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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce drive away after NYE party PDA
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce were not simply done after PDA at the New Year eve party, On Monday, the couple was spotted driving around Kansas City, Missouri, together. Only hours after exchanging a passionate kiss as the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, the couple was spotted taking a ride in the NFL star’s $400k Rolls-Royce Ghost. In pictures acquired by the Daily Mail, the pair appeared a little worn out from the exciting evening as they drove across town. Even so, Swift looked put together with her usual…
Major Japan quake triggers tsunami waves, residents told to run
TOKYO: Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan on Monday after a huge earthquake that damaged homes, set off a major fire and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground. Media reports said two people were feared dead after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck Ishikawa prefecture on the Sea of Japan side of the main island of Honshu at 4:10 pm (0710 GMT), according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). Japanese authorities put the magnitude at 7.6 and said that it was one of more than…
Pakistan sends third consignment of 20-tonne relief goods to Gaza
Pakistan on Monday dispatched the third consignment of relief goods for Palestinians facing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani sent off the cargo carrying medicines, surgical/medical items, hygiene kits, and dry ration with a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase in Islamabad, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read. After arrival at Al Arish Airport in Egypt, the consignment will be handed over to the Red Crescent for onward distribution.
Daily Metro Times-1 January 2024
China’s Xi hails ‘resilient’ economy in bullish New Year speech
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping said on Sunday the Chinese economy had grown “more resilient and dynamic” in 2023, despite financial figures continuing to disappoint as the post-Covid recovery stalls. He also promised in a bullish New Year’s address to the nation that China would “surely be reunified” — a reference to the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own and has pledged to seize. Xi has endured a challenging 2023 at the helm of the world’s second-largest economy, with his administration struggling to sustain an economic rebound…
PTI to challenge rejection of nomination papers in Supreme Court
Erstwhile chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has announced challenging rejection of nomination papers of top party leaders in the Supreme Court (SC). While talking to Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’ on Sunday, he slammed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decisions on rejection of nominations papers of PTI top leaders ahead of the general elections. At the same time Barrister Gohar admitted that the nomination papers of some candidates were rejected on a technical basis, however, mostly the PTI leaders faced rejection in the scrutiny process on Saturday.…
Russia’s ‘most massive’ missile attack kills 30 in Ukraine
At least 30 people were killed and over 160 were left injured in the early hours of Friday as Russia launched its largest missile bombardment of the war so far, on Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Kharkiv, and Lviv. Russia “used nearly every type of weapon in its arsenal”, with homes and a maternity hospital hit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said. Ukraine’s air force said it had never seen so many missiles launched at once, amid a drastic improvement of Russia’s air defences, which were overwhelmed on Friday, the BBC reported. An Air Force…
Security forces kill five terrorists in N Waziristan IBO: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: In an intelligence-based operation (IBO), security forces have wiped out five terrorists in the Mir Ali area, North Waziristan, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a terrorist commander was also included in the slain militants who were “sent to hell”. It said security forces conducted the IBO on December 29, 2023, on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, after intense fire exchange, five terrorists, including Terrorist Commander Rahzaib aka Khuray, were sent to hell. The killed…