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More than 40 people dead after boat capsizes in northwestern Nigeria

The boat was carrying people who were heading to farms for work in Gorau town in the Goronyo local government area of the state

Pak ex-PM Imran Khan sent back to jail after SC-ordered hospital checkup

Imran Khan was shifted to Shifa International Hospital early Friday after Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the same for the treatment of the former PM's health problems

What's the message behind Trump's threats of economic warfare against Iran

President Trump's threats of an 'economic D-Day' carry a clear signal to Iran that he does not want to go back to war

Nancy Kissinger, wife of former US secretary of state, dies at 92

Nancy Kissinger, who helped shape her husband Henry Kissinger's public life and moved among New York's political, social and cultural elite, died at her home in Connecticut at 92

Anthropic set to add Citigroup to top IPO banks ahead of mega-listing

The bank would join rivals Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. in the top ranks of advisers on the upcoming deal

Pakistan's ex-PM Imran Khan moved to hospital following court order

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered Khan, 73, to be transferred to the Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad for treatment of several health problems, including an eye condition

Canadian provincial leader calls Trump a 'bad person' amid trade talks

Manitoba Premier Kinew said Canada has leverage in talks even as his province weighs restoring US alcohol sales at PM Carney's urging to help secure a deal that would avert threatened 50% US tariffs

Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.7 strikes Peru's southern Andes

Earthquakes are frequent in Peru which is part of the Pacific 'Ring of Fire,' an area of frequent seismic activity

US forces redirect 67 vessels, disable 3 to enforce Iran blockade: CENTCOM

The development comes amid heightened tensions between Washington and Tehran over the Strait of Hormuz

Iran calls new US sanctions 'economic terrorism, crimes against humanity'

Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the new sanctions by US were another indication of continuation of 73 years of hostility and animosity by US policymakers toward its people

US to impose 'toughest sanctions in history' on Iran, says Bessent

Bessent's comments followed President Trump's threat a day earlier of 'economic warfare' and warning of economic consequences against any country that provided 'any type of lifeline to Iran'

India, Mexico finalise ToR for preferential trade agreement, signing soon

Proposed pact will cover a limited set of areas, including trade in goods, market access and rules of origin, as India seeks to expand its footprint in Latin America

Pakistan seeks $10 billion facility from US to bolster forex stability

The proposed USD 10 billion Exchange Stabilisation Support Facility from the US comes as Pakistan seeks to move away from a financing model that has relied heavily on loans, deposits

Walmart reports rare sales miss as consumers cut spending, shares fall

"When fuel prices increase and get above $4, perhaps there's a psychological impact ‌to that ... consumers are making trade-offs," CFO John David Rainey said

Alibaba's quarterly revenue up 9%, misses adjusted profit due to AI spend

Alibaba's capital expenditure rose 75% to 67.68 billion yuan in the quarter ‌ended June 30, as it continued to invest in AI infrastructure.

Humanoid robots nearing ChatGPT moment as physical AI advances: Unitree CEO

Shares in China's best-known humanoid robot maker fell 11% on Thursday, a day after soaring nearly sixfold in their market debut

Houthis say they attacked Najran airport, Aramco facilities in Saudi Arabia

Houthis have claimed that they carried out two drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, targeting area near the Narjan airport and an Aramco facility

BNP's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir elected as Bangladesh's new President

Ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was on Thursday elected as the country's new President in the first contested poll for the post in 35 years.

China says Donald Trump's economic warfare won't solve Iran crisis

China was Iran's 2nd-largest trading partner in 2025, behind the UAE, which this week cut all economic ties with Tehran after accusing it of firing ballistic missiles at UAE's territory

Iran says Trump's 'Economic D-Day' is a diversion from US domestic problems

Iran said that ‌the US "Economic ​D-Day" ​against Iran was a ​diversion from America's economic problems and ​warned that ‌further pressure would ​fail.