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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has raised objections after India bypassed the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) by sending flood warnings through diplomatic channels instead of the Indus Water Commission, the designated forum under the 1960 accord. According to the Foreign Office on Monday, India’s High Commission in Islamabad conveyed flood data on Sunday, marking the first such exchange since New Delhi unilaterally suspended the treaty following the Pahalgam attack in April. In a letter seen by The Express Tribune, the Indian High Commission in Islamabad informed Pakistan of a “high flood” in River Tawi, Jammu, at 10:00 am on August 24. The Foreign Office…
The US Open’s first round continues on Tuesday, with men’s top seed Jannik Sinner beginning his title defence, while Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff launch their bids to dethrone women’s defending champion Aryna Sabalenka. It has been over 13 months since a men’s Grand Slam final took place without Jannik Sinner. The Italian has since won three out of four majors, and is favourite to defend his title at Flushing Meadows. The 24-year-old’s rivalry with world number two Carlos Alcaraz, whom he faced in the last two slam finals, is now a major storyline in the game. In last week’s…
An aerial view of a cargo ship being loaded with shipping containers at the Port of Baltimore in Baltimore, Maryland, on August 7, 2025. Jim Watson | Afp | Getty ImagesPostal carriers across Europe are planning to suspend some shipments to the U.S. as the nations prepare for the end of a longstanding trade rule.Certain shipments from Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway and Switzerland are due to be paused in the coming days and weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending the century-old “de minimis” exemption.The trade policy, sometimes referred to as a “loophole,”…
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press after signing an executive order that aims to end cashless bail, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on August 25, 2025. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Monday that the Department of Justice will sue California over Gov. Gavin Newsom’s efforts to draw a new, Democratic-leaning congressional map.The redistricting push in California was ignited by a similar effort underway in Texas to gerrymander key House districts to more heavily favor Republicans.”I think I’m going to be filing a lawsuit pretty soon, and I…
The flooding in Punjab is limited to the muddy marshy strips of land that sit next to the rivers, also known more technically, as riverine or katcha areas. “In the katcha areas, every house has its own boat, every year the same type of flood situation occurs,” said a local resident. So far no damage has been reported in settled areas. The Kacha area in Pakistan refers to the riverine settlements established along the River Indus. These settlements span all the way from Kot Mithan in south Punjab to the coastal areas in Thatta in Sindh. These areas, year after year,…
Intel’s CEO Lip-Bu Tan speaks at the company’s Annual Manufacturing Technology Conference in San Jose, California, U.S. April 29, 2025.Laure Andrillon | ReutersIntel on Monday warned of “adverse reactions” from investors, employees and others to the Trump administration taking a 10% stake in the company, in a filing citing risks involved with the deal.A key concern area is international sales, with 76% of Intel’s revenue in its last fiscal year coming from outside the U.S., according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company had $53.1 billion in revenue for fiscal 2024, down 2% from the year…
Canadian investor Kevin O’Leary revealed on CNBC on Monday that he was one of three buyers to snap up the record-breaking Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan sports card at auction over the weekend.The card, a signed collectible featuring both NBA legends, sold for nearly $13 million, surpassing the previous record for the most-expensive trading card sold at auction, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311, which went for $12.6 million in August 2022, according to auction house Heritage, which sold both cards.As of the completion of the Bryant-Jordan sale, the buyers remained anonymous. O’Leary told CNBC he bought the card along…
Thirty rupees worth of bananas have led to the deaths of two young men from Kot Radha Kishan, where their funerals were flooded with shocked villagers over the weekend. Wajid and his brother Rashid, both in their twenties, had traveled to Raiwind, Lahore by bus before planning to head home to their village. They headed to a cluster of fruit sellers to buy bananas near Rohi Nala. Bananas are Rs130 a dozen but the brothers had only a one-hundred-rupee note and a five-thousand-rupee note. They asked the fruit seller to give them change for the larger note. But when he said…
NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor.Courtesy: NVIDIANvidia announced Monday that its latest robotics chip module, the Jetson AGX Thor, is now on sale for $3,499 as a developer kit.The company calls the chip a “robot brain.” The first kits ship next month, Nvidia said last week, and the chips will allow customers to create robots.After a company uses the developer kit to prototype their robot, Nvidia will sell Thor T5000 modules that can be installed in production-ready robots. If a company needs more than 1,000 Thor chips, Nvidia will charge $2,999 per module.CEO Jensen Huang has said robotics is the company’s largest…
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung speaks during a press conference at the Presidential office in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Ahn Young-joon | Via ReutersPresident Donald Trump cast doubt Monday on the United States’ ability to do business with South Korea, hours before he was set to host the key trade partner’s new leader at the White House for an in-person summit.South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, who took office in June following a snap election, is expected to discuss investment details in the nations’ trade agreement and a shipbuilding deal during his visit.But just before Lee was…