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US officials discuss smaller Mideast footprint after Iran conflict: CNN
Informal discussions include potential troop, facility cuts and hardened defences, CNN reports Operation Epic Fury has seen the biggest build up of US forces in the Middle East in a ‘generation’. PHOTO: AFP VIA US NAVY US military and intelligence officials have begun discussing a potential reduction in personnel and facilities permanently stationed in the … Read more
IMF fourth review next major test
[ Textile firms set to recover, $3b bond strengthens buffers but inflation tests recovery The International Monetary Fund logo is seen during the IMF/World Bank spring meetings in Washington, U.S., April 21, 2017. REUTERS KARACHI: Pakistan’s economic recovery is facing its first major test from a new wave of external pressures, with higher oil prices … Read more
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