21-06-2023 PARIS: The headquarters of the Paris 2024 Olympics organizing committee and those of its infrastructure partner have been searched by French police as part of investigations into alleged embezzlement of public funds and favoritism, prosecutors say. The national financial prosecutor’s office (PNF) said the Paris 2024 headquarters was raided …

21-06-2023 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Days after the tragic boat capsizing incident near Greece’s coast claimed the lives of hundreds of people, including Pakistanis, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah said Pakistan plans to take up the conduct of the Greek coast guard with their government. The government’s plan comes as a result …

21-06-2023 WASHINGTON: As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has embarked on a visit to the US, he is expected to meet tech billionaire and CEO of SpaceX and Tesla Elon Musk in an attempt to possibly encourage the owner of the electric car maker firm to pour money into his …

21-06-2023 WASHINGTON: Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, has reached a plea agreement with the US Attorney for Delaware, to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay his taxes, US media reported on Tuesday. The agreement also includes a provision for probation for Biden for …

20-06-2023 DUBAI/ DOHA: The United Arab Emirates and Qatar have announced the reopening of their embassies after a six-year-long break in ties. The two countries issued statements on Monday saying the Qatari embassy in Abu Dhabi and a Qatari consulate in Dubai as well as an Emirati embassy in Doha …

20-06-2023 BEIJING: President Xi Jinping on Monday termed the progress achieved in the US-China talks “very good” as the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken concludes his landmark visit to Beijing on a high note. The meeting between the two leaders was the final engagement of a rare trip aimed …

20-06-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies ATHENS/ ISLAMABAD: New tracking data has cast doubt on the Greek coastguard’s version of a migrant shipwreck, where hundreds, including scores of Pakistanis, are feared to have lost their lives, m reported. The media reported that an analysis of the movement of other ships in …

20-06-2023 JERUSALEM/ JENIN: Palestinian Health Ministry said at least three people have embraced martyrdom while dozens other people were injured in the latest incident of violence by Israeli forces in Jenin, with the international community expressing concerns over the full escalation of the conflict. According to the Israeli military, the …

20-06-2023 KATHMANDU: All Hindi films, including “Adipurush”, were banned in the Nepal capital Kathmandu and the tourist town of Pokhara on Monday following a controversy over its dialogues, including the mention of Sita as “India’s daughter”. Police personnel were deployed across 17 halls in Kathmandu to ensure that no Hindi …

20-06-2023 Bureau Report + Agencies KABUL/ WASHINGTON/ ISLAMABAD: The Taliban has rejected a United States watchdog’s report saying foreign armed groups and domestic security threats have increased in Afghanistan since the group took over the country in a blitzkrieg in August 2021. “We strongly reject SIGAR’s propaganda,” the Taliban’s chief …