Top US envoys arrived in Israel on Monday to assess the progress of the Gaza peace plan, following weekend violence that jeopardised the ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held discussions with US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner about the current developments in the region, as confirmed by his office. Additionally, a…
Eric Woodyard Close Eric Woodyard ESPN Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored three books: “Wasted,”…
Jerry Tokofsky, the onetime William Morris agent and Columbia Pictures executive who didn’t think much of a young actor named Harrison Ford but went on to produce the acclaimed films Where’s Poppa? and Glengarry Glen Ross, has died. He was 91. Tokofsky died Oct. 5 of natural causes at his home in New York City,…
Amazon.com cloud service returned to normal operations on Monday afternoon, the company said, after an internet outage that caused global turmoil among thousands of sites, including some of the web’s most popular apps like Snapchat and Reddit. Still, Amazon said some AWS services had a backlog of messages that would take a few hours to…
KARACHI: As expected, Pakistan has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), unlocking $1.2 billion under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Resilience & Sustainability Facility (RSF). This inflow will help strengthen foreign exchange reserves, stabilise the currency, and unlock additional funding from partners such as the ADB, World Bank, IDB, AIIB,…
Despite preventive measures, low digital literacy and weak enforcement mechanisms continue to fuel scams The outcome of DEEP component-II will be the development of Pakistan Business Portal at a cost of $15 million for the first fiscal year of the project, ie, 2024-25. photo: file FAISALABAD: Muhammad Arshad, a cloth merchant from Rail Bazaar, Faisalabad,…
Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith agreed to a two-year, $40.4 million contract extension with the franchise through the 2028-29 season, plus a trade kicker, agent Mike Lindeman of Excel Sports Management told ESPN on Monday night. The Pacers gave Nesmith his maximum allowed salary ahead of Monday’s deadline for veteran extensions. The deal locks in…
Apple hosted an exclusive screening of F1—an Apple TV+ original film—at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. The film follows Sonny Hayes, a retired Formula 1 driver who returns to racing 30 years later to help a friend’s struggling team. Fans lined up to watch the film and join the live Q&A, which featured interviews…
As fuelwood demand drives deforestation, expanding biogas systems in rural areas is only effective solution Rural women in suburbs of Hyderabad. Photo: Express ISLAMABAD: Studies and observations show that rural households continue to rely on fuelwood and animal dung as their main sources of domestic energy. It is estimated that per capita fuelwood use is…
A glass screen protector is one of a few essential accessories that every Switch 2 owner should make, along with a select few others. In fact, it should be a priority to stick one onto the console’s screen as soon as possible to avoid accidental scratches. To test the candidates below, I installed and removed…
