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Najib must pay $12m fine as many assets, bank accounts remain frozen amid corruption proceedings Members of the media outside former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak’s house as Malaysia’s king agreed to allow the jailed former prime minister to serve the remainder of his sentence under house arrest, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, September 18, 2026. … Read more
[ FinMin estimates Rs86b daily losses across the services sector, including financial services, transport, retail Finance Minister Muhammd Aurangzeb speaking in a televised recorded message. SCREENGRAB Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb on Sunday warned that long marches, sit-ins and strikes could cost Pakistan’s economy around Rs120 billion a day, describing disruptions to economic activity as “self-inflicted … Read more
Israeli lawmakers have promoted visits to an ancient reservoir in the West Bank that was refilled this summer with water diverted from Palestinian-owned farms.
They scanned the pattern of microscopic imperfections on an ancient limestone slab, and used A.I. to figure out how a game might have been played.
Lehecka seals dramatic victory in Prague as South Korea make history by reaching last eight PARIS: Jiri Lehecka downed Learner Tien in a deciding rubber as the Czech Republic stunned the United States 3-2 in Davis Cup qualifying for a second straight year, while South Korea reached the last eight for the first time on … Read more
Verma’s unbeaten 100 and Mandhana’s 37 help India post 195-4 before bowling Bangladesh out for 81 NAGOYA: Smriti Mandhana became the highest run-scorer in women’s T20 international cricket on Sunday as India crushed Bangladesh by 114 runs in the Asian Games semi-finals with fellow opener Shafali Verma hitting her maiden hundred. Mandhana scored 37 off … Read more
[As Xi Jinping arrives in the United States this week for a state visit, China’s advances in artificial intelligence will be in the air. Less discussed: China’s economy in its worst shape in decades.
The liberal party Yabloko is fielding 98 candidates in this weekend’s elections, a small miracle for antiwar Russians who cannot openly express their views.
[For most of its life, The New York Times has tried to correct its errors. These efforts have not always been perfect.
Moscow mayor says 1,600 drones shot down, 450 approaching capital as two killed, oil refinery hit Emergency services personnel work in a damaged multi-storey residential building hit by what authorities described as a Ukrainian drone strike, amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict in Kotelniki in the Moscow region, Russia, September 20, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Ukraine launched what Moscow’s mayor called the … Read more