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Senior US defence officials have claimed that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure has been destroyed as a result of recent military strikes, contradicting early intelligence assessments that suggested only limited disruption. At a press briefing held at the Pentagon on Thursday morning, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine addressed a leaked report which indicated that the strikes carried out on June 22 had caused only a short-term setback to Iran’s nuclear programme. The officials asserted that the strikes had successfully eliminated Iran’s key nuclear sites, aligning with statements previously made by US President Donald…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  The German Embassy in Islamabad, in collaboration with the Goethe Institute and the Marriot Hotel Islamabad, hosted a special screening of the famous German film “Lola Rennt” (“Run Lola Run”). The Chargé d’affaires a. i. of the Embassy, Mr Arno Kirchhof, welcomed the guests and gave them some context about this landmark film of German cinema. The film tells a story of a young man who urgently needs a big sum of money, otherwise gangsters will kill him. His girlfriend Lola starts running in order to save her beloved. Director Tom Tykwer tells this love story…

UNITED NATIONS : Pakistan is set to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July 2025. This will be during Pakistan’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, which began on January 1, 2025. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United Nations, met with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday and briefed him about the work programme during the presidency of the Security Council. Asim Iftikhar discussed the deteriorating situation in the Middle East with the UN Secretary-General. While speaking, Asim Iftikhar emphasized…

A United States federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favour of tech giant Meta in a closely-watched copyright lawsuit, finding that the company’s use of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model constituted “fair use” under US law. The decision, delivered by District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco, dismissed claims brought by a group of authors, including comedian Sarah Silverman and novelist Junot Díaz, who accused Meta of illegally using pirated versions of their works to train its open-source LLaMA generative AI system. Judge Chhabria noted that although the authors raised important concerns about potential market harm,…

Champions England remain optimistic about retaining their Women’s Euro crown when the 2025 tournament kicks off in Switzerland on July 2, though Spain enter as bookmakers’ favourites following their recent international successes. Spain, reigning world and Nations League champions, are priced at 2/1 to win the tournament, ahead of England at 4/1 and perennial contenders Germany and France, both at 5/1. Chloe Kelly’s extra-time winner against Germany in the 2022 final at Wembley gave English women’s football a huge boost, propelling the top-flight Women’s Super League (WSL) to new heights. France and Germany continue to boast strong domestic leagues, while…

Meta announced that it is introducing an AI-powered message summary feature on WhatsApp, designed to help users catch up on unread messages without compromising their privacy. According to the company, the new feature — dubbed “Message Summaries” — leverages Meta AI to generate concise summaries of chats that a user hasn’t yet read. The summaries will be visible only to the user, and not to any other participant in the conversation. “This is an optional feature and is turned off by default,” Meta said in a blog post, adding that users will see a small icon when the feature is…

In a solemn and revered tradition, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque completed the ceremonial changing of the Kiswa, the black silk covering of the Holy Kaaba, on Thursday. The ceremony marks the beginning of the Islamic year 1447 AH. The new Kiswa, meticulously crafted over nearly 11 months at the King Abdulaziz Complex for Holy Kaaba Kiswah in the Umm Al Joud district of Mecca, was installed in the early hours of Muharram 1, coinciding with the start of the Hijri New Year. The process of changing the Kiswa is…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Israeli authorities to cancel the ongoing corruption trial of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or grant him a presidential pardon, describing the legal proceedings as a “witch-hunt”. Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump lavished praise on Netanyahu, referring to him as a “Great Hero” and “warrior”, while sharply criticising the Israeli justice system for pursuing what he claimed was a politically motivated case. “Bibi Netanyahu’s trial should be CANCELLED, IMMEDIATELY, or a Pardon given to a Great Hero, who has done so much for the State (of Israel),” Trump wrote,…

For the first time since last month’s brief but intense military standoff, the defence ministers of Pakistan and India are attending a high-level summit under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Qingdao, China — raising the possibility of a bilateral meeting between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Muhammad Asif and Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are both participating in the two-day SCO defence ministers’ conclave hosted by Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun in eastern China’s Shandong province. However, officials have so far downplayed the possibility of a scheduled one-on-one between the two. According to diplomatic sources…

A fresh spell of monsoon rains has begun across several parts of the country bringing relief from the sweltering heat but also raising fears of urban flooding and rising water levels in rivers. In Lahore, torrential rains accompanied by thunder lashed various parts of the city including Harbanspura, Taj Bagh, Jail Road, Gulberg, Canal Road, and Mall Road. The downpour significantly dropped the mercury and brought pleasant weather. However, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast intermittent rainfall throughout the day, warning of potential waterlogging in low-lying areas. Similarly, Rawalpindi and Islamabad experienced heavy rainfall early on Wednesday. WASA Rawalpindi…