Fast-Food Sales Rise Despite Higher Gas Prices
[Fallout from the war in Iran didn’t dampen quarterly results at McDonald’s, Burger King and Taco Bell.
Month: May 2026
World in Waiting Game Over Iran Peace Proposal Response
An Iranian official said that Tehran would convey its reply through Pakistan, a key mediator. Another Iranian official earlier dismissed a reported proposal to end the war as a “list of American wishes.”
PSX extends bullish run, surges over 1,480 points
[ Overall market participation was strong, as 1,066 million shares were traded with a total value of Rs. 49 billion. KEL led the volume chart, with 195.8 million shares..Photo: Express KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended the bullish mode on Thursday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index climbing more than 1,480 points in the first … Read more
Can I Skip My Dear Friend’s Wedding
Our Ask the Therapist columnist, Lori Gottlieb, advises a reader who doesn’t want to be reminded of her loneliness yet again.
Tony Leung Doesn’t Want a Challenge. He Wants a Compatible Director.
The star often refuses roles unless he clicks with the filmmaker. That’s how he came to work with Wong Kar-wai, Hou Hsiao-Hsien and now Ildiko Enyedi.
Pakistan defeated an enemy five times larger than itself in Marka-e-Haq: DG ISPR
Senior officers from Pakistan Navy, Pakistan Air Force are also present alongside the DG ISPR during the briefing DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry. SCREENGRAB Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Thursday said that Pakistan inflicted a crushing defeat on a five times larger enemy across all fronts … Read more
Is It an Art Gallery? A Museum? A Theater? A Dream?
[The Ministry of Awe, a new immersive experience in a former bank in Philadelphia, aims to help locate the wondrous in the everyday.
A Project in Europe Tested Whether Students Could Live Without Smartphones
For three weeks, thousands of children in Europe went without social media or their smartphones, or both. This is the diary of their digital detox.
Help! We Got to the Gate in the Nick of Time, but Missed Our Flight.
[A California couple rushed through Heathrow to catch their connecting flight, arriving with minutes to spare. But British Airways had already given away their seats.
Trump to Host Brazil’s President Lula at White House After Months of Ups and Downs
President Trump and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who have had a rocky relationship, will meet on Thursday for talks on security, trade and critical minerals.