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. LONDON: More than 31,000 people, including several MPs, have signed a petition urging UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham to hold a public inquiry into alleged media harassment of the late academic Jason Arday, the organisers said Sunday. The petition was launched by the Good Law Project activist group after Arday, who was appointed three … Read more
‘Shows how the Middle East is coming together…countries will be able to defend themselves in a more meaningful way’ US President Donald Trump makes an announcement on American nuclear innovation in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 24, 2026. REUTERS US President Donald Trump welcomed the signing of the … Read more
[ Malnutrition, not inflation or debt, poses greatest long-term threat to economic growth On the occasion, Micronutrient Initiative Pakistan Director Dr Naseer Nizamani said the situation of malnutrition in Pakistan, particularly K-P, was alarming. PHOTO: FILE KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic debate rarely strays far from familiar territory. Inflation, public debt, exports, taxation and the energy crisis … Read more
China is exporting more than A.I. models. It wants its data to influence the world’s chatbots, raising fears that Beijing’s narratives will spread with the technology.
Pope Leo leads the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, August 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS ROME: Pope Leo called on Sunday for an end to violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, amid a surge of attacks by militant settlers and a siege in the territory’s village of … Read more
Scrutiny over the gifts and support provided by George Cottrell to Mr. Farage, the Reform U.K. leader, will continue even after he won last week’s special election in Clacton.
President Trump said a cease-fire agreed in June would lead to limits on Iran’s nuclear program and finish the conflict, but the countries appear far apart.
[Young researchers have long come to the U.S. for academic training, but a combination of Chinese money and U.S. restrictions is shifting the balance.
. SCORCHED EARTH: A drone view shows Belgian army firefighters using a truck to spray burnt fields and forests during a wildfire burning near Waimes, in the High Fens (Hautes Fagnes) region. PHOTO: REUTERS BELGIUM: Crucial air support swung into action Sunday to help firefighters tame Belgium’s largest modern-day wildfire, which has mushroomed in size … Read more
China-aided project rebuilds 50 schools, but 8 more institutions, 21 district buildings remain wrecked KHYBER: Despite repeated claims of reconstruction, several government schools in Bara sub-division that were destroyed during the years of militancy remain without proper buildings. Children continue to study in tents, temporary structures, under the open sky, or amid the rubble of … Read more