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Keir Starmer’s Government: A year in review

When Keir Starmer was elected as Prime Minister last year, not many could have predicted just how challenging his first year in office would be. Some of this difficulty was created by outside events, whether it was war in Eastern Europe and the...

Karnataka aims to be India’s quantum hub, says Minister NS Boseraju

Karnataka aims to be India’s quantum hub, says Minister NS Boseraju

Karnataka is positioning itself at the forefront of India’s quantum computing revolution, leveraging its presence in sectors like IT, aerospace, defence, biotech and healthcare industries, which are expected to be early adopters of quantum...

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry urges the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza amid famine

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry urges the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza amid famine

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration, and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Badr Abdelatty called on the urgency of delivering humanitarian and medical aid to Gaza in light of the famine gripping it. Abdelatty’s remarks came during a press...

Trade Unionism is not declining – BMS is growing stronger each year: Hiranmay Pandya

As Bharat’s labour landscape undergoes rapid transformation, one organisation that has consistently upheld a nationalist, apolitical, and worker-centric vision is the BMS. Founded in 1955 by Dattopant Thengadi ji, BMS has grown to become the...

"Just because we do critical journalism doesn't mean the government can tell us we don’t belong here:" Detained Journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi’s warning cry

"Just because we do critical journalism doesn't mean the government can tell us we don’t belong here:" Detained Journalist Sevinj Vagifgizi’s warning cry

Read the letter While President Aliyev boasts about the “development of the media” in the country on Azerbaijan’s National Press Day, 22 July, RSF is publishing a letter by Abzas Media editor-in-chief Sevinj Vagifgizi, written from a Baku prison,...

Fiscal Fallout: Washington state government spending surges 116% since 2015

Editor's Note: This investigative story is the first of an occasional series examining increases in state spending over several years and determining what taxpayers' money is being used for by state elected officials. Washington state faces...

Berry named Sterling Professor of Economics

Steven Berry, a leading figure in the fields of industrial organization and applied microeconomics, was recently appointed the Sterling Professor of Economics, effective immediately. A Sterling Professorship is considered the highest academic...

Rights group says Nepal government failed to safeguard citizens’ right to housing

Rights group says Nepal government failed to safeguard citizens’ right to housing

Amnesty International stated on Tuesday that the Nepalese government failed to protect the right to housing, which resulted in a state of homelessness affecting marginalized groups, particularly Dalit and indigenous peoples. The organization...

World Bank pledges stronger Pacific support on trade, jobs, and climate resilience

World Bank pledges stronger Pacific support on trade, jobs, and climate resilience

The World Bank is backing Pacific-led development with commitments to job creation, trade reform, and climate resilience, Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde told the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Suva Tuesday....

Fairfax business leaders double down on AI as region’s economic future

Fairfax business leaders double down on AI as region’s economic future

Julie Coons, President and CEO of NVC (staff photo by Vernon Miles) David Metric, managing director of Accenture Management Consulting (staff photo by Vernon Miles) Northern Virginia business leaders at a presentation of the NOVA Roadmap (staff...

Trump says US has reached trade deal with the Philippines

Trump says US has reached trade deal with the Philippines

President Trump on Tuesday said the US had reached a trade deal with the Philippines, which will see the country's imports face a 19% tariff into the US. Trump said US exports will face no import tax in the Philippines as part of the deal. The...

BIEK announces inter results; top students shine in Home Economics and Special Candidates Group

BIEK announces inter results; top students shine in Home Economics and Special Candidates Group

🔊 Listen with AI Cancel Voice Updated On: Tue, 22 Jul 2025 22:08:32 PKT KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Board of Intermediate Education Karachi (BIEK) has officially announced the results for the Annual Intermediate Examinations 2025 in the Home...

Manitoba, Sask. governments agree to bolster northern trade via Churchill port

Manitoba, Sask. governments agree to bolster northern trade via Churchill port

The governments of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are teaming up with the Arctic Gateway Group (AGG) in a push to boost northern trade, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew announced Tuesday. The deal, which revolves around Canada’s only deepwater Arctic port,...

CBN maintains interest rate at 27.5% at 301st MPC amid economic stability efforts

CBN maintains interest rate at 27.5% at 301st MPC amid economic stability efforts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced key decisions from its 301st Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, held from July 21-22 in Abuja. Governor Olayemi Cardoso, addressing the press, revealed that the MPC voted unanimously to retain the...

India submits ratification document of TEPA with European Free Trade Association

India submits ratification document of TEPA with European Free Trade Association

India on Tuesday submitted the ratification document of the free trade agreement with the four-European nation bloc EFTA to Norway. The pact, officially dubbed as Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), will be implemented from October 1,...

Shrinking labor force poised to threaten US economic growth

Shrinking labor force poised to threaten US economic growth

Labor supply challenges loom for businesses, escalating housing costs continue to depress consumers Declining labor force participation, lower birth rates and a collapse in net migration are combining to squeeze the U.S. labor supply. The looming...

UK government to bring in ransomware payment ban

UK government to bring in ransomware payment ban

Hospitals and other public health bodies, public sector organisations such as councils and schools, and operators of critical national infrastructure (CNI) will be among those organisations officially forbidden to pay off cyber criminal ransomware...

Resident doctors' strike to go ahead as government refuses to budge on pay

Resident doctors' strike to go ahead as government refuses to budge on pay

Resident doctors in England will go on strike this week as the government has failed to make an offer that would "meet the scale" of the challenges felt by medics, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said. More than 26,000 resident doctors...

Bakers Say Profit Possible at D10 Despite Government-Backed Price Hike

Bakers Say Profit Possible at D10 Despite Government-Backed Price Hike

By Nelson Manneh On July 1, the price of bread in The Gambia officially increased from 10 dalasis to 12, following a deal between the government and the Gambia Bakers Union. As part of the agreement, the size of the bread loaves was also slightly...

World Economic Forum (WEF) Founder Denies He Fudged Data, Racked Up $1.1M In Expenses

World Economic Forum (WEF) Founder Denies He Fudged Data, Racked Up $1.1M In Expenses

Klaus Schwab, the 87-year-old architect of Davos and the WEF’s global elite gatherings, slammed the organization’s board of trustees on Sunday, accusing them of breaking a confidentiality deal by letting media outlets get wind of the allegations....

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