White House Uses Shutdown to Maximize Pain and Punish Political Foes
[The Trump administration forged ahead with plans to conduct mass layoffs, as the fiscal standoff appeared to intensify.
Month: October 2025
London’s Cultural Scene Abides, Despite the Shaky Art Market
Yes, there is less cash floating around. But museums are still mounting big shows, Frieze continues apace and local artists say there is nowhere they would rather be.
Near Frieze London, Visitors Can Explore Spy History
Around Regent’s Park, the venue of the art fair, the making of double agents and sabotage plans was once commonplace.
PHC withdraws relief for PTI leaders
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has withdrawn interim relief granted to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Omar Ayub, Shibli Faraz, and Abdul Latif in their disqualification cases, declaring that no fugitive can claim constitutional rights until they surrender before the competent courts. In a detailed 31-page verdict authored by Justice Syed Arshad Ali and announced … Read more
Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla, cuts communication
A flotilla carrying aid to Gaza said Israeli forces were intercepting its latest bid to break an Israeli blockade of the war-battered Palestinian territory. The Global Sumud Flotilla — around 45 vessels carrying activists and politicians including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg — left Spain last month aiming to break Israel’s blockade of the Palestinian … Read more
Activists Say Israel Has Intercepted Boats Headed to Gaza With Aid
The vessels are part of a flotilla carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, who are trying to deliver humanitarian goods and protest Israel’s war.
Corvi-Mora Gallery Gears Up for a Busy London Arts Season
Tommaso Corvi-Mora’s Frieze London booth will include ceramic works by Sam Bakewell and pieces by the Japanese sculptor Tomoaki Suzuki.
Some questions about 9/11
When Einstein was a professor, he kept writing the same questions in the exam test that he would prepare for his students. When he was approached by the university administration as to why he was not changing the questions, he replied, ‘Well, because the answers have changed.’ Science keeps evolving and the understanding of physics … Read more
Heaviest Users of Snapchat Will Face a Small Charge for Storage
[The social media company will charge after users reach five gigabytes of free storage, which is in line with other tech giants’ policies.
Israel Escalates Gaza Offensive as Hamas Mulls Trump Plan
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have fled Israel’s assault on Gaza City, but many are believed to remain, having nowhere to go or no means to leave.
