US judge applies ‘crime victims’ status in Boeing 737 MAX crashes. A US federal court judge has ruled that relatives of the 346 people who died in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes in Indonesia and Ethiopia are proxies for crime victims under federal law and should have been informed of the private … Read more
A total of 32 teams have been divided into eight groups with the top two advancing to the round of 16. The 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off on November 20. Host Qatar will face Ecuador in the opening match at Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor. The 32 teams were divided into eight … Read more
An Iranian climber who participated in an international competition without wearing a hijab insisted it was “completely involuntary”. The wearing of the hijab is compulsory for female athletes from the Islamic Republic, but in the event in South Korea on Sunday Elnaz Rekabi did not use one. It follows a wave of protests in Iran … Read more
Athens, Greece – After 92 asylum seekers were found naked on the Greek side of the Evros River on Friday, Athens and Ankara are once again trading accusations of ill-treatment of refugees, taking their fight public on Twitter. The river forms part of the border between the two countries, and the asylum seekers, all men, … Read more
The level of football on display in Europe’s top leagues on Sunday will be tempting. Top teams from across the continent are ready to clash as the season heads into its World Cup break early next month. From the first Clasico of the season in Madrid to the Classique in Paris, and some key matches … Read more
A man has drowned and a woman is missing after their car was swept away by flash flooding in Crete. The 50-year-old man was found in the coastal town of Agia Pelagia, which is feared to have been worst hit by powerful storms that caused devastating damage on Saturday. Divers from the coastguard department’s special … Read more
The US president said Pakistan is one of the “most dangerous” nations to have “nuclear weapons without cohesion.” Pakistan’s foreign minister says the US ambassador to the country has been summoned after President Joe Biden said Pakistan “may be one of the more dangerous” countries of the world that had “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”. … Read more
Pakistan seeks rescheduling of $27 billion bilateral debt: Dar FM Ishaq Dar said Reuters on Friday that it will seek the rescheduling of some $27 billion of non-Paris Club debt that is largely owed to China, but will not seek cuts as part of any restructuring. In an interview, Dar ruled out the possibility of … Read more
Having broken nearly every rule in the Chinese Communist Party’s playbook on how to govern, President Xi Jinping now appears poised to break the “seven up, eight down” rule. That is the guideline that says Communist Party officials can only be promoted until they are 67 and must retire at 68. Xi, 69, has no … Read more
National Security Committee vows firm response to resurging terrorism – Pakistan Nacta will have a central role in anti-terrorist actions, the main committees will be reactivated The provincial government led by PTI is responsible for the situation unfolding in Swat Asif says that ‘there are no concrete results’ from the negotiations with TTP prohibited ISLAMABAD: … Read more