- Thursday, July 17, 2025
VIOLENCE erupted in Leeds on Thursday evening after social services took away four children from a family in Harehills, according to media reports. Hundreds of residents clashed with the police and damaged police vehicles. They also torched a double-decker bus. West Yorkshire Police said they had safely taken away the…
A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems. Microsoft on Friday said that it is aware of the issue affecting Windows devices due to an update from a third-party…
PAKISTANI counter-terror officials have arrested an Al-Qaeda leader, Amin ul Haq, describing him as a close associate of the dead Osama Bin Laden, the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the United States. Haq's name has been included in the international terrorist list of the United Nations. The Counter-Terrorism Department…
DONALD TRUMP described how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life, telling a rapt audience at the Republican National Convention on Thursday (18) in his first speech since the attack that he was only there "by the grace of Almighty God." "I heard a loud whizzing sound and felt…
PRIME minister Keir Starmer called on Thursday for closer cooperation in Europe to advance support for Ukraine and tackle the continent's most pressing problems: illegal migration, climate change and energy security. Opening a meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) of more than 40 nations at Blenheim Palace, the birthplace…
SURYAKUMAR YADAV has been named India's T20 captain, the country's cricket board announced Thursday, after Rohit Sharma quit the shortest format following last month's World Cup triumph. The 33-year-old Suryakumar will lead a 15-member T20 squad to tour Sri Lanka for three internationals starting on July 27 in Pallekele. Shubman…
BANGLADESHI students set fire to the country's state broadcaster on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina appeared on the network seeking to calm escalating clashes that have killed at least 32 people. Hundreds of protesters demanding reform of civil service hiring rules fought back and overwhelmed riot police…
BRITAIN let down its citizens by leaving the nation ill-prepared for the Covid-19 pandemic because of significantly flawed planning and failures by ministers and scientific experts, a public inquiry concluded in a scathing report on Thursday. Britain recorded more than 230,000 deaths by December 2023, a similar death rate to…
ENGLAND cricketing great Sir Geoffrey Boycott has undergone successful surgery to remove a tumour from his throat, his daughter Emma said. The former England batter had undergone extensive chemotherapy for the same in 2002. But in May, the 83-year-old learned his cancer had returned. "Just to let everyone know my…
TELEVISION'S Emmy nominations for 2024 highlighted FX's dominance, particularly with its standout series "Shogun" and "The Bear," each breaking records with an unprecedented number of nods. "Shogun," adapted from James Clavell's renowned historical fiction novel, earned an impressive 25 nominations. The series immerses viewers in early 17th-century Japan, intricately weaving…
