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Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has raised alarm over systemic impunity for violent crimes against women, noting that the justice system continues to fail those most vulnerable to brutality. In a seven-page judgment authored by Justice Athar Minallah, the court raised alarms over the mounting cases of violence against women, observing that the bench, during the last twelve months, has dealt exclusively with the appeals arising from convictions involving capital punishment or imprisonment for life. “Alarmingly, a significant number of these cases concern victims…

Starbucks workers walk a picket line as they go on strike outside a Starbucks store on Nov. 13, 2025 in the Clinton Hill neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City.Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesOne week into what baristas have threatened to make the “largest, longest” strike in Starbucks’ history, the Workers United union said it is adding more than two dozen new cities and stores to its strike count. The union said Thursday it will now be striking at 95 stores in 65 cities, with some 2,000 baristas now engaged in the action. On Wednesday, baristas and allies…

Nvidia on Wednesday reported fiscal third-quarter earnings that beat expectations, and provided a strong forecast for the current quarter.Wall Street welcomed the report, and Nvidia stock rose after the release and during the conference call. Other stocks in the so-called artificial intelligence trade also saw a boost.A closer look at Nvidia’s report shows that it continues to dominate the market for AI chips called GPUs, and CEO Jensen Huang sounded confident in the company’s products and bullish on the company’s outlook during a call with analysts. Nvidia said it expects about $65 billion in sales in the current quarter, which…

Achakzai accuses the government of resorting to ‘vengeful measures even against women and children’ ISLAMABAD: Senior leaders of the Tehreek Tahaffuz Aeen-e-Pakistan (TTAP) on Wednesday deplored the alleged mistreatment of incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s sisters outside Adiala Jail, expressing full solidarity with them. Addressing a joint press conference after meeting them at Bani Gala, the opposition alliance expressed serious concerns over the country’s political climate, the future of democracy, and “repeated violations of constitutional boundaries”. PTI leaders, including Salman Akram Raja and Shahid Khattak, were also present as well as the former premier’s sisters. The Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen Pakistan (MWM)…

Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the US-Saudi Investment Forum at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025.Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. No bubble, no trouble?Nvidia blew past Wall Street’s earnings and revenue expectations last night, also providing a stronger-than-expected forecast for the current quarter. If futures trading is any indication, the results convinced investors that their concerns around the health of the artificial intelligence…

A herder riding a motorbike tends his sheep at a solar photovoltaic power plant in Gonghe County, Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China’s Qinghai Province, April 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — In Sunjia Village of Yantai, in east China’s Shandong Province, communal life after sunset is now powered by every passing breeze and ray of sunshine.As dusk falls, villager Xiao Yang follows his usual routine of gathering his friends for card games beneath streetlamps fitted with small wind turbines and photovoltaic panels. While they play, they charge their phones on the solar-powered bench they’re seated on,…

The Taliban, who once framed India as an ideological adversary, are now publicly warming up to DelhiNooruddin Azizi, acting Afghan Minster of Commerce and Industry, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 22, 2023. PHOTO: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: The Taliban regime’s interim minister for industry and commerce, Nooruddin Azizi, has landed in New Delhi for trade talks, marking the second high-level visit by Taliban officials to India within a month. Azizi’s five-day trip comes on the heels of the unusual eight-day tour by Taliban interim foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi — thanks to a temporary UN sanctions exemption. Officially,…

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper listens to a question during a press conference in 2022.Alex Slitz | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy bought beaten up stocks last quarter as AI enthusiasm boosted global markets to record highs, according to third-quarter securities filings analyzed by CNBC.Hedge-fund billionaire David Tepper’s family office Appaloosa exited its entire stake in Oracle in the three months ended Sept.…

The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee holds a symposium to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Hu Yaobang, a former prominent leader of the Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 20, 2025. Xi Jinping, Cai Qi and Li Xi attended the meeting. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) — The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Thursday held a symposium to mark the 110th anniversary of the birth of Hu Yaobang, a former prominent leader of the Party, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Chinese…

Air India, taken over by Tata Group in 2022, merged with Vistara—its joint venture with Singapore Airlines—last year. PHOTO: REUTERS NEW DELHI/HONG KONG: The closure of Pakistan’s airspace to Indian carriers has intensified Air India’s operational and financial woes, prompting the airline to lobby the Indian government to seek access to sensitive military airspace over China’s Xinjiang region, according to a company document reviewed by Reuters. The ban, in effect since late April amid diplomatic tensions, has forced longer detours on long-haul routes, increasing fuel costs by up to 29% and adding as much as three hours to journey times.…