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Panic selling triggers PSX trading halt

[ KARACHI: Heavy selling marked trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Monday as the benchmark KSE-100 index plunged over 11,000 points, triggering panic among investors across the board. In the morning, the market opened with a steep decline of 7,322 points, or 6.21%, setting the tone for a highly volatile session amid growing … Read more

Five Iranian women’s soccer players granted humanitarian visas in Australia

Announcement comes after US President Trump said he spoke to Australian PM Albanese about Iranian women’s soccer team Protesters demonstrate outside of Royal Pines resort as a bus carrying players from the Iranian women’s soccer team and staff departs, after five Iranian women soccer players were granted humanitarian visas, on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, March 10, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS … Read more

Taiwan says US drone orders not impacted by Middle East war

US is Taiwan’s main source of weapons, and Taipei ​has repeatedly complained of delivery delays Taiwan’s Defence Minister Wellington Koo reacts during the annual Han Kuang military exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. PHOTO: REUTERS TAIPEI: An order for four advanced US-made MQ-9B “SkyGuardian” drones is on track and hasn’t been affected by the war ​in the … Read more

Oil prices up 8% on US-Israeli attacks on Iran

[ Pare gains after hitting highest since 2022 stoking fears of inflation, economic slowdown A view shows oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia July 14, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW YORK: Oil prices were up about 8% on Monday, paring gains after hitting their highest since 2022 earlier in the session, … Read more

HRW accuses Israel of using white phosphorus

. Smoke rises above the city skyline in Riyadh, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Photo: Reuters BEIRUT: Human Rights Watch on Monday accused Israel of “unlawfully” using white phosphorus over residential parts of a southern Lebanese town last week. “The Israeli military unlawfully used artillery-fired white phosphorus munitions over homes on March 3, 2026, … Read more