Labor Secretary’s Aides Placed on Leave in Misconduct Investigation
[The Labor Department is investigating a complaint alleging misconduct by Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
Month: January 2026
Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step
new video loaded: Camping on a Glacier? Watch Your Step Experienced Antarctica guides tell Raymond Zhong, our climate reporter, how they set up camp on the Thwaites Glacier so scientists can measure how fast it’s melting. The biggest safety concern? Crevasses. By Raymond Zhong, Chang W. Lee, Christina Thornell, Leila Medina and David Seekamp January … Read more
Seven martyred in IED attack on police patrol
Blast hits APC in Gomal area of Tank district; SHO among martyred police personnel TANK: Seven police personnel, including a station house officer (SHO), were martyred on Monday when an improvised explosive device (IED) struck a police armoured personnel carrier (APC) near Adam Sawa in the Gomal area of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, officials said. The … Read more
Govt rebukes CM Afridi for evidence remark
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday vehemently blasted Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi for questioning claims that Afghan soil was being used for terrorist attacks against Pakistan, triggering sharp reactions from several ministers who accused the PTI of undermining the national narrative on terrorism. The controversy erupted after Afridi, speaking during a media interaction at … Read more
Trump’s Plans for Venezuelan Oil Run Headlong Into Reality
President Trump’s fixation on Venezuela’s oil raises the question of how much “energy dominance” is really worth nowadays.
Indonesia seeks deeper bilateral defence ties
RAWALPINDI: Indonesia has expressed the desire to further expand defence ties with Pakistan across multiple domains, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on Monday. The development came as Indonesia Minister of Defence Lt Gen Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (retd) called on CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir at General Headquarters (GHQ), Rawalpindi. The ISPR … Read more
JCP gives go-ahead to three permanent IHC judges
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) has approved by majority vote the confirmation of three additional judgesInaam Ameen Minhas, Muhammad Asif, and Muhammad Azam Khanas permanent judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The commission has also approvedby majoritythe confirmation of Justice Najam-ud-Din Mengal as a permanent judge of the Balochistan High Court (BHC). … Read more
Top Fed Official Conveys Little Urgency for Immediate Rate Cuts
[The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady when it meets at the end of the month, keeping tensions high with President Trump.
U.S. Attacked Boat With Aircraft That Looked Like a Civilian Plane
Even accepting the Trump administration’s claim that there is an armed conflict with suspected drug runners, the laws of war bar “perfidy.”
Trump Cuts to Energy Projects in Blue States Were Unlawful, Judge Rules
The Energy Department canceled $7.5 billion in Biden-era energy spending, largely in Democratic-led states, during last year’s government shutdown.