Your daily dose of insights
Pakistan have named their 15-member squads for the Women’s Asia Cup and the 20th Asian Games, with regular captain Fatima Sana returning to lead the side in both tournaments after missing the recent T20I series against Sri Lanka due to her commitments in The Hundred. The Women’s Asia Cup will be played in Dubai from … Read more
Islam Makhachev (red gloves) fights against Iah Machado Garry (blue gloves) in the welterweight title bout during UFC 330 at Xfinity Mobile Arena on August 16, 2026. Photo: Reuters LONDON: Russia’s Islam Makhachev used his dominant grappling to earn a unanimous decision win over Ian Machado Garry to retain his UFC welterweight title in a … Read more
[ SAN FRANCISCO: The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday, dipping from a record high and weighed down by Applied Materials, while investors digested weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Applied Materials fell 5.1% after its upbeat quarterly forecast failed to impress investors. The chip equipment maker’s shares have doubled in 2026 due to strong demand related … Read more
PUBLISHED August 16, 2026 In the summer of 2020, Supriya Sharma was working from home when a fellow journalist called and asked her a question she had not been expecting. “Is there an FIR against you?” Yes, there was. The police complaint accused Sharma, executive editor of Scroll, of misrepresenting the words of a woman … Read more
[ Says business leaders not merely conduct trade but also build bridges of friendship ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) hosted its International Excellence Awards 2026 in Istanbul, bringing together senior Turkish government officials, diplomats, leading Pakistani and Turkish business figures and representatives of the business community to celebrate Pakistan’s entrepreneurial excellence … Read more
Children run next to shelters at a makeshift evacuation centre at a stadium in the aftermath of an earthquake, in Maumere, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, August 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Around 5,000 people have been evacuated after a magnitude-7.7 earthquake smashed an area in eastern Indonesia, killing at least 51, blocking roads and causing landslides, authorities said on Sunday. 36 people were seriously … Read more
[ FRANKFURT: Germany delayed this week an interim report about the implications of the lignite exit in its biggest state, fuelling market expectations that the government could choose to let some plants run longer than initially planned. What has happened? Germany agreed in 2022 with its biggest power producer RWE to phase out lignite-fired power … Read more
Tirante advanced to the third round after defeating the 24-time Grand Slam champion 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 Novak Djokovic lost his opening match at the Cincinnati Masters, struggling in the heat and humidity in a three-set loss to Thiago Tirante. Photo: AFP/FILE CINCINNATI: Novak Djokovic suffered in the second set from punishing heat and humidity on … Read more
[ BENGALURU: Alphabet’s early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold, with the Google parent disclosing a stake worth about $94 billion at the end of June, up from a $900 million investment in Elon Musk’s rocket company in 2015. Alphabet has emerged as by far the largest single institutional holder of SpaceX following … Read more
Baqaei says insecurity in strategic waterway was ‘direct’ result of illegal, aggressive measures by US, Israel POLITICAL EXPRESSION: A man holds a flag with a picture of late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini during a rally in Tehran on April 29, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE Iran on Sunday said the full restoration of … Read more