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Macron faced criticism among politicians, activists in France that he has done little since recognising Palestine France’s President Emmanuel Macron addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS France’s President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claims of having secured … Read more
[Energy Secretary Chris Wright is pitching a future of fossil fuel abundance. It’s not always an easy sell while war drags on and oil prices surge.
[ Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Bilal Bin Saqib, addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, December 14, 2025. SCREENGRAB ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib has said that artificial intelligence and tokenisation can become the developing world’s most powerful engines for financial inclusion, provided they are … Read more
The U.S. Embassy said a draft law allowing users to opt out of systems that choose what they can see in their feeds could amount to censorship.
China’s Boheng Zhang celebrates after his horizontal bar to win gold in the Men’s Team Final. Photo: REUTERS NAGOYA: Zhang Boheng produced another powerful display at the Asian Games gymnastics competition on Wednesday as China took revenge for their Olympic defeat to Japan to beat the hosts in a clash of heavyweights for the men’s … Read more
The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) extended gains on Wednesday, with the benchmark KSE-100 Index rising 1,174.46 points, or 0.69%, to 172,576.54 by 12:48pm as investors welcomed signs of progress towards a diplomatic solution to the US-Iran conflict. The fresh diplomatic activity at the UN General Assembly in New York also supported market sentiment, after US … Read more
[ Says govt consumption increased by 11.2%, while real exports rose 5.9% and real imports fell 6.8% Pakistan’s economic growth was projected to remain at 3.7 per cent in fiscal year 2027 while inflation was expected to rise to 8.3 per cent, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Wednesday, warning that higher energy and … Read more
Gunmen killed 11 people and wounded three others during a late-night shooting at a home in South Africa’s eastern KwaZulu-Natal province, local media reported. The shooting took place in KwaMakhutha township south of Durban, the South Africa-based television news channel eNCA reported, noting that a pregnant woman was among the victims. 10 victims died at … Read more
[ HOUSTON: Oil prices rose on Tuesday as traders worried about global supplies after US President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly in a speech that a peace deal with Iran could come after the US mid-term elections, which are not until early November. Trump also said that without a peace deal he … Read more
Over time, the development should allow better intelligence sharing and military planning among the alliance.