Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Says
[The outcome contradicted an earlier appeals court decision. Federal regulators said the split rulings called for resolution by the Supreme Court.
See Moments After a Glacier Collapsed, Launching Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal
Exclusive videos verified by The New York Times show the clearest view yet of the avalanche in northern Nepal near Tibet that sent a wall of water and mud coursing through river valleys below.
TIME names 100 most influential people in AI for 2026
TIME’s fourth AI list names 100 leaders, innovators, shapers and thinkers amid debate over AI’s impact TIME divided the 100 honorees into four categories: Leaders, Innovators, Shapers and Thinkers. PHOTO: TIME MAGAZINE WEBSITE TIME magazine unveiled its 2026 TIME100 AI list, naming 100 people it says are having the greatest influence on the development and … Read more
Iran says US ‘Operation Economic Outcast’ violates international law
Accuses US of using the dollar as a tool to pressure other countries into aligning with its policies toward Iran The Iranian flag is seen flying over a street in Tehran, Iran, February 3, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS ISTANBUL: Iran said on Friday that the US “Operation Economic Outcast” campaign against Tehran violated international law, describing … Read more
Roy Slaper, Unlikely ‘Legend’ of Denim, Dies at 54
After filling his apartment with industrial sewing machines, he began producing high-end jeans that made him famous with denim-heads in the days of lumberjack chic.
PPP will eventually move to opposition benches: Hasan Murtaza
. LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party Central Punjab General Secretary Syed Hassan Murtaza said on Friday that his party would eventually part ways with the PML-N-led government, claiming that the question was now only when the split would take place. “We will eventually part ways with the PML-N government,” said Hasan Murtaza, claiming that it was … Read more
A Melting Glacier in Nepal Was a Time Bomb. There Are More to Come.
A geologist reflects on the disaster and explains why rapid warming will make deadly glacial floods far more common.
Google changes spam policy in EU to avert antitrust fine
EU says Google’s spam policy demoted news and publisher sites with content from commercial partners The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. REUTERS Alphabet’s Google on Friday said it had changed its spam policy, in Europe to address EU concerns that could have resulted in an … Read more
US to set limits on Egyptian bank in effort to pressure Iran: official
The move affects Banque Misr’s UAE branches, blocking their access to US financial institutions. Logo of Banque Misr, accessed on Aug. 28, 2026.PHOTO:TURKIYE TODAY The Treasury Department is due to cut off a major Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates from the US financial system, an official confirmed Friday, as Washington pushes to … Read more
More celebrities call for accountability after PIMS tragedy
From grieving newborns to violence against women, stars have taken to social media to demand action and justice A wave of grief, anger and frustration has swept across Pakistani celebrities’ social media this week as stars reacted to the deaths of 14 newborns in the PIMS fire and a string of other tragedies, questioning how … Read more