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January 5, 2026
Huge protests in Argentina over public university cuts
BUENOS AIRES: Several thousand Argentines joined major student-led protests in Buenos Aires on Wednesday over President Javier Milei’s cuts to free university education. The second large-scale demonstration…

Tunisia readies for vote as incumbent Saied eyes victory
January 5, 2026
TUNIS: Tunisians head to the polls Sunday for a presidential election in which analysts say incumbent Kais Saied is poised for victory with…

Trump ‘resorted to crimes’ to overturn 2020 election: special counsel
January 5, 2026
WASHINGTON: Donald Trump launched a “private criminal effort” to subvert the 2020 US election and should not be shielded by presidential immunity, Special…

Mexico’s new president offers apology for 1968 student massacre
January 5, 2026
MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum offered an official apology Wednesday for the massacre of students by the army in 1968, in one…

Carpe diem: the Costa Rican women turning fish into fashion
January 6, 2026
COSTA DE PÁJAROS: On a beach in Costa Rica, as fishermen land the day’s catch, two women are hard at work on a…

Singapore ex-minister sentenced to 12 months in prison in rare graft trial
January 6, 2026
SINGAPORE: A Singaporean former minister was sentenced Thursday to 12 months in prison for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts in the…

APP IN SNAP Appoints Mr. Asher Yaqub Khan as New CEO
January 5, 2026
Islamabad: – APP IN SNAP (PRIVATE) LIMITED, one of Pakistan’s top IT companies with a global presence, is proud to announce the appointment…

CCP Hearing on PTCL-Telenor Merger Continues
January 5, 2026
Islamabad: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) is actively progressing with the Phase II Merger Review of PTCL’s proposed acquisition of 100 percent…

CJP rejects PTI’s ‘baseless’ objection to Article 63-A bench formation
January 5, 2026
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan, led by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, has rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) objections against the bench formed…

Imran Khan bearing brunt of his ‘wrongdoings’, says Nawaz Sharif
January 5, 2026
LAHORE: Amid ongoing protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in different areas of Punjab, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif asked incarcerated party…