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[ Minister says maritime facilitation centre could cut delays, reduce costs, streamline trade Maritime Affairs Minister Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry speaks during a video message in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 30, 2026—(Screengrab/Maritime Affairs Ministry) ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry has proposed establishing a business facilitation centre to bring port-related services … Read more
Secret military audits reveal a military procurement system riddled with mismanagement. In 2024 alone, Ukraine lost $1.2 billion to fraud and waste.
MIAMI: Lionel Messi set up both goals for Inter Miami as the Major League Soccer champions drew 2-2 with Atlanta United on Saturday in the Argentina star’s first match since announcing his retirement from international football. Thunderstorms and lightning delayed the start for 90 minutes, but there were sparks aplenty on the field after with … Read more
5,531 remain missing as UN estimates 500 births next month, 74 women potentially requiring emergency obstetric care A woman displaced by the deadly flash floods and mudslide, sits inside a classroom at a school turned into a temporary shelter, in Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, September 5, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Crammed into crowded shelter camps, thousands … Read more
[After Pink’s sales slipped in recent years, Victoria Secret’s new chief executive is focused on making women feel bold and flirty.
Volcanic ash grounds hundreds of Jakarta flights as authorities plan cloud-seeding to promote rain Airplanes are parked as Soekarno Hatta International Airport closed its operations due to the eruption of the Mount Anak Krakatau volcano, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2026, PHOTO: REUTERS An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting … Read more
[ KARACHI: Pakistan’s rising cost of living is giving an old habit a new economic meaning: repair it rather than replace it. From mobile phones and laptops to air-conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, and other household appliances, consumers are increasingly paying technicians to extend the lives of products once discarded or replaced. For thousands of technicians, … Read more
The documents amount to an autopsy of the weapons-contracting process.
[Elizabeth Hillman, chief of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum since 2022, says the stories of that day “remain compelling, and they’re still unfolding.”
Joan Birman thought her major discoveries were behind her. Then came an email from a young neighbor — a girl who knew little but wanted to learn.