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April 16, 2025

1 student killed and 2 wounded in stabbing outside Southern California high school
SANTA ANA, Calif. — One student was killed and two others were wounded in a stabbing in front of a Southern California high school Wednesday, authorities said. The three male Santa Ana High students were taken to a hospital, where one of them died and the other two were in stable condition, according to city…
Pakistan sets up 24/7 helpline for Hajj flight information
Pakistan sets up 24/7 helpline for Hajj flight information ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony has established a dedicated helpline to assist Hajj pilgrims with updated information regarding their flight schedules on the directive of Minister Sardar Muhammad Yousaf. According to the ministry’s spokesperson, pilgrims can call the helpline at 051-9216980 to…
Nintendo aims to sell 15m Switch 2 units this fiscal year
TOKYO — Nintendo expects net sales to rise by 63.1% to 1.9 trillion yen ($13 billion) in the financial year ending March 2026, on the back of strong demand for its new Nintendo Switch 2 console. The Japanese gaming giant also announced on Thursday that it aims to sell 15 million units of the Switch…
Flight operations at Karachi airport temporarily suspended
Flight operations at Karachi airport temporarily suspended KARACHI: Flight operations at Jinnah International Airport Karachi have been temporarily suspended in view of the ongoing tension between Pakistan and India. On Thursday morning, several aerial routes were closed for commercial flights in the boundaries of Lahore and Sialkot. In Lahore Flight Information Region, seven aerial routes…
Where did India hit Pakistan? Mapping deadly pre- air strikes days after Kashmir attack
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch India said it had conducted precision strikes in Pakistan in an overnight milit operation, days after a terrorist attack in Kashmir left 26 people dead and escalated tensions between…
Singapore’s DBS Q1 profits dip 2% amid Trump headwinds
SINGAPORE — Singaporean lender DBS Group Holdings, Southeast Asia’s largest bank by assets, on Thursday reported a 2% year-on-year fall in its first quarter net profit as it prepares for economic headwinds brought on by U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade tariff threats. The financial institution logged a profit of $2.9 billion Singapore dollars ($2.24 billion)…
Pakistan claims it downed Indian Rafale jets amid deadly cross-border escalation
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Pakistan’s milit claimed it shot down five Indian Air Force jets, including three French-made Rafales, in a major escalation of cross-border hostilities potentially marking the first combat loss of…
Mediation is needed before India and Pakistan cross the nuclear line
Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region. India and Pakistan’s unprecedented tit-for-tat milit strikes on Wednesday marked their most serious escalation since their 1998 nuclear tests, and they raise fears of a broader threat to global security well beyond their shared border.
Six killed as RAW helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand
Six killed as RAW helicopter crashes in Uttarakhand ISLAMABAD: At least six people were killed as Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) helicopter crashed in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. According to sources, RAW helicopter crashes suspiciously in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, at the time of the accident, six people were aboard the helicopter who…