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BUNER: Residents of a northwestern Pakistani district where devastating floods have killed more than 200 people said on Monday they were too scared to go back to their deluged homes as authorities warned of more rains to come. “Everybody is scared. Children are scared. They cannot sleep,” said Sahil Khan, a 24-year-old university student. He was speaking to a Reuters team from a rooftop in the district of Buner, where he and 15 other villagers had climbed to escape any more flooding amid a fresh spell of rain on Monday. “It was like a doomsday scenario,” he said of the…
Key PointsThe U.S. government on Monday announced the U.K. would drop its demand for Apple to provide a “back door” to user data.The move represents a triumph for the iPhone maker and, more broadly, for end-to-end encryption.Tech companies say that building an encryption “back door” would not only undermine user privacy, but also expose them to possible cyberattacks.Apple clinched a major win Monday after the U.S. government announced that the U.K. had agreed to drop its demand for the company to provide a “back door” granting officials access to users’ encrypted data. The iPhone maker won’t be alone to rejoice…
The exterior of a Best Buy store is seen on May 29, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty ImagesBest Buy is launching a third-party marketplace, as it tries to bulk up the variety of merchandise it offers and reverse slower sales.Starting on Tuesday, shoppers who go to Best Buy’s website and app will see products and brands that weren’t available there before, including more tech-related accessories like custom video game controllers and some non-tech items including seasonal decor and sports collectibles.The company’s online marketplace riffs off those of other retailers, such as Amazon and Walmart, by relying on…
A staff member wearing a flowery headwear introduces local travel photography products via live-streaming at Xunpu Village of Quanzhou City, southeast China’s Fujian Province, Aug. 18, 2025. Xunpu flowery headwear has been a signature of Xunpu Village and was listed as a national intangible cultural heritage in 2008.The beautiful flowery headwears attracted millions of eyes in the cyber world in early 2023, followed by a sustainable tourist boom in the village. Photo-shooting, dining and other hospitality services have diversified the source of income for residents of this small coastal village that used to rely on fishing and mudflat aquaculture.Since 2025,…
ISLAMABAD: A Chinese-led consortium has said that any delay could pose a risk to the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) concessionary financing for the Rs146 billion N-55 expansion project as it may potentially make the project financially unviable in the future due to rising costs. The consortium is all set to build the much-anticipated additional carriageway on the Indus Highway (N-55) between Rajanpur and Dera Ismail Khan. The Rs146 billion project, funded under the ADB’s Central Asia Regional Economic Corridor programme, will help ease congestion, enhance safety and strengthen regional trade linkages. Speaking to The Express Tribune, Imdadullah Khan, the spokesperson…
India’s National Sports Governance Bill has become an Act after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent to the legislation, which promises to overhaul India’s sports administration, the Press Trust of India (PTI) reported on Tuesday. The development comes days after India said it will bid for the 2030 Commonwealth Games, seen as part of a wider push by the cricket-mad nation to host the 2036 Olympics. The presidential assent came on Monday, stated a gazette notification by the central government. The legislation has been described as a path-breaking reform by Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, PTI reports. “The following Act of…
A Lijian-1 Y10 carrier rocket with seven satellites onboard blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Aug. 19, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)JIUQUAN, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) — China on Tuesday launched the Lijian-1 Y10 carrier rocket with seven satellites onboard.The rocket blasted off at 3:33 p.m. (Beijing Time) from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China and successfully sent the satellites into planned orbit. ■A Lijian-1 Y10 carrier rocket with seven satellites onboard blasts off from a commercial aerospace innovation pilot zone in northwest China, Aug. 19, 2025. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)A Lijian-1…
LONDON/ISLAMABAD: With speculation rife over a possible 27th Amendment, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday said there was “no need” for any such constitutional tweak as the country was finally finding its political footing and turning the economic corner. “We are still digesting the 26th Constitutional Amendment, so there is no need for a 27th right now. The country is running well. There is stability and economic improvement,” the foreign minister said while speaking to reporters in London during his official visit to the United Kingdom. “We are putting our full attention towards GDP growth and…
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, amid negotiations to end the Russian war in Ukraine, in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 18, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | ReutersOn the face of it, talks on Monday between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders went well.The U.S. and Ukrainian leaders were pictured looking jovial and smiling together — a far cry from the extraordinary shouting match and public humiliation inflicted on Zelenskyy during his last trip to the White House in February.Monday’s talks, which involved a raft of European leaders, appeared…
General view of a Home Depot store in Midtown Manhattan on February 26, 2025 in New York City. Eduardo Munoz Alvarez | Corbis News | Getty ImagesHome Depot will report quarterly earnings before the bell on Tuesday, as the retailer leans on roofers, landscapers and other home professionals to help drive sales growth and weather tariff-related uncertainty.Here’s what Wall Street expects for Home Depot’s fiscal second quarter, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG:Earnings per share: $4.71 expected Revenue: $45.36 billion expectedFor about two years, Home Depot leaders have pointed to challenging dynamics that have slowed homeowners’ appetites for big projects. Higher interest…