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Israel has permitted the first limited delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip in nearly three months, amid mounting international pressure and growing fears of mass starvation across the besieged Palestinian enclave. According to the United Nations, a small number of aid trucks were allowed entry through the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing on Monday, marking the first such delivery since early March. The resumption of limited aid comes amid a continued and intensified Israeli military campaign, which has reportedly killed more than 150 Palestinians in the last 24 hours alone. UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher described the…

Hollywood actor Tom Cruise has signalled that his acting career is far from over, even as he prepares to bid farewell to the long-running Mission: Impossible franchise with its upcoming instalment, Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning, set for global release on May 23. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the film’s red carpet premiere in New York City’s AMC Lincoln Square, Cruise confirmed that the eighth film in the franchise would indeed be the last, stating, “It’s the final! It’s not called ‘final’ for nothing.” The film, which follows a successful debut at the Cannes and London premieres earlier this month, marks the apparent conclusion…

Microsoft has joined forces with Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, to host its controversial chatbot Grok on the tech giant’s Azure cloud platform, following a recent backlash over the bot’s troubling online responses. The partnership, announced at Microsoft’s annual Build conference, comes as Musk’s xAI faces scrutiny after Grok made unfounded political claims that echoed conspiracy theories. The collaboration is aimed at enhancing the reliability and transparency of the chatbot, which will now run on Microsoft’s Azure AI Foundry, a platform that already supports models from OpenAI, Meta, Stability AI, Mistral, and others. “It’s incredibly important for AI models to…

The Meteorological Department has issued a warning that most of the plains across the country will remain under the influence of an intense heat wave for the next four days, starting from today until May 24. According to the department, daytime temperatures in Sindh, South Punjab, and Balochistan are expected to rise 4 to 6 degrees Celsius above normal levels. Meanwhile, Central and Upper Punjab, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan are likely to see temperatures soaring 5 to 7 degrees Celsius higher than average during this period. Yesterday, the highest temperatures were recorded in Dadu and Jacobabad, reaching a…

United States President Donald Trump on Monday announced that Russia and Ukraine will “immediately start negotiations” aimed at reaching a ceasefire, following a more than two-hour phone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The development comes amid renewed international efforts to halt a war that has stretched into its fourth year with heavy casualties and widespread destruction. Speaking to reporters near the Black Sea resort of Sochi, President Putin confirmed that Moscow is prepared to engage with Ukraine on drafting a memorandum for a future peace accord. He noted that the talks could cover key aspects such as settlement principles…

The backend system of the self-service equipment of a science and technology company based in Guangzhou, capital city of south China’s Guangdong Province, was subjected to a cyberattack with malicious code uploaded, according to a local police report released on Tuesday. Upon receiving the alarm, the police launched an investigation, collected relevant samples, and lawfully secured electronic evidence, according to the report. Following a technical analysis of the cyberattack methods and related malicious code samples, the police have initially concluded that the attack was carried out by an overseas hacker organization.

China on Tuesday cut its market-based benchmark lending rates, with the one-year loan prime rate (LPR) down to 3 percent from the previous reading of 3.1 percent. The over-five-year LPR, on which many lenders base their mortgage rates, was lowered to 3.5 percent from 3.6 percent, according to the National Interbank Funding Center.

Chinese tech giant Huawei on Monday launched new laptops that run on the company’s self-developed operating system, HarmonyOS, marking a significant breakthrough for China’s domestic software ecosystem. The company unveiled two HarmonyOS-based PCs: the MateBook Pro and a foldable model expanding its MateBook Fold lineup. The MateBook Fold Extraordinary Master – Huawei’s first PC with a foldable form factor – is deemed as the world’s lightest commercial foldable laptop and the largest commercial foldable-screen device to date. The new laptops debuted in Chengdu in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, alongside the company’s Nova 14 smartphone series. A billboard advertises Huawei’s HarmonyOS-powered…

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a congratulatory letter to 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Forum on Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Monday inspected the city of Luoyang in central China’s Henan Province. During the visit, Xi toured the Luoyang Bearing Group Co., Ltd., the White Horse Temple, and the Longmen Grottoes. He learned about local efforts to accelerate the development of advanced manufacturing, enhance the protection and utilization of historical and cultural heritage, and promote the high-quality development of the cultural and tourism sector.