Crypto shares climb after Treasury’s doubled buybacks boost risk assets
Treasury bond selloff lifts 30-year yield to a 2007 high, pressuring risk assets including cryptocurrencies Sparks strike representation of cryptocurrency Bitcoin in this illustration taken November 24, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/ File Photo Cryptocurrency-related stocks surged on Thursday, a day after the US Treasury Department said it would support more long-duration bonds, boosting risk assets, and […]
Satellite proliferation imperils astronomical observations, study finds
ESO says plans for 1.7 million more satellites could severely degrade astronomy; 15,000 orbit today. Satellite trails streak across the night sky above Chile’s Atacama Desert in this composite image from a time-lapse video taken on October 15, 2025. The dome of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT) is seen in the foreground. F. Kamphues, ESO/M. […]
Trump threatens to isolate Iran: Who are its trading partners?
Trump’s threat to isolate Iran could affect countries trading with Tehran, as he warned of economic consequences US President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with cryptocurrency executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on August 19, 2026.PHOTO: AFP A threat by US President Donald Trump to impose unprecedented […]
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered
The boat capsized near Gorau in Sokoto’s Goronyo area, with rescue efforts continuing, an official said Bodies of victims of a boat accident lie in the forecourt of a community mosque ahead of their burial in Gorau, Sokoto State, Nigeria, August 20, 2026. Picture taken with a mobile phone. REUTERS At least 40 bodies, mostly […]
ECP agrees to hold Punjab local polls between Dec 15 and Jan 15
Commission asks the Punjab government to submit an early plan if it wants to conduct the elections in phases A meeting of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja on August 20, 2026. — SCREENGRAB LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday agreed in principle to […]
Bangladesh elects BNP veteran Alamgir as president
Bangladesh’s presidency is largely ceremonial, with executive power resting with the prime minister and cabinet Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), speaks during a press conference following the BNP’s victory in the 13th general election, at the Hotel Intercontinental, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 14, 2026. REUTERS Bangladeshi lawmakers elected […]
Sharjeel Memon, Muhammad Zubair urge govt to implement SC order on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer
K-P Information Minister Shafi Jan calls govt’s review appeal delaying tactic in providing medical facilities to Imran Sharjeel Memon, Muhammad Zubair urge govt to implement SC order on Imran Khan’s hospital transfer Political leaders have urged the government to immediately implement the Supreme Court’s (SC) order regarding the transfer of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran […]
Arsenal can become world’s best club: Arteta
LONDON: Mikel Arteta has warned Arsenal’s rivals that he plans to build the Premier League champions into the “best club in the world”. Arteta’s side start their bid for a second successive English title against promoted Coventry in the opening game of the top-flight season on Friday. For the first time in 22 years, the […]
Israel’s strike in Syria ‘provocative and dangerous,’ deepening rift with US: opposition leader
Yair Golan accuses Netanyahu of using military force for political ends, eroding trust with Israel’s allies Israeli opposition leader Yair Golan on Wednesday called Israel’s latest strike in Syria a “provocative and dangerous” move, saying it was deepening a rift with the country’s allies, particularly the US. Golan, the leader of Israel’s Democrats party, said […]
Russian ballistic missiles kill 12 in Ukraine’s Kyiv, spark fires
Russian defence ministry says Moscow attacked Kyiv and the surrounding region with airstrikes and drones Firefighters work near a site of an apartment building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters Russian ballistic missiles killed 12 people and injured more than 30 in Kyiv early on […]