International
Putin threatens to “cut off Ukraine from sea”
Russain President Vladimir Putin has threatened to “cut off Ukraine from sea,” after Kyiv’s underwater drone strike on two tankers of Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea last week.
Natural disaster: Death toll in 4 Asian countries exceeds thousand
Large parts of Southeast Asia have been devastated by continuous storms, heavy rainfall and successive landslides. In Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia, the death toll from several weeks of disasters has risen in stages to more than 1,140. Many people remain missing and hundreds of cut-off areas remain unreachable, slowing down rescue efforts.
Russia claims capture of strategic Ukrainian city Pokrovsk
Russia has claimed control of the key eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, Moscow said on December 1. If confirmed, it would mark a major advance for Russia in the ongoing war.
Section 144 imposed in Rawalpindi as PTI calls protest demanding Imran’s whereabouts
Rumours have been circulating for days that Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has died in prison. As the speculation intensifies, neither the government nor the prison authorities have provided any information, and his family members have been unable to meet him for a long time.
‘You must leave the country now’: Trump delivers blunt ultimatum to Maduro
US President Donald Trump delivered a blunt ultimatum to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro during a recent phone call, telling him, “You can save yourself and those closest to you, but you must leave the country now,” according to the Miami Herald.
Sri Lanka cyclone death toll reaches 212
The death toll from Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka has risen to 212, with 218 people still missing, officials confirmed on Monday. Rescue operations entered their fourth day as floodwaters breached a dam and nearly a million people have been affected by the disaster.
Indonesian flood death toll rises to 442
The death toll from floods and landslides triggered by Cyclone Shen-Yar on Indonesia’s Sumatra island has risen to 442, local officials said on Sunday, November 30.
Imran Khan is alive, says PTI leader
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senator Khurram Zishan has dismissed rumours of former prime minister Imran Khan’s death, saying he is alive and still being held in Adiala Jail.
One in six people worldwide infertile: WHO
Infertility rates among men and women are rising globally, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting that currently, one in six people experiences infertility.
Gaza war death toll surpasses 70,000, says Health Ministry
The Gaza Health Ministry reported that the death toll from Israeli attacks has surpassed 70,000, following Thursday’s 301 new fatalities.