Trump Administration Renews Push to Strip Schools of Tax-Exempt Status
[The Treasury Department released rules that would upend how schools qualify for tax-exempt status, a new front in the president’s campaign against higher education.
Houthis target Yemen’s western coast with 14 ballistic missiles: army
Air defences intercepted several drones in Taiz and western coast areas, says Yemeni Armed Forces Media Centre A Houthi follower looks on, during a pro-Iran demonstration, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran continues, in Sanaa, Yemen April 6, 2026. — REUTERS Houthi fighters targeted populated districts along Yemen’s western coast in Taiz and Hodeidah provinces … Read more
Rate Rise in Play as Fed Officials Await Inflation Data
[Christopher J. Waller, a Federal Reserve governor, sounded optimistic about inflation’s trajectory but indicated he would support higher rates if progress does not continue.
China Boycotts Top Art Festival Over Taiwan Exhibition
China said the Gwangju Biennale in South Korea was misrepresenting Taiwan as an independent nation. Beijing claims it as its own.
Polio-hit table tennis star finally boards the Asian Games flight
14-time national champion who stitches clothes by day secures long-awaited sponsorship PESHAWAR: For 14 long years, Abdullah Jan has been Pakistan’s most consistent table tennis champion in the Paralympic arena, and for 14 years the same cruel script has repeated itself. Selected for the national team, packed and ready, only to be told at the … Read more
JI strike over petroleum levy shuts hundreds of markets in Karachi
Party’s Karachi chief says lawyers, traders support strike as most major markets and commercial centres remain closed RAWALPINDI/ PESHAWAR/ LAHORE/ KARACHI: A strike called by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) against the petroleum levy shut hundreds of markets and petrol pumps across Karachi on Thursday, while private schools and lawyers also supported the shutdown, JI Karachi Amir Monem … Read more
Oil Jumps for Fourth Straight Day and Diesel Nears Record High
This week’s renewed strikes by the United States and Iran strain the flow of energy and diminish expectations the disruption will end soon.
U.S. Trade Gap Ballooned in July
[The trade deficit yawned again last month as spending on data centers to feed the A.I. boom drove up imports.
Nvidia Extends A.I. Spending Spree With $12.9 Billion Deal for Hugging Face
[The acquisition of the start-up is an indication of Nvidia’s growing role as Silicon Valley’s central banker and its emphasis on open-source technology.
Vietnam Sentences 11 to Death Penalty in Drug Trafficking Case
The authorities said they uncovered the network after four flight attendants arriving from Paris were found with narcotics hidden in toothpaste tubes.