Key takeaways: UKMTO confirmed 12 vessel attacks near Hormuz in the week to October 16, a record pace, with transits 70% below pre-war levels. The US and Iran dispute control of the strait and whether ships hit mines or projectiles. The world’s most important oil …
Key takeaways Pakistan’s IT exports reached $435 million in September 2026, the second-highest monthly total ever and up 18% year-on-year. Freelancers earned a record $197 million, while first-quarter FY27 exports stood at $1.25 billion. Pakistan’s information technology exports reached $435 million in September 2026, the …
Key takeaways Donald Trump has put on hold one of the toughest sanctions packages Congress has passed against Russia, signing an executive order on Friday that suspends the measures just days before the tariff provisions were set to activate. The decision hands an immediate reprieve …
Key takeaways Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. reported a sixth consecutive quarter of record profit on Thursday, as the world’s largest contract chipmaker rode surging demand for artificial-intelligence chips to beat analyst expectations. Net profit for the July-to-September quarter climbed 68.7% from a year earlier to …
Key takeaways Rakhshan Division Commissioner Asad Ullah Kakar was abducted by armed men on the Noshki-Kharan highway on Thursday. It is the second abduction of a senior Balochistan officer on the same stretch of road in a month. Illustration: WHAT TODAY? Unknown armed men have …
Key takeaways The US military has drawn up new strike plans that could include the GBU-43/B “mother of all bombs” against Iranian energy and nuclear sites, CNN reports, citing US officials. President Trump, in a Newsmax interview, said the weapon is “not nuclear at all” …
US inflation came in hotter than expected in September, sending Asian stocks and Wall Street lower and reviving bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike this month. The dollar retreated from an 18-month high as officials cooled October hike talk. US consumer prices rose faster …
The roof of a private school in Peshawar collapsed during Thursday morning classes, killing at least 17 students and a teacher. Rescue teams were still searching the rubble as officials warned the death toll was expected to rise. The roof of a private school collapsed …
Key takeaways:North Korea said it fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles into the East Sea on Wednesday. South Korea’s military confirmed it tracked both launches from pre-launch to impact, while analysts read the test as a step toward a sea-based deterrent amid weeks …
Drone strikes hit two cargo ships in the Black Sea off Bulgaria on Tuesday, sinking one vessel and leaving 11 sailors missing. Sofia called the attacks unacceptable, summoned Russia’s ambassador, and asked NATO and the EU for help. Key takeaways Illustration: WHAT TODAY? Two cargo …