Apple Takes Down ICE Tracking Apps Amid Trump Pressure Campaign
Trump administration officials have issued several legal threats over ICEBlock, a popular app that allows users to alert others to the presence of nearby immigration agents.
Month: October 2025
WHO warns against drug-resistant superbugs
GENEVA: There are not enough new tests and treatments in the pipeline to tackle the growing spread of drug-resistant bacteria, the World Health Organization warned Thursday. The WHO says the increasing prevalence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) — particularly the growing resistance of harmful bacteria to antibiotics — is one of the top global public health threats, and … Read more
A.I. Is Driving a Stock Market Rally in China, Too
[Surging interest in artificial intelligence is generating huge gains for Chinese tech stocks like Alibaba, which has more than doubled this year.
Two dead in attack at UK synagogue
MANCHESTER: Two people were killed on Thursday when a man drove a car into pedestrians and stabbed a security guard in an attack at a synagogue in England where worshippers were marking Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, British police said. Greater Manchester Police said the suspect, who was wearing a vest … Read more
P&G exits Pakistan
[ KARACHI: Procter & Gamble (P&G), one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies announced that it will ‘exit’ its direct manufacturing and commercial operations in Pakistan, including Gillette Pakistan Ltd, and transition to a third-party distribution model. In a statement on Thursday, the company said the decision was part of its global efforts to … Read more
Tom Cruise-Ana de Armas ‘plan’ out-of-this-world wedding
Hollywood’s fascination with spectacle may soon reach new heights — quite literally, as Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas are reportedly considering a wedding that could break all traditions and perhaps even leave Earth behind. According to international media, the two stars are exploring concepts ranging from underwater nuptials to skydiving vows and, most strikingly, … Read more
Top four face off in early Bundesliga litmus test
BERLIN: The Bundesliga’s top four are set to collide this weekend, giving the in-form sides a chance to measure where they stand against title favourites Bayern Munich. Leaders Bayern travel to fourth-placed Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, just hours after Borussia Dortmund host RB Leipzig as second meets third. Bayern have exploded out of the blocks … Read more
Tensions rising at Real Madrid before Villarreal test
MADRID: Real Madrid host Villarreal on Saturday aiming to get their La Liga campaign back on track after a punishing derby defeat last weekend. Xabi Alonso’s side’s perfect start to the campaign came to a juddering halt with a 5-2 beating by rivals Atletico Madrid, with the repercussions from it felt over the past week. … Read more
France expected to unveil new government
PARIS: Tens of thousands of people protested in France Thursday against public spending cuts, as President Emmanuel Macron was expected to name a new government this weekend, sources said. Macron, who has just 18 months left in power and is enduring his worst-ever popularity levels, has struggled to pull France out of a worsening political … Read more
ECC rejects Roosevelt’s $17.6m bailout
[ ISLAMABAD: The government on Thursday did not approve a request by Roosevelt Hotel, New York, for a $17.6 million bailout for six months, while the Privatisation Commission continues to sit on another proposal for reopening the hotel for the past three months. Indecision on part of the government and the Roosevelt Hotel’s management’s failure … Read more