A Pakistani court has ruled in favor of businessman Umar Farooq Zahoor, ordering Norway’s VG tabloid and its reporter to pay damages for a defamatory campaign driven by false allegations and Islamophobic bias.
The March 28 quake flattened buildings and destroyed infrastructure across the country, resulting in 3,354 deaths and 4,508 people injured, with 220 others missing, according to new figures published by state media.
Israel has pushed since the collapse of a short-lived truce in the war with Hamas to seize territory in Gaza in what it has called a strategy to force the militants to free hostages still in captivity.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Friday with the leader of neighbouring Bangladesh, the first such meeting since a revolution in Dhaka ousted New Delhi's long-term ally and soured relations.
A powerful earthquake struck Thailand on Friday, causing widespread devastation in Bangkok. Water cascaded from rooftop pools as guests fled, while rescue teams scrambled to find survivors trapped in collapsed buildings.
Elon Musk on Friday said his artificial intelligence startup xAI is buying his social networking platform X in a deal valuing the company once known as Twitter at $33 billion.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences apologized Friday for failing to defend an Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker who said he was attacked by Israeli settlers.
