E.U.-Canada Ambitions Face Reality Check
The bloc’s offer of “associate member” status to Ottawa shows how U.S. allies are pulling closer together. But their plans face significant obstacles.
Tiny Love Stories: ‘I Spotted Him at a Distance’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Fed Signals Another Rate Increase Could Be Coming
[Here’s how to read the Federal Reserve’s economic projections like a pro.
Yemen’s Houthis claim downing Saudi F-15 with ‘surface-to-air missile’, release footage
Houthi spokesman says they also confronted Saudi F-15 and Typhoon fighter jets over Marib, forcing them to withdraw An image of the wreckage of the Saudi F-15 fighter jet shot down by Houthis on Wednesday. FARS NEWS AGENCY Yemen’s Houthis claimed on Wednesday that they had shot down a Saudi F-15 with a domestically produced “surface-to-air … Read more
OpenAI eyes $1.2 trillion funding round: Report
Funding round comes ahead of company’s initial public offering expected to take place next year OpenAI has begun preliminary conversations with investors about another funding round that could push its valuation beyond $1.2 trillion, following the launch of its newest advanced AI model, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The developer of ChatGPT was … Read more
Trump’s Latest Threats Loom Over Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
[This month, the president threatened to halt a broad swath of trade if interest rates were not cut, once again putting pressure on the independent central bank.
Trump Ally Harold Hamm Strikes Venezuela Oil Deal
Mr. Hamm’s company, Continental Resources, has signed a preliminary deal with Venezuela’s state-owned oil company to develop and produce oil.
Sarmad Khoosat’s ‘Lali’ wins Best Director at DC South Asian Film Festival
Punjabi-language drama adds another international honour ahead of its upcoming screenings in Canada Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali has picked up the Best Director award at the 15th DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF), adding another festival honour to a year that has already taken the Punjabi-language drama from Berlin to London. The win was announced by … Read more
What caused the foul smell that swept across Karachi?
Decomposing phytoplankton leaves much of the city under an unwelcome cloud of odour A view of phytoplankton dying and decomposing in Karachi’s coastal waters on Wednesday after proliferating during the monsoon season. The microscopic marine plants are a normal and essential part of the ocean ecosystem but can produce a foul odour when they multiply … Read more
After a Desperate Search for Survivors, Rescuers Find Bodies at Nepal Power Plant
An expert team spent days trying to find six men who were trapped underground after catastrophic floods, as families clung to fading hopes.