LONDON: US President Donald Trump landed in Britain on Monday ahead of the NATO summit, arriving in London just 10 days before a crucial general election. En route, Trump boasted that he had convinced European allies to boost their defence spending, tweeting: “Since I took office, the number of NATO allies fulfilling their obligations more than DOUBLED.” Fellow NATO leaders …

WASHINGTON: Former US president Jimmy Carter has been hospitalized for treatment of a urinary tract infection, the Carter Center said Monday — the latest in a series of health issues for the 95-year-old Democrat. Carter “was admitted to Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Georgia, this past weekend,” his center said in a statement. “He is feeling better and looks …

PARIS: Scientists have been on a global search for the wild relatives of our food crops, hoping to bolster their defences against disease and climate change, a study showed Tuesday. Humans have domesticated wild plants for some 10,000 years to provide food but in doing so they have bred out many of their natural defences, leaving them — and us …

A number of bogus claims and untrue rumours regarding Queen Elizabeth II’s death were circulating online a day ago when in fact she had not passed away. The news had not been confirmed by any royal official or insider, which brings us to an imperative question:  What happens when the Queen actually dies? Following are some specific arrangements that will …

BRUSSELS: The European Commission said Monday it had begun a “preliminary investigation” into how Facebook and Google collect personal data and what they do with it. “The Commission has sent out questionnaires as part of a preliminary investigation into Google´s and Facebook´s data practices,” a Commission spokeswoman told AFP. “These investigations concern the way data is gathered, processed, used and …

Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed grief over the passing of slain Naqeebullah Mehsud’s father, said Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Monday. According to the DG ISPR, the army chief said: “May Allah bless the departed soul eternal peace at Heaven, Amen. Efforts to ensure provision of justice as promised to …

Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday called on international organisations to take notice of India’s irresponsible space missions. In a tweet, the minister said, “India is becoming a huge source of Space debris.” He added that New Delhi’s “irresponsible” space missions are dangerous for the whole eco system and needs serious notice by international organisations. Meanwhile, the …

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari approached the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday seeking bail on medical grounds. The former president is currently under treatment at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS). On Monday, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had announced that the party will submit a bail plea for Zardari on medical grounds. “We do not …

Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi has clarified that contrary to reports circulating on social media, he did not complain to anyone about former Director General of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Bashir Memon. Bashir Memon resigned from his post on Monday in protest against his ceremonial removal from the office just days before his retirement on December 17. In …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed happiness over the government’s economic team’s performance on Tuesday, according to sources. The prime minister was presiding over a federal cabinet meeting where Moody’s report on Pakistan came under discussion. “The economic team has turned around the economic condition of Pakistan,” he was quoted as saying. “I am very satisfied with their performance.” The …