Edmund Phelps, Who Upended the Way We View Inflation, Dies at 92
[He won a Nobel in 2006 for challenging the conventional wisdom among economists that higher inflation was a necessary price to pay for low unemployment.
Month: May 2026
U.S. Airstrikes Kill ISIS Fighters in Nigeria, Officials Say
U.S. military launched attack in coordination with Nigerian forces days after President Trump said a joint operation had killed Islamic State’s global leader.
Children’s Mental Health Visits Have Shot Up, Research Shows
Doctor’s visits for children’s anxiety rose by more than 250 percent over 10 years, according to a study of nearly two million children.
Sinner extends Masters streak
Jannik Sinner won the Italian Open on Sunday. Photo: AFP ROME: Jannik Sinner has his eyes on a first Roland Garros title after winning the Italian Open on Sunday to claim a record-extending sixth consecutive Masters 1000 tournament victory.World number one Sinner beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-4 to complete the ‘Golden Masters’ by winning all … Read more
Linking KSA troop deployments to regional tensions a ‘distorted narrative’: security sources
‘Such engagements shouldn’t be mischaracterised as offensive or linked to speculative regional scenarios’ Royal Saudi Land Forces and units of Special Forces of the Pakistani army take part in a joint military exercise called “Al-Samsam 5” in Shamrakh field, north of Baha region, southwest Saudi Arabia on March 30, 2015. Photo: Saudi Press Agency (SPA) … Read more
In Closed-Door Talks, U.S. Demands a Major Role in Greenland
Greenlandic officials worry about the direction of the negotiations aimed at defusing President Trump’s threats to seize their island. But they have little leverage.
Millions Recovered in FIFA Corruption Scandal May Now Be Missing Again Before World Cup
Ahead of the World Cup, the head of South American soccer faces an ethics complaint he received payments recovered from a 2015 investigation that shook global soccer.
Iran’s World Cup football team leaves for Turkey: media
They will play a final friendly match and apply for visas to fly to the United States Iran’s team were given a send off last week in Tehran, but doubts still hang over their World Cup participation. Photo: AFP LONDON: Iran’s national football team was headed to Turkey on Monday to play a final friendly … Read more
Tarar criticises K-P cabinet expansion, says corruption and mismanagement at peak in province
Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Monday sharply criticised the expansion in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Cabinet, alleging there was no governance in the province with rampant corruption and financial mismanagement in the administration. The K-P Cabinet was expanded last week with the induction of six new ministers, four new advisers and eight special assistants, taking the … Read more
Shakira Is Found Not Guilty of Tax Fraud in Spain
[A Spanish court ruled that the pop star was not a tax resident of Spain in 2011 and ordered the country’s tax authorities to return tens of millions of dollars to her.