US-led drills to end six days early, South Korea says, amid Trump push for Kim Jong-un talks

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South Korea’s military has confirmed that joint military drills with the US will be cut short, days after Donald Trump ordered the Pentagon to scale b...

Navy says it is spending 25% more time monitoring Russian vessels around UK waters

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The Royal Navy has warned of increasing Russian activity around the UK’s waters after it spent 21 days in July monitoring Moscow’s ships. Naval operat...

‘US and China should be partners, not rivals’, Xi says after earlier warning on Taiwan

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The US president spent day one of his summit in Beijing basking in rigid pageantry, heroically managing not to offend his hosts and offering the verdi...

Collapse of US-Iran talks heightens fears of prolonged energy shock

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The failure of the US and Iran to reach a peace deal after marathon negotiations has put markets on alert for further oil and gas price rises. With la...

Putin’s ‘hidden hand’ lies behind Iran’s drone tactics, UK defence secretary says

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Vladimir Putin’s “hidden hand” lies behind Iran’s military methods, the UK defence secretary has said, after a night in which drones struck a base use...

Hegseth says US won’t get ‘bogged down’ in Iran – but doesn’t rule out sending troops

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The US secretary of defense, Pete Hegseth, has called the joint US-Israeli strikes in Iran the “most lethal and precise air power campaign in history”...

Met chief says British Jews ‘not safe’ in London after series of attacks

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Counter-terrorism officers in London have launched 11 investigations and arrested 35 people after “a sustained period of attack” upon the Jewish commu...

Israel’s ruling coalition proposes early elections amid ultra-Orthodox anger at Netanyahu

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Israel’s ruling coalition has submitted a proposal to dissolve parliament to pave the way for early elections as the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyah...

Canadian officer accused of spying for China acquitted of charges

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A retired police officer Canada accused of being an agent for China has been acquitted of national security charges after prosecutors failed to prove ...

Blatant disregard for rights’: concern grows over Gabon’s social media clampdown

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When Gabon’s media regulator indefinitely suspended major social media platforms in February, citing security concerns during anti-government protests...

Serial Entrepreneur Adeel Gondal Honored with Global Excellence Award in Türkiye

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Türkiye: Renowned Pakistani serial entrepreneur and business leader Adeel Gondal has been honored with the prestigious Global Excellence Award in Türk...

MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts

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Ed Miliband is under pressure from MPs to suspend subsidies worth £2m a day paid to the owner of the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire after court d...

Ebay buys Depop for $1.2bn in effort to lure younger shoppers

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The online retailer eBay has agreed to buy the British secondhand fashion resale app Depop from Etsy for about $1.2bn (£890m) in cash, as eBay targets...

Global Counsel calls in administrators, blaming Peter Mandelson ‘maelstrom’

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Global Counsel, the advisory firm co-founded by Peter Mandelson, is to collapse into administration, blaming the “maelstrom” caused by revelations abo...

UK manufacturing still beset by low orders and price pressure, says CBI

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British manufacturing orders remain well below average and price pressure continues to persist, according to a closely watched survey. The CBI industr...

Made in Europe’ EU industrial strategy could hit supply chains, UK minister warns

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A British minister has warned that the EU’s “Made in Europe” industrial strategy could hit supply chains, increase costs and create unnecessary trade ...

KSE-100 rebounds after early sell-off to close over 800 points up

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Pakistan’s benchmark index, KSE-100, rebounded late afternoon on Monday after a dip in early intraday trading to close in the green, up 0.48 per cent ...

The US dollar in a turbulent world

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Predictions of the US dollar’s imminent demise have become a recurring feature of global commentary. Yet the reality is more prosaic and interesting. ...

Tokens and the future of finance

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Larry Fink, the chairman and chief executive of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager with nearly $14 trillion in assets under management, has ...

Gold jumps to $4,923 per ounce as local prices hit all-time high

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Price of 10 grams of gold increases by Rs7,802. Market analysts attribute the surge to global economic uncertainties and increased demand for safe-hav...

Patriot missiles have been a godsend for Ukraine against Putin, but they’re running out. Kyiv needs help and fast

Invincible.” That was how Vladimir Putin described Russia’s latest generation of ballistic missiles in 2018. In 2022 he would unleash this arsenal to ...

The Euphemism of Integration: Kashmir Seven Years Later

“The convoluted wording of legalisms grew up around the necessity to hide from ourselves the violence we intend toward each other... Elaborate euphemi...

Finally, we have a PM for the digital age. But real change requires more than just being good on camera

Andy Burnham is having a good time. I can’t remember the last time a prime minister (or indeed any high-profile British politician) actually looked as...

I knew Rod Liddle and hated what he became. He would have wanted me to say so

As tributes poured in for Rod Liddle, the Sunday Times and Sun columnist who has died at the age of 66, they were markedly coy and sanitised. Paradoxi...

I stand to defend vertical drinking. Is a pub that doesn’t allow it a real pub at all?

It is unbelievable: unconscionable. Westminster Council is moving against “vertical drinking” in pubs, starting with Soho. It claims drinking standing...

University courses should be about acquiring skills, not just a job

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Pete Dorey and Pat Stevenson respond to a letter that made the argument for employers funding universities. What a depressingly narrow, economistic vi...

UK teachers and parents urged to talk to children about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes

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Teachers and parents in the UK need to be brave and discuss Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes with children and young people or risk them looking for answers f...

The Tribune’s view on inclusive schools: ministers should recognise that class size matters

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There is no single, ideal class size – just as there is no one model of the perfect teacher. But as school‑age audiences of Matilda the Musical or the...

Britons living in EU face repayment hikes amid Reeves student loans row

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Britons living in some European countries face a huge rise in their student loan repayments later this year, the Guardian can reveal, in a move that t...

US students and professors: tell us if the Epstein files have affected your university

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As fallout from the large release of documents connected to Jeffrey Epstein continues, a handful of US universities have taken action against faculty ...

Schools in England to get budget for children with special needs as part of Send overhaul

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Children in England with special needs will receive individual support and therapy directly from their schools as part of the government’s overhaul of...

What is dart frog toxin, which is said to have been used to kill Alexei Navalny?

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Epibatidine, the dart frog toxin Britain says was used to kill Alexei Navalny, is about 100 times more potent than morphine. The extremely toxic, nico...

Four new astronauts arrive via SpaceX rocket at International Space Station

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The International Space Station (ISS) returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who bailed early ...

Stone, parchment or laser-written glass? Scientists find new way to preserve data

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Some cultures used stone, others used parchment. Some even, for a time, used floppy disks. Now scientists have come up with a new way to keep archived...

At 2am, it feels like someone’s there’: why Nigerians are choosing chatbots to give them advice and therapy

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On a quiet evening in her Abuja hotel, Joy Adeboye, 23, sits on her bed clutching her phone, her mind racing and chest tightening. On her screen is ye...

‘It’s such a complex little area’: how to really look after your wrists

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It’s a bad time of year for wrists. Parents – and sometimes grandparents – full of enthusiasm and holiday cheer hop on their child’s new scooter or bi...

Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study

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Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) have more in common with cigarettes than with fruit or vegetables, and require far tighter regulation, according to a new...

Exercise can be ‘frontline treatment’ for mild depression, researchers say

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Aerobic exercise such as running, swimming or dancing can be considered a frontline treatment for mild depression and anxiety, according to research t...

It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18

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A 16-year-old boy and his mum went to see their GP, Dr Rangan Chatterjee, on a busy Monday afternoon. That weekend, the boy had been at A&E after an a...

Brain bran: The protective effect that fibre has on cognition

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Eating fibre can improve health, lengthen lifespans, and even protect our brains. Yet many of us are still coming up short on this "essential nutrient...

Why doing a mix of exercise could be the key to longer life

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Don't put all your eggs in one basket when it comes to exercise - doing a variety of different physical activities every week is the key to boosting y...

Seven foods you should be eating more of right now

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Some common ingredients can have powerfully positive effects on our health. Here are seven worth adding more of to your diet. There have never been so...

Inside Pakistan’s Battle Against Addiction: A Clinical Psychologist Warns of the Rising Threat of Ice

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Pakistan’s battle against substance abuse is becoming increasingly complex, with mental health professionals warning that synthetic drugs are driving ...

Video Allegedly Showing Mayo Hospital MS During Suspected Cash Exchange Surfaces

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Lahore: A CCTV video purportedly showing the Medical Superintendent (MS) of Mayo Hospital, Dr. Mudabbir, in his office during an alleged cash exchange...

Robotic Surgery Enhances Specialized Urology Care in Lahore, Pakistan

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LAHORE, Pakistan: Robotic-assisted surgery has been introduced in the field of urology in Lahore, reflecting a steady shift toward technology-driven c...

Gen Z Visuals Unveils Modern Media Studio at Grand Inauguration Ceremony

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LAHORE: Gen Z Visuals, an emerging media production house co-founded by Meer Hamza Abbas and Muhammad Matloob, officially inaugurated its brand-new pr...

Macron defends EU AI rules and vows crackdown on child ‘digital abuse’

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Emmanuel Macron has hit back at US criticism of Europe’s efforts to regulate AI, vowing to protect children from “digital abuse” during France’s presi...

TV set is most popular way to watch YouTube in UK, study finds

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The television has replaced laptops, tablets and smartphones as the most common device for UK viewers to watch YouTube at home, according to data conf...

Zuckerberg grilled in landmark social media trial over teen mental health

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The Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, testified at a landmark trial of social media companies on Wednesday. Plaintiffs’ lawyers grilled Zuckerberg about inte...

Tech firms must remove ‘revenge porn’ in 48 hours or risk being blocked, says Starmer

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Deepfake nudes and “revenge porn” must be removed from the internet within 48 hours or technology firms risk being blocked in the UK, Keir Starmer has...

Airbus suggests split solution for Europe’s faltering fighter jet programme

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Airbus has suggested splitting Europe’s faltering future fighter jet programme into two separate warplanes, amid a dispute between manufacturers over ...

Countries that do not embrace AI could be left behind, says OpenAI’s George Osborne

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The former chancellor George Osborne has said countries that do not embrace the kind of powerful AI systems made by his new employer, OpenAI, risk “Fo...

Millions created deepfake nudes on Telegram as AI tools drive global wave of digital abuse

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Millions of people around the world have created and shared deepfake nudes on the secure messaging app Telegram, a Guardian analysis has shown, as the...

Digital blackface flourishes under Trump and AI: ‘The state is bending reality

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Late last year, as a US government shutdown cut off the Snap benefits that low-income families rely on for groceries, videos on social media cast the ...

US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted

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For nearly two decades, the US quietly funded a global effort to keep the internet from splintering into fiefdoms run by authoritarian governments. No...

Nottingham Forest dominate Fenerbahce to give Vítor Pereira perfect start

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For Nottingham Forest, and particularly Vítor Pereira and the 1,200 supporters who signed up to this trip, an evening in Istanbul they will not forget...

USA roar back from brink to beat Canada in overtime and claim Olympic women’s ice hockey gold

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Rescued from the brink of defeat by a deft touch from their captain in her final Olympics, the US beat Canada in Milan on Thursday to claim the women’...

LIV Golf tour hits out at decision to only award ranking points to top-10 finishers

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The Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Tour has hit out at what it regards as victimisation from those presiding over the sport’s world rankings process, de...

Cadel: Lungs on Legs review – a heart-pumping, hilarious portrait of an Australian cycling champion

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It’s been 15 years since Cadel Evans rode into Paris in the yellow jersey, becoming the first Australian to win the Tour de France and one of only thr...

Itoje warns against ‘corrosive’ social media after racist abuse of Edogbo

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The England captain, Maro Itoje, has warned of the corrosive effect of social media on professional athletes and wider society before the crucial Six ...

Italian broadcaster’s sports chief resigns after gaffe-strewn Olympic commentary

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The head of the sports division of the Italian public broadcaster Rai has resigned after his gaffe-strewn commentary of the Winter Olympics opening ce...

Top-four seeding of Women’s FA Cup would kill the magic and widen money gap

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As so much of the modern game increasingly sucks the joy out of football, there remains something pure and precious about the sight of those famous bl...

Controversial Women’s FA Cup plans on hold after pushback from clubs, players and fans

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Proposals to make radical changes to the Women’s FA Cup, including seeding the top four teams from the WSL, have been put on hold, the Guardian can re...

Clubs frustrated over wait for Fifa to share £185m of Club World Cup money

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Frustration is growing among clubs globally at the extended wait for £185m of solidarity payments promised by Fifa on the back of last summer’s Club W...

Anti-racing’: Verstappen hits out at F1 rule changes as opinion divides drivers

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Driver disquiet over the new Formula One regulations marked the second pre-season test which concluded in Bahrain this week, with the former world cha...

‘Explosive’ wildfire forces 20,000 people to flee as British Columbia declares state of emergency

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British Columbia declared a state of emergency on Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire destroyed homes, trapped residents and forced more than 20,000 pe...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

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Humanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found. Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost do...

Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds

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An excruciatingly painful tropical disease called chikungunya can now be transmitted by mosquitoes across most of Europe, a study has found. Higher te...

Environmental groups sue Trump’s EPA over repeal of landmark climate finding

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More than a dozen health and environmental justice non-profits have sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its revocation of the legal de...

Study finds global increase in hot, dry days ideal for wildfires

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The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy – ideal to spark extreme wildfires – has nearly tripled in the past 45 years across the gl...

Avalanche risks remain high in California after deaths of skiers

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Avalanche risks remain high in the Sierra Nevada mountains of northern California this week, following the deadliest snowslide the region has seen in ...

Japan to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan by 2031, says defence minister

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Japan will deploy missiles to a tiny island near Taiwan within five years, its defence minister has said, in a move that is likely to inflame tensions...

Canadian Sikh activist faces fresh death threats on eve of Carney visit to India

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Police in Canada warned a prominent Sikh activist of “credible threat” to his family’s life, days before the prime minister, Mark Carney, visits India...

Hillary Clinton testifies that she has no information on Epstein’s criminal activities in House oversight hearing

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Before Hillary Clinton’s testimony began, House oversight committee chair James Comer repeatedly said that the probe was not partisan in nature. When ...

Women on Wheels Event Highlights Safe Mobility and Economic Inclusion

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PAKISTAN: Efforts to expand women’s access to safe and independent transportation gained momentum as more than 300 female scooty riders were recognize...

Malaysian Education Expo Concludes in Lahore

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LAHORE: The Lahore round of the two-day 6th Annual Malaysian Education Expo, organised by TJS Study Steps, concluded with participation from students ...

NAB Launches Inquiry into Golden Palms Gwadar; Affected Investors Asked to Submit Complaints

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GWADAR: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB),Balochistan, has launched an inquiry into the owners and management of Hashoo Group, operators of the...

Fahad Shehbaz Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026, Marking Major Milestone for Pakistan’s Youth Leadership

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LAHORE — Pakistani youth leader and public policy advocate Fahad Shehbaz has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2026 list, a globally recognize...

Interfaith Harmony Iftar Strengthens Unity and Social Cohesion in Lahore

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Lahore: The eighth annual inter-sect Iftar dinner, organized by Khayal-e-Nau under the patronage of Maulana Syed Abdul Khabir Azad, brought together s...

At first Board of Peace meeting, PM Shehbaz calls for end to ceasefire violations in Gaza for lasting peace

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stressed on Thursday the need for an end to ceasefire violations in Gaza, saying that it was “very important” for long-l...