Author Mohammed Hanif on the troubled relationship between Pakistan's former PM and the powerful army.

The number of people sickened by salmonella from cut and whole cantaloupes has more than doubled in a week

President Joe Biden will hold a call with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy about the debt-ceiling and budget negotiations

A few hundred Amazon.com Inc. employees walked off the job Wednesday to protest the company’s return-to-work policies, impact

US President Joe Biden and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping kicked off their first meeting in more than a

Campaigners say some Afghans who worked with the British military have not been allowed to come to the UK.

Britons travelling to France have been warned to avoid no-go areas amid violent protests over the police killing of a teenager. Residents making the trip across the Channel are being urged to check the media for updates as the situation on the ground continues to evolve. “Some local authorities may impose curfews,” the Foreign Office said in updated guidance. “Locations and timing of riots are unpredictable. You should monitor the media, avoid areas where riots are taking place.” Over 470 people were arrested overnight on Friday on the fourth night of unrest over the death of 17-year-old Nahel M, who was shot dead by an officer in Nanterre, about 11km northwest of Paris city centre. The officer has been charged with voluntary homicide and apologised to the boy’s family. France‘s Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin told declared on BFM-TV that “the Republic will win, not the rioters”. Meanwhile, Nahel M’s mother, identified as just Mounia, told France 5 television: “I don’t blame the police, I blame one person: the one who took the life of my son.” Read More Who is Nahel? The teen shot dead by police in France Is it safe to travel to Paris right now? ‘This is war’: France burns amid angry protests after teenager shot dead by police in Paris suburb Fear of no end to riots across France after police killing of teen: ‘It’s getting worse and worse’

Bryan MacFarlane was killed in Maine's mass shooting while taking part in a cornhole tournament at Schemengees Bar in Lewiston

The increases, which come into effect from midnight, follow a number of temporary reductions.

Former Texas Representative Will Hurd has launched a long-shot bid for the Republican presidential nomination. The ex-CIA officer was strongly critical of then-President Donald Trump while serving in the US House before leaving at the end of his final term in January 2021. The 45-year-old served three terms in the House, becoming the only Black Republican in the chamber in his last two years, the AP noted. Mr Hurd appeared on CBS Mornings on Thursday, pitching himself as a moderate alternative in the growing field of GOP candidates. “We need common sense,” he said. “I believe the Republican Party can be the party of the future, not the past.” More follows... Read More Ivanka and Jared split over attending Trump 2024 launch – follow live Why was Donald Trump impeached twice during his first term? Four big lies Trump told during his 2024 presidential announcement

New Mexico’s top prosecutor says he cannot undertake a defense of the governor’s public health order that suspends the right to carry firearms in public

The longtime ‘Wheel of Fortune’ co-host Vanna White hasn’t had a pay increase in 18 years