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A senior Chinese diplomat urged Japan to reflect on and correct the erroneous remarks made by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi regarding Taiwan during a UN event. Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations, said the victory in World War II defended the bottom line of human civilization and led to the establishment of the current international legal system at the UN Security Council’s open debate on International Law. Eighty years ago, the Far Eastern International Military Tribunal tried Japanese war criminals and severely punished those responsible for the bloodshed in victimized countries, upholding international justice, preserving human…

China stands ready to work with the United States to manage differences properly, advance cooperation and maintain the stable, healthy and sustainable development of economic and trade relations, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said . Based on the principles of equality, mutual respect and mutual benefit, China and the U.S. held five rounds of economic and trade consultations in 2025, which yielded a series of positive outcomes, Vice Minister of Commerce Yan Dong said at a press conference held by the State Council Information Office. This fully demonstrated that China and the U.S. can find ways to resolve issues through…

China announced on Tuesday their delegation for the upcoming 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, comprising 286 members, including 126 athletes. The country’s 58 male and 68 female athletes will participate in 91 events in 15 disciplines in Italy. The oldest is curler Xu Xiaoming at 41 and the youngest is 17-year-old snowboarder Ren Chongshuo. With an average age of 25, the squad will be led by defending Olympic champions Gu Ailing in freestyle skiing and Su Yiming in snowboarding. The young generation will be joined by veterans including short track speed skater Fan Kexin, freestyle skier Xu Mengtao and figure…

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in Beijing on Tuesday.

The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on Monday decided against changing the interest rate and announced maintaining it at the existing 10.5%, defying market expectations. Addressing a press conference in Karachi, SBP Governor Jameel Ahmed said the policy rate would remain unchanged for the next two months. An analyst at Topline Securities said that the MPC’s announcement came as a surprise as majority of the participants were expecting a rate cut. In a statement, the SBP said its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) observed headline inflation of 5.6% year-on-year in December 2025 was in line with its expectation. “However, core inflation…

A group of armed attackers killed 11 people and injured 12 at a soccer sports field after a match in the Mexican city of Salamanca, its mayor, Cesar Prieto, said on Facebook on Sunday, but a motive was not immediately clear. A woman and a child were among those injured in the “regrettable and cowardly” attack in the Loma de Flores community during a social gathering, Prieto added, describing the incident as a severe social breakdown. “This incident adds to a wave of violence that we are sadly experiencing in the state, and particularly in Salamanca,” he added. “Unfortunately, criminal…

WhatsApp has released a new beta update for Android through the Google Play Beta program, signaling the upcoming addition of a ‘thinking mode’ for its in-app AI assistant, Meta AI.  The feature is expected to provide more detailed, context-aware responses and enhance the assistant’s reasoning capabilities. Currently, the beta does not include any user-facing features, but it lays the foundation for a major upgrade to Meta AI, which until now has been relatively basic compared to other AI assistants. The update suggests that Meta AI will support two modes of interaction: fast and thinking. Fast mode will prioritize quick answers…

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is weighing multiple protest options linked to Pakistan’s participation in the T20 World Cup, sources said, as the board voices solidarity with Bangladesh amid growing concerns over treatment of the Bangladesh team. Sources say the Pakistan Cricket Board is considering several symbolic and competitive responses related to Pakistan’s T20 World Cup matches. The options were discussed internally as part of broader deliberations on how to register protest while remaining engaged in the tournament. Naqvi consults officials, former players PCB Chairman Mohsin Naqvi has consulted board officials and former cricketers, according to sources. The discussions also…

TikTok personality Alina Amir has publicly addressed viral claims of an alleged leaked video attributed to her, categorically denying the allegations and confirming that the content was artificially generated using AI. In a detailed video statement shared on Instagram, Alina revealed that she initially chose not to respond despite growing online chatter. “I did not intend to address this matter publicly. For an entire week, I observed the situation quietly and chose not to react,” she said. She explained that her silence ended when she noticed a surge of misleading posts falsely claiming her video had been leaked. “But when…

The Federal Constitutional Court has suspended further proceedings by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the disqualification case of Swat’s PTI-backed independent Member of the National Assembly, Sohail Sultan, until further orders. A two-member bench comprising Justice Aamir Farooq and Justice Rozi Khan heard the petition. During the hearing, Barrister Gohar, representing Sohail Sultan, argued that once elections are concluded, a constitutional petition can be filed under Article 199 of the Constitution. He maintained that the Speaker of the National Assembly did not have the legal authority to send a disqualification reference to the Election Commission, adding that the…