How the Curtain Rose on One of Zaha Hadid’s Final Acts
The Royal Theater of Rabat is an architectural performance itself, with devilishly difficult curves. It was a homecoming to a world she loved.
Israel funded $46.5M campaign to influence AI responses on Gaza war: report
Drop Site says network of pro-Israel websites created to shape chatbot answers through search indexing, training data Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY Israel spent tens of millions of dollars on a digital influence campaign designed to shape how artificial intelligence systems respond to questions about the Gaza war, according to a report … Read more
Digital future depends on delivery, not policy
[ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s digital future will not be defined by its policies but by the outcomes delivered, the GSMA has warned, stressing that no single organisation can deliver the Digital Pakistan agenda independently. The global mobile industry body shared five strategic priorities in its report titled ‘Digital Pakistan 2030-Building Momentum for Sustainable Investment, Trust and … Read more
Global Oil Prices Jump as Attacks Resume in the Middle East
After several days of a lull in the direct conflict, a flare up in tensions left investors concerned about the continued flow of energy from the region.
Profit-booking pulls PSX down by 638 points
[ Correction comes after 4% surge a day ago; bank, oil & gas and cement stocks weigh KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) took a breather on Tuesday after a sharp 4% surge in the benchmark KSE-100 index in the previous session as profit-taking pulled the market down despite continued buying interest in selected stocks. The … Read more
What to Know About Project Sunrise, a 22-Hour Nonstop Flight Between London and Sydney
Qantas plans to launch the world’s longest commercial flight next year from Sydney to London, using specially manufactured Airbus jets.
Middle East crisis deepens as US, Saudi forces strike ‘Iran-backed’ groups in Iraq
Iraqi PM orders emergency meeting of Ministerial Council for National Security as 10 killed in strikes US sailor signaling an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush on July 21, 2026 in US Navy handout photograph released on July 28, 2026, by US Central Command Public Affairs. … Read more
South Korea’s Memory Chip Giant Defies A.I. Market Jitters
[SK Hynix, a leading memory chipmaker, reported stratospheric sales and profits on Wednesday. But it was not enough to calm skittish investors.
Inside Japan’s shopping mall disaster
Earthquake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall, around 170 army personnel deployed Buildings that collapsed after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro City, Japan. Photo: Reuters Workers in a mall in southern Japan described being thrown to the floor or enveloped in … Read more
Govt pushes GM corn adoption
[ Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb reads out Finance Bill 2026 clauses during National Assembly session. SCREENGRAB The government has pushed forward with plans to adopt genetically modified corn technology, with a high-level committee reviewing progress and agreeing to form a working group to address concerns raised by industry stakeholders, according to a statement on Tuesday. … Read more