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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Salt Lake City tabbed for possible Winter Olympics bid

AFP | Salt Lake City has been selected by the United States Olympic Committee for a potential bid to host the 2030 Winter Games. The...

Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics

AFP | Faced with images of turtles smothered by plastic bags, beaches carpeted with garbage and islands of trash floating in the oceans, environmentalists say...

Nations still worlds apart at crunch UN climate summit

AFP | Marathon talks aimed at charting mankind's path away from climate catastrophe entered overtime Saturday as nations picked over a plan presented by host...

Eleven die after eating ‘toxic’ rice at Indian temple

AFP | Eleven people have died after eating rice that had likely been contaminated with a toxic substance at a Hindu temple ceremony, a health...

Growth worries, Brexit fog send global stocks lower

AFP |  Wall Street led to stock markets lower across the globe on Friday after data showed weakness in the Chinese and eurozone economies, despite further...

Palestinian killed as Israel hunts West Bank shooter

AFP | A Palestinian teenager was shot dead on Friday as Israeli forces carried out fresh raids in the occupied West Bank, the health ministry...

Pakistan’s missile technology: The perfect antidote for India’s S-400 purchase

Ammar Akbar | “National missile defense is poised to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation...

Jared Kushner: The quiet man at the White House table

AFP |  At a White House meeting with President Donald Trump this week, the two dozen politicians around the polished table enthusiastically took turns to...

PM Khan needs new model to deal with ‘mis-governance’ in Baluchistan

Jan Achakzai | Baluchistan is in the media again for one reason: the missing person issue. The main political contender Sardar Akhtar Mengal, the Chief...

What Rivalry? Chinese, Indian troops dance together in joint exercises

AFP | Indian and Chinese soldiers looked to have hit it off in their first joint exercises since a dangerous standoff last year, with videos...

Complaint against Navjot Singh Sidhu for violating Wildlife Protection Act

News Desk | A wildlife activist has filed a complaint against Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, who gifted a stuffed Black Partridge to CM Amarinder...

India lose to Netherlands in hockey World Cup quarters

AFP | India crashed out of the field hockey World Cup after a 1-2 loss to the Netherlands in the quarter-finals in Bhubaneswar on Thursday. The...
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