Iraq: Iraq seizes three million captagon pills on Syria border
BAGHDAD: Iraqi authorities on Saturday said they seized three million pills of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant that has been sweeping the Middle East for years,…
California: Storm breaches California river’s levee, hundreds evacuate
WATSONVILLE: Hundreds of people in a Northern California agricultural community were forced to flee their homes early Saturday after the Pajaro River’s levee was breached…
silicon valley bank: Silicon Valley Bank fallout spreads around the world as UK firms plead for help
The fallout from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank is starting to spread around the world. SVB’s UK unit is set to be declared insolvent,…
Khan: Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif blames Imran Khan for ‘derailing his own IMF programme’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday blamed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan for “derailing his own IMF programme,” Geo News reported.Sharif said…
Silicon Valley Bank collapse: Here’s why it’s not 2008 again
The financial institution best known for its relationships with high-flying world technology startups and venture capital, Silicon Valley Bank, experienced one of the oldest problems…
Italy: More than 1,000 migrants brought ashore in Italy after multiple rescues
ROME: More than 1,000 migrants were brought ashore to southern Italy on Saturday after coastguards launched major rescue operations for three boats struggling in rough…
Iran: Iran to buy Su-35 fighter jets from Russia – Iranian broadcaster
DUBAI: Iran has reached a deal to buy advanced Su-35 fighter planes from Russia, Iranian state media said on Saturday, expanding a relationship that has…
Nearly 60 YC-backed Indian startups have deposits stuck in Silicon Valley Bank
The spillover of the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse into India’s startup ecosystem is becoming more evident, with several early and mid-stage ventures that were…
Chinese city suggests lockdowns for flu, faces criticism on social media
XI’AN: A Chinese city has received negative feedback on social media after saying it might consider using lockdowns in the case of an influenza outbreak,…
Bilawal Bhutto: Pakistan FM Bilawal Bhutto calls India ‘friend’, stutters and corrects it to ‘neighbouring country’
NEW YORK: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto referred to India as a “friend” for a brief moment and immediately rephrased his remarks and called India…