Amid renewed border tensions, toxic narratives, both nations must prioritise cooperation over posturing The writer heads the independent Centre for Research and Security Studies, Islamabad The latest round of armed hostilities, accompanied by toxic narratives, demands that both Afghan and Pakistani leaders step back from the brink and reassess their conduct. Shared interests – such…
The true history of Kashmir has been controversial, with each side ready to claim victimhood when required, present itself as having more legitimacy, or portray itself as the victor. This narrative-building has overshadowed the fate of Kashmiris. As the saying, attributed to Rousseau, suggests, there are always four sides to a story: your side, their…
US President Donald Trump’s “badly misguided” tariff policy is impairing the efficiency of America’s economy despite its short-term resilience, and the damage will need to be repaired down the road, according to a former US Treasury secretary. “It’s a very unwise policy, and yet it seems to be the policy they’re committed to,” said Robert…
StandWithUs Michael Smuss in an updated handout photo Michael Smuss, a survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto in Poland who resisted the Nazis, has died aged 99 in Israel. He joined the ghetto uprising as a teenager in 1943, helping to make petrol bombs. Taken prisoner, he survived concentration camps and a death march before the…
Danielle KayeBusiness reporter Mike Callicrate Mike Callicrate, a cattle rancher who has built a direct-to-consumer operation, at his farm in St Francis, Kansas. Beef prices have gotten so high in the US that it has become a political problem. Even Donald Trump, who long ago declared inflation “dead”, is talking about it, as the issue…
Kin Lane fondly remembers working on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid in 2013. FAFSA is used by millions of college students each year to help access scholarship money, and Lane, an API expert, had an up-close look at the system. He saw the importance of ensuring financial data remains stored securely and can…
PARIS: Marseille suffered a setback in the Champions League in midweek but are hoping to hold on to first place in Ligue 1 as they go to Lens on Saturday looking down on Paris Saint-Germain from the French summit. It has been an outstanding start to the season for Roberto De Zerbi’s team, who lost…
MEXICO CITY: Formula One’s ruling body on Thursday confirmed it had suffered a cyber security breach in which personal details of drivers including four-time world champion Max Verstappen were exposed by hackers. In a statement issued at the Mexico City Grand Prix, the International Motoring Federation (FIA) said the incident had taken place “over the…
Brett OkamotoOct 24, 2025, 08:18 AM ET Close Brett Okamoto has reported on mixed martial arts and boxing at ESPN since 2010. He has covered all of the biggest events in combat sports during that time, including in-depth interviews and features with names such as Dana White, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Conor McGregor, Nate Diaz, Floyd Mayweather,…
You can’t keep a good monster hunter down. Coming on top of a multi-company bidding war, Blumhouse, the prolific horror-centric banner behind Black Phone 2 and the upcoming Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, has snagged the rights to Something Is Killing the Children, the popular Boom! Studios comic by James Tynion IV and Werther Dell’Edera….
