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BELEM, Brazil : Country leaders at a climate summit in Brazil on Thursday bemoaned the fractured global consensus on climate action, taking swipes at the climate-denying US government while trying to assure the world they were still on mission. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres tore into nations for their failure to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as Brazil hosted world leaders for a summit ahead of the COP30 climate conference in the rainforest city of Belem. “Too many corporations are making record profits from climate devastation, with billions spent on lobbying, deceiving the public and obstructing progress,” Guterres said in…

Chinese EV maker XPENG presented its Next-Gen IRON humanoid robot as a central element of its “Physical AI” strategy at its XPENG AI Day 2025, held Wednesday at XPENG Science Park in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province. Four Physical AI products – VLA 2.0, Robotaxi, Next-Gen IRON and ARIDGE flying systems –  were unveiled, which the company said would be mass produced. He Xiaopeng, chairman and CEO of XPENG, launches the Next-Gen IRON humanoid robot during XPENG AI Day 2025 held in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, November 5, 2025. /VCG Next-Gen IRON features an “extreme anthropomorphism” design with a…

Chinese Premier Li Qiang has signed a State Council decree promulgating a regulation on the monitoring of the ecological environment. The new regulation, which will take effect on January 1, 2026, comprises seven chapters and 49 articles. It aims to standardize ecological environment monitoring activities, enhance monitoring capabilities and ensure the quality of relevant data. An automated monitoring station on a hillside along the Yangtze River, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality, February 2, 2025. /VCG The regulation emphasizes the need to accelerate the development of a modern ecological environment monitoring system, with a focus on comprehensively enhancing the automation, digitization and…

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday held phone talks with British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on bilateral ties. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, said that amid today’s volatile and turbulent international situation, China-Britain relations either forge ahead or drift downstream. Both sides should enhance strategic communication and promote the sustainable development of bilateral relations along a healthy, mutually beneficial and stable track, Wang said. Noting that as major countries and permanent members of the UN Security Council, China and Britain shoulder important international responsibilities for world peace, stability…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday stressed adopting high standards for building the Hainan Free Trade Port (FTP). Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks when hearing a work report in Sanya, south China’s island province of Hainan, on the building of the Hainan FTP. Building the Hainan FTP is a major policy made by the CPC Central Committee to comprehensively deepen reform and opening up in the new era, Xi said. He stressed earnestly studying and implementing the guiding principles of the fourth…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Minister for Planning, Development & Special Initiatives, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal, held a productive meeting with the UK’s Minister of State for Trade Policy, Mr. Chris Bryant, to advance Pakistan–UK economic cooperation under the recently signed Pakistan–UK Trade Dialogue Mechanism. Minister Ahsan Iqbal reaffirmed that Pakistan and the United Kingdom share a deep, historic bond rooted in longstanding cultural ties and strong people-to-people linkages. He stated, “Pakistan and the UK enjoy excellent political relations, but now is the time to match that strength on the economic front. Our goal is to turn goodwill into growth.” Highlighting that…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  SK Hydro (Private) Limited donated USD 20,000 to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Fund to aid reconstruction in disaster-affected areas near the Suki Kinari Hydropower Project. The donation ceremony was attended by Chief Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (KPK), Secretary of Relief, Rehabilitation & Settlement Department KPK, Director General of the Provincial Disaster Management Authority – PDMA KPK, and Deputy General Manager of SK Hydro (Private) Limited. The Chief Secretary extended sincere gratitude for SK Hydro (Private) Limited’s long-standing commitment to corporate social responsibility in the local community, particularly its swift relief support following…

ISLAMABAD : The sixth round of talks between Pakistan and Afghan Taliban on counterterrorism will be held in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Thursday (today). Pakistan’s delegation has already departed for Istanbul for negotiations. The minister said before the departure of the delegation that Pakistan “demands that Afghan soil must not be used for terrorism. We only engage in dialogue when there is a possibility of progress — otherwise, it’s a waste of time.” Khawaja Asif stated that Pakistan’s stance is clear: “attacks on Pakistan from Afghan territory must stop.” He expressed the hope that the Taliban would act…

LAHORE : Lahore weather has taken a pleasant turn as temperatures begin to dip, bringing a mild chill to the air. According to the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD), the minimum temperature in Lahore is expected to remain around 12°C, while the maximum may reach 26°C. Currently, the temperature stands at 17°C with light winds blowing at 8 km/h. No rainfall is expected in the city today. Lahore is also witnessing a slight improvement in air quality as smog intensity starts to decline across Punjab. Environmental data indicates an overall Air Quality Index (AQI) of 185 for Lahore, which still falls…

KARACHI : At least seven passengers were burnt alive when a coach caught fire after colliding with a truck laden with gas cylinder at the Makran Coastal Highway on late Wednesday night, Dunya News reported. According to details, the accident occurred near near Kund Malir Nali Utrai on the Makran Coastal Highway in Balochistan where a truck laden with gas cylinder collided with a passenger coach after which the coach caught fire due to which seven people were burnt alive. A heavy contingent of police and rescue teams reached the spot and shifted the dead bodies to the Edhi morgue…