Updated: Aug 25th, 2025 Image: AI-generated Pakistan is likely to introduce a bullet train between Lahore and Karachi by 2030, reducing the travel time from 20 hours to 5, according to Pakistan Railways. The ambitious project is part of the $6.8 billion Main Line-1 (ML-1) upgrade under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to reports. ...
Updated: Aug 25th, 2025 Visiting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv new military assistance for Ukraine, according to a news release issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. The funding of 2 billion Canadian dollars ($1.45 billion) was committed at the June G7 Summit held in Canada’s Kananaskis, Chinese news agency...
Six students died and 24 others were injured in a drowning accident on Saturday at a beach in Alexandria governorate, northwest of Cairo, Egypt’s Health Ministry said in a statement. The victims were part of a student group on a field trip organized by an academy specializing in air hospitality, the ministry said. The incident...
Updated: Aug 24th, 2025 There are approximately 7 billion mobile users worldwide. Nearly every smartphone user has at least one email address linked to their device. By that logic, the number of email users is almost equivalent to smartphone users. However, based on the definition of active users, Google currently has more than 3.5 billion...
Updated: Aug 23rd, 2025 US President Donald Trump has announced the nomination of longtime aide and trusted political strategist Sergio Gor to serve as the next United States Ambassador to India, as well as Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs. In a statement posted on Truth Social, Trump praised Gor’s loyalty, organisational talent,...
Updated: Aug 23rd, 2025 Five people were confirmed dead as a tour bus crashed in the US state of New York, the New York State Police announced. The accident happened on Interstate 90 in Pembroke, Genesee County while the bus carrying more than 50 passengers was returning from Niagara Falls to New York City on...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 Addiction to short-form video content such as Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, and TikTok clips may impact the brain in ways similar to substance addictions like alcohol and nicotine, according to new research. The study ‘Neuroanatomical and functional substrates of the short video addiction and its association with brain transcriptomic and cellular...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 FBI agents have reportedly raided the Washington, DC, area home of former US National Security Adviser John Bolton on Friday morning, according to a report by the New York Post. Kash Patel, former Trump aide and now FBI Director, wrote on X: “NO ONE is above the law… FBI agents on...
Updated: Aug 22nd, 2025 In a major development in the island nation, Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was taken into custody on Friday by the country’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), the first such arrest of a former President in the nation’s history, local media reported. Wickremesinghe was summoned by the CID over allegations of...
Over 55 million US visa holders and applicants are reportedly under review as the Trump administration intensifies its immigration crackdown, according to media reports. The large-scale scrutiny is said to be aimed at identifying violations that could lead to deportation. As per reports, the US State Department confirmed that all visa holders, including tourists, are...