg, South Africa – For more than a decade, Johanna Motlhamme has been fighting to get her family home back after it was sold from under her, leaving her and her four children without their rightful inheritance. The 74-year-old’s plight is one that has its roots in the racist lawsContinue Reading
One person has died and six are missing after a capsized superyacht off the Sicilian coast in the Mediterranean on Monday at about 5am (03:00 GMT) after it was hit by stormy weather caused by a “waterspout” – or mini tornado – according to Italian authorities. The cruise had reportedlyContinue Reading
United States President Joe Biden has delivered the keynote address on the first night of the 2024 Democratic National Conventioneffectively passing the baton to his vice president and party nominee, Kamala Harris. “Are you ready to vote for freedom? Are you ready to vote for democracy and for America? LetContinue Reading
Pat Cummins expects his two powerful all-rounders to make a larger impact in the upcoming series between the two highest-ranked test-playing nations. Australia captain Pat Cummins says he expects to lean a bit more heavily on all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh with the ball during the five-test series againstContinue Reading
