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The collision caused a fire in a busy shipping lane off the coast of East Yorkshire.An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the coast of eastern England setting both vessels on fire, with at least 32 casualties brought onshore in a major rescue operation. A spokesperson for the United Kingdom’s Maritime and Coastguard Agency said on Monday that the crash had occurred off the coast of the county of East Yorkshire. Both the oil tanker and cargo vessel were on fire off the northeastern coast of England, with British media showing images of a huge plume of black…
Pakistan continued their streak of failing to reach the upper echelons of cricketing glory as the Green Shirts were absent from the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Team of the Tournament unveiled by the global governing body on Monday for the Champions Trophy. India mounted a successful chase of a doable 252-run target against New Zealand on Sunday to win the ICC Champions Trophy in Dubai, marking their third title of the tournament. They remained unbeaten after playing all their matches in Dubai owing to a ‘hybrid’ compromise reached after India refused to tour Pakistan for the eight-member tournament. Pakistan, on…
Listen to article Minister of State for Law and Justice Barrister Aqeel Malik has said the government will revise its list of proscribed organisations with assistance from US agencies, including the State Department. He added that individuals linked to these groups could face US travel restrictions. Speaking on a private news channel the other day, Aqeel said that Pakistanis would not be subjected to any travel ban. “People need not get worried that there is some visa ban on Pakistan or that they will be denied entry,” he said. “We are not looking at an outright ban on Pakistanis entering the US.”…
A satellite dish in a ground network of satellites at Eutelsat’s Madeira office. Photographer: /Bloomberg via Getty ImagesZed Jameson | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesShares of French satellite operator Eutelsat skyrocketed almost 390% last week — and a potential change of tack in European defense has been helping the rally.The firm’s stock price saw wildly volatile moves last week, up by as much as 77% on Tuesday and by another 120% on Wednesday. From its closing price on Feb. 28 to last Friday’s close, shares have risen an eyewatering 387%.Eutelsat’s shares continued to climb on Monday, jumping more than 22% as…
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: The Rawalpindi National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has filed a corruption reference worth Rs998.86 million against the widow of former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) divisional vice president Haji Gulzar Awan. The late PPP leader, who passed away four years ago, had earlier founded the Pakistan Aman Party, which was later merged into PPP. NAB has accused his widow, Azra Gulzar Awan, of being involved in a housing scheme scam alongside her late husband. According to the investigation, the couple lured citizens into purchasing low-cost plots in two housing societies, allegedly pocketing millions in the process. Several complainants, including Amir…
Nuuk, Greenland – Greenland’s most popular social media influencer announced her political bid just weeks ahead of Tuesday’s elections as she felt the winds of change blowing across the vast Arctic island. “This is truly a historic moment. I feel like we are finally voting on independence. This has primarily happened because the US is showing greater interest in Greenland,” Qupanuk Olsen, the 39-year-old running with the pro-independence opposition party Naleraq in the parliamentary vote, told Al Jazeera. “It’s a huge wake-up call.” Usually, she spends her time updating her hundreds of thousands of social media followers about everyday life…
At least four people were injured in the central Indian town of Dr Ambedkar Nagar on Sunday in clashes that erupted when revellers celebrating India’s Champions Trophy win lit firecrackers outside a mosque, officials said. India won the Champions Trophy title on Sunday evening after beating New Zealand by four wickets in the final in Dubai, claiming its second successive global title. The clashes in Dr Ambedkar Nagar, earlier known as Mhow, involved stone pelting from both sides, officials said, and several cars, shops, and bikes were also vandalised and torched. The town is located about 200 kilometres from Madhya…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt stands by him aboard Air Force One on his return to Washington, D.C., U.S., March 9, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersPresident Donald Trump has dismissed the growing chorus of CEOs, investors and policymakers who are pleading with the White House for greater clarity about his sweeping tariff agenda.”They always say that. ‘We want clarity,'” Trump said in a Fox News interview that aired Sunday.”They have plenty of clarity,” the president told “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo.Appeals to the White House from the business community to provide…
Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, leaves the U.S. Capitol after a meeting with Republican members of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on the issue of debanking on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesFor years, American financial companies have fought the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the chief U.S. consumer finance watchdog — in the courts and media, portraying the agency as illegitimate and as unfairly targeting industry players.Now, with the CFPB on life support after the Trump administration issued a stop-work order and shuttered its headquarters, the agency finds itself…
The closing meeting of the third session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) — China’s top political advisory body on Monday concluded its annual session, calling on political advisors to make new and greater contribution to advancing Chinese modernization.Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders including Li Qiang, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng attended the closing meeting of the third session of the 14th National Committee of…