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Why Is the UK Stock Market Down Today (September 18, 2026)? FTSE 100 Falls as Hormuz Tensions, BoE Rate Concerns Weigh

India, Sept. 18 -- FTSE 100 started its trade on a lower note on September 18, 2026, as the stock market index had witnessed good gains in the last session. The UK benchmark index declined by about 0.... Read More


WUC urges US to raise Uyghur genocide during Chinese President Xi Jinping's US visit

Washington DC, Sept. 18 -- The World Uyghur Congress (WUC) has urged US President Donald Trump and his administration to raise the issue of what it describes as the "Uyghur genocide" during Chinese Pr... Read More


Energy disruption hits Pakistan and Bangladesh as Gulf crisis worsensPublished on: September 18, 2026 2:23 AM

Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, Parvin Akter times her cooking to the neighborhood's availability of piped gas. With gas in intermittent supply as a result of a global energ... Read More


Fed policy fine-tuning: Is there a case in the US for a lone rate? Recall what the Fed did in 1997

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh on Wednesday presided over the first US interest rate increase since 2023, and rate hikes are generally a package deal, as the aphorism goes. ... Read More


India, Bhutan Welcome Rs 4,000 Cr Concessional LoC For Energy Projects

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- India and Bhutan have welcomed the signing of a concessional Line of Credit (LoC) of Rs 4,000 crore for energy projects in Bhutan, as the two countries reviewed progress in bila... Read More


Five years of Taliban rule defined security risks: reportPublished on: September 18, 2026 2:17 AM

Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has completely failed across political, social, economic, and security fronts over its five years in power, marked by broken commitments and esc... Read More


The door is open: India's moment to shape global AI safety

India, Sept. 18 -- Nanya Sudhir The author is a former UN development economist building inclusive AI safety and governance (AI Declaration: As a writer, I do not use and have not used AI to draft t... Read More


Pakistan denounces Taliban's inaction against terror groups involved in cross-border attacksPublished on: September 18, 2026 2:15 AM

Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- Pakistan Wednesday highlighted the "deep nexus" between the Taliban and groups such as Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), saying terrorism fro... Read More


Canada advances trade talks on agreements with India, ASEAN, and the Philippines

India, Sept. 18 -- News release September 17, 2026 - Mumbai, India - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Maninder Sidhu, Minister of International Trade, will be in Mumbai, India, on September 18 a... Read More


Punjab teachers in hot water over poor Grade 9 resultsPublished on: September 18, 2026 2:00 AM

Pakistan, Sept. 18 -- Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has expressed dissatisfaction with the 9th-grade examination results and decided to take action against teachers responsible for poor outcomes,... Read More