Pakistan, Türkiye reaffirm $5 billion trade goal, pledge to deepen economic ties
Pakistan and Türkiye on Saturday reaffirmed their commitment to raising bilateral trade to $5 billion and expanding cooperation in sectors ranging from energy and mining to information technology, as the two allies sought to deepen economic ties alongside growing diplomatic coordination in the region. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif traveled to
TikTokers on how Manchester became an ‘influencer heaven’
Towers of luxury apartments loom over waterside bars beside Deansgate-Castlefield station. On hot sunny days, the area is packed. “Everyone is always there during the summer,” Ruwaydah says. “It’s like influencer heaven.” She began making TikTok videos about her favourite places in Manchester six years ago, after moving into one
Masked men to morphine addiction: The original TV Little House on the Prairie was a true American horror story
A Netflix spin on the classic children’s books is about to launch. It remains to be seen how it compares to the 1970s adaptation – which is much darker and grimmer than most remember. When it comes to TV credits sequences, few evoke as much nostalgia as that for Little
A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave – and got the whole country talking
When the mayor of a small town in western Japan announced she was taking maternity leave, she expected some raised eyebrows. But the reaction was far stronger – and more divided – than Shoko Kawata had ever anticipated. The 35-year-old has been plunged into a national debate about whether elected
Rare copy of US Declaration of Independence found by volunteer in UK archives
A rare surviving copy of the Declaration of Independence has been discovered at The National Archives in Kew, the only known example of its kind outside the US. The document was uncovered by a volunteer in February while cataloguing the papers of Royal Navy captains from the American Revolutionary War.
Pubs allowed to stay open until 5am for England Mexico match
Pubs in England and Wales will now be allowed to stay open until 05:00 on Monday, allowing football fans to watch the Three Lions’ World Cup clash with Mexico to the final whistle. The round-of-16 match in Mexico City kicks off at 01:00 UK time. The government had initially said
I take responsibility to fund defence plan extremely seriously, says Burnham
Andy Burnham has said he would take his responsibilities to fund the defence investment plan “extremely seriously” if he becomes prime minister. The plan, published on Tuesday, provided a £15bn spending boost to defence but is projected to leave the next prime minister with a £4.7bn funding gap to fill. Burnham told
Huge VAR call prolongs Ronaldo’s last dance but ends Modric’s
Trailing 2-1 to Portugal after a dramatic and chaotic second half, Croatia thought they had equalised when Josko Gvardiol tapped home from close range in the 13th minute of stoppage time. They celebrated wildly, while Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier scored his first ever World Cup knockout goal for his
AI is ‘not smart’ so what’s next in artificial intelligence?
“We don’t have robots that are nearly as good at understanding the physical world as a rat,” says Yann LeCun, one of the leading figures in the world of artificial intelligence. He worked at Facebook-owner, Meta, for a decade, where he was chief AI scientist, but left in 2025 and
More than 300 arrests in organised immigration crime crackdown
More than 300 people have been arrested across the UK, including 57 migrants who had crossed the Channel by boat, as part of a police crackdown on illegal trade and organised immigration crime. The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) said more than £1m cash was seized during the five-day operation