Settlement covers about 76,000 ovarian cancer claims, 95% of claimants must accept deal before it becomes final A bottle of Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder is seen in a photo illustration taken in New York, February 24, 2016. PHOTO: REUTERS Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of…
Around 300,000 residents told to evacuate as government deploys 3,600 soldiers for disaster recovery An aerial view shows a collapsed chimney at Nippon Paper Industries’ Yatsushiro Mill after an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 28, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s…
Govt proposes longer jail terms, heftier fines for exam paper leaks, seeking to restore confidence Police use batons to disperse supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party as they march toward parliament on the opening day of its monsoon session, demanding the resignation of Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over exam paper leaks, in New Delhi, India,…
Foreign minister says US remains Pakistan’s top export market, cites $9.4b in trade over last fiscal year Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addressing the CODEL and US Business Delegation, July 28, 2026. SCREENGRAB Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Tuesday that Pakistan’s trade in goods with the United…
Proposed legislation outlines five basic principles for country’s nuclear-powered submarine project South Korea plans to introduce a special bill that would legally reaffirm its commitment not to develop or possess nuclear weapons while advancing its program to build nuclear-powered submarines, according to a Yonhap News Agency report on Tuesday citing government sources. The proposed legislation,…
Technical groups will focus on advancing implementation of framework agreement, says US State Department official An Israeli soldier stands by a mobile artillery unit, near the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel January 15, 2024. PHOTO: REUTERS The next round of United States-led talks between Israel and Lebanon will be held in Rome next week, with…
Relations with Zelenskiy warm while White House frustration mounts over stalled progress in Iran conflict United States President Donald Trump hosts Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Tuesday, with wars in Iran and Ukraine at critical stages and his ties with both leaders markedly different. Relations with Zelenskiy have warmed as Ukraine has blunted Russian advances, while Netanyahu arrives amid growing White House frustration over the lack of progress toward…
PM Shehbaz warns against delays, orders Gulf roadshows to promote amended policy for brownfield refinery projects Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of Cabinet Committee on Energy in Islamabad. PHOTO: PMO The Cabinet Committee on Energy on Tuesday approved amendments to the Pakistan Oil Refining Policy 2023 that will enable the modernisation of Pakistan’s…
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Photo: Reuters/ File Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi discussed issues related to the security of the Strait of Hormuz in separate phone calls with his Saudi and Omani counterparts on Monday evening, according to a statement published on his Telegram channel on Tuesday. The statement said he “discussed the latest bilateral…
PM Shehbaz Sharif set a committee to review Telecommunication Reorganization (Amendment) Bill. PHOTO: APP ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is expected to remove long-standing bottlenecks in the Brownfield Refinery Policy as the Cabinet Committee on Energy (CCoE) meets on Tuesday to consider amendments that could determine the fate of billions of dollars in refinery upgrade…