Trump Urges the U.K. to Drill More Oil, Criticizing Its Energy Policy
President Trump said the North Sea was a “treasure chest,” but its high taxes were driving away oil producers.
Month: July 2025
Trump’s E.U. Trade Deal Comes With Impossible Energy Promises
The European Union pledged to buy billions of dollars’ worth of energy resources from the United States. Experts say that’s unrealistic and could hurt Europe’s climate goals.
UK Will Recognize Palestinian Statehood In September, Unless Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire is Reached
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said his country would act unless there was a truce, citing the “intolerable” humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
ECP disqualifies PTI’s Abdul Latif Chitrali after ATC conviction
Listen to article The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has disqualified another Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) legislator, Abdul Latif Chitrali, and declared his National Assembly seat (NA-1, Upper and Lower Chitral) vacant, following the denotification of his electoral victory. This decision comes after Chitrali was sentenced to 10 years in prison by an Anti-Terrorism Court for his involvement … Read more
Ozempic Maker’s Stock Plunges 20% After Profit Warning
[Novo Nordisk slashed its financial forecasts as it struggled to fight off competition in the United States. It also named a new chief executive, who highlighted the “urgency” of the moment.
How Europe’s Leaders Coaxed Trump on Gaza and Ukraine
A tactic of deference and praise, along with a studied attempt to avoid any public blowups, coaxed President Trump into changes on key issues like Gaza and Ukraine.
Morton Mintz, Muckraking Crusader for Consumers, Dies at 103
[As a longtime Washington Post reporter and an author of 10 books, he held corporate America accountable for safe pharmaceuticals and cars.
RFK Jr. Announces Plan to Restrict Opioid-Like Kratom Product
Federal officials said a psychoactive ingredient in kratom had been refined and added to supplements that could quickly become addictive.
Gary Karr, Virtuoso Who Elevated the Double-Bass, Dies at 83
He made the cumbersome bass soar, sing and leap, and became one of few bassists in history to successfully pursue a career outside an orchestra.
PTI rejects reports of Imran Khan stopping sons from visiting Pakistan
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has categorically denied media reports suggesting that party founder Imran Khan had barred his sons from travelling to Pakistan, calling such claims factually incorrect and taken out of context. The party’s central secretary for information, Sheikh Waqas Akram, dismissed the reports on Tuesday, terming them misleading and urged journalists, particularly … Read more
