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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Tuesday strongly condemned the Israeli military aggression against Qatar on September 9. The OIC said, Israel violated the international law and the UN Charter, and constituted a dangerous escalation, threatening human rights in the region. “This unjustifiable and unprovoked attack constitutes a dangerous escalation, threatening the human rights, and an attack on the sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of the State of Qatar, under the pretext of countering terrorism,” the statement added. The OIC expressed solidarity with Qatar and supported “all steps it may take to protect its security and sovereignty in accordance…

Gary Bettman, NHL commissioner, speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Nov. 20, 2024.CNBCThe 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan will mark the first time in 12 years that NHL players will return to the Games, something NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman is expecting to have a big effect on the league.”Ultimately, in terms of balancing the pros and cons, we decided it was important to go back and be on what is one of the most visible platforms in the world,” Bettman said at CNBC Sport and Boardroom’s Game Plan conference in Santa Monica, California, on Tuesday.Prior to Bettman being named commissioner…

In this photo illustration, the logo of TikTok is displayed on a smartphone screen on April 5, 2025 in Shanghai, China. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday extended the deadline for ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. business, which will be owned by an investor consortium that includes Oracle and Silver Lake, CNBC’s David Faber reported.It’s the fourth time Trump has extended the deadline. The extension, as described in an executive order, precludes the Department of Justice from enforcing a national security law that would effectively ban TikTok in the U.S. until Dec. 16.U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…

PAKISTAN: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday continued hearings on petitions challenging the super tax, as the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) defended Parliament’s authority to impose the levy. A five-member constitutional bench (CB) headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard arguments from FBR counsel Hafiz Ehsan Khokhar, who maintained that Section 14 of the Finance Act had not been changed, “only its purpose altered.” He argued that the case did not raise questions of legislative competence, adding that taxpayers who had failed to file returns were now “seeking benefits” through litigation. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, however, pressed Khokhar on whether…

Five top executives of publicly traded strip club operator RCI Hospitality Holdings — including its CEO Eric Langan — have been indicted in connection with a multi-million-dollar criminal tax fraud and bribery scheme, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday.The scheme included RCI executives allegedly bribing a New York state Department of Taxation and Finance auditor and supervisor with 13 complimentary multi-day trips to Florida, where he was given up to $5,000 per day for “private dances at RCI-owned strip clubs, including Tootsie’s Cabaret in Miami,” James’ office said in a press release.And “on at least 10 occasions since…

A completed planned development is seen in Ashburn, Virginia, on Aug. 14, 2024.Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty ImagesMortgage rates dropped sharply Tuesday, as investors in mortgage-backed bonds seemed to buy in ahead of a widely expected rate cut by the Federal Reserve.The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped 12 basis points from Monday to 6.13%, according to Mortgage News Daily. That is the lowest level since late 2022.”The overall set-up is reminiscent of September 2024 when rates were doing the same thing for the same reasons ahead of Fed meeting with a virtual 100% chance of a…

 VCG | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesGoogle has been trying to play catchup to OpenAI in generative artificial intelligence. It appears to finally be gaining ground with users. The company’s Gemini app took the top spot among free apps on Apple’s App Store this week, leapfrogging ChatGPT, which kickstarted the generative AI boom almost three years ago.Google’s Gemini AI model has seen some recent updates that have lured new users. Last month, Google launched an updated version of its “Flash” AI model, called 2.5 Flash Image, which has a new image editing feature called Nano Banana. The app allows…

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif met the Emir of Qatar, His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the Emergency Arab–Islamic Summit in Doha, convened following Israel’s recent strike on Qatar. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir were also present. The PM strongly condemned the September 9 Israeli attack on a residential area in Doha, which killed and injured civilians. He described it as a blatant violation of Qatar’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and international law, and reaffirmed Pakistan’s full support and solidarity with…

Sanjay Beri, CEO and founder of Netskope Inc., listens during a Bloomberg West television interview in San Francisco, California.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesNetskope is targeting a $7.3 billion valuation in its upcoming initial public offering, after lifting its planned price range.The cybersecurity company said it plans to sell 47.8 million shares at between $17 and $19 apiece. The deal would raise as much as $908 million at the top end.That’s up from a previous range of $15 to $17 a share the company revealed in a filing last week, at a $6.5 billion valuation.The cloud security company…

South Africa sailed their way to an easy victory over Pakistan after chasing down a target of 256 to win by eight wickets in the first one-day international (ODI) of their series in Lahore on Tuesday, in the lead-up to the Women’s World Cup. The World Cup, to be hosted later this month under a hybrid model across India and Sri Lanka, will see all of Pakistan’s fixtures staged in Colombo, with political tensions ruling out travel between the two neighbours. Earlier in the day, veteran batter Sidra Amin smashed a century as The Women in Green set the Proteas…