The protests started in large and small groups across Japan, Australia, Taiwan, and Singapore, before spreading to cities in Europe and the U.S. They added to ongoing nationwide protests in India after the Aug. 9 killing of the 31-year-old postgraduate student of chest medicine. A suspect has been arrested along with the former principal of […]
The latest polling confirms that Trump retains locked-in support from about half of voters, despite the Republican’s historic status as a convicted felon and his role in instigating the unprecedented attempt to overturn his 2020 loss to Joe Biden. Harris, who only jumped into the race after President Biden quit in July, has rapidly transformed […]
West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose $1, or 1.48%, to $68.67 a barrel by 0146 GMT. Brent crude futures were up 99 cents, or 1.39%, at $72.05 a barrel. Analysts said the bounce was in part a reaction to a potential hurricane in the U.S. Gulf Coast. A weather system in the southwestern Gulf of […]
A petition filed in the high court pleaded that the Supreme Court had ordered a forensic audit of the independent power producers (IPPs). Instead of compliance with the order of the apex court capacity charges payments are being made, the petitioner’s counsel said. The petitioner seeks a court order for suspension of the capacity payments […]
North Korea has launched more than 900 trash balloons over the past three days, including about 190 late Friday, around 100 of which have already landed, mainly in Seoul and northern Gyeonggi province, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. The bags attached to the balloons contained “mostly paper and plastic waste”, the military said, […]
The PTI’s four pleas included an application seeking orders for the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to return records; a second sought a stay of proceedings till the Supreme Court passes an order on ECP’s pending application in the reserved seats matter; the third also sought a stay till the SC issues a detailed verdict in […]
The White House said it was deeply disturbed by the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and called on Israel to investigate. Turkey’s foreign ministry said she was shot in the head, and blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for her death. Palestinian officials described her as a 26-year-old activist from Seattle who held U.S. and […]
“My spouse [Bushra Bibi] is facing imprisonment due to cases concocted by you,” the deposed prime minister told NAB IO Mohsin Haroon while pointing a finger at him during a hearing of a new Toshakhana reference filed against the detained couple, Express News reported. “Once I’m out, I won’t spare you or the NAB chairman,” […]
Trump, the Republican nominee for president, had previously been scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 18. His lawyers in August asked Justice Juan Merchan to push back his sentencing date until after the vote, citing “naked election-interference objectives.” Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who brought the charges against Trump, is a Democrat. Merchan said on […]
A 10-page decision was issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan, authored by Sindh’s member, Nisar Durrani. PTI’s objection regarding the Election Commission of Pakistan’s jurisdiction in the intra-party elections was overruled in the verdict. Additionally, PTI’s request to delay the proceedings in the case was also struck down. The plea to postpone action on […]
