Social media platform X back up after global outage
SAN FRANCISCO: Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, was restored globally early Thursday, with over 77,000 US users facing issues at the peak of the outage.
Users in…
Iceland volcano erupts near town after weeks of quake activity
REYKJAVIK: A volcano erupted late on Monday in southwest Iceland, spewing lava and smoke across a wide area after weeks of intense earthquake activity, the country's Meteorological Office…
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake kills 118 in China
BEIJING: A magnitude-6.2 earthquake jolted a remote and mountainous region on the northern edge of the Qinghai-Tibetan plateau just before midnight on Monday, killing at least 118 people and…
PM Kakar to visit Kuwait to convey condolences on demise of Emir
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday will undertake a one-day visit to Kuwait.
The prime minister will convey to the Royal Family, the government and the…
Israel using ‘terrorism’ tactics in Gaza: Pope Francis
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis again suggested Israel was using "terrorism" tactics in Gaza, deploring the reported killing by the Israeli military of two Christian women who had taken refuge in…
Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza as UN votes on aid
JERUSALEM: Israeli forces launched fresh attacks throughout the night across the Gaza Strip as the United Nations Security Council looked set to vote on a demand that Israel and Hamas allow…
Biden safe after car collides with presidential motorcade
WILMINGTON: President Joe Biden was safe on Sunday night after a car collided with a motorcade SUV that was part of the president's security detail.
Biden and First Lady Jill Biden had…
“Friends” actor Matthew Perry died from ‘acute effects of…
LOS ANGELES: "Friends" star Matthew Perry died from the "acute effects" of the powerful sedative ketamine that, combined with other factors, caused the actor to lose consciousness and drown…
Ahmed Shehzad quits PSL, blames ‘deliberate effort’ keep him out
LAHORE: Ahmed Shehzad has retired from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) in a blaze of fury after he was not picked in the draft for the ninth edition of the tournament.
In a post, he…
Four charged with terrorism over Indian parliament security breach
NEW DELHI: Indian police have filed terrorism charges against four people in connection with a security breach in parliament in which a man jumped into the chamber, shouted slogans and set…
Yazidis, led by Nobel winner, sue French cement maker over ISIS support
NEW YORK: Hundreds of Yazidi-Americans, led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Nadia Murad, filed a lawsuit against French cement maker Lafarge, accusing it of conspiring to provide material…
Hungary blocks EU financial aid package for Ukraine
BRUSSELS: European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Ukraine even as it continues to fight Russia's invasion, but they could not agree on a 50 billion euro package of…
WHO urges tobacco-style controls on vapes
GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Thursday urged governments to apply tobacco-style controls to vapes, saying they are getting new users hooked on nicotine.
Analysts and investors…
‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig to head Cannes Film Festival jury
CANNES: Greta Gerwig, who packed theatres this summer with the pink-themed movie phenomenon "Barbie", was named as jury president for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
"This is an obvious…
Turkish MP dies after suffering heart attack in parliament
ANKARA: An opposition Turkish lawmaker died on Thursday, two days after suffering a heart attack and collapsing in front of parliament as he finished a speech criticising the government's…