Your daily dose of insights
A file image of Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi. PHOTO: REUTERS WASHINGTON/TEHRAN: Diplomatic engagement between Iran and United States is set to resume as both sides prepare for indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday (tomorrow), even as military posturing and political rhetoric continue to heighten regional uncertainty. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi said … Read more
[The judge said the court itself would search the devices, which were seized from a Washington Post reporter’s home last month.
. A Ukrainian serviceman attends a military drill near a frontline in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, May 26, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS KYIV: Ukraine on Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the war with Russia, with a show of solidarity from its staunchest allies and no immediate end in sight to Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War … Read more
Event gets underway; brings back glamour to Italy’s fashion capital that is already enveloped in Olympic fever MILAN: The fashion set return to Milan this week, bringing back glamour and runway revelry to Italy’s northern city that has been wrapped up in Olympics fever. Hundreds of buyers and media from around the world will descend … Read more
. Boat firing. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: A US strike on an alleged drug-smuggling boat in the Caribbean Sea killed three people on Monday, the US military said. The United States began targeting alleged smuggling boats in early September, and the latest strike brings the death toll from the campaign to at least 150. US Southern … Read more
[ LAHORE: The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) has launched a 70% matching grant under its SME Certification and International Accreditation Grant Programme to help businesses obtain internationally recognised certifications and improve export competitiveness. According to a statement issued on Tuesday, the programme has gained traction as entrepreneurs from several parts of the … Read more
President Trump issued no statement in support of Ukraine on the anniversary of the Russian invasion, four years after his predecessor laid out the stakes.
[ OCAC urged the Special Investment Facilitation Council to intervene and recommend the withdrawal of petroleum and climate support levies on furnace oil, which would help restore policy consistency and support critical sectors. PHOTO: FILE NEW YORK/LONDON/SINGAPORE: Oil prices were little changed near a seven-month high on Tuesday as traders waited for news from nuclear … Read more
Videos show a dozen F-22 Raptors left Britain on Tuesday, and flight tracking data indicates they flew toward the Middle East.
New findings about the anatomy of the dinosaur age’s fiercest predator suggest it chased prey “like an oversized bird.”