ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, appreciating the “dignified” participation of Pakistani nationals in Sumud Gaza Flotilla, demanded their return as they were intercepted on their way to Gaza to supply the humanitarian aid. The prime minister, in a post on X, appreciated the Pakistani nationals including Mushtaq Ahmed Khan, Mazhar Saeed Shah, Wajahat…
JERUSALEM: Israel faced international condemnation and protests on Thursday after its military intercepted almost all of about 40 boats in a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza and took captive more than 450 foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg. Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats showed armed Israeli soldiers in helmets and night vision…
Japan is facing a potential shortage of Asahi beer after a cyberattack against the beverage maker forced its systems offline. Asahi Group issued a statement on Monday announcing that order, shipment, and call center operations at the company had been suspended due to the systems outage, and that the disruption was limited to Japan. The…
MUZAFFARABAD: Negotiations between the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) and a federal government team temporarily stalled on Thursday, despite high-level efforts to defuse the ongoing crisis in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The federal delegation, comprising senior political figures Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, Ahsan Iqbal, Rana Sanaullah, Amir Muqam, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and others,…
Daniel OyefusiOct 3, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. As the news trickled out Wednesday morning that Cleveland Browns rookie Dillon Gabriel would take over as…
KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed on a strong note on Thursday as the benchmark KSE-100 index surged around 2,850 points to settle near 168,500, marking another record high. The rally was powered by aggressive buying in the banking sector, which added over 1,800 points to the index, even as profit-taking in select heavyweight…
At age 89, Shiguéhiko Hasumi, the critic and theorist long regarded as Japan’s greatest living film scholar, is finally making what amounts to his U.S. debut. Later this month, New York’s Japan Society will present Shiguéhiko Hasumi: Another History of the Movie in America and Japan (Oct. 9–18), a hand-curated screening series timed to the…
Singapore has become a victim of its own success. While the city-state has been universally lauded for its safety and predictability, its pristine streets and meticulous urban planning have concurrently cultivated a less glamorous reputation: one of being “boring”, where regulations constrain business innovation and daily life. By contrast, rather than erasing its imperfections, Hong…
Renault’s UK customers are being warned to be vigilant after a company that looks after data for the carmaker was hacked. No customer financial data, such as passwords or bank account details, had been obtained, Renault said, but other personal data had been accessed from a third-party provider. The French-owned carmaker would not specify how…
As part of its Google Home event on Wednesday, the company unveiled a revamped lineup of Nest devices — Google’s brand of smart home security cameras and doorbells — including a new $149.99 Nest Cam Outdoor, $99.99 Nest Cam Indoor, and $179.99 Nest Doorbell. All devices are designed to showcase Google’s AI assistant Gemini AI…
