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U.S. President Donald Trump in the Cabinet Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C.Chip Somodevilla | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Monday called on pharmaceutical companies to “justify the success” of their Covid drugs days after the Food and Drug Administration set new limits on who can receive vaccines for the virus.”It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs. Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives. Others disagree!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. The FDA on Wednesday approved the latest…

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, poses for a group photo with guests in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 1, 2025. Peng on Monday afternoon invited spouses of foreign leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 to a tour on the Haihe River that winds through the port city of Tianjin. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)TIANJIN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, on Monday afternoon invited spouses of foreign leaders attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit 2025 to a tour on the Haihe River that winds through the port city of Tianjin.Peng warmly…

The Army Aviation helicopter crashed at Hudar in Diamer, Chilas, Gilgit-Baltistan, following a technical malfunction on Monday, officials confirmed.  According to government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq, the aircraft was carrying two pilots and three technical staff members. All five members on board have been confirmed dead. The MI-17 helicopter was on a routine training flight when it developed a technical problem.  According to the statement given by ISPR, the crew members who were martyred were Pilot in Command Major Atif, Co-pilot Major Faisal,  Naib Subedar Flight Engineer Maqbool, Crew Chief Hav Jahangir, and Crew Chief Naik Amir.  “Training missions are part…

PESHAWAR: Five people have lost their lives and another five were injured in rain and flood-related incidents across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The deceased include four children and a woman, while the injured comprise one man, one woman, and three children. On Sunday the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) released a report on damages caused by heavy rains and flooding across K-P over the past two days. The report stated that six houses were damaged, three of them partially and three completely destroyed, due to urban and flash flooding. These incidents were reported from Peshawar, South Waziristan, Khyber, and Abbottabad districts. The PDMA…

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad will host the World Masters Weightlifting Championship in February next year, with more than 500 athletes from across the seven continents expected to feature in the event, the organisers announced on Sunday. A press release issued by the Pakistan Masters Weightlifting Association said the World Masters will be staged under the “Grand Prix” banner, alongside the Asian Masters Championship, marking a major milestone in the country’s sporting history. Both men’s and women’s competitions will be contested. “The staging of the World and Asian Masters Championships is a great honour for Pakistan and recognition of our consistent success at…

Chinese President Xi Jinping chairs the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and delivers a speech titled “Staying True to SCO Founding Mission And Ushering in a Better Future” in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)TIANJIN, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping addressed the 25th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in north China’s port city of Tianjin Monday morning. ■Chinese President Xi Jinping poses for a group photo with other leaders and representatives attending the 25th Meeting of…

HYDERABAD: With torrents continuing to rise in Punjab’s rivers, Sindh is bracing to cope with a potential super flood of 900,000 cusecs or more, with protection of human lives, livestock, barrages and embankments declared the government’s foremost priority. “The entire katcha (riverine) belt of Sindh is going to be inundated,” Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah cautioned during visits to dykes and barrages in Sukkur and Larkana divisions on Sunday. CM Shah, however, expressed hope that the flood level would not cross the 900,000-cusec mark. Yet, recalling the 2010 super flood, he stated that the province had then prepared for 650,000…

HARARE: A Pathum Nissanka century set up Sri Lanka for a five-wicket One-day International win over Zimbabwe in Harare on Sunday with three balls to spare, and a 2-0 series victory. The 27-year-old right-hand opener claimed his seventh ODI ton by making 122 off 136 balls. His knock including 16 fours. He put on 90 runs for the fourth wicket with captain Charith Asalanka (71), taking the tourists to 236-4 with 33 balls remaining. Replying to a Zimbabwe total of 277-7 off 50 overs, Sri Lanka reached 278-5 to seal a second straight ODI series victory after a 2-1 win…

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 14: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks during a VJ Day reception at Downing Street on August 14, 2025 in London, England. The Prime Minister is hosting veterans, historians, and school children during the reception to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan Day, or VJ Day, which commemorates the announcement of Japan’s acceptance of the terms of the Potsdam Declaration on August 15, 1945, effectively bringing WWII to an end. (Photo by Alberto Pezzali – WPA Pool/Getty Images)Wpa Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer has appointed Minouche Shafik, a…

Hundreds are feared dead or injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan’s remote northeastern province of Kunar, authorities said on Monday, as rescue teams searched through the rubble of collapsed homes for survivors. At least 800 deaths have been reported and over 2,800 people injured, as helicopters ferried the wounded to hospitals after they were plucked from rubble during rescue operations. Taliban soldiers and civilians carry earthquake victims to an ambulance at an airport in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. REUTERS Early reports indicated at least 30 fatalities in a single village, according to the health ministry, which warned that…