OTTAWA–Internet giants like Facebook and Google should play a direct role in investing in “trusted local journalism” and Canadian culture, Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly said Tuesday. Joly told the Star international tech companies have “not basically accepted they have a clear responsibility” to the countries they operate in, including promoting …

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s choice to be the first female director of the Central Intelligence Agency is a career spymaster who once ran an agency prison in Thailand where terror suspects were subjected to a harsh interrogation technique that the president has supported. Gina Haspel, currently CIA’s deputy director, …

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz on Wednesday appeared before the accountability court for the Al-Azizia Steel Mills and Flagship Investment reference cases. The reference cases filed by National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against Nawaz Sharif in Al-Azizia Steel Mills case are being heard by Justice …