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Bush, Obama deplore cost in lives WASHINGTON: The US foreign aid agency formally closed down on Tuesday, with President Donald Trump’s administration trumpeting the end of the “charity-based model” despite predictions that millions of lives will be lost. Founded in 1961 as John F Kennedy sought to leverage aid to win over the developing world…

Tens of thousands of people have died in Europe during past heatwaves A tourist holding an umbrella to protect himself from the sun walks at Trocadero square next to the Eiffel Tower as an early summer heatwave hits Paris, France. PARIS: Nearly 2,000 schools were shut in France, monuments closed to tourists, and cities across…

Greece adopted the legislation last year in an effort to curb soaring tourist numbers Greece tour ATHENS: Greece on Tuesday began charging a tax on island cruise ships, the latest European effort to tackle soaring visitor numbers to the continent’s most popular destinations. Cruise ships docking at the popular islands of Santorini and Mykonos will…

US president escalates feud with Musk Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he welcomed “all help” with destroying Iran’s nuclear sites, while Trump said he will decide whether to attack Iran within the next two weeks due to a “substantial” chance of negotiations. WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will…

PBS data puts average inflation at 3.3% in rural areas and 5.3% in urban centre  ISLAMABAD: The government has surpassed its annual inflation target, which increased at a pace of 4.5% in the last fiscal year, mainly because of a slump in food prices, reinforcing the widely held independent view that the extent of monetary…

The visitors bid to level the series against England Jasprit Bumrah picked up back injury during the Sydney Test in January. India will make a “last-minute” decision on whether to risk the outstanding Jasprit Bumrah in successive Tests as they look to level their five-match series with England this week. Bumrah is the world’s top-ranked…

Other Central Asian countries have introduced similar laws in recent year A women, wearing a niqab despite a nationwide ban on the Islamic face veil, gives a phone call outside the courts in Meaux, east of Paris, September 22, 2011. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a law prohibiting individuals from wearing clothing in public places…

Urges India to hold talks for lasting peace, end weaponisation of water Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the Taliban government’s failure to fulfil its commitments under the Doha Agreement is contributing to regional instability. He urged Afghanistan’s interim government to honour its pledges. Speaking on Wednesday at the opening…

Any future IAEA access to Iranian nuclear sites will need approval from National Security Council Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during a meeting in Ilam, Iran, June 12, 2025. Iran’s Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation…