A Neighborhood in India Fears Being Blamed for a Distant Atrocity
[The attacker killed at last week’s Hanukkah celebration in Australia came from a Muslim area whose residents have long gone abroad to seek better lives.
Month: December 2025
Nine People Killed at Mass Shooting in Tavern in South Africa
Around a dozen gunmen opened fire at random at bar patrons. The police said they launched a manhunt to find the unknown assailants.
Peditales and paws
PUBLISHED December 21, 2025 I didn’t set out to build anything. In the late 2000s, in Houston, I was doing what I was employed for, pediatric emergency medicine: long shifts, clinical and academic/research competence, the steady rhythm of a life that made sense on paper. And yet, something was off. Not broken. Not dramatic. Just… … Read more
Long Before Bondi Massacre, Australian Jews Lived With a Sense of Peril
Armed guards, bollards and secretive precautions became part of life amid antisemitic attacks and blurred lines between anger at Israel and hatred of Jews.
How China Tried to Dismantle a Major Underground Church
Videos and photographs show how the Chinese authorities have tried to dismantle Zion Church, a Christian network with branches across the country.
Jenna Ortega and Elias Rønnenfelt reignite dating rumours
. Jenna Ortega has reignited dating speculation after a video filmed at Copenhagen Airport appeared to show the actor sharing an intimate moment with Danish musician Elias Rønnenfelt. The footage, which has circulated widely on social media, shows Ortega and Rønnenfelt sitting closely together, leaning into one another, and sharing headphones while watching a film … Read more
Centre, K-P NFC award politics heats up
ISLAMABAD: As the National Finance Commission award politics heats up, the federal government on Saturday said that it has disbursed Rs7.8 trillion to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in the past 15 years, including Rs1.4 trillion over and above the NFC share. There are no outstanding liabilities of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government towards the Center and the latest tranche of … Read more
PSX gains despite mixed macros
[The KSE-100 index of the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended its upward momentum, rising 1,540 points (0.91%) week-on-week to close at 171,404, boosted by the State Bank of Pakistan's surprise 50-basis-point (bps) rate cut to 10.5%. Market sentiment was further supported by a modest current account surplus of $100 million in November 2025, reversing a … Read more
World Bank okays loan for tax reforms
[ ISLAMABAD: After a struggling $470 million loan package aimed at increasing taxes, the World Bank has approved another $700 million loan to bring fairness to the tax system and improve budget transparency giving funds to areas that require improvement in governance structure rather than foreign lending. The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved … Read more
Lucas Bravo’s reduced ‘Emily in Paris’ role explained
. Lucas Bravo’s reduced screen time in Emily in Paris Season 5 has sparked curiosity and speculation among fans, but sources close to the production say the change was due to logistical considerations rather than any creative decision to sideline the actor or his character. Bravo, who has portrayed Gabriel since the show’s debut in … Read more