People attend a rally outside of El Museo Del Barrio for the final public hearing and vote of New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board on rent-stabilized apartments, in New York City, U.S., June 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters A New York City housing board voted on Thursday to freeze rents for about 1 million regulated apartments…
Charles will stay at nearby Clarence House; renovations budgeted to cost £369 million A person holds an umbrella to shield from the sun outside Buckingham Palace after it was announced that Britain’s King Charles will not live there after its 10-year refurbishment finishes next year, amid a heatwave in London, Britain. Photo: Reuters King Charles…
Women run through a water spray from a public outdoor sprinkler system to alleviate high temperatures at Rudolfplatz square, amid a heatwave in Cologne, Germany, June 25, 2026. Photo: Reuters The record-breaking heatwave engulfing Western Europe would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change, which has made this week’s soaring night-time temperatures 100 times…
Talks stall as Israel refuses full withdrawal from south, Lebanon demands complete pullout Israeli milltary personnel. PHOTO: ANADOLU AGENCY The US State Department announced on Friday that the fifth round of Lebanon-Israel negotiations in Washington had been extended by one day after media reports said that talks failed to bridge a deepening rift over the…
Iran’s deputy FM said Wednesday there were no plans to grant access to inspectors IAEA chief Rafael Grossi attends the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 12, 2024. PHOTO: AFP The interim US-Iran peace accord gives UN nuclear inspectors access to Iran, the watchdog’s top official said on Friday, after Tehran…
Even as the administration has emphasised unity, differing worldviews are at times rising to the surface U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio standing behind him, at the White House in Washington, DC, US, April 23, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS President Donald Trump’s…
LAHORE: Pakistan’s economic growth stands at 3.1% this fiscal year, but a brutal global energy shock is threatening to drag that figure down further, with millions of the country’s poorest citizens already paying the price. That is the central finding of the Lahore School of Economics’ latest quarterly assessment for Financial Year 2025-26, released by…
. BALTIMORE: Silver has lost roughly half its value since peaking at an all-time high in January amid a broad shakeout in precious metals prices. But it has also dropped by more than a third against gold, and data suggests it is knocking on the door of levels that could spark further losses against the…
Singapore-flagged Ever Lovely hit on starboard side, initial inspections showed damage to the bridge windows Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 24, 2026. REUTERS The UN International Maritime Organisation paused its operation to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday after a vessel reported an attack, reigniting concerns about…
KARACHI: Amid growing discussions over the potential easing of sanctions on Iran, attention has once again turned to reviving Pakistan-Iran trade, with both countries having previously expressed ambitions to increase bilateral trade to $10 billion. Pakistan and Iran enjoyed robust trade relations before sanctions on Tehran intensified more than a decade ago, with bilateral trade…