Worldnews

Uproar as US lecturer sacked for showing centuries-old Prophet Mohammed images-
By AFP WASHINGTON: An American professor has been sacked from her university post after showing her students images of the ...

Top US court backs WhatsApp suit over Pegasus’ mass cyber espionage-
By AFP SAN FRANCISCO: The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by NSO Group to block a WhatsApp ...

UN raises over USD nine billion for Pakistan flood recovery-
By AFP GENEVA: Pakistan received over $9 billion in pledges Monday to help it recover from last year’s catastrophic floods, ...

UK scraps subsidies on energy bill for businesses amid reports of ‘unsustainable’ aid level-
By AFP LONDON: Britain on Monday scaled back its energy bill support for businesses after warning that the current aid ...

Pakistan asks IMF for economic reforms ‘pause’ citing catastrophic floods in 2022-
By AFP GENEVA: Pakistan’s prime minister on Monday asked the IMF for a pause in its demands for economic reforms ...

UK’s first-ever rocket launch mission into orbit ends in failure-
By AFP LONDON: An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, ...

Brazil’s Bolsonaro hospitalized in US after ‘abdominal pain’; tweets photo from Florida hospital-
By AFP ORLANDO: Brazilian far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro tweeted a photo of himself from hospital in the United States on ...

Outrage as Iran hands down more death sentences over anti-hijab protests-
By AFP PARIS: Iran has handed down three more death sentences for offences related to the civil unrest triggered by ...

7.6 magnitude powerful quake hits off Indonesia, rattles islands-
By AFP JAKARTA: A 7.6-magnitude earthquake hit deep under the ocean off Indonesia and East Timor early Tuesday, injuring at ...

Chinese planes enter Taiwanese air space for third time in a week
Nearly a dozen Chinese military aircraft and three naval ships were detected near Taiwan on Monday, amid increased tensions, according ...