DUBAI: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Saturday called for immediate execution of the US$100 billion commitments for climate finance to ensure implementation of climate change actions by developing countries and mitigate the climate change impacts. “Such finance should not be at the cost of development finance nor add to the already high…
Flights grounded at Munich airport, Bayern Munich’s home match against Union Berlin also called off. Heavy snowfall overnight has paralysed air and rail connections in the southern German state of Bavaria, leaving thousands of travellers stranded. All flights were grounded at Munich Airport, a key regional and international hub, until 6am (05:00) GMT on Sunday,…
Two takes on Gaza with ex-US National Security Advisor John Bolton and human rights activist Sarah Leah Whitson. For many on the American right, the Palestinians are a proxy for Iran and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel are “criminals”. On the left, the Palestinian issue is about a nation striving for freedom. The only thing both…
From kings to presidents, CEOs to non-profit bosses, many of the world’s most influential individuals have gathered in Dubai for COP28, the latest edition of the annual United Nations climate conference. Like every such summit, the Dubai conclave, too, has seen criticism, though a loss and damages fund was launched on the first day to…
Russia’s Supreme Court ruling has been the most drastic step against the LGBTQ movement under Putin’s rule. Russian security forces have raided gay clubs and bars across Moscow shortly after a ruling by the country’s top court that designated the LGBTQ movement as “extremist”. Police officers searched venues across the Russian capital late on Friday,…
The launch of a ‘loss and damage’ fund on Thursday at the start of the United Nations COP28 summit marks a landmark moment but is only the first in a series of necessary steps in the fight for climate justice, say experts and activists. For years, climate-vulnerable countries have asked wealthier nations – who have…
NewsFeed South Gaza and its displaced Palestinians have been heavily bombarded by Israeli forces since the truce came to an end. Now a numbered map of the area, released by the Israeli military, has prompted fears that it will expand its operations there. Published On 2 Dec 20232 Dec 2023 Source link
Quetta Gladiators’ pace sensation Naseem Shah has joined Islamabad United for Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 in a swap deal with pace bowler Mohammad Wasim Jr. and spin prodigy Abrar Ahmed. The trade deal saw Quetta Gladiators getting two players as well as Islamabad’s first-round pick in the platinum category for Naseem Shah and…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) leadership decided not to make seat adjustments with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) in the upcoming general election 2024 and termed it a ‘loss trade’, ARY News reported. Sources close to the development revealed that the PPP leadership will not make any seat adjustments with PML-N in any constituency across…
Maghazi refugee camp, Gaza Strip – As Imtithal, a mother of six, stokes the wood fire she has built up to bake bread for her family, her thoughts take her back to her usual morning routine at home in the Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood in western Gaza, before the relentless Israeli bombardment began on the enclave…