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Protesters gather in front of the U.S. consulate during a demonstration, under the slogan, “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people”, in Nuuk, Greenland, March 15, 2025.Christian Klindt Soelbeck | Via ReutersThe battle over Greenland is set to intensify this week as Denmark’s prime minister travels to the Arctic island just days after U.S. Vice President JD Vance visited and lambasted the Scandinavian country for neglecting the vast territory.The Danish government announced at the weekend that Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen will visit Greenland from Wednesday to Thursday. Her visit comes amid continuing U.S. interest in the island, which U.S. President Donald…
Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar will travel to Bangladesh in the third week of April, a ground-breaking development that shows warming of ties between the two countries after the ouster of the pro-Indian government in Dhaka in August last year. This is going to be the first visit by any Pakistani foreign minister since 2012 and comes amid growing ties between the two countries after nearly two decades of strained relationship. Ahead of the visit, a Pakistani delegation, compromising senior Foreign Office officials, visited Dhaka to prepare agenda. Hina Rabbani Khar was the last foreign…
Race for state Supreme Court seat most expensive in US history as billionaire pushes to prevent challenges to Trump’s agenda.Elon Musk has handed $1m cheques to two Wisconsin voters as he promotes a conservative candidate in the state’s upcoming Supreme Court election. The tech billionaire, a close ally of President Donald Trump, handed out the oversized cheques at a rally in Green Bay on Sunday night, increasing the spending in what is already the most expensive judicial race in US history. Musk performed a similar move during November’s presidential election. Democrat rivals in Wisconsin – a contested swing state – have…
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Prosecution demands that Marine Le Pen be barred from office threaten to derail her bid for the presidency in 2027.A French court has found far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The Paris court ruled that Le Pen used more than 3 million euros ($3.3m) of European Parliament funds to pay members of her National Rally party. The ruling threatens to push the nationalist out of the 2027 presidential race, in which she is currently the frontrunner, according to opinion polls. The sentencing, set to be announced immediately, could see Le Pen declared…
Listen to article QUETTA: Unfazed by a suicide attack a day ago, Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) continued its sit-in on Sunday at Lak Pass between Quetta and Mastung districtsa protest that has blocked a key highway linking Balochistan’s provincial capital with Sindh, Punjab and other parts of the country Meanwhile, the first round of negotiations between a government team and BNP leadership led by Sardar Akhtar Mengal ended without any breakthrough. On Saturday, some provincial ministers met Mengal and tried to convince him to wind up the protest and reopen the highway. However, Mengal insisted that the protest would continue until the…
Listen to article LAHORE: Like other developing economies, Pakistan’s economy is a dualistic one, composed of both formal and informal sectors. The formal sector is modern in character, while the informal sector remains largely traditional. Over the years, the formal sector has stagnated, whereas the informal sector has expanded in the era of financial globalisation. Development experts generally presume that as an economy grows, the formal sector should expand while the informal sector contracts. This was the case in Pakistan from the 1950s to the late 1970s. In Pakistan’s context, the formal sector comprises large-scale manufacturing, formal agriculture, and high-value-added services such…
PodcastPodcast, The TakeHassan Diab is facing extradition for a 1980 bombing he denies involvement in. Hassan Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian professor, has spent nearly 20 years defending himself against accusations of involvement in a 1980 bombing of the Copernic Street synagogue in Paris. The twists and turns of his case raise serious questions about justice, accountability, and the possibility of a wrongful accusation. In this episode: Dana Ballout, documentary producer Alex Atack, journalist and audio producer Episode credits: This episode was produced by Marcos Bartolomé with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Hanah Shokeir, Melanie Marich, Noor Wazwaz and our guest host Manuel…
The Huawei booth at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, 2025.Arjun Kharpal | CNBCHuawei on Monday reported a sharp jump in 2024 revenue as its core telecommunications and consumer businesses accelerated.Huawei reported revenue for 2024 of 862.1 billion Chinese yuan ($118.2 billion), a 22.4% year-on-year rise.It is the company’s second-highest revenue figure ever, according to CNBC calculations, just shy of the record 891.4 billion yuan reported for 2020.Net profit fell, however, to 62.6 billion yuan, a decline of 28% versus 2023. Huawei said this was a result of increasing investments.It comes as the Chinese technology giant tries to adapt its…
Listen to article RAWALPINDI: The temporary employment of about 75,000 workers, who worked as helpers and security staff in shops and commercial centres from 1st of Ramazan to Eidul Fitr across the district, finally came to an end, leaving them jobless once again. These male and female helpers were paid between Rs18,000 and Rs25,000 for their services throughout Ramazan, provided with Iftar, and even offered a free cup of tea at night. Their shifts lasted 15 hours daily, from 10am to 1am, without a single day off. Some shopkeepers gave them a suit as an Eid gift, and shoe store owners gifted…
Francesco Bagnaia triumphs for Ducati in a chaotic Americas Grand Prix after six-time MotoGP world champ Marquez slid out while leading the race.Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia won a chaotic Americas Grand Prix ahead of Gresini Racing’s Alex Marquez after leader Marc Marquez crashed halfway through the race to lose for the first time this season. Marquez had clinched pole position in qualifying as well as a third straight sprint victory on Saturday, but after a first crash on the red Ducati, the six-time MotoGP champion opted to retire due to extensive damage on his bike in Sunday’s main race. Although Bagnaia…