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The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) decision to disengage from the parliamentary process expanded to the Senate this week, as party-backed senators began resigning from standing committees in line with directives issued by party founder Imran Khan. Following the departure of several PTI lawmakers from National Assembly committees last week, Senator Mirza Muhammad Afridi confirmed his resignation … Read more
On the 40th anniversary of the New Photography series at MoMA, 13 artists and collectives on three continents find ties that bind — and a resurrection.
The conservative activist had recently spoken at conferences in Asia. His message also resonated in Europe, and especially Britain, which has seen a rise in right-wing ideology.
Planning and fund-raising for the “Cultural Olympiad,” the arts programming that is part of the 2028 games, should have been well underway by now, several experts say.
SYDNEY: Unrepentant Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt vowed Thursday to appeal against a two-week suspension for shoving a doping control official, hitting out at the timing of the decision. The former world number one was slapped with the sanction and a Aus$30,000 ($19,800) fine on Wednesday following an independent tribunal ruling under the Tennis … Read more
SALT LAKE CITY: Police and US federal agents mounted an intense manhunt on Thursday for the sniper who killed the influential conservative activist Charlie Kirk as he was fielding questions about gun violence during a university appearance in Utah. Kirk, a 31-year-old podcast-radio commentator and a close ally of US President Donald Trump, is credited … Read more
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday condemned an Israeli strike on Doha as a “blatant violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty and international law, pledging Pakistan’s full solidarity with the Gulf state and calling for unity in the Muslim world. During an official visit to express support after Tuesday’s attack, PM Shehbaz met Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim … Read more
[The city’s turmoil, from wildfires to curfews, has exacted a toll on some of its best-loved restaurants and raised worries about the future.
Many winners of the annual Lasker Awards have gone on to win a Nobel Prize in medicine or other fields.
CHINA: China has exported its village surveillance model to the Solomon Islands in the Pacific, where Chinese police are piloting fingerprint and data collection to curb social unrest, officials and locals confirmed to Reuters. China’s “Fengqiao” monitoring model — started under Mao Zedong in the 1960s to help communities mobilise against reactionary “class enemies” — … Read more
