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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lauded on Wednesday United States President Donald Trump’s efforts in promoting peace and praised his role in facilitating a ceasefire, saying the latter has proven to be a proponent of peace and economic cooperation. Speaking at an event held at the US Embassy in Islamabad to mark the 249th Independence Day of the United States, the prime minister congratulated the American people and highlighted the deepening ties between Pakistan and the United States. He said: “Both countries are entering a new phase in their bilateral relations, grounded in shared democratic traditions and the rule of law.”…

By : Yi Fan Ever since its inception 80 years ago, the United Nations has worked tirelessly to preserve the hard-won postwar international order by mediating crisis, delivering humanitarian aid, advancing sustainable development, among other endeavors. Through the process, China has contributed its due part and more, living up to the commitment it has made as a founding member of the U.N. When trying times confront today’s world, some U.N. member states are casting themselves as victims of the world order they once helped build. China has stayed true to the purposes and principles of the U.N. Charter and is…

Countries in the Asia-Pacific do not welcome the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in the region, and the region certainly does not need an Asia-Pacific NATO, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular press briefing on Wednesday. Lin made the remarks when asked to comment on a European leader’s remarks at the recent Shangri-La Dialogue that linked the Taiwan question with the Ukraine issue, alluded to the so-called China threat in the South China Sea, and suggested that NATO has grounds to “be involved” in the Asia-Pacific. Lin said that China firmly opposes the remarks, noting that…

Showbiz personalities have expressed rage and sympathies with the atrocious murder of Pakistani TikToker in Islamabad. They have called upon the authorities to extend severe punishment to her murderer. As per reports which emerged earlier, a person barged into the residence of Sana Yousaf and shot her two bullets and then fled. The victim’s mother filed a case on her behalf. The accused Umer Hayat has been arrested from Faisalabad. “He is also a TikToker who wanted to befriend Sana but faced constant rejection and then did that gruesome act,” the capital police chief said. Famous celebrities have talked about…

Amazon (AMZN.O), opens new tab is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. Amazon is completing construction of a “humanoid park,” an indoor obstacle course at one of the company’s San Francisco, California offices, where it will soon test such robots, the report added. The company is developing the artificial intelligence software that would power such robots, the report said, adding that Amazon plans to use hardware from other firms in its tests, for…

Reddit (RDDT.N) sued the artificial intelligence startup Anthropic on Wednesday, accusing it of stealing data from the social media discussion website to train its AI models despite publicly assuring it wouldn’t. The complaint filed in San Francisco Superior Court is the latest battle over AI companies’ alleged unauthorized use of third-party content. Anthropic’s backers include Amazon.com (AMZN.O) and Google parent Alphabet (GOOGL.O). “We disagree with Reddit’s claims and will defend ourselves vigorously,” an Anthropic spokesperson said. According to the complaint, Anthropic has resisted entering a licensing agreement even as it trained its Claude chatbot on Reddit content, despite assuring last…

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met with Yohei Kono, president of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade (JAPIT), on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, expressed great appreciation for Kono’s long-term commitment to the China-Japan friendship and stressed the significance of people-to-people exchanges in the current international situation. Wang said that China has attached importance to Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s recent statement that Japan should draw profound lessons from history and refrain…

China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met with Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, special envoy of the president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to China, on Wednesday in Beijing. Wang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, said that China-UAE ties have maintained sound development momentum under the strategic guidance of the two countries’ heads of state. China is willing to work with the UAE to provide mutual support on issues concerning each other’s core interests, expand mutually beneficial cooperation in various…

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday. Congratulating Lukashenko again on his reelection as the president of Belarus, Xi said the two countries are true friends and good partners, treating each other with sincerity and trust. Noting China and Belarus share enduring traditional friendship, formidable political mutual trust and growing cooperation in all fields, Xi said China has always viewed and developed China-Belarus relations from a strategic and a long-term perspective. Xi said China is willing to work with Belarus to promote the steady development of bilateral ties and win-win cooperation. He called…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to ensure the full implementation of all previously agreed economic conditions — not just at the federal level, but across all provincial budgets as well. According to sources familiar with the matter, the IMF has made it clear that provincial governments will have to take steps to reduce expenses to align their fiscal plans with the broader national reform agenda under the Fund’s ongoing program. The demand comes as part of the IMF’s push for stronger fiscal discipline, economic transparency, and growth-oriented governance. Key demands from IMF No Energy Subsidies: Provincial governments will not…