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March 30, 2025

Police arrest third woman accused of helping escaped Louisiana convicts
Louisiana State Police arrested a 59-year-old woman for allegedly helping 10 inmates break out of Orleans Parish Jail last week, the third woman arrested in connection with assisting the escape. Connie Weeden, a 59-year-old from Slidell, was arrested and charged with one count of being an accessory after the fact for allegedly “assisting the fugitives”…
Ministry of Interior approves deployment of Army for T20 series
LAHORE: The Federal Ministry of Interior has approved the deployment of Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces to ensure security arrangements for the upcoming T20 cricket series between Pakistan and Bangladesh. According to ministry sources, the deployment will be for security and protection duties. The Pakistan Army will be deployed under Article 245 of the…
Nissan weighs selling head office to cover restructuring costs
TOKYO — Nissan Motor is considering selling its headquarters in Yokohama, south of Tokyo, in addition to cutting seven of its 17 global factories, Nikkei has learned. The headquarters is estimated to be worth over 100 billion yen ($698 million), according to a local real estate agency. Nissan would use the money to cover the…
289 miners trapped in shaft at South African gold mine
South Africa‘s Sibanye Stillwater said Friday that efforts were under way to rescue 289 mine workers trapped underground at one of its shafts at the Kloof gold mine near Johannesburg. The workers were safe and gathered at an assembly point in the underground gold mine, one of the company’s deepest located around 60 km (37…
Junaid Family Foundation signs LoC with Gates Foundation & UNICEF to advance maternal health
ISLAMABAD/WASHINGTON: Junaid Family Foundation has signed a landmark Letter of Cooperation (LoC) with the Gates Foundation and UNICEF to strengthen collaboration on the promotion and scale-up of Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) for women in Pakistan, with a particular focus on maternal and newborn health. Though Pakistan is already a global leader in scaling up MMS,…
Philippines’ Marcos appoints new foreign minister amid cabinet shake-up
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is appointing a new top diplomat as he continues to reshuffle his cabinet in the wake of midterm elections that have eroded some support for his government. Maria Theresa Lazaro, a career diplomat and undersecret for foreign affairs, will be the new foreign affairs secret, Malacanang Palace announced…
Trump’s image of dead ‘white farmers’ came from footage in Congo, not South Africa
JOHANNESBURG — President Donald Trump showed a screenshot of video taken in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of what he falsely presented on Wednesday as evidence of mass killings of white South Africans. “These are all white farmers that are being buried,” said Trump, holding up a print-out of an article accompanied by…
CTD arrest terrorist in Sahiwal operation
Sahiwal: The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) police have arrested a terrorist from a banned organization and registered a case. According to details, CTD police apprehended the terrorist during an operation in Sahiwal. CTD officials stated that weapons, explosives, a Prima card, a detonator, and a battery were recovered from the terrorist. Officials said the terrorist identified…