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Inflation is down in Europe. But the European Central Bank is in no hurry to make more rate cuts
Ambani’s Reliance faces a rare January setback
11 GEMS students win Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Award for Excellence
WATCH: Maya Ali’s reaction to Shakeel’s dropped catch steals spotlight
Microsoft’s CEO: A timeline of the company’s leadership and the legacies of executives from Bill Gates to Satya Nadella
PSX completes work to half stock settlement duration to one day from Feb 2026
SingTel annual profit more than halves on $2.3bn impairment charge
India bond yields may inch up tracking US peers
China, Hong Kong stocks drop as disappointing corporate earnings weigh
Govt forms committee to resolve demands of Diamer Basha protesters
Markets
Wall St falls as investors digest Alphabet’s capex plans; software shares slide
The S&P 500 slid to near two-week lows and the Nasdaq sank to its lowest level in more than two...
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Oil falls 3% on easing supply concerns after US, Iran agree to talks
HOUSTON: Oil prices slipped by more than 3% on Thursday after the U.S. and Iran agreed to hold talks in...
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Gulf stocks end lower on weak oil prices; Saudi leads decline
Most Gulf stock markets ended mostly lower on Thursday, led by Saudi Arabia, as oil prices slid more than $2...
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Asia rice: India prices near one-month high on firm rupee; Thai, Vietnam rates steady
Indian rice export prices rose to a near one-month high this week, supported by a modest uptick in demand and...
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Pakistan assumes presidency of Digital Corporation Organisation
Pakistan assumed the presidency of Digital Corporation Organisation (DCO) on Thursday, succeeding Kuwait at the fifth General Assembly session of...
Palm declines on Chicago, Dalian oils pressure, demand concerns
JAKARTA: Malaysian palm oil futures fell on Thursday, tracking weakness in Dalian vegetable oils and Chicago soyoil, while concerns about...
Indian shares snap three-day winning streak led by IT, metal losses
Indian share benchmarks ended a three-day winning run on Thursday, tracking a global selloff in information technology and metal stocks,...
Air India finds no issue with Boeing fuel switch after grounding
NEW DELHI: Air India has completed inspections of fuel control switches on its 33 Boeing 787 jets, the private carrier...
Middle East
World
Trump says he needs election wins to feed ‘own ego’
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump, who was elected twice to the nation’s highest office but still refuses to concede his...
Read moreMoody’s cuts Indonesia outlook to negative on governance concerns
Moody’s said on Thursday it had cut Indonesia’s credit rating outlook to negative from stable, citing reduced predictability in policymaking...
Read moreTurkiye is doing its best to prevent US-Iran conflict, Erdogan says
ISTANBUL/DUBAI: President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkiye is working hard to prevent US-Iran tensions from tipping the Middle East into a...
Read moreIndia to sign trade deal with United States in March, minister says
NEW DELHI: India and the U.S. expect to sign a formal trade deal in March, after which New Delhi will...
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REAL ESTATE
Alexander bros’ trial: The most striking revelations from day 1 of the criminal case
A courtroom sketch shows brothers Tal Alexander, Alon Alexander, and Oren Alexander as prosecutor Madison Reddick Smyser delivers her opening statement in their sex-trafficking...
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See the 50,000-square-foot Gilded Age mansion at the center of a billion-dollar bankruptcy
The 1907 Crocker-McMillin mansion -- modeled after a Jacobean-Age English estate -- in all its slate-shingled and carved-limestone glory.Evan Joseph/Business...
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MILITRY & DEFENSE
EDUCATION
Renmin University Offers Scholarship for Pakistani Students to Study in China
Renmin University of China (RUC) has announced its Global Talents Scholarship Program 2026, offering international students, including those from Pakistan,...
MEDIA
Blame Jeff Bezos! And then stop hoping billionaires bail out the news.
Jeff Bezos can afford a multi-day wedding in Venice. He could also afford to fund the Washington Post's losses. But...
ENTERTAINMENT
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Religious freedom group says US military members were ‘pressured’ by commanders to see ‘Melania’
"Melania."Amazon MGM StudiosThe Military Religious Freedom Foundation says members of the U.S. military felt "pressured" to see "Melania."The MRFF says...
Dubai to Lahore Airfare Skyrockets for Basant, Tickets Reach Nearly Rs. 3.3 Lakh
Air ticket prices from Dubai to Lahore have increased sharply ahead of the upcoming Basant festival, making travel more expensive...
PTI, TTAP say will not compromise on Imran’s health; urge nation to participate in Feb 8 protest
ISLAMABAD: The leadership of the PTI and the Tehreek Tahafuz Ayeen-i-Pakistan (TTAP) on Thursday unanimously announced that they would not...
Pakistan, Uzbekistan aim to boost bilateral trade to $2bn within next 5 years
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Thursday signed a protocol for enhancing bilateral trade between the...