New york: Over 300 journalists remain imprisoned globally for the fifth consecutive year, with Israel ranking as the third-worst jailer of media workers, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists’ annual census. The report underscores a troubl…

Ankara: Gold surges past $5,500 on geopolitics, Fed’s policy decision: Gold prices continued to hit record highs on Thursday, exceeding the $5,500 level and nearing $5,600, after the US Federal Reserve held the policy rate stable and US-Iran tensions …

Ankara: Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a call Thursday with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, urging diplomatic engagement to ease regional tensions. A statement issued by the prime minister’s office said the two exchanged views on th…