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[ Business leaders urge honest budgeting as industrial slowdown, external pressures intensify LAHORE: As Pakistan heads towards the federal budget 2026-27 amid growing regional uncertainty and persistent economic fragility, nearly the entire business community, economists and business analysts are warning that the country’s external account pressures are once again beginning to intensify. There are fears … Read more
One of the most prominent activists for Mexico’s disappeared recently found the remains of one missing son. Now she has turned her attention to finding the other.
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Erik Fleming sentenced 2 years for supplying ketamine tied to Friends star in fatal 2023 overdose death case in LA A man who helped supply “Friends” star Matthew Perry with the drug ketamine before the actor’s overdose death in 2023 was sentenced to two years in prison on Wednesday. Erik Fleming had pleaded guilty in … Read more
Says missile ‘equipped with advanced avionics, is capable of engaging long-range targets with high precision’ Training fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground launched cruise missile: Screengrab The Pakistan Army on Thursday successfully conducted a training fire of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, the military’s media wing said in a statement. According to … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan equities on Wednesday experienced a volatile session as early optimism gave way to selling pressure over geopolitical concerns. The benchmark KSE-100 index at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) opened on a positive note and displayed resilience during early trading, but it later turned bearish and directionless as investors remained cautious amid geopolitical … Read more
Vows to push Xi to ‘open up’ China to US firms, with Musk and Jensen Huang in his delegation U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping upon arrival at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, May 14, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS US President Donald Trump on Thursday told China’s … Read more
[After a series of political victories under President Trump, firms are lobbying Congress for a sweeping framework they helped shape.
Ishmael Reed, provocateur and playwright, has a few words for the billionaires of Silicon Valley.
Chinese state media is depicting the summit as an opportunity for the United States to accept that the “right way” for the two powers to engage is as equals.