Essentials, including medical supplies and power, were said to be unavailable in a northern Manitoba First Nation battling wildfires. The wildfires surrounding the community are now under control, allowing Manitoba Hydro crews to begin assessing damage and restoring power in O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation, Chief Shirley Ducharme told reporters at a news conference Monday. Seventy-one members…
DOHA: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during a visit to Doha, where he conveyed Pakistan’s condolences over the death of former Qatari emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. Sharif paid tribute to the late emir’s visionary leadership and his contributions to regional peace, stability and development.” He…
Jannik Sinner beat Alexander Zverev to successfully defend his Wimbledon title. Photo: AFP LONDON: Jannik Sinner was at his clinical best as he successfully defended his Wimbledon title with a bruising four-set victory over French Open champion Alexander Zverev in Sunday’s final. The world number one recovered from losing the first set in a match largely dominated by…
Apple’s trade secret lawsuit against OpenAI is packed with a number of extraordinary allegations that paint a picture of a coordinated effort to extract confidential information from current and former Apple employees. But what’s perhaps most striking is how casually the alleged misconduct is described, including one message that reads, “LOL, I found out I…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure After weeks of redemptions, crypto ETFs finally have a better story to tell. Bitcoin and Ethereum funds recording $282 million in net inflows gives traders a cleaner institutional-demand signal and breaks the feeling that allocators had moved into retreat mode. The timing…
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim is lashing out at the B.C. government about funding new involuntary care beds, but not “where they’re needed most.” Sim posted a letter on social media stating that, “Once again, the Province has chosen to ignore the city carrying the greatest burden of British Columbia’s addiction, mental health, and public safety…
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati on Monday referred the controversial legislation seeking to expand lawmakers’ powers and privileges to the House’s standing committee for review. In April, the provincial assembly passed the KP Provincial Assembly (Powers, Immunities and Privileges) Act, 2026, granting blue passports to members and their spouses, arms licenses, blanket…
Defending champions Argentina, France, England, and Spain remain in the tournament France will take on Spain, while defending champions Argentina will lock horns against England in the last four. Photo: AFP LONDON: A month after the expanded, 48-team tournament kicked off, the World Cup is down to the semi-final stage with France and Spain preparing…
Of all of the debates raging in regards to the potential downsides of AI, there’s one fear inflicting essentially the most hand-wringing amongst AI lovers in Silicon Valley. Their worry is that the enormous AI labs that promote proprietary fashions are in some way performing like Trojan horses. The priority is that, as startups and…
Some observers argue that the biggest concern may not be profit, but whether a state-backed attacker would accept losses to damage Bitcoin. A Duke University finance professor, Campbell Harvey, has said that a 51% attack on Bitcoin, long dismissed as a theoretical exercise that would only destroy value for whoever tried it, has quietly become…
