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Chancellor’s approval sinks to 14% with CDU support in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at just 6% German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. Photo: File German voters went to the polls on Sunday in two state elections that look likely to heap more pressure on struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose future has been in the balance since the far right’s triumph in another regional vote this month. … Read more
[ Energy minister says electricity producers, consumers would be able to buy and sell directly Energy Minister Awais Leghari on Sunday announced the launch of a competitive electricity market in Pakistan, saying the new system would initially allow industrial and other large consumers using more than one megawatt to purchase electricity directly from producers before … Read more
The government is exploring nuclear power options to guard against global energy shocks. One proposal is to switch on a plant in Bataan that has been mothballed for 40 years.
[At best, older, laid-off workers will struggle to find health insurance that bridges the years before they qualify for Medicare at age 65.
[ ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) disposed of 98% of its adjudication caseload, issuing decisions in 573 cases and imposing penalties exceeding Rs4.73 billion for violations of the Companies Act and other applicable laws. Following the appointment of SECP Chairman Dr Kabir Ahmed Sidhu, the commission further strengthened its adjudication functions. … Read more
Ukraine says it used a newly developed ballistic missile in the attacks, which also targeted other parts of Russia.
Pakistan MMA fighter beats Cambodia’s Sopanha Pheng to set semi-final bout with Tajikistan’s Umarov Pakistan’s Asim Khan powered into the men’s Modern -60kg semi-finals at the Asian Games on Sunday, defeating Cambodia’s Sopanha Pheng 3-0 in a commanding quarter-final performance. Khan produced a strong display at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Centre to advance to … Read more
Party’s central Punjab spokesperson says she had been shifted to an undisclosed location LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Central Punjab on Sunday strongly condemned the reported arrest of Aleema Khan, sister of PTI founder Imran Khan, and alleged that party workers were also being arrested in large numbers. “The party strongly condemns the arrest of Aleema,” … Read more
[RJ Scaringe thinks it will take robots, tariffs and diplomacy to maintain a manufacturing base in the United States.
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