Houthis Capture Crucial Red Sea Island Off Yemen, Officials Say
The Iran-backed militia’s ground offensive has reached the Bab al-Mandab, a Red Sea strait that is a choke point for global trade.
Realty tax collection falls 29%
[ ISLAMABAD: Income tax collection from the real estate sector dipped 29% to Rs28 billion in the first two months of this fiscal year, compared to Rs91 billion paid by Pakistan’s marginalised salaried class, which is also hit by continued hikes in petrol prices. Glaring and widening gaps in income tax payments by these two … Read more
Inside an Ancient Lebanese City Engulfed by War
The Lebanese city of Tyre, one of the oldest metropolises in the world, has been left scarred.
China, Iran among countries that have used AI to aid spying, Anthropic says
Incidents were found and disrupted between January and July, and they originated in China, Iran and West Africa Anthropic said Thursday it shut down multiple cases of state-sponsored surveillance operations that used its artificial intelligence (AI) models and warned that governments and state-aligned actors are increasingly using AI to spy on ethnic minorities and dissidents. … Read more
8 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
Usman Khan, Eden du Veret set for Asian Games
Pakistan’s premier eventer completes 70-day quarantine ahead of September 14 flight to Japan Pakistan’s premier eventer Usman Khan and his horse Eden du Veret, whose stable name is Miraj, have completed their 70-day quarantine and are now set to fly for Japan to feature in the Asian Games which will commence at Aichi-Nagoya from September … Read more
Elversberg face Bayern in Bundesliga clash
The Saarland club have stunned Bayer Leverkusen and Borussia Moenchengladbach to sit unbeaten after two games Elversberg forward David Mokwa celebrates scoring his side’s third in Saturday’s 3-2 win over Bayer Leverkusen. Photo: AFP BERLIN: Four years after plying their trade in the semi-professional fourth division of German football, newly promoted SV Elversberg welcome defending … Read more
PSX down 669 points at midday
[ KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) was trading lower at the Friday noon break as the benchmark KSE-100 index slipped 668.83 points, or 0.4 per cent, to 168,196.21, after an early slide that took the market as low as 166,141. Trading was suspended under the exchange’s regular Friday schedule, which splits the session around … Read more
Cold Plunge Tips for First-Timers
Brief dips in frigid water can benefit your physical and mental health. Here are some tips to prepare yourself to wade into this age-old practice.
George Clooney Joins ‘Call My Agent!’ Movie Coming to Netflix
Even George Clooney became a fan of the TV series during lockdown. So when the show was being turned into a Netflix movie, he signed up for a guest role.