At least 35 people were killed in a suicide bombing that took place on Sunday at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers’ convention in Bajaur’s Khar, reported Geo News.
Portugal records less rural fires in 2023
Lisbon, July 31: sters 27 per cent less rural fires and 70 per cent less burned area in Portugal, compared to the average annual level of the past decade, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Action (MAAC) said.
Intense heat continues in Japan
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said scorching heat continued to grip the country on Friday, with the number of prefectures with heatstroke alerts in place reaching a record high of 40.
China’s Xi meets Mauritania, Burundi leaders
China signed a cooperation agreement with Mauritania and pledged to strengthen collaboration with Burundi on Friday in the latest in a series of talks between visiting African leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Protest march in London over Manipur violence
A UK-based Indian-origin women’s group organised a silent protest march here to register their protest against the violence in Manipur. The Women of North East India Support Network (WNESN) organised a group of men and women
EC suspends arrest warrant against Imran
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the arrest warrant for former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan in a contempt case.
X’ logo installed atop Twitter building
The city of San Francisco has opened a complaint and launched an investigation into a giant “X” sign that was installed Friday on top of the downtown building formerly known as Twitter headquarters
Imran Khan summoned again in cypher case
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday summoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to appear before it on August 1 in a case related to the diplomatic cable saga – a cypher what the former premier claimed contains details of a threat made by the US against his government, Geo News reported.
Kyiv launches a major push against Russian forces
Ukraine has launched a major push to dislodge Russian forces from the country’s southeast as part of its weekslong counteroffensive, committing thousands of troops to the battle, according to Western and Ukrainian officials and analysts.
Japan weather agency forecasts high temperatures
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) on Thursday forecasted high temperatures across the country, with heatstroke alerts issued for 35 prefectures out of the total 47.