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Islamabad, Pakistan – The Pakistan government has launched an ambitious agricultural project with the aim of boosting food security in the South Asian nation of 240 million people. A network of six canals will be built across the country to irrigate millions of acres of barren lands as part of the $3.3bn (945 billion rupees) project called Green Pakistan Initiative (GPI), which was launched by the country’s powerful army chief General Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in 2023. Inaugurated by Munir and the chief minister of Punjab province last month, the canal project has been hailed by supporters…

President Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport Venezuelan migrants suspected of being members of the Tren de Aragua gang quickly kicked off a legal battle.A federal judge on March 15 issued a temporary restraining order that blocked the use of the 18th-century law. That order was upheld by a federal appeals court on March 26. A White House spokesperson said it plans to appeal the case to the Supreme Court. However, on the same day as the March 15 order, three flights carrying more than 200 Venezuelan men were flown to El Salvador to be held…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has often criticized prescription stimulants, such as Adderall, that are primarily used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.“We have damaged this entire generation,” he said last year during a podcast, referring to the number of children taking psychiatric medications. “We have poisoned them.”In February, the “Make America Healthy Again” commission, led by Mr. Kennedy, announced plans to evaluate the “threat” posed by drugs like prescription stimulants.But are they a threat? And if so, to whom?Like many medications, prescription stimulants have potential side effects, and there are people who misuse them. Yet these drugs are…

The Center for Art and Advocacy, a nonprofit that assists artists who have served time in prison, will inaugurate its first physical space on Thursday. The hub, in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, opens to the public with an exhibition, “Collective Gestures: Building Community Through Practice,” featuring works by the organization’s fellows.Jesse Krimes, the center’s founder and executive director, who has leveraged his successful art career to help other formerly incarcerated artists, says the center’s home “is a learning space and exhibition venue where we’re trying to get our artists out into the art world.”The exhibition includes visual art, writing…

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 26, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersAfter President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would impose 25% tariffs on “all cars that are not made in the United States,” he said his key advisor, Tesla CEO Elon Musk, had not weighed in on the matter, “because he may have a conflict.”He added that Musk had never “asked me for a favor in business whatsoever.”Musk serves as a senior advisor to Trump, having earlier contributed $290 million to propel him back to…

A Kansas babysitter came face to face with a “monster” under the bed when she attempted to calm down a child she was watching.The child complained there was a “monster” hiding under the bed and when the sitter attempted to prove there was nothing there, she came face-to-face with a male suspect.Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the home just outside of Great Bend at about 10:30 p.m. and when they arrived, the male suspect had fled the scene.”An altercation ensued with the babysitter and one child was knocked over in the struggle. The suspect then fled the scene before deputies…

The opposition leader has delivered an election pitch to voters in his response to the federal budget, including an east coast gas reserve for domestic use.

This article is an on-site version of our Unhedged newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every weekday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersGood morning. Yesterday afternoon US President Donald Trump announced 25 per cent tariffs on imported cars, to go into effect April 2 and be “100 per cent” permanent. Trump also indicated that tariffs on pharmaceuticals and lumber were imminent. The president has backtracked on tariffs before, but the tone of this announcement struck us as particularly firm. Today’s market reaction will be interesting, and judging only…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Private credit is “not a bubble”, Apollo Global Management president Jim Zelter has said, adding that he did not think adverse economic conditions would trigger “massive losses” in a sector that has witnessed rapid growth in recent years.Speaking at HSBC’s investment conference in Hong Kong on Thursday, Zelter was asked how private credit would perform in an economic downturn.“The biggest question I get from everybody around the globe is, is private credit a bubble?” said Zelter. “And I would say it’s not…