U.S. Military Announces 4 Killed in 26th Boat Strike
The attack on Wednesday brings the total number killed to at least 99 since the Trump administration began bombing boats suspected of ferrying drugs in the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
Month: December 2025
WBD board rejects Paramount bid
LOS ANGELES: Warner Bros Discovery’s board spurned Paramount Skydance’s $108.4 billion hostile takeover bid on Wednesday, calling the offer “illusory” as it accused the studio giant of misleading shareholders about its financing. Paramount has been in a race with Netflix to win control of Warner Bros, and with it, its prized film and television studios, … Read more
PM Shehbaz launches laptop scheme 2025 at Haripur University in KP
Says initiative aims to build an ecosystem for youth excellence, not just distribute laptops Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif interacts with a beneficiary of the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme in Haripur. Photo: APP HARIPUR: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Wednesday, while inaugurating the Prime Minister’s Laptop Scheme 2025 distribution in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, termed his initiative not only … Read more
Rolling Stones scrap 2026 UK, Europe tour
Guitarist Keith Richards is unable to commit to physical demands of a lengthy, multi-country tour The Rolling Stones have called off plans for a 2026 stadium tour of the United Kingdom and Europe, according to a source close to the band, ending months of speculation about the legendary rock group’s next major live outing. Although … Read more
Peter Arnett, Pulitzer-Winning War Correspondent, Dies at 91
He won the prestigious award for his daring coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press, and went on to cover conflicts for CNN for nearly two decades.
Imran’s sisters, others booked on terror charges
Sisters of PTI founder Imran Khan sit outside Adiala Jail after a meeting was denied on Tuesday. Photo: X/PTI RAWALPINDI: After dispersing a sit-in protest by the PTI outside Adiala Jail in the wee hours of Wednesday, authorities in Rawalpindi booked hundreds of people, including former prime minister Imran Khan’s septuagenarian sisters, under the country’s … Read more
PM seeks IMF exit strategy after 2027
[ ISLAMABAD: The government has begun discussions to develop a credible strategy to permanently exit the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the expiry of the $7 billion bailout package, underscoring the urgent need for coordinated national efforts to build buffers and avoid any future programme. Government sources told The Express Tribune that a high-level meeting … Read more
Hydrogen plays part in global warming: study
. Advocates of hydrogen hope it can be produced and used on a large scale in transport and heavy industries. Photo: AFP PARIS: Hydrogen has long been touted as a possible solution to the climate crisis, but it could also be a small part of the problem, a study warned on Wednesday. Advocates of hydrogen … Read more
PSO seeks tax zero-rating to prevent refund buildup
[ PSO reiterated that they were already carrying high HSD stocks and were not in a position to take additional quantities beyond the usual allocation for October. photo: file ISLAMABAD: As state-owned Pakistan State Oil (PSO) is in hot water due to the Federal Board of Revenue’s (FBR) refusal to release refunds, it has urged … Read more
US Congress passes defence bill
. US Congress. Photo: Reuters (file) WASHINGTON: US lawmakers on Wednesday passed a sweeping defence policy bill, signaling ironclad bipartisan support for Europe and delivering a blistering repudiation of President Donald Trump’s increasingly hostile posture toward NATO and America’s closest allies. The comfortable 77-20 Senate vote sends the $900 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) … Read more