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Pakistan has endorsed US President Donald Trump’s new peace initiative for Gaza and the wider Middle East, calling it a “rare opportunity” for consensus while warning that Israel’s controversial E-1 settlement plan poses a direct threat to the two-state solution. At a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) session on the Middle East, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad welcomed Trump’s diplomatic engagement with eight OIC and Arab states. He said Pakistan would “actively participate in the consultative process” aimed at finding a sustainable resolution, stressing that the initiative must alleviate Palestinian suffering and be rooted in UN resolutions. “We…

Chinese AI developer DeepSeek has released its “experimental” latest model, which it said was more efficient to train and better at processing long sequences of text than previous iterations of its large language models. The Hangzhou-based company called DeepSeek-V3.2-Exp an “intermediate step toward our next-generation architecture” in a post on developer forum Hugging Face. That architecture will likely be DeepSeek’s most important product release since V3 and R1 shocked Silicon Valley and tech investors outside China. The V3.2-Exp model includes a mechanism called DeepSeek Sparse Attention, which the Chinese firm says can cut computing costs and boost some types of…

OpenAI is rolling out parental controls for ChatGPT on the web and mobile on Monday, following a lawsuit by the parents of a teen who died by suicide after the artificial intelligence startup’s chatbot allegedly coached him on methods of self-harm. The controls let parents and teenagers opt in for stronger safeguards by linking their accounts, where one party sends an invitation and parental controls activate only if the other accepts, the company said. US regulators are increasingly scrutinizing AI companies over the potential negative impacts of chatbots. In August, Reuters had reported how Meta’s AI rules allowed flirty conversations…

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference at the White House on Monday, unveiling a 21-principle peace plan aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza. Trump hailed the plan as “historic” and “one of the greatest days ever in civilisation,” while Netanyahu voiced full support, calling it a roadmap to lasting security for Israel and peace in the Middle East. Trump declares peace deal ‘beyond very close’ Opening the conference, Trump said he was working closely with Netanyahu to secure “peace in the Middle East,” describing the moment as potentially…

Child TV artist Ahmad Shah, who rose to fame for his viral childhood antics, was left in tears during a recent event hosted by a private channel when asked to remember his late brother Umar Shah on stage. Ahmad Shah’s emotional moment on stage Ahmad Shah appeared at the event alongside his brother Abu Bakar. Hosts Waseem Badami and Fahad Mustafa invited him to speak about Umar Shah, who passed away recently in a tragic turn of events. Struggling to hold back his emotions, Ahmad broke down as he recalled their childhood fights and described Umar as his “beloved…

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology announced on Monday that it has granted China Mobile a license to operate satellite mobile phone service. This means that the three major mobile phone service providers – China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom – are now all licensed to provide direct-to-cell satellite coverage for emergencies, maritime traffic and remote regions. The ministry said it expects a competitive yet collaborative market that will make satellite connectivity more accessible to ordinary consumers. It pledged to further streamline market entry for satellite communications, tighten security oversight, and guide the sector toward high-quality growth.

China on Monday launched the world’s largest centrifuge by capacity, which can generate 300 times Earth’s gravity and accommodate loads of up to 20 tonnes. The machine, coded CHIEF1300, is one of the core components of the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility (CHIEF) currently under construction in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province. It can be harnessed for frontier research spanning deep-ocean and deep-Earth resources extraction, disaster mitigation and prevention, underground waste disposal, and the synthesis of new materials. Developed by Zhejiang University, CHIEF features three centrifuges and 18 in-flight devices supporting six experimental cabins. Additionally, two more centrifuges with…

China’s permanent representative to the UN Fu Cong on Monday urged Israel to immediately halt its military offensive in Gaza and stop expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, stressing that continued violence was eroding the basis for a two-state solution and deepening the region’s humanitarian crisis. Israel is determined to push forward its plan to take over Gaza City, resulting in large numbers of civilian casualties every day, Fu said during a UN Security Council meeting. “China reiterates that attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure are unacceptable, the weaponization of humanitarian supplies is unacceptable, and violations of international law…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state attended a ceremony to present flower baskets to fallen national heroes at Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Tuesday morning. The event was held to mark China’s 12th Martyrs’ Day, a day ahead of its National Day. The other leaders included Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi and Han Zheng. They were joined by representatives from all walks of life at the ceremony. At 10 a.m., all participants sang the national anthem, and then paid a silent…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to provide a detailed progress report on anti-money laundering measures as negotiations continue in the Finance Ministry for the release of the next tranche under the $7 billion loan program. According to officials, the IMF has requested updates on multiple fronts, including the Governance and Corruption Risk Assessment Report. The global lender also wants details on the establishment of provincial-level enforcement agencies to curb money laundering and corruption. The delegation will further be briefed on legislative steps regarding asset declarations of government officers from grades 17 to 22 and improved access to…