. ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken notice of allegedly threatening remarks made by Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Sohail Afridi against government officials deployed for a by-election. The CM, who belongs to the PTI, is supposed to appear before the commission at 12pm today (Friday). Addressing a rally in Abbottabad, Sohail Afridi…
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Takaichi’s tough talk unravels trade ties and China diplomacy Scott Foster reports that Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks have triggered swift Chinese retaliation, from renewed seafood bans to collapsing tourism and cancelled exchanges. Her willingness to revisit…
Nov 20, 2025, 08:00 AM ET With two weeks left in the regular season, what was once a vague picture of the College Football Playoff is finally coming into view. Ohio State and Indiana look like sure things from the Big Ten. Georgia, Texas A&M and Ole Miss have all but punched their playoff tickets….
HBO‘s The White Lotus is saying “bonjour” to France for the fourth season of the star-studded drama. HBO and HBO Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys confirmed the location during Thursday’s HBO Max programming slate presentation in New York. “It’s going to be in France,” Bloys said of the next installment of The White Lotus,…
A burst of solid business news in the US was supposed to calm markets, which have been in retreat in recent weeks. But strong sales at artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia and the world’s largest retailer Walmart, better-than-expected hiring in September, and even a pickup in home sales have so far done little to…
In the shadow of Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine, Europe is stirring from a long slumber on defense. On November 14, the United States approved a US$3.5 billion arms deal that will arm Germany with 173 Standard Missile-6 interceptors and 577 Standard Missile-2s, the largest such transaction in years. These are not just weapons. They…
Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb speaks during a Reuters interview at the 2025 annual IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, US, April 25, 2025. Photo: Reuters/ File KARACHI: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb, reflecting on prospects of improving philanthropy through policy and tax structure improvements, said that Pakistan’s emerging Social Impact Financing Framework, a new initiative…
Emma SimpsonBusiness correspondent BBC The residents of Peckham in south London have just lost their Poundland store, which closed this week after 11 years of trading. “Everyone comes in here, it’s very cheap. I buy stuff for my kids, snacks, toiletries,” says passing shopper Becky Cullen, staring at the empty shop. “It was always busy……
JIMMY BUTLER WAS at a padel event in Marbella, Spain, when Jonathan Kuminga reached out in mid-September. Butler had organized a player-led gathering to be held at his house in San Diego the following week. The veterans wanted everyone there, particularly Kuminga, who Butler planned to work with individually, believing in the human and the…
MrBeast‘s record-setting reality competition series Beast Games is almost ready to return. Prime Video said Thursday that season two of Beast Games will launch on the streaming service on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. The Amazon-owned streaming platform will debut the first three episodes that day, with new episodes dropping weekly through the finale on Feb….
