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. The entrance of the International Criminal Court. PHOTO:REUTERS/FILE MOSCOW: Russia on Friday sentenced top International Criminal Court (ICC) judges and its chief prosecutor to jail terms, in a retaliatory move after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war. In 2023, prosecutor Karim Khan charged Putin with illegally … Read more
[ . Men load solar panels on a rickshaw at a market in Karachi. Source: Reuters KARACHI: Pakistan’s citizen-led solar revolution is set to deliver substantial socio-economic benefits, says a study titled “The Many Dividends of Solar Rush in Pakistan,” and highlights that the mass-scale adoption of solar PV is not only reducing fossil dependence … Read more
. NEW YORK: A US court sentenced cryptocurrency tycoon Do Kwon to 15 years in prison Thursday over fraud linked to his company’s failure, which wiped out $40 billion of investors’ money and shook global crypto markets. Kwon, who nurtured two digital currencies central to the bankruptcy, was sentenced at the New York court where … Read more
[ A stock broker reacts while monitoring the market on the electronic board displaying share prices during trading session at the Pakistan Stock Exchange, in Karachi on July 3, 2023. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) staged a strong rebound on Friday as it surged nearly 1,300 points, led by investor interest … Read more
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Firms with ties to Cuba are getting a larger share of Venezuelan oil exports, as the island’s security agents boost President Nicolás Maduro’s defenses.
. G-B Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shah Baz Khan. Photo: Courtesy — Radio Pakistan ISLAMABAD: General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) Assembly will be held on 24 January 2026, G-B Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Raja Shah Baz Khan announced on Friday. Complete coordination among all institutions will be ensured to guarantee transparency, security, and … Read more
[ . ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Uzbekistan have accelerated efforts to expand their Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) and push bilateral trade to $2 billion within two years, following talks in Tashkent between Ihsaan Afzal, Coordinator to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Industry, and Shohrukh Gulamov, Uzbekistan’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade. According to … Read more
An American firm with experience in special operations spirited María Corina Machado, the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, out of the country in a secretive land, sea and air operation.
[A sale of insider shares at $421 a share would make Mr. Musk’s rocket company the most valuable private company in the world, as it readies for a possible initial public offering next year.