Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill two, including 4-year-old boy
. CAIRO: Two Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday killed at least two people, including a 4-year-old boy, and wounded seven others, Palestinian health officials said. One of the strikes hit a building in Zawayda town in the centre of the enclave and followed a warning by the Israeli army for the owners […]
Pope calls for more efforts to stop Ebola in DR Congo
. Pope Leo leads the Angelus prayer in Piazza della Liberta in Castel Gandolfo, near Rome, Italy, August 16, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo XIV called on the international community Sunday to help contain the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which health officials warn is spreading exponentially. “In my prayers […]
Trade policies: a barrier to prosperity
Pakistan has one of the lowest gross fixed capital formations as a percentage of GDP in the world, suggesting poor investment rates. At 13% in 2025, it is below the average of 34% for East Asia and Pacific and 31% for South Asia. PHOTO:FILE KARACHI: Questions continue to loom on the lack of international trading […]
Next crisis is growth, not dollars
The government wants to accelerate economic growth to lower rising poverty and unemployment, but the IMF was of the view that Pakistan has not yet reached a stage where it can afford sustainably higher economic growth. PHOTO: Reuters ISLAMABAD: The pattern became painfully familiar. Foreign-exchange reserves fell, the rupee came under pressure, inflation accelerated, imports […]
Cricket greats press Pakistan on Imran Khan’s health
A group of former international cricket captains has written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for a second time this year, urging authorities to ensure that former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan receives the medical assessment and treatment ordered by the country’s apex court. The appeal, initiated by former Australia captain Greg Chappell, […]
Tunisia coast guard recovers eight bodies of migrants whose boat sank
A migrant boat with 15 mostly young people sank off Tunisia; only one person had been rescued so far Among those on board were seven members of the same family. FILE PHOTO: ANADOLU Tunisian coast guard forces recovered the bodies of eight Tunisian migrants whose boat sank at the weekend en route to Italy, while […]
Israeli defense minister threatens Gaza assassinations, evacuations over balloon launches
Israeli media said several kites from Gaza landed near nearby settlements, but carried no explosives. Katz said in a statement cited by Israel Hayom newspaper that he had instructed the Israeli army to “act forcefully” against the launch of balloons, kites and drones from Gaza. PHOTO: ANADOLU Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened on Sunday […]
China postpones Chang’e-7 lunar mission
China planned Chang’e-7, its most complex lunar mission, to search for water ice near the Moon’s south pole This image taken from video animation at Beijing Aerospace Control Center (BACC) on June 4, 2024 shows the lander-ascender combination of Chang’e-6 probe waiting to lift off from lunar surface. PHOTO: XINHUA China said on Sunday it […]
Chinese teenagers flock to tech frontline to touch the future amid AI study-tour boom
Students leave textbooks behind, visiting tech firms and labs for hands-on AI experience and a glimpse of the future A volunteer (2nd L) instructs a child how to assemble a robot in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, July 24, 2026. PHOTO: XINHUA On a summer day, cheers erupted as clusters of children watched robots race […]
Austrian Mountain Town Finds Niche In AI Boom
AT&S shares surged over 450% this year as AI demand boosts its crucial chip substrates Employees walk at the AT&S production facilities in Leoben, Styria, Austria. PHOTO: AFP Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria’s Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with its pastel-coloured buildings and quaint central square boasting a 13th-century church. […]