Author: i2wtc

Tourists interact with an accordionist from Russia at a square in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, on July 22, 2025.Attracted by the coolness in summer, many tourists come to Harbin for vacation.Taking advantage of its historical heritage, Harbin in recent years has accelerated the transformation of historical and cultural blocks and the utilization of old buildings, which has promoted the prosperity of the city’s tourism industry. (Photo by Liu Yang/Xinhua)People cool off in tents by the Songhua River in Harbin, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province, July 6, 2025.Attracted by the coolness in summer, many tourists come to Harbin for vacation.Taking advantage…

Listen to article DI KHAN/QUETTA/PESHAWAR: Five children were killed and 12 others critically injured after a mortar shell they were playing with exploded in the Sarband area of Lakki Marwat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, on Saturday. According to media reports, the children had found the mortar shell in a field and brought it to their village, mistaking it for a toy. Following the blast, an emergency was declared at City Hospital Lakki, and all medical staff were directed to report immediately. The hospital received a total of 17 casualties, five of whom were pronounced dead on arrival, while the remaining 12 were being treated for…

EUGENE: US sprint star Sha’Carri Richardson was at the centre of a new controversy on Friday after it emerged she was arrested for allegedly assaulting boyfriend Christian Coleman shortly before this week’s US Track and Field Championships in Oregon. Police in Washington State said the 25-year-old 100m world champion was detained on Sunday night after clashing with Coleman as the couple travelled through Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. An account of Richardson’s arrest report e-mailed to AFP by Port of Seattle Police said security video footage captured Richardson in a verbal altercation with Coleman as the duo exited a security screening. “Richardson…

Singapore’s floorball team members pose for a photo after arriving at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport for the 12th World Games on Aug. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Bian Siqi)CHENGDU, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) — The arrival and departure services for the 12th World Games in Chengdu has commenced full operation.Starting from Sunday midnight, the Chengdu World Games Official Accreditation Center officially commenced operation, initiating the arrival and departure clearance services for the Games.As flight 3U3920 landed at Chengdu Tianfu International Airport in the early morning on Sunday, a group of 30 Singaporean floorball athletes arrived, becoming the first batch of athletes to arrive in…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on Saturday arrived on a two-day state visit to hold bilateral talks with the Pakistani leadership. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar received the Iranian President and his delegation at the Nur Khan airbase. Dr Pezeshkian is accompanied by a high-level delegation, including Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, senior ministers and other high-ranking officials. Dr Pezeshkian will meet President Asif Ali Zardari and also hold delegation-level talks with Pakistani Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers. A 21-gun salute…

KARACHI: Pakistan will clash with arch-rivals India in Dubai on Sept 14 during the T20 Asia Cup as the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the venues for the event on Saturday. ACC president Mohsin Naqvi, who is also the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board, announced the venues for the Asia Cup scheduled to run from Sept 9 to 28 in the United Arab Emirates. According to the ACC chief, the continental event will be played at two venues — Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai and the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The Zayed Cricket Stadium will host…

Listen to article NEW DELHI: India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite US President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing to be identified due to the sensitivity of the matter. On top of a new 25% tariff on India’s exports to the US, Trump indicated in a Truth Social post last month that India would face additional penalties for purchases of Russian arms and oil. On Friday, Trump told reporters he had heard that India would no longer be buying oil from Russia. But the sources said there would be no immediate…

Jason Holder smashed a four on the final ball to give West Indies a dramatic two-wicket victory over Pakistan on Saturday, lifting the hosts level in their T20 international series. On the same night he took four wickets to reach a West Indies T20I record 81 for his career — breaking Dwayne Bravo’s old mark of 78 — Holder went 16 not out and West Indies ended a horrid losing streak with zero balls to spare. Pakistan, which won Thursday’s opener by 14 runs, will try to bounce back in Sunday’s series-deciding T20 match under the lights at Lauderhill, Florida.…

Listen to article PARIS: Negotiators will take another stab at reaching a global pact on plastic pollution at talks opening Tuesday in Geneva but they face deep divisions over how to tackle the health and ecological hazard. The coming 10 days of talks involving delegates from nearly 180 nations follows a failure to reach a deal last December on how to stop millions of tonnes of plastic waste entering the environment each year. Plastic pollution is so ubiquitous that microplastics have been found on the highest mountain peak, in the deepest ocean trench and scattered throughout almost every part of the human…

U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff (L) arrives to meet families of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip since October 2023 as they demonstrate in Tel Aviv’s ‘Hostage’ square on August 2, 2025. Witkoff met the anguished families as fears for the captives’ survival mounted almost 22 months into the war. – | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy told families of hostages being held by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that he was working with the Israeli government on a plan that would effectively end the war in Gaza. Trump has made…