The Anticorruption Watchdogs at the Center of Protests Against Zelensky
Anger has boiled over after attempts by Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, to overhaul agencies investigating claims that insiders skimmed military spending.
Month: July 2025
E.C.B. Pauses Rate-Cutting Campaign, as Trade Disputes Cloud Outlook
[After eight consecutive cuts, policymakers held interest rates steady, noting that “the environment remains exceptionally uncertain.”
Another tri-series on cards involving Pakistan
Listen to article KARACHI: It looks like Pakistan are set to be involved in another tri-series next year with Australia and potentially Bangladesh, scheduled for February 2026. The series is likely to be played ahead of the T20 World Cup, a source within the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed. Cricket Australia has a longstanding tradition of touring … Read more
UN says Taliban committing ‘rights violations’ against Afghan returnees
Listen to article United Nations said Thursday that Taliban authorities were committing human rights violations, including torture and arbitrary detention, against Afghans forced to return by Iran and Pakistan. Large-scale deportation campaigns have led to the return of millions of Afghans to Afghanistan, with over 1.9 million people returning so far in 2025 from Pakistan and Iran … Read more
For 1st Time, Fires Are Biggest Threat to Forests’ Climate-Fighting Superpower
Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right.
Elon Musk Sees ‘Rough’ Times Ahead
[Shares in Tesla were down in premarket trading as the carmaker lays out the risks from President Trump’s tariffs and his scrapping of tax credits.
The Circus Comes to Williamstown, With Celebrities and Beefcake
Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard and Tennessee Williams on ice are part of Jeremy O. Harris’s big tent at the famous summer festival.
US to impose $250 visa fee for most foreign nationals
The United States will soon require most foreign nationals applying for non-immigrant visas to pay a new “visa integrity fee” of at least $250, under a provision in the Trump administration’s newly passed domestic policy bill, according to a CNN report. The non-refundable upfront fee, which could be reimbursed only after visa holders prove compliance … Read more
Gazans Are Dying of Starvation
Severe hunger has gripped the war-torn Palestinian enclave, where growing numbers of people are starving and the doctors treating them are working on empty stomachs.
BYD to begin EV assembly in Pakistan by mid-2026
[ Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD plans to roll out its first car assembled in Pakistan by July or August 2026 to capture growing demand for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles in the region, a company executive said on Wednesday. BYD, the world’s top EV maker, has been expanding rapidly outside its home market, where … Read more
