How the Bayeux Tapestry Got to the British Museum
French art experts insisted the fragile 900-year-old masterpiece could never travel. Political will, cutting-edge engineering and unorthodox diplomacy proved them wrong.
West Indies face World Cup qualifier again
Two-time champions West Indies will have to fight their way into the 2027 ODI World Cup through the Qualifier. Photo: AFP Two-time champions West Indies will have to fight their way into the 2027 ODI World Cup through the Qualifier after failing to secure automatic qualification for the second consecutive edition. The Caribbean side, currently ranked … Read more
Trump jumps in support of Infantino
US President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino waves to spectators at the World Cup final last month. Photo: AFP/File WASHINGTON, USA: US President Donald Trump said on Monday it would be “a terrible mistake” to replace Gianni Infantino, the embattled FIFA president who tried, and failed, to sell off part of the World Cup … Read more
In a Summer of Climate Misery, Businesses Confront the Need to Adapt
[Repeated heat waves, wildfires, droughts and storms are solidifying the understanding that new investments are unavoidable.
Why Experts No Longer Recommend the BRAT Diet for Diarrhea and Nausea
We asked experts.
What to Know About the Cuban Mafia in Quintana Roo
A group of Cuban men in Mexico was charged with smuggling people to the United States. One of its leaders said Raúl Castro’s grandson helped, according to interviews and court records.
The Era of Electric Motorcycles Has Arrived in Pakistan and Beyond
[People are racing out to buy them worldwide as gasoline prices stay high. The Iran war has made Trump “salesman of the year,” said one executive in Lahore.
Colombia rescue efforts press on after quake, death toll expected to rise
Cali hospital collapse traps patients, forces 600 onto rubble-strewn street as 164 dead, 1,000 troops deployed Rescuers work at the site of a collapsed building following an earthquake, in Cali, Colombia, August 10, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Rescue efforts across western Colombia carried into a second day on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through collapsed buildings and flattened homes, amid … Read more
PSX falls over 1,100 points as fading hopes of US-Iran deal weigh on investors
[ Benchmark Index traded between an intraday high of 181,017.29 and a low of 180,076.22 KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) turned lower on Tuesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index shedding more than 1,100 points by midday as a jump in oil prices and diminishing hopes of a US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of … Read more
Palestinian club football to restart in September after Gaza war suspension
A football pitch amid the rubble in Gaza City. Photo: AFP GAZA: The Palestinian football association announced on Monday that it would resume activity in September after a nearly three-year pause due to the Gaza war. “We announce the resumption of sports activities and the football association’s league beginning September 4,” association president Jibril Rajoub … Read more