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[ Sugar. Photo: file ISLAMABAD: The government has finalised a new national sugar policy to largely end political control over prices, production and sales – in a move that this time may also benefit poor farmers and open a highly controlled sector to competition. The draft National De-Regulation Policy of the sugar sector has also … Read more
NASA is set to launch the Artemis II mission, sending four astronauts on a trip around the moon. The first time they did this, it changed the world.
Here’s the latest.
[ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has rejected a proposed new oil pricing formula, addressing deep concerns among the entire oil industry, which has warned of a massive fuel crisis if the revised framework is adopted. Former petroleum minister Musaddiq Malik had proposed an oil inventory cost-based formula, which was turned down by the oil … Read more
Air defences activate as projectiles approach key northern regions, Israeli media reports A view of a residential building that was damaged by a strike, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran. Photo: Reuters Iran has launched three barrages of missiles toward northern Israel since early Thursday, according to Israeli Channel 12. Air raid sirens … Read more
Defence spending is set to increase by 22.9% to T$949.5 billion in 2026, President Lai Ching-te’s administration says Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo reacts during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. PHOTO: REUTERS A delay in approving Taiwan’s budget this year threatens T$78 billion ($2.44 billion) in weapons procurement, maintenance and training, a senior … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Norway on Wednesday signed the country’s first bilateral agreement under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement, formally opening access to international carbon markets, climate finance and investment in low-carbon sectors. According to a statement issued on Wednesday, the memorandum of understanding, signed in Islamabad under the Ministry of Climate Change and … Read more
Safety concerns in face of growing number of lawsuits accusing AI companies of failing to stop, enabling, violence People who show violent extremist tendencies on ChatGPT will be directed to human and chatbot‑based deradicalisation support through a new tool in development in New Zealand, the people behind it said. The initiative is the latest attempt to address … Read more
4 tiny spacecraft have tagged along with Artemis II.
The U.S. space agency launched a lunar flyby Wednesday, but Beijing is pursuing its own space program with formidable focus. Here’s what we know about it, in photos and videos.
