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PTI seeks FIR against Sanaullah, Maryam sharif over Zaman Park raid

21 Mar 2023 01:19 AM IST

Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has sought the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Rana Sanaullah and Maryam Nawaz in the Zaman Park raid that took place in Lahore on Saturday, ARY News reported. The application filed against Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief

Trump ally to appear before NYC grand jury

21 Mar 2023 01:18 AM IST

A lawyer allied with Donald Trump is expected to testify Monday before a New York grand jury, giving the former president an indirect opportunity to make a case that he shouldn’t face criminal charges over hush money paid during his 2016 campaign. Robert Costello was asked to appear by the

French govt fights to survive two motions of no-confidence

21 Mar 2023 01:16 AM IST

France’s government is facing a critical, maybe fatal, moment Monday with no-confidence motions filed by lawmakers who are furious that President Emmanuel Macron ordered the use of special constitutional powers to force through an unpopular bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 without giving them a vote. National

Singapore PM’s brother absconds with his wife for lying during investigation

21 Mar 2023 01:14 AM IST

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s younger brother and his wife are absconding after they came under investigation for lying during judicial proceedings related to the will of their late father, Lee Kuan Yew, the founding and first leader of the city-state, Parliament was told on Monday. Lee Hsien Yang

Arizona falls inundated due to flooding, tourists disappointed

21 Mar 2023 01:12 AM IST

Shannon Castellano and Travis Methvin should have spent this weekend seeing world-famous waterfalls on the Havasupai Tribe Reservation in northern Arizona. Instead, the two friends from San Diego spent Friday night along with 40 other hikers camped out on a helipad. But sleep was elusive because tribal members warned that

EU seeks deal on artillery shells for Ukraine

21 Mar 2023 01:11 AM IST

European Union ministers are meeting Monday to try to finalise a plan to supply Ukraine with sorely needed artillery shells, replenish their own national stocks and ramp up Europe’s defence industry, as Russia continues to focus its attacks on the industrial east of the war-ravaged country. The 27-nation bloc’s foreign

UK aims to send migrants to Rwanda in months if courts agree

21 Mar 2023 01:09 AM IST

Britain’s government said on Sunday that it could start deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda in the next few months — but only if UK courts rule that the controversial policy is legal. The Home Office said it was aiming to start flights “before the summer,” as Home Secretary Suella Braverman visited

UBs seals deal to take over troubled Credit Suisse

21 Mar 2023 01:06 AM IST

Switzerland’s biggest bank, Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) has agreed to take over its troubled Swiss rival Credit Suisse in an emergency rescue deal to unleash the panic after the two American banks failed earlier this month, CNN reported. The Swiss National Bank, in a statement, said, “UBS today announced

Their world was the oyster: oldest pearl town found in UAE

21 Mar 2023 01:05 AM IST

Archaeologists said Monday they have found the oldest pearling town in the Persian Gulf on an island off one of the northern sheikhdoms of the United Arab Emirates. Artifacts found in this town on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain, likely once home to thousands of people and hundreds of homes,

‘AI arms race highlights the urgent need for responsible innovation’

21 Mar 2023 01:03 AM IST

The recent frenzy over language processing tools such as ChatGPT has sent organisations scrambling to provide guidelines for responsible usage. The online publishing platform Medium, for example, has released a statement on AI-generated writing that promotes “transparency” and “disclosure.” My own institution has established an FAQ page about generative AI

Xi to talk on ‘Peace Plan’ with Putin on his Moscow visit

21 Mar 2023 00:59 AM IST

Ahead of his crucial talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that his peace plan to end the raging Ukraine war takes into account the “legitimate” concerns of all parties and reflects the broadest common understanding of the international community. Xi arrived

Saudi Arabia’s king invites Iran President to visit Riyadh

21 Mar 2023 00:58 AM IST

Welcoming the deal between the “two brotherly countries,” King of Saudi Arabia has invited Iran President to visit Riyadh, Al Jazeera reported quoting an Iranian official. On 10 March, Iran and Saudi Arabia announced a Chinese-brokered deal to restore ties seven years after they were severed. “In a letter to