The C.I.A. Strike on Venezuela: What to Know
The drone attack, said to be on a dock where drugs were being prepared for loading on boats, represented a further escalation of the Trump administration’s campaign against Nicolás Maduro.
Month: December 2025
Judge Rules That Trump Administration Must Continue to Fund CFPB
[The Trump administration had tried to defund the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which acts as a guardrail for the safety of the financial system.
Tatiana Schlossberg, Kennedy Daughter Who Wrote of Her Cancer, Dies at 35
An environmental journalist and child of Caroline Kennedy, she recently wrote of her battle with leukemia in The New Yorker, drawing worldwide sympathy.
Motorbikes without safety wires banned during Basant in Lahore
Lahore district administration instructed to implement Kite Flying Ordinance 2025 for a safe Basant celebration Lahore Divisional Commissioner Marryam Khan has instructed the district administration to implement the Kite Flying Ordinance 2025 for a safe Basant celebration. Chairing a meeting on Tuesday, she said the ‘Safe Basant’ will be celebrated in the district from February … Read more
Fed Minutes Detail Deep Divide on Timing of Further Rate Cuts
[Officials at the central bank have splintered over whether rising unemployment or elevated inflation poses the bigger economic risk.
Turkey detains 357 Islamic State suspects in nationwide operation
Police fought militants in an eight-hour Yalova siege, days after IS suspects were held over holiday attack plots An armoured Turkish gendarmerie vehicle leaves the site where Turkish security forces launched an operation on a house believed to contain suspected Islamic State militants, and where, according to state media, seven officers were wounded in a … Read more
How to Put a Celebrity at Ease? Make a Pizza.
[Times Cooking’s Pizza Interview series introduces a note of nostalgia to encourage stars to open up.
US imposes sanctions on Iran-Venezuela drone trade amid pressure on Maduro
Trump says U.S. destroyed Venezuela drug boat dock in what may be first land strike in trafficking campaign The USS Gravely arrived in Trinidad and Tobago on Sunday for joint exercises near the coast of Venezuela. Photo: AFP The United States announced sanctions Tuesday targeting Iran’s drones trade with Venezuela, a move that comes while … Read more
Pakistan reclaims its place in global football
Pakistan has decisively re-entered the centre of global football governance, marking a historic transition from years of institutional isolation to renewed international credibility. In a landmark development, Pakistan is now represented at the FIFA Plenary Session and high-level reform deliberations in Doha, Qatar, through its presence on the FIFA Institutional Reforms Committee – a space … Read more
Karachi welcomes first winter rain as mercury dips
PMD says intermittent light showers could persist, leading to a further drop in temperatures across the city Karachi received its first winter drizzle on Tuesday, reported in several areas, bringing relief from the prevailing dry weather and making conditions more pleasant. The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) said light rain and drizzle are expected during the … Read more
