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US President Donald Trump delivers the first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington. PHOTO: AFP WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump boasted Tuesday of a “turnaround for the ages” in a State of the Union speech, seeking to reverse his dismal polls and see off mounting challenges at home … Read more
[ Experts blame lack of demand forecasting as predictable shortages recur each year KARACHI: Every Ramazan, fruit prices skyrocket across Pakistan. Consumers cry foul, vent anger on social media and circulate boycott calls, while experts offer familiar explanations. Yet the government has still not devised a solution to the predictable spike in demand and constrained … Read more
. NEW YORK: Former US Treasury secretary Larry Summers resigned from his teaching post at Harvard University over his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the Ivy League institution said on Wednesday. Summers, who ran the US Treasury under former president Bill Clinton, was revealed in the Epstein files released by the Department of … Read more
Comic discusses Pakistani cinema and television plays as well as his absence from screen due to personal tragedy KARACHI: Veteran comedian Hanif Raja has announced his return to the stage this Eid, marking a new chapter in a career that spans more than three decades across television, film and live performance. In a wide-ranging interview, … Read more
Juventus Turkish forward Kenan Yildiz kicks the ball next to Galatasaray’s Turkish defender Abdulkerim Bardakci during the UEFA Champions League. Photo: AFP TURIN: Galatasaray scraped through to the last 16 of the Champions League despite throwing away a three-goal aggregate lead at 10-man Juventus on Wednesday, with two extra-time goals limiting the Turkish outfit to … Read more
Pakistan women were bowled out for 345 in pursuit of a 362-run target in the second ODI as South Africa gained a 2-0 lead in the series here at the SuperSport Park in Centurion on Wednesday night. Pakistan registered their highest ever ODI total surpassing the previous 335-3 against Ireland women in 2022 in Lahore. … Read more
[ FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh. Photo: File LAHORE: The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has expressed grave concern over the proposed legislation to amend the Trade Organisation Rules, stating that it has sent shockwaves through the business community nationwide. In a statement, FPCCI President Atif Ikram Sheikh said that the … Read more
. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. PHOTO: Reuters/ File ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defended a directive introducing Ramazan-related activities in public schools, rejecting criticism from opponents who said the move undermined Turkey’s secular principles. Education Minister Yusuf Tekin issued a circular ordering schools from preschool to high school nationwide to organise religious … Read more
[The prediction-market platform said it had reported the employee to federal regulators. The show’s parent company said it had “no tolerance for this behavior.”
. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu greets India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during a special session of the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem. Photo: REUTERS JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi told lawmakers in Jerusalem on Wednesday that India stands “firmly” with Israel following Hamas’s attack on October 7, 2023. Modi also met with Israeli Prime … Read more