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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…
Here is where the war stands on Sunday, March 30: Fighting Russian bombing of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, injured two people and damaged a kindergarten and private homes, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian forces had launched more than 1,000 drones on this country over the past week. Oleh Syniehubov, governor of the Kharkiv region, said a late Sunday missile attack on the city of Kupiansk injured three people and demolished more than 10 houses and a local cemetery. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said its air defence units destroyed 66 Ukrainian drones overnight, almost all of which…
Listen to article QUETTA: The Balochistan government on Sunday imposed ban on night-time travel on key national highways in the province amid rising incidents of terrorism on the main roads in the recent weeks. The decision, which has been enforced through notifications issued by various deputy commissioners, prohibited travel from 6pm to 6am on major routes in Kachhi, Noshki, Musa Khel, Gwadar, and Zhob districts. The decision was taken in a high-level meeting, chaired by Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti. The meeting also decided to further expand the security forces’ operations against terrorists. The meeting was attended by high officials, including…