WASHINGTON, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 11th Aug, 2026) A US appeals court on Monday allowed thousands of lawsuits to proceed against Meta Platforms, Alphabet’s Google, ByteDance’s TikTok, and Snap Inc., over allegations that their products were designed to cause addiction among young users. The 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in…
MANAMA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 11th Aug, 2026) Bahraini Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani discussed efforts to maintain regional security and stability during a telephone call on Monday with Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty. According to the Bahrain news Agency, the two ministers reviewed…
NEW YORK, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 11th Aug, 2026) The United Nations warned on Monday that children and young people face increasing risks in the digital environment, including disinformation, harassment, algorithmic bias, and the malicious use of artificial intelligence, at a time when more than 80% of youth aged 15 to…
The wife of SP Safe City Multan Nasrullah Warraich succumbed to critical burn injuries sustained in a gas leakage incident at their residence two days ago MULTAN, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th Aug, 2026) The wife of SP Safe City Multan Nasrullah Warraich succumbed to critical burn injuries sustained in a…
UNITED NATIONS, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 11th Aug, 2026) Israeli forces fired 455 projectiles into south Lebanon and breached Lebanese airspace 97 times between Friday and Sunday, the UN’s peacekeeping mission in the country reported Monday – among the heaviest fire seen in months. UNIFIL, the Mission, said Saturday alone accounted…
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Arshad Ayub Khan has directed authorities to improve educational facilities and ensure a conducive learning environment for students in government schools across Haripur distric HARIPUR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Arshad Ayub Khan…
BOGOTA, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, killing at least 69 people, toppling dozens of buildings and reverberating in nearby countries too, AFP reported. Emergency teams rushed to help victims and search for survivors under the rubble after the quake hit…
PESHAWAR, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has halted the deportation of two Afghan journalists to Afghanistan for the time being and directed the Federal government to decide their cases within 60 days. The court issued a detailed written judgment on petitions filed by Afghan…
MOSCOW, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News / WAM – 10th Aug, 2026) Austrian agriculture has suffered 1 billion euro ($1.155 billion) damage due to drought, and an additional 80 million euro ($92.4 million) damage due to frost, hail, storms, and floods, based on today’s estimate, Kurt Weinberger, Chairman of the board of the Austrian Agricultural…
ISLAMABAD, (APP – UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 10th Aug, 2026) Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Monday, shared the contours of the recently signed Makkah Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye with Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi. The DPM/FM spoke with the Iranian foreign minister. He also…
