Thieves Steal Three Artworks From Renoir Museum in France
Almost a year after the brazen Louvre heist, thieves targeted a Renoir museum that was formerly his last home in the south of France.
China’s Surging Exports Loom Over Trump’s Talks With Xi
[China’s exports grew by a quarter in the month of August, weeks before its leader, Xi Jinping, is set to meet with President Trump in Washington.
An sends Asian Games warning with China hat-trick
South Korea’s An Se-young celebrates winning the title in Shenzhen. Photo: AFP BEIJING: Badminton world number one An Se-young sent a warning for the Asian Games as she clinched her third China Masters title in a row in ominous fashion. South Korea’s reigning Olympic and world champion will defend her crown when the Asian Games … Read more
PSX sheds 1,920.49 points amid Middle East tensions
KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) came under renewed selling pressure on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 index losing 1,920.49 points, or 1.11%, to reach 171,715.58 during midday trading at around 1:19pm as uncertainty over the rapidly evolving Middle East conflict continued to weigh on investor sentiment. The index had opened on a weak note, declining … Read more
Private firm to court investors at Gastech 2026
[ ISLAMABAD: As the government has opened the gas sector to the private sector, Universal Gas Distribution Company (Private) Limited (UGDC) is set to woo foreign investors to tap potential investment opportunities in Pakistan’s gas sector at the upcoming Gastech 2026. The conference will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, where foreign oil and gas companies … Read more
Argentina files criminal complaint against oil companies over Falklands drilling
President’s office says move is ‘concrete action to protect natural resources, safeguard the sovereignty’ of Argentina Argentina on Monday announced a formal criminal complaint against several international energy companies for drilling for oil and gas under British licenses near the Falkland Islands, which Buenos Aires calls Islas Malvinas. Argentine Foreign Minister Pablo Quirno, backed by … Read more
Reforms to improve B READY ranking
[ ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has approved regulatory reforms aimed at improving Pakistan’s performance under the World Bank Group’s Business Ready (B READY) assessment, a statement said on Monday. Pakistan ranked 17th among 101 economies with a score of 86.64 in the Business Entry category of the B READY 2025 … Read more
UK set to ban trade with illegal settlements in occupied West Bank: reports
Miliband to announce ‘broad reset’ of relations with Israel to protect viability of Palestinian state, local media say This photo taken on August 9, 2026 shows armed Israeli soldiers carrying out a foot patrol through the market, in the Old City of Nablus, in the northern Israeli-occupied West Bank. PHOTO: AFP The United Kingdom is … Read more
Rybakina reaches US Open quarter-final
Elena Rybakina, of Kazakhstan, returns the ball to Naomi Osaka, of Japan, during their fourth-round match at the U.S. Open, on Monday in New York. Photo: AFP NEW YORK: World number two Elena Rybakina swept past four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka 6-1, 6-4 on Monday to line up a US Open quarter-final against China’s … Read more
Maresca admits City players tired
The coach says players returning from international duty have had little time to recover PORTO: Manchester City coach Enzo Maresca said on Monday finding form early in the season “was not easy” for his World Cup players ahead of the club’s Champions League opener at Porto. “I think it’s correct that you see these kind … Read more