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Israel launched airstrikes on four border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, killing two people and wounding at least 19 in southern Lebanon. The strikes come despite a US-brokered ceasefire that ended fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in 2024. Israeli warplanes bombed several villages and towns in southern Lebanon, including Qanarit, al-Kharayeb, al-Ansar, Kfour, and Jarjouh. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported at least 19 injuries from the airstrikes in Qanarit alone. Earlier in the day, one person was killed in Zahrani, Sidon district, and another in Bazuriyeh, Tyre district, when Israeli strikes targeted vehicles in the towns. AFP correspondents on…

Taylor Swift has made history as the youngest female artist ever to be inducted into the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame. The accolade recognizes her extraordinary contributions to music and her lasting impact on the industry. Taylor will be honored alongside music icons including Alanis Morissette, Kenny Loggins, Walter Afanasieff, Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons of Kiss, as well as renowned songwriters Terry Britten and Graham Lyle. The induction ceremony is scheduled for June 11 in New York City, promising a celebration of some of the most influential creators in popular music. Taylor Swift’s career milestones Founded in 1969, the…

If your Fire TV has started lagging, freezing, or buffering endlessly, you’re not alone. Many users experience slow performance over time, but experts say a quick fix—clearing app cache—can restore speed in under a minute. Fire TV devices, including Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, and Fire OS-powered smart TVs, store temporary files to help apps load faster. Over time, this cache data builds up. When too much cache accumulates, it can cause sluggish menus, app crashes, and constant buffering, turning a relaxing streaming session into a frustrating experience. The fastest fix: Clear App cache According to tech experts, clearing…

Adobe has announced a fresh wave of AI-powered features for Acrobat and Adobe Express, including the ability to generate audio podcasts directly from PDFs. The updates are part of Adobe’s broader push to embed generative AI across its creative and productivity tools. Over the past few weeks, Adobe has rolled out several AI-driven upgrades, including ChatGPT integrations in Photoshop, Acrobat, and Express, along with GPT-Image 1.5 support in Firefly. The latest update adds even more practical, productivity-focused tools. AI-powered slide creation With the new “Generate presentation” feature, users can ask Adobe’s AI Assistant to automatically create a full presentation from…

Apple is reportedly preparing a major overhaul of Siri, transforming it into an AI chatbot similar to ChatGPT. According to a Bloomberg report, the revamp could be unveiled as early as June at Apple’s annual developers conference. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple is working on a new version of Siri that functions as a full-fledged AI chatbot. Internally codenamed “Campos,” the assistant is expected to support both voice and text-based interactions. The Siri chatbot is reportedly being developed for integration into iOS 27, making it one of Apple’s most significant software upgrades in recent years. WWDC likely to be…

China has built the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) charging network, which can meet the charging demand of more than 40 million new energy vehicles, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Wednesday. The total number of EV charging facilities in the country reached 20.092 million by the end of 2025, according to the NEA. The NEA noted that China’s charging infrastructure expansion accelerated significantly in 2025, taking only 18 months to grow from 10 million to 20 million units. The average power per public EV charging facility was 46.5 kilowatts, up 33 percent year on year. China has installed…

The Chinese government consistently encourages and supports capable Chinese enterprises to invest in Europe in accordance with market principles, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Wednesday. The remarks came during a daily press briefing in response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he stated that “China is welcome, and we need more direct Chinese investment in Europe.” He expressed hope that Europe will create a fair, non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable market environment for Chinese companies. Guo emphasized that the essence of China-EU economic and trade ties is complementarity and mutual benefit.…

Amid persistent global geopolitical tensions and rising risks of economic fragmentation, China’s transition from high-speed to high-quality development is delivering much-needed momentum and stability to the global economy, Maroun Kairouz, managing director of the World Economic Forum (WEF), has said. Kairouz described the transition as a strategic shift aimed at achieving more sustainable and resilient development, commending the structural reforms China is currently undergoing, in a written interview. He said that the transition reflects a focus on innovation, productivity and long-term stability. Positive signals of this shift are particularly evident in the energy sector. In 2024, China’s investment in clean…

NEW YORK : Pakistan has said that India’s unilateral decision to hold the Indus Water Treaty (IWT) in abeyance in April last year, followed by material breaches including unannounced disruptions of downstream flows and withholding of hydrological information, has created an unprecedented crisis for Pakistan’s water security and regional stability. Speaking during the Global Water Bankruptcy Policy Roundtable hosted by the Permanent Mission of Canada and the United Nations University (UNU), Ambassador Usman Jadoon, acting Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the UN, described the Indian decision as that of a country, which deliberately weaponizes water. “Pakistan’s position is unequivocal; the…

Blinded by its opposition to Pakistan, Bollywood appears to have lost the ability to create fresh content, forcing filmmakers to rely on old films and songs – a trend now being openly criticized by voices within India itself. Renowned Bollywood lyricist and poet Javed Akhtar has strongly criticized the makers of the anti-Pakistan film Border 2, questioning their reliance on recycled material. In an interview with Indian media, Javed Akhtar said that when original songs have already achieved extraordinary success, there is no justification for presenting them again in a new form. He stressed that filmmakers should either create new, high-quality…