Truck reversed 28 metres, then sped into market after sudden acceleration, driver tells officials Still from video footage showing truck in the market. PHOTO: REUTERS A light truck crashed into a market in South Korea on Thursday, ploughing 150 metres (164 yards) along a passageway lined with stalls before coming to a halt, killing two…
This is the first in a two-part series. For nearly four centuries, the world economy was on a path of ever-greater integration that even two world wars could not totally derail. This long march of globalization was powered by rapidly increasing levels of international trade and investment, coupled with vast movements of people across national…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called for international action to cut off the supply of weapons to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are accused of mass killings in el-Fasher. At the end of a G7 foreign ministers meeting in Canada, Rubio said the RSF had committed systematic atrocities, including murder, rape…
Guests across the world have been told to leave their accommodation mid-holiday after property rentals firm Sonder suddenly went bankrupt. The collapse came after hotel chain Marriott terminated its leasing agreement with Sonder, a year after the partnership had been established. It allowed Sonder rooms to be booked via Marriott’s various booking platforms and app….
During Disney’s latest earnings call, CEO Bob Iger spoke about next steps for the Disney+ streaming service, and he noted that the entertainment giant has had “productive conversations” with potential AI partners. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney+ might soon play host to user-generated short-form AI videos. “The other thing that we’re really excited about,…
Victoria GillScience correspondent, BBC News Victoria Gill/BBC News My own dog seems a long way from a wild wolf If you, like me, have a spoiled, lazy dog that enjoys cheese flavoured treats, the fact that your pet’s ancestors were wild predators can seem unfathomable. But a major new study suggests their physical transformation from…
In his resignation, Justice Shah terms 27th Amendment ‘grave assault’ on Constitution Justice Mansoor Ali Shah (L) and Justice Athar Minallah (R). Photo: Files The senior-most judges of the Supreme Court, Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah, have tendered their resignations following the approval of the 27th Constitutional Amendment by Parliament. In his 13-page…
US President Donald Trump signed a bill to end the record-breaking US government shutdown after the House of Representatives approved a bipartisan funding deal on Wednesday. The signing at the White House in Washington capped a 43-day stoppage that has left hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay and disrupted public services in the…
The longest government shutdown in the nation’s history may soon be over. Once it is, federal museums and monuments will reopen. SNAP payments will start flowing again. And tens of thousands of essential federal employees, including air traffic controllers, will get paid for the first time since October. But air travel won’t go back to…
Army, Air Force, Navy acts amended to create Chief of Defence Forces, new top ranks The National Assembly approved amendments to the Pakistan Army Act, 1952, Pakistan Air Force Act, 1953, and Pakistan Navy Ordinance, 1961, with a majority vote to bring the laws governing the armed forces in line with the 27th Constitutional Amendment….
