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The National Emergencies Operation Centre (NEOC) of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has warned of rain, snowfall, thunder, lightning and strong winds across most parts of the country over the next 12 to 24 hours as a westerly weather system grips the region, urging citizens to remain cautious and adopt safety measures. Rain accompanied by thunder, strong winds and windstorms is expected in Islamabad and several Punjab cities over the next 12 to 24 hours, with authorities urging residents to remain cautious. The forecast covers Murree, Rawalpindi, Attock, Gujar Khan, Jhelum, Chakwal, Gujrat, Gujranwala, Hafizabad, Sialkot, and Mandi Bahauddin,…

A fire broke out early on Saturday at ⁠storage facilities belonging to foreign oil companies west of Iraq’s ⁠Basra after a drone strike, ⁠security sources told Reuters.

People in India have taken to the streets against alleged tampering, forgery, and systematic manipulation of voter lists by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Ahead of elections in West Bengal, citizens have also surrounded judicial officials accused of facilitating the process, expressing their outrage over election-related irregularities. According to the Indian newspaper The Times of India, tensions in West Bengal have escalated dangerously during the special intensive revision of voter lists. In Malda district, protesters besieged offices and held seven judicial officers captive for several hours. The citizens of West Bengal are protesting the removal of names from voter lists…

Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest part of the country and another around the Strait of Hormuz. A spokesperson for the Iranian military’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said on Friday that air defences completely destroyed one F-15 jet. Later in the day, the Iranian military said it targeted an A-10 US aircraft that crashed into the Gulf. The New York Times had cited unidentified officials as saying that the A10’s pilot was safe after the crash. But the fate of at least one pilot from the…

President Donald Trump threatened to extend attacks on civilian infrastructure in Iran after a US strike cut a major highway bridge on Thursday (Apr 2), prompting a defiant response from Iran, which hit a water plant in Kuwait and said more would follow. Attacks on transport, power and water facilities vital for the populations of Iran and the neighbouring Gulf countries risk deepening the war, which has already killed thousands and threatens to cause lasting damage to the world economy. On Thursday, Trump posted footage on social media showing dust and smoke billowing up as US strikes hit the newly…

Chief Minister of Balochistan Sarfaraz Bugti paid tribute to former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on his 47th death anniversary. Sarfaraz Bugti said that Zulfikar Ali Bhutto was a visionary leader, committed to the people, and a historic figure who strengthened Pakistan’s invincible nuclear capability, as well as its constitutional, political, and social foundations. These achievements, he noted, have made the country’s defense system today impervious due to nuclear technology. He added that Bhutto empowered the people constitutionally and brought politics to the masses, taking it away from elite-centered activities. Bhutto made historic decisions for national defense, the nuclear program,…

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng and Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne on Friday agreed in Beijing to hold a China-Canada Economic and Financial Strategic Dialogue in the second half of this year. He, China’s lead person in the dialogue, called on the two sides to follow through on the important common understandings reached between the leaders of the two countries, deepen cooperation in areas such as economy, trade and finance, and foster the stable and sound development of China-Canada economic relations. Champagne, the Canadian co-leader of the dialogue, said that Canada places high importance on its relations with China and…

The National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) released guidelines for the Sustainable Development International Cooperation Program (SDIC) in 2026, which involves multiple international partner organizations and covers areas such as life and health, green resources, and climate change. According to the guidelines issued on Wednesday, this year’s SDIC will focus on key challenges in global sustainable development, combining common challenges with global sci-tech frontiers. It will provide joint funding with international partner organizations in fields including life and health sciences, green resource development, biodiversity, climate change, agricultural and food sciences and marine sciences. The guidelines encompass organizational partnership, cooperation, and strategic research. The first batch of international…

Cooperation between China and countries around Lake Victoria has been gaining momentum, with a growing focus on eco-friendly modernization. Shared ecological challenges and complementary strengths are shaping a new model of collaboration between China’s Poyang Lake and Africa’s Lake Victoria Basin. Through the sharing of experience in lake management and a series of “small and beautiful” projects, this cooperation is helping improve local livelihoods, promote sustainable agriculture and enhance environmental protection. Ali-Said Matano, Blue Economy Advisor for the Kenya Devolution Program and the County Government of Kisumu, and Zhang Yanru, Associate Professor at the Institute of African Studies at Zhejiang…

An increasing number of people overseas are using Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) large models to boost efficiency. Every interaction with a model uses up a digital resource known as “tokens.” A token is the smallest unit of text that an AI language model processes. It might be a full word, part of a word, a punctuation mark, or even a single character. China’s average daily token usage exceeded 140 trillion in March this year, representing a more than 1,000-fold surge from the beginning of 2024. Yan Yijun, vice president of AI unicorn MiniMax, explained that users care about whether the…