Author: Editorial Team

WASHINGTON — China is now viewed more positively than the US in many countries around the world, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. It is the first time the organization has recorded such results. Global views of the United States worsened last year as President Donald Trump’s second term began, though most people still had a more positive opinion of the US than China. This year, that is no longer the case. Views of China have improved in recent years while opinions of the US have worsened, to the point where China is now seen more…

A mobile registration team from Pakistan’s National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) will visit Ras Al Khaimah on Saturday, July 18, to provide identity document services to Pakistani nationals residing in the northern emirates. According to a notice posted by the Consulate General of Pakistan, Dubai, on its social media account, the special facility will operate from 8am to 4pm at the Pakistan Centre in Ras Al Khaimah. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The services on offer include first-time National Identity Card for Overseas Pakistanis (Nicop) applications, Nicop renewals and corrections, reprinting…

BRUSSELS, 16th July, 2026 (WAM) — OpenAI, the owner of the ChatGPT chatbot, lost Wednesday its appeal against the EU’s refusal to register its name as a trademark. The US firm had sought to overturn a decision by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that accepted protecting OpenAI’s logo but not the name. EUIPO had ruled that the combination of the two common words in English, “open” and “AI”, could describe many business activities in the area of artificial intelligence. EU regulations do not allow trademarking a brand that simply describes a product or service, as that would mean…

TOKYO, 16th July, 2026 (WAM) — The Nikkei stock index fell over 3 percent Thursday morning, as semiconductor-related shares declined following overnight losses by their US counterparts and gains were locked in after a two-day winning streak, Kyodo News reported. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 1,954.72 points, or 2.84 percent, from Wednesday to 66,796.79. The broader Topix index was down 45.74 points, or 1.12 percent, at 4,042.38. Source: Emirates News Agency

WASHINGTON — More than 100 House Democrats voted to block billions of dollars in military aid to Israel in an ultimately unsuccessful effort that highlighted the growing division in their party on the issue, CNN reported. On Wednesday 103 Democrats voted in support of an amendment to block aid that had been proposed by GOP Rep. Thomas Massie, a persistent critic of President Donald Trump who has been skeptical of US support for Israel. One Republican also signed on. But the measure ultimately failed 104-314. As many as 98 Democrats voted against it and 10 voted present, meaning they did…

Vineet Jain, CEO, Egnyte. For over a decade, corporate IT strategy treated the cloud as a borderless utility. Digital transformation meant migrating massive data footprints to the consolidated ecosystems of hyperscalers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and Microsoft Azure. However, localised network severances, vulnerabilities in international subsea cable corridors, and physical threats to infrastructure clusters have exposed a critical flaw in this strategy.   In an increasingly fragmented global landscape, infrastructure disruption doesn’t just cause standard downtime; it tests the legal boundaries of data custody. When a physical crisis forces unexpected data rerouting across borders,…

ATLANTA — Argentina risked the prospect of disciplinary action after players held up a political banner declaring “Las Malvinas Son Argentinas” (“The Falklands are Argentinian”) after their 2-1 World Cup semifinal victory over England, in apparent contravention of FIFA rules. FIFA’s Stadium Code of Conduct bans “banners, flags, flyers, apparel and other paraphernalia that are of a political, offensive, and/or discriminatory nature” inside stadiums. The defending world champions produced a dramatic late comeback in Atlanta, scoring twice to defeat Thomas Tuchel’s side 2-1 and book a showdown with Spain in Sunday’s final. After the final whistle, Argentina players celebrated while…

Results of UAE Lottery’s latest draw were revealed, with three participants winning a guaranteed prize of Dh50,000 each through the Lucky Chance ID raffle. While the Dh30 million jackpot was not won, 42 participants took home Dh1,000 each, while 5,079 won Dh100. No winners were announced for the raffle’s second-tier Dh5 million prize or its third-tier Dh100,000 prize. The winning combination in UAE Lottery’s latest Lucky Day draw are: 3, 5, 10, 11, 27, 30 in the Days section and 10 in the Months section. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. The winning…

SHARJAH, 15th July, 2026 (WAM) — The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), in collaboration with the Sharjah Agricultural and Livestock Production Establishment (EKTIFA), held the Interactive Council for Service Development for the Food Industries Sector at Mleiha Wheat Farm in the Emirate of Sharjah. The council supports the objectives of the National Strategy for Industry and Advanced Technology, the Make it in the Emirates initiative, and the UAE government’s direction on the Agentic AI programme. It brought together multiple investors, factories and companies operating in the sector, alongside representatives from government and private entities in Sharjah. The council…

SRINAGAR — A political storm is brewing in Indian-administered Kashmir after authorities ordered a sweeping crackdown on controversial books that allegedly glorified separatist leaders. All educational institutions in the state have been to review books for “inappropriate and objectionable” content, in a move that has sparked a debate over who gets to shape the region’s history in classrooms. The order, issued last week, directs schools, colleges, universities and coaching centres to screen all published material on their premises,including research papers and academic theses, for content that could violate “religious sentiments, laws, educational values and established norms”. They must also report…