Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case but keeps hands off Chrome and default deals

Judge orders search shakeup in Google monopoly case but keeps hands off Chrome and default deals

A federal judge on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) ordered a shake-up of Google’s search engine in an attempt to curb the corrosive power of an illegal monopoly while rebuffing the U.S. government’s attempt to break up the company and impose other restraints. The 226-page decision made by U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta in Washington, D.C., … Read more

Trump says he will ask U.S. Supreme Court for ‘expedited ruling’ in tariff appeal

Trump says he will ask U.S. Supreme Court for ‘expedited ruling’ in tariff appeal

U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday (September 2, 2025) that he plans to seek a swift ruling from the Supreme Court as his administration pushes to overturn a court decision that … Read more

No alternative to Bangladesh polls, says Yunus

No alternative to Bangladesh polls, says Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. File. | Photo Credit: AP Bangladesh’s leader has warned that any deviation from planned elections would be “extremely dangerous”, as violent political rivalries deepen a year after the overthrow of longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The warning comes after protests in the South Asian nation, which left a key leader … Read more

Bomb blast kills at least 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

Bomb blast kills at least 11 at rally in southwestern Pakistan, officials say

A bomb blast killed at least 11 people at a public rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta late on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), officials said. Government official Hamza Shafaat said the rally was held to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Sardar Ataullah Mengal, a nationalist leader and former provincial chief minister. … Read more

Six Pakistani security personnel, six militants killed during attack on paramilitary base

Six Pakistani security personnel, six militants killed during attack on paramilitary base

Pakistani Army soldiers secure the area, following a militant attack on the Frontier Constabulary (FC) headquarters in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Six security personnel and six militants were killed on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) during an assault on the base of a paramilitary force in … Read more

U.K. sets out support for Afghanistan earthquake victims

U.K. sets out support for Afghanistan earthquake victims

An Afghan man reacts as he stands amidst the rubble of a collapsed house after a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan around midnight, in Dara Noor, in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Britain set out emergency funding support for those affected by the recent earthquakes in Afghanistan, saying it would … Read more

Iran says open to U.S. nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs

Iran says open to U.S. nuclear talks, rejects missile curbs

The remarks came days after the United States welcomed a move by European powers to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran but said it remained “available for direct engagement with Iran”. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Security chief Ali Larijani said Tuesday that Iran was open to nuclear talks with the United States but ruled out any … Read more

U.K. Greens eye left-wing vote with ‘eco-populist’ leader

U.K. Greens eye left-wing vote with 'eco-populist' leader

Britain’s newly announced leader of the Green Party, Zack Polanski, speaks following the announcement of the results of an internal leadership election, at a media event in central London on September 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Britain’s Green Party elected a self-styled “eco-populist” as its new leader on Tuesday (September 2, 2025), as it … Read more

Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive

Israel began mobilising tens of thousands of reservists and repeated evacuation warnings on Tuesday (September 2, 2025) as part of its plan to widen its offensive in Gaza City, which has sparked opposition domestically and condemnation abroad. The call-up, which was announced last month, comes as ground and air forces press forward and pursue more … Read more