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US, UK, EU express concerns over Pak's Military courts sentencing PTI activists

US, UK, EU express concerns over Pak’s Milit courts sentencing PTI activists

December 27, 2024

Prince Rahim Aga Khan offers mediation amid Pakistan-India tensions
Prince Rahim Aga Khan offers mediation amid Pakistan-India tensions ISLAMABAD: Expressing deep concern over escalating tensions between Pakistan and India, Prince Rahim Aga Khan, known as the Aga Khan V, has formally offered to mediate between the two countries to help defuse the situation and prevent further loss of life. According to a foreign news…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, once the life of the party, has few A-list supporters
Sean “Diddy” Combs was once the life of the party. He was known for hosting lavish and exclusive gatherings in the Hamptons, having seemingly countless celebrity pals and toasting to the good life with powerful allies in the music industry. Yet a question remains as opening statements approach next week in his federal sex-trafficking trial:…
PM Shehbaz briefs President Zardari about Indian aggression
PM Shehbaz briefs President Zardari about Indian aggression ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif Saturday called on President Asif Ali Zardari here at Aiwan-e-Sadr and briefed the president about the Indian aggression and effective response being given to India by Pakistan in the form of Operation Bunyan-al- Marsous. The President lauded the exceptional professionalism and…
There's an American-born pope and Trump floats a birth rate incentive: The news quiz
Fast-food chains are trying something new, pro-Palestinian protests resume at Columbia, and Mr.
Trump’s dismantling of Education Department gives states ‘green light’ to pursue voucher programs
A growing number of red states have expanded their school voucher programs in recent years, a trend that is likely to only spike further amid a push led by President Donald Trump’s administration to return education “back to the states.” Conservative education activists have long lauded such programs as a way to give greater control…
Pakistan and India say they’d consider de-escalation if the other reciprocates
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Pakistan and India have hinted at de-escalating their current conflict after firing missiles at each. Tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals…
IMF releases £750m loan tranche to Pakistan over India’s protests amid escalating conflict
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 The International Monet Fund has approved the disbursement of about $1bn (£752m) to Pakistan, drawing protests from India amid an escalating milit conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The…
Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV cast a ballot in recent Republican primaries in Illinois
Pope Leo XIV, the first American to ascend to the papacy, has voted in three Republican prim elections since 2012, state voting records show. Records from Will County show a Robert F. Prevost (the new pontiff’s birth name) registered in the county using an address that belongs to the pope’s brother. His brother confirmed that…
Soviet Kosmos 482 spacecraft crashes into an unknown site on Earth
A Soviet spacecraft launched in 1972 on a failed mission to Venus is believed to have crashed back onto Earth early on Saturday morning. The European Space Agency, which was monitoring the craft’s uncontrolled descent, said it was last spotted by radar over Germany. At at the time of its expected crash, radars could no…