Venezuela Said to Detain Maduro Allies Targeted by the U.S.
The questioning of the politically connected businessmen, Raúl Gorrín and Alex Saab, signaled deepening cooperation between the two nations.
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CPEC 2.0 to hail industrial phase
[ Chinese CG highlights shifts from mega projects to industrial, green and people-centred cooperation Chinese Consul General in Karachi Yang Yundong. PHOTO: APP KARACHI: China-Pakistan ties are set to enter the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026 with a renewed push to advance CPEC 2.0, centred on five pillars: growth, livelihood, innovation, green development … Read more
Nuclear pact ends: Russia vows responsibility
. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks with journalists as he attends the VTB Investment Forum “Russia Calling!” in Moscow, Russia, December 2, 2025. PHOTO: REUTERS MOSCOW: Russia vowed Wednesday to act “responsibly” hours before its last nuclear treaty with the United States was set to expire, as fears mounted that the agreement’s collapse could spur … Read more
Award-winning film on Saddam Hussein gains worldwide release
Iraqi Director Hasan Hadi’s ‘The President’s Cake’ explores former Iraqi leader’s absurd birthday rituals PARIS, FRANCE: For Iraqis who lived through the 1990s, dictator Saddam Hussein’s birthday on April 28 was a disorientating day of celebration and propaganda. Parties were staged across the sanctions-hit country to mark the occasion, while many public squares and bridges … Read more
‘Marty Supreme’ premieres amid fanfare
Timothée Chalamet was greeted like a rock star at the Paris premiere of Marty Supreme at Le Grand Rex on February 3, 2026, donning a brown Givenchy suit and sunglasses. Speaking from the stage, Chalamet jokingly addressed the high ticket prices, saying, “I know you were charged a lot. It has nothing to do with … Read more
Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout
[The decision followed the release of a series of embarrassing emails between Mr. Karp and Jeffrey Epstein.
USC agrees on Rs25b severance package
[ People stand in line to buy essential food items on subsidised rates at an outlet of the state-run Utility Stores Corporation in DHA Karachi on Friday. Photo: Jalal Qureshi/Express ISLAMABAD: The management of the Utility Stores Corporation (USC) and the workers’ union on Wednesday agreed on a total package of Rs25.5 billion following the … Read more
Sri Lanka’s ‘Riverstone’ takes gold at French Asian film festival
It is praised for revealing the crisis that political power in Asia poses to the survival of ordinary people STRASBOURG, FRANCE: Sri Lankan director Lalith Rathnayake’s “Riverstone”, about one man’s mountain road trip to his kangaroo court execution, won the top prize Tuesday at France’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema. The feature, one … Read more
Violence can’t be rationalised under any pretext: CDF
COAS and CDF Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir inquires after the health of a security personnel during his visit to Combined Military Hospital in Quetta. Photo: ISPR RAWALPINDI: Chief of the Army Staff and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir has said that no terrorist or their facilitator would be spared, … Read more
Banks power PSX rally despite volatility
[ Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of Rs37.6 million worth of shares during the trading session. PHOTO: AFP KARACHI: Bullish momentum continued to dominate trading at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday, where the benchmark KSE-100 index advanced a further 931 points, despite some volatility. Banking and other heavyweight financial stocks set the … Read more