December 29, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday, December 29, 2025, to review a 20-point peace plan. After three hours of detailed discussions, neither leader announced a…

KARACHI – Gold prices continue their powerful upward rally in line with a sharp rise in international markets, and per tola price of bullion reached Rs475,662. The rate of 10 grams of gold also surged by Rs1,972 to stand at Rs407,803,…

Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island - A fire broke out at a nursing home on Indonesia’s Sulawesi Island, killing over a dozen people and injuring three others, a local official reported Monday. The blaze was reported to firefighters at 8:31 p.m.…

MAXICO: At least 13 people were killed and 98 others injured after a passenger train partially derailed on Sunday in Mexico’s southern Oaxaca state, authorities confirmed. The locomotive left the tracks while traveling on a rail line…

President Masoud Pezeshkian - Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran is engaged in what he described as a “full-scale” war with Western nations, without clarifying whether he meant a military confrontation. Speaking in an…

China - US - China’s private rocket company LandSpace has openly acknowledged taking inspiration from Elon Musk’s SpaceX. Earlier this month, the Beijing-based startup made history by becoming the first Chinese firm to carry out a reusable…

KARACHI – Foreign currencies traded at high levels in local market, with US dollar, Euro, and the UK Pound holding strong positions against Pakistani rupee. US Dollar was quoted at Rs281.05 for buying and Rs283.05 for selling. Euro…

SYDENY: Australia’s men’s tennis star Nick Kyrgios emerged victorious in the “Battle of the Sexes” exhibition match, defeating women’s world number one Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets, 6–3, 6–3. Special rules were introduced to maintain…

ISLAMABAD: US President Donald Trump said on Sunday that prospects for ending Russia’s war in Ukraine were better than ever, though he acknowledged that major disagreements remain, particularly over territorial issues, following fresh…