US President Donald Trump hailed an end to a “painful nightmare” in a speech to Israel’s parliament on Monday, as the last surviving hostages returned home from Gaza and a group of Palestinian prisoners were freed under a ceasefire deal he spearheaded. The US president’s lightning visit came ahead of a summit on Gaza in…
Marc RaimondiOct 13, 2025, 06:09 AM ET Close Marc Raimondi’s first year covering the Falcons was 2024, but it wasn’t his first year at ESPN. He joined the company in 2019 and was a top combat sports reporter. He also covered professional wrestling and wrote the book “Say Hello to the Bad Guys: How Pro…
Woody Allen paid tribute to his former muse, romantic partner and lifelong friend Diane Keaton, who died on Saturday, aged 79, in a heartfelt essay published in The Free Press. “It’s grammatically incorrect to say ‘most unique,’ but all rules of grammar, and I guess anything else, are suspended when talking about Diane Keaton,” writes…
The relationship between Pakistan and Afghanistan has always been tied by a delicate thread — one woven through faith, history, culture, and geography, yet repeatedly torn apart by politics and mistrust. As fresh border clashes between the two neighbors turn deadly once again, it is worth asking where this hostility truly comes from and why…
KARACHI: President Donald Trump’s protectionist trade agenda has unsettled financial markets, undermined public confidence, and upended the global trading order. Domestically, his “tariffs first” policy has strained the US economy; internationally, it is drawing a sharp pushback, particularly from the Global South nations, who are calling for a return to the multilateral global trading system…
Assuming Donald Trump is serious about a 130% tariff on China, the US trade war has officially shifted into mutually-assured destruction mode. Though markets are taking it badly, the US president’s latest gambit to impose a 100% tariff on top of the existing 30% seems wildly unlikely to be imposed as threatened on November 1….
ISLAMABAD: The global Virtual Private Network (VPN) industry has experienced explosive growth in recent years, transforming from a niche enterprise tool into a mainstream consumer service. As of 2024, the market is valued at approximately $44-50 billion and is projected to reach $75-90 billion by 2027, driven by escalating concerns over online privacy, data security,…
Alaina GetzenbergOct 13, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Alaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley. ORCHARD PARK,…
The NBA is taking NBA TV into its own hands. The league on Monday rolled out a slate of live games and basketball programming that will power its reimagined NBA streaming app, as well as its cable channel NBA TV. The news is significant because the league has not had operational control of NBA TV…
LAHORE: Since financial capital is built through tight monetary and fiscal policies where real interest rate is kept high along with primary budget surplus, let us see how high real interest rate and primary surplus affect the real economy. High real interest on government debt encourages business firms to buy financial assets. Business firms either…
