Scenes of Joy and Anticipation as Hostages and Prisoners Are Exchanged
Twenty living hostages were freed by Hamas on Monday under the cease-fire deal, and Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
Month: October 2025
Australia’s Cummins admits he may not be fit for first Ashes Test
SYDNEY: Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was “probably less likely than likely” to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope. Pace spearhead Cummins has not played since picking up a lower back injury in a Test match against the West … Read more
Karachi Zoo’s beloved chimpanzee ‘Bibi’ passes away at 40
KARACHI: Karachi Zoo’s female chimpanzee, known as “Bibi,” has passed away at 40 years of age, according to a KMC spokesperson. According to the post-mortem report, the female chimpanzee’s death was natural, as stated by KMC officials. Bibi was captured in September 2000 during a joint operation by the police and wildlife departments in PECHS. … Read more
Toby Talbot, Impassioned Promoter of Art Films, Dies at 96
[With her husband, Dan, she ran four theaters in Manhattan and a company that distributed foreign and independent classics.
2 Men Charged After Ian Watkins, Former Lostprophets Singer, Is Killed in Prison
Mr. Watkins had been serving a 29-year sentence for child sex abuse offenses at the Wakefield Prison in northern England.
Investors Fear the Return of the U.S.-China Trade War
[The market is rebounding, but analysts see plenty of reason for concern about heightened tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Pakistanis in US anxious about Trump’s immigration rules
WASHINGTON: “My concern is, if I’m deported as an illegal immigrant, everything will go back to zero. I’ll have nothing,” said 48-year-old Mushtaq Ahmad*, a Pakistani national living in New York State who filed for asylum earlier this year. A former truck driver in the Middle East, Mushtaq now works long shifts at a convenience … Read more
Music Influenced Peter Doig’s Art. Now, Experience Them Together.
At “House of Music,” a London exhibition of paintings by Peter Doig, songs he typically plays in his private studio help bring his work to life.
Kudus scores as Ghana qualify for 2026 World Cup
JOHANNESBURG: Mohammed Kudus scored as Ghana beat Comoros 1-0 in Accra on Sunday to win Group I and become the fifth African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup after Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia. Cheered on by a capacity 40,000 crowd, Ghana dominated first half possession and territory, but slow, predictable attacks meant Comoros goalkeeper … Read more
SC debates full court formation as 26th Amendment petitions proceed
Can the fox guard the henhouse, is the saying. For Pakistan’s top court, it is the question of whether it can judge itself. The Supreme Court is questioning whether it can determine its own composition as it considers petitions challenging a controversial change to the Constitution that reshaped Pakistan’s judiciary. During Monday’s hearing, judges on … Read more