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KARACHI: With the dystopian horrors that currently form our waking reality, one could have easily mistaken it for Black Mirror’s latest season. Yet Charlie Brooker thought it best to resume his culture-changing anthology series and release the seventh season this past Thursday. The last few lacklustre seasons shifted from the original Black Mirror tone. They … Read more
The Edmonton Oilers took a commanding 2–0 lead in their second-round playoff series against the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday night, thanks to a thrilling 5–4 overtime win sealed by a Leon Draisaitl goal at T-Mobile Arena. In a fiercely contested match full of momentum swings, Draisaitl’s overtime wrist shot at 15:20 — assisted by … Read more
Ukraine’s parliament appointed the country’s first new prime minister in five years on Thursday, part of a major cabinet overhaul aimed at revitalising wartime management as prospects for peace with Russia grow dim. Yulia Svyrydenko, 39, has been tasked by President Volodymyr Zelensky with boosting domestic weapons production and reviving Ukraine’s loan-dependent economy. In a … Read more
As cease-fire talks stalled, a deadly strike on a Catholic church in Gaza City prompted Pope Leo XIV to call for an immediate end to the fighting.
[Many countries thought they were negotiating in good faith. The White House renewed its “reciprocal” tariff plan anyway, giving countries until Aug. 1 to make offers.
The conviction of Boualem Sansal, an outspoken French and Algerian writer, has worsened tensions between the countries.
[The nation’s key program for retiree benefits continues to see financing shortfalls. Unless Congress acts, those drops could lead to payment cuts in eight years.
With help from a longtime Silicon Valley investor turned White House insider, Mr. Huang got the administration to reverse course on restrictions.
A third official heat wave is expected to descend this weekend, with record-breaking temperatures possible in Scotland.
PUBLISHED May 11, 2025 KARACHI: In a patriarchal society, where women’s reproductive health is a hushed affair, the secondary socialisation of young women encourages them to silently endure the suffering that comes with having a womb since physical pain is considered a normal aspect of womanhood. Abiding by this unspoken expectation of stoicism, adolescent girls … Read more
