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Winter, AI drive US emissions

. WASHINGTON: Greenhouse gas emissions in the United States rose last year, snapping a two-year streak of declines as cold winter temperatures drove demand for heating fuel and the AI boom led to a surge in power generation, a think tank said Tuesday. The 2.4 percent increase in the world’s largest economy came as President … Read more

Pakistani home textiles draw strong buyer interest at Heimtextil 2026

[ Besides textile, carpet exporters also participating to give push to faltering industry FRANKFURT: The world’s largest home textile exhibition, Heimtextil 2026, has commenced, with Pakistani products receiving an encouraging response from international buyers. Alongside home textile manufacturers, Pakistani carpet exporters are also participating in the expo, raising hopes for the revival of the country’s … Read more

Three terrorists killed in CTD operation in Dera Ismail Khan

Counter-terrorism police in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday said three terrorists were killed in an intelligence-led operation in Dera Ismail Khan, while authorities also reported the destruction of a key bridge in neighbouring North Waziristan in a separate overnight attack. According to the Counter Terrorism Department, the operation was carried out early in the day after police … Read more

Aurangzeb says new investors entering Pakistan despite some firms exiting

[ Finance minister cites 20 foreign investors in 18 months, remittances expected to top $41bn Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaking at the Pakistan Policy Dialogue in Islamabad Photo: Screengrab ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Wednesday said that while some companies had exited Pakistan due to high taxes and energy costs, new local and … Read more

Seoul’s tie hopes ‘pipe dream’

. Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un, has been promoted to a position on the State Affairs Commission. AFP SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s powerful sister on Tuesday dismissed hopes for improved relations with Seoul as a “pipe dream”, and demanded an apology over an alleged drone incursion … Read more

Nuuk, Copenhagen weigh liberty

. COPENHAGEN: Greenland hopes to cut all ties with Copenhagen, but leaders are proceeding cautiously with independence plans for the Danish self-governing territory despite US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island. Trump has repeatedly claimed that the United States needs Greenland for its national security, while Denmark and Greenland have stressed … Read more