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Turkey's Erdogan, Israel's Netanyahu trade genocide barbs
10+ hour, 32+ min ago (384+ words) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Benjamin Netanyahu of "following the path of Hitler" on Thursday after the Israeli leader alleged he was an "antisemitic dictator" who had committed a "genocide" against the Kurds. The relationship between Israel and Turkey…...
Kuwait says morning Iran strikes hit airport radar, caused injuries
9+ hour, 19+ min ago (301+ words) Kuwait said Iranian strikes that targeted its territory on Thursday morning and forced a temporary airspace closure had damaged an airport radar and caused injuries. This marked the second Iranian attack on Kuwait's only international airport in just over a…...
Spanish firms ready to build new fighter jet after failed project
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (211+ words) Leading Spanish defence companies including national champion Indra expressed willingness to work on a new joint fighter jet on Thursday after French-German disagreements sank a flagship European project. The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) was viewed as a key test…...
Bangladesh eyes ambitious growth despite steep inflation
10+ hour, 40+ min ago (330+ words) Bangladesh's finance minister unveiled the country's largest ever budget on Thursday, vowing to "accelerate" growth despite economic headwinds made worse by the Middle East war. The conflict since late February, which erupted days after a new government took office in…...
'Racist thuggery' slammed after second night of N. Ireland unrest
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (590+ words) Police arrested 16 people during a second night of disorder in Northern Ireland sparked by a brutal Belfast stabbing, a senior minister said Thursday, condemning rioters for "racist thuggery". The clashes with police late Wednesday came hours after a Sudanese man…...
PM appoints parliamentary secretaries in key ministries, divisions
11+ hour, 57+ min ago (117+ words) Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has approved the appointment of parliamentary secretaries in several ministries and divisions, according to an official notification issued by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. Under the new appointments, Hafiz Mian Muhammad Noman has been designated as…...
Pakistan says SIPRI findings reinforce concerns over India's nuclear buildup
16+ hour, 36+ min ago (399+ words) Pakistan on Thursday said recent findings by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) regarding India's nuclear capabilities were consistent with concerns Islamabad has repeatedly raised about New Delhi's continued expansion of its strategic arsenal and military capabilities. Responding to…...
First leather bag from T-Rex cells to be auctioned in Paris
10+ hour, 18+ min ago (234+ words) A leather bag made from Tyrannosaurus rex cells failed to sell on Thursday, the Paris auction house Drouot said, commenting that bids were well below expected. Auctioneers Giquello had touted the "one-of-a-kind" piece to sell for more than $500, 000 but bids…...
Islamabad gets first female chief traffic officer as Kainat Azhar takes charge
9+ hour, 44+ min ago (264+ words) In a significant administrative move, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has appointed SP Kainat Azhar as the first female Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) of Islamabad. According to officials, Kainat Azhar has been entrusted with the responsibility of leading the capital's…...
Child killed, seven injured as wedding vehicle overturns in Sindh
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (194+ words) A wedding celebration turned into tragedy near Tehri Mirwah in Sindh when a vehicle carrying members of a wedding party overturned after its tie rod broke, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring seven others, police and hospital sources said. According…...