Anna Netrebko Returns to London, Sharing the Spotlight With Protests
Demonstrators outside the Royal Opera House protested the Russian soprano’s return to the London stage in a new production of “Tosca.”
Month: September 2025
Air Mail, a Digital Weekly, Is Expected to Be Acquired by Puck
[Graydon Carter, a former editor of Vanity Fair, had been shopping around his media start-up for a year.
Qatar says Netanyahu must be ‘brought to justice’ over strikes
Qatar’s prime minister warned Wednesday that an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas killed hope for Gaza hostages, calling for Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu to be “brought to justice”. His comments came a day after deadly strikes targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar — a US ally — a first in the oil-rich Gulf that … Read more
‘Classical music is not Netflix’
VIENNA: In her decades-long career, star Latvian mezzo-soprano Elina Garanca has seen the ups and downs of the music industry first hand. But the business has changed drastically with the rise of social media, even impacting the way many people inside and outside the industry approach classical musicnamely “without patience or time”, she told AFP. … Read more
NBA trailblazer Jason Collins battling brain cancer
LOS ANGELES: Jason Collins, the former NBA player who became the first openly gay man to play in a major US pro sports league in 2014, is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, the league said in a statement on his behalf on Thursday. “NBA Ambassador and 13-year NBA veteran Jason Collins is currently undergoing … Read more
Govt seeks IMF nod for new tax
Pakistan has sought the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) consent to impose a new tax in the capital territory to fund a Rs213 billion medical complex, as Islamabad struggles to find fiscal avenues to complete the project within three years. As an alternative, the government is also considering exhausting the contingency pool of the budget to … Read more
State Bank’s reserves inch up by $34 million
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves recorded a marginal rise during the week ended September 5, 2025, with the State Bank of Pakistan’s (SBP) reserves increasing by $34 million to $14.3 billion. According to data released by the central bank on Thursday, the country’s total liquid foreign reserves stood at $19.7 billion. Of this, commercial … Read more
$10 Million in Contraceptives Have Been Destroyed on Orders From Trump Officials
The birth control pills, IUDs and hormonal implants were purchased by U.S.A.I.D. for women in low-income countries. They had been in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the U.S. cut much of its foreign aid.
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners in US-brokered deal
Belarus on Thursday freed 52 political prisoners, including an EU staff member, journalists, and dissidents — a release mediated by the United States as Minsk seeks closer ties with President Donald Trump. Tens of thousands of Belarusians took to the streets in 2020 to protest what they called a sham presidential election in which Alexander … Read more
Chelsea face 74 charges over alleged breaches of agent rules
LONDON: Chelsea were charged by the Football Association on Thursday with 74 alleged breaches of rules related to payments to agents between 2009 and 2022. The FA said the charges primarily relate to the period between the 2010/11 and 2015/16 seasons. The Premier League club has until September 19 to respond. Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich … Read more
