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US President Donald Trump is holding off on a final decision over a possible military strike on Iran, after advisers warned that even a major assault is unlikely to collapse the government and could ignite a broader regional conflict. US officials said Trump has been advised that a massive strike on Iran would probably not cause the regime to fall. Instead, such an operation could draw the United States into a wider war across the Middle East, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. Officials and regional partners also warned that smaller, limited strikes might boost protesters’ morale but would not…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged US President Donald Trump to postpone any American military strike on Iran, even as Iran struggles with nationwide anti-government protests and mounting international pressure. A senior US official said Netanyahu made the request during a phone call with Trump on Wednesday. The conversation came as Trump publicly suggested that Iranian authorities had paused executions and reduced violence against protesters, citing intelligence from “very important sources on the other side.” The comments appeared to signal a potential step back from military action, which Trump has been considering for days. However, US officials cautioned that…

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gave her Nobel Peace Prize medal to US President Donald Trump on Thursday during a White House meeting, in a bid to influence his efforts to shape her country’s political future. A White House official confirmed that Trump intends to keep the medal. In a social media post on Thursday evening, Trump wrote: “Maria presented me with her Nobel Peace Prize for the work I have done. Such a wonderful gesture of mutual respect. Thank you Maria!” Machado, who described the meeting as “excellent,” said the gift was in recognition of what she called…

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Friday.

China launched a group of satellites from the waters near its eastern Shandong Province on Friday morning. The commercial rocket, CERES-1 Y7, carrying four satellites for the Tianqi constellation, blasted off at 4:10 a.m., and sent them into the preset orbit. CERES-1, developed by the Beijing-based commercial rocket maker Galactic Energy, is a small, solid-propellant rocket designed for sending micro-satellites to low-Earth orbit (LEO). The Tianqi constellation is China’s first LEO Internet of Things (IoT) data communication constellation, featuring global coverage, miniaturization, low power consumption and cost-effectiveness. It can provide consumer-grade satellite IoT data services to global users, covering space,…

An international research team has developed a “self-etching” technique to process soft and unstable ionic crystal lattice semiconductors, specifically 2D perovskite thin-layer single crystals, without damaging their structure, thereby overcoming a key challenge in the field of optoelectronic materials. The study, led by researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China, Purdue University and Shanghai Tech University, was published on Thursday in the journal Nature. The team introduced a guided “self-etching” approach that leverages internal stress accumulated during crystal growth. By using a mild ligand-isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution system, the researchers induced controlled in-plane self-etching at specific sites…

China is willing to strengthen cooperation with Canada in areas such as clean energy, digital technology, modern agriculture, aerospace, advanced manufacturing and finance to foster more new drivers of economic growth, Chinese Premier Li Qiang said during talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in Beijing on Thursday. China welcomes more Canadian companies to invest in China and hopes that Canada will provide a fair and non-discriminatory business environment for Chinese enterprises investing in the country, said Li. Through the joint efforts of both sides, the China-Canada relationship has turned around, which has been widely welcomed by people across all…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said it is closely monitoring the situation in Iran and wants a peaceful resolution to the issue, reaffirming its commitment to playing a role for peace and stability in the region. Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi, while speaking at the weekly briefing, said Pakistan supports a peaceful solution to the Iran issue and will continue to play its role for peace. “Pakistan stands by peace and stability in Iran and hopes the country will soon overcome its current crisis,” he continued. He said Pakistan attached great importance to Iran, both as a neighbouring country and as…

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday inaugurated Pakistan’s first Asan Khidmat Center in Islamabad, calling it a major step toward improving public service delivery and easing citizens’ access to essential government services. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Prime Minister Shehbaz expressed gratitude to Ilham Aliyev, saying the idea was inspired by a similar service center he saw during his visit to Baku last year. “Thank God, the first Asan Khidmat Center has now been established in Pakistan,” the prime minister said, adding that he had been deeply impressed by the efficiency of such centers in Azerbaijan. Multiple govt services The…

US President Donald Trump told Reuters that Ukraine – not Russia – is holding up a potential peace deal, rhetoric that stands in marked contrast to that of European allies, who have consistently argued Moscow has little interest in ending its war in Ukraine. In an exclusive interview in the Oval Office on Wednesday, Trump said Russian President Vladimir Putin is ready to wrap up his nearly four-year-old invasion of Ukraine. Zelenskiy, the US president said, was more reticent. “I think he’s ready to make a deal,” Trump said of the Russian president. “I think Ukraine is less ready to…