International Conference in Islamabad concludes, calls for renewed efforts to combat human trafficking
Celina Ali Islamabad: A two-day international conference on "Combating Human Trafficking and bonded Labor of Women and Children" organized by...
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Huawei unveils AI and Cloud Innovations at Mobile World Congress 2024
Islamabad: Huawei made waves at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, unveiling a range of cutting-edge artificial intelligence...
Rapper Ja Rule denied UK entry ahead of Cardiff gig
London: Rapper Ja Rule has said he has been denied entry into the UK, days before his tour was due...
Avocado grower shifts part of its operations to Portugal
Lisbon: In light of water shortages in the Axarquía region, TROPS, a cooperative known for its avocado and mango production,...
Italy opens consultation on CSRD
Rome: The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance has launched a consultation to transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)...
Italy uncovers ‘Russian plot’ to disrupt EU with protests
Brussels: Amidst recent farmer rallies, Rome’s intelligence identified pro-Kremlin social media attempts to falsely connect them to sanctions on Russia....
Gas pipeline project: ?Pakistan green lights 80-km segment to connect Gwadar to Iran
Gwadar Pro Islamabad: Pakistan has given the green light to the commencement of work on a crucial 80-kilometer stretch connecting...
China’s top legislature concludes standing committee session
Beijing: The Standing Committee of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded its eighth session on Tuesday in Beijing. At...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia agree for increased investment in key sector
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to work towards increasing investment in key sectors, paving the way...
UK to take new approach in tackling overseas and domestic security threats
London: The Government will take a new integrated approach that combines how it tackles overseas and domestic security threats, Cabinet...
Pakistani students to visit Japan under the JENESYS Program
Celina Ali Islamabad: On the invitation by the Government of Japan, a group of eight Pakistani undergraduate students - four...
Ambassador Donald Blome champions collective action against human trafficking
Celina Ali Islamabad: At the International Conference on Combating Trafficking and Bonded Labor of Women and Girls in Pakistan, United...
UK sanctions Iran’s IRGC units for enabling work of Houthis
London: Britain on Tuesday imposed sanctions on units of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), targeting those who it said...
The UK’s energy transition will stall without policy action
London: The energy transition is not just a dispassionate assessment of electric vehicles versus combustion engines, or heat pumps versus...
Greece says it’s hoping to nudge ally Armenia’s alliances westward
Athens: NATO member Greece said Tuesday it wants to help traditional ally Armenia shift alliances westward, arguing that improved ties...
Portuguese writer Jose Luis Peixoto attend literacy festival
Lahore: Portuguese novelist and poet Jose Luis Peixoto said he wrote his book, You Died on Me, six months after...
Macron refuses to rule out putting troops on ground in Ukraine in call to galvanise Europe
Paris: France’s President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday he refused to rule out sending ground troops to Ukraine, but said...
Italy: In defeat for PM Meloni, centre-left wins in Sardinia
Rome: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s hard-right government suffered its first electoral setback Tuesday since coming to power, with the...
Relief as Italy court says rescued refugees cannot be sent back to Libya
Tunis: News that an Italian court had blocked the country’s vessels from returning refugees and migrants to Libya was welcomed...
EU allocates €402 million to create a green hydrogen hub in Italy
Brussels: The European Commission (EC) has allocated €402 million in funding to create a green hydrogen hub in the Italian...
RMB planned to join UAE payment system to enhance financial integration
China Economic Net Abu Dhabi: Buna, the UAE-based cross-border payment system, will add currencies from India, China, Pakistan and African...
China’s foldable smartphone market sees expansion in 2023
Beijing: Shipments of foldable smartphones in the Chinese market surged 114.5 percent in 2023 over the previous year, an industry...
FM Jilani lauds “bold decisions” of interim govt as term nears conclusion
Celina Ali Islamabad: Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani on Monday lauding the “bold decisions” of the caretaker government on...
Is AI China’s critical new productive force?
Beijing: ChatGPT maker OpenAI from the United States stepped up the global artificial intelligence race in mid-February when it unveiled...
USAID’s conference to empower women, minorities
Celina Ali Islamabad: In a ground-breaking effort to empower women and minorities, the Mission Director of USAID in Pakistan, Kate...
High Commissioner Jane Marriott welcomes returning Chevening and Commonwealth scholars to Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: British High Commissioner to Pakistan, Jane Marriott, on Monday welcomed returning Chevening and Commonwealth scholars. After completing...
UK election faces threat of rigging by Britain’s enemies using AI deepfakes, home secretary warns
London: Deepfake videos generated using artificial intelligence could provide the “perfect storm” for the UK’s adversaries to influence the upcoming...
UK professor says she was denied entry into India for event
London: An Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) and professor at the University of Westminster on February 25 alleged that she...
Portugal election: Corruption scandals may possibly favor populists
Lisbon: The official two-week campaign period before Portugal’s early general election began on Sunday, with the country’s two moderate mainstream...
How Italy remade Willem de Kooning
Rome: Stroll across the Hofplein in central Rotterdam and you will see, just off the square itself, a piece of...
