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At least six people were wounded in a suspected targeted attack during a peaceful rally in support of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, prompting strong condemnation from local officials and community leaders. The incident took place on Sunday afternoon at an open-air mall on Pearl Street in the town of Boulder, Colorado. Demonstrators affiliated with the volunteer group Run For Their Lives had gathered for their routine weekend march to raise awareness about the Israeli captives still held by Hamas since the October 7, 2023 attacks. Boulder police confirmed that a male suspect, later identified as Soliman, was taken into custody shortly…

Hina Arshad Warraich of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has won the by-election in constituency PP-52 (Sambryal), securing 78,419 votes, according to unofficial and preliminary results from 185 polling stations. Her closest rival, Fakhar Nishat Ghumman — backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) — received 40,037 votes, placing second. Warraich dedicated her victory to the vision of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and the tireless efforts of thePML-N workers. She stated that the public had voted for the politics of service and that development and resolution of local issues would remain a top priority.

National hero Arshad Nadeem arrived in Lahore today from South Korea after winning a gold medal in the javelin throw event at the Asian Athletics Championships. He was given a rousing welcome at Allama Iqbal International Airport. Arshad was received by his father Muhammad Ashraf, along with family members, friends, and a large number of enthusiastic supporters. Speaking to the media, his father expressed pride in his son’s achievement, saying, “My son has made us proud before and he has done so again today.” He went on to say, “I am grateful to Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz for providing…

Continuous heavy rainfall in southwest China’s Yunnan Province has triggered geological disasters and caused house collapses and road disruptions, affecting thousands of residents. As of 8 p.m. on Sunday, torrential rains in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture had affected 5,885 people from 1,652 households, damaging 27 houses and destroying or damaging 16 bridges. Road disruptions were reported at 97 locations. A popular scenic area and a sightseeing platform had been temporarily closed. As of 8 p.m., Nujiang had urgently relocated 1,797 residents, with no fatalities reported so far. Meanwhile, in Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, landslides, mudslides and floods have blocked multiple…

China strongly deplores and firmly opposes the negative remarks related to China made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at the 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Saturday. The spokesperson said Hegseth deliberately ignored the call for peace and development by countries in the region, and instead touted the Cold War mentality for bloc confrontation, vilified China with defamatory allegations, and falsely called China a “threat.” “The remarks were filled with provocations and intended to sow division. China deplores and firmly opposes them and has protested strongly to the United States,” said the…

A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Hiroo, located in Hokkaido’s southeastern region, in the early hours of Monday, just a day after a similar tremor jolted the nearby city of Kushiro, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The USGS pinpointed the epicentre approximately 64 kilometres south-southeast of Hiroo, in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of about 27 kilometres. The agency classified the event as minor in terms of impact potential and issued a “green alert” — indicating a low probability of casualties or substantial economic damage. No tsunami warnings were issued, and Japanese authorities confirmed…

A Chinese defense spokesperson on Sunday said the United States habitually exploits the Shangri-La Dialogue to create dispute, incite confrontation and pursue its own interests. Zhang Xiaogang, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of National Defense, made the remarks in a statement expressing opposition to the negative remarks related to China made by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at the 22nd edition of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore. The U.S. defense secretary’s remarks were saturated with entrenched hegemonic logic, bullying tactics and Cold War mentality, Zhang said. They grossly violate China’s sovereignty and interests, distort China’s policy positions, blatantly disregard regional…

The United States has seriously undermined the consensus reached during the China-U.S. economic and trade talks in Geneva by successively introducing multiple discriminatory restrictive measures against China, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Monday. These measures included issuing guidance on AI chip export controls, halting sales of chip design software to China, and announcing the revocation of visas for Chinese students, according to a spokesperson for the ministry. These actions severely violated the consensus reached during a phone call between the two heads of state on January 17 and gravely harmed China’s legitimate rights and interests, said the spokesperson. The United…

HONG KONG (Xinhua) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Friday that China is willing to work with Pakistan and like-minded countries to enhance the unique advantages of the International Organization for Mediation (IOMed). When meeting with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, who attended here the signing ceremony of the Convention on the Establishment of the IOMed, Wang said that China is willing to work with Pakistan and other countries to provide voluntary and efficient new options for dispute settlement for all countries, and a new platform for maintaining peace, stability, fairness and…

Leading financial institutions, including Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley, have recently raised their forecasts concerning China’s GDP growth in 2025, given that China’s pro-growth policies are helping the Chinese economy maintain its growth momentum, while recent China-U.S. trade talks in Geneva have also yielded substantive results. Goldman Sachs released a research report on May 13, in which it decided to raise its forecast for China’s GDP growth in 2025 by 0.6 percentage points, elevating it from 4 percent to 4.6 percent. “We are raising our forecasts for China’s 2025 export value growth to 0 from -5 percent previously,”…