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Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a two-year contract extension with Al Nassr, the Saudi Pro League side said on Thursday, which will keep the Portugal forward at the club past his 42nd birthday. Ronaldo, who joined Al Nassr in 2022 after leaving Manchester United to become a free agent, has scored 93 goals in 105 appearances for them in all competitions. “A new chapter begins. Same passion, same dream. Let’s make history together,” Ronaldo said in a post on X. Ronaldo arrived in Al Nassr on a two-and-a-half-year contract soon after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. That made him the…

The Shenzhou-20 crew on board China’s orbiting space station completed their mission’s second series of extravehicular activities on Thursday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). The astronaut trio – Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie – worked for about 6.5 hours and completed the task at 9:29 p.m. Beijing Time, assisted by the space station’s robotic arm and a team on Earth. Chen Dong and Chen Zhongrui, tasked with conducting spacewalk operations, completed the installation of a debris protection device and the inspection and maintenance of external equipment, according to the CMSA. They also installed foot restraint…

A Chinese envoy on Thursday called for efforts to uphold the international system with the United Nations at its core, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the signing of the UN Charter. Eighty years ago, following the great victory of the World Anti-Fascist War, the San Francisco Conference unanimously adopted the UN Charter, laying the cornerstone of multilateralism, establishing the basic norms governing international relations and charting a clear course forward for humanity, said Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the United Nations. He called on states to jointly safeguard the victorious outcomes of World War II and…

Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday that China’s economy will remain a thriving land in the global economy, and the expansion and upgrading of the massive Chinese market will keep generating significant dividends, offering greater trade and investment opportunities for other countries. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 10th Annual Meeting of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Board of Governors, Li affirmed China’s commitment to high-standard opening up and its ongoing deep integration into the global economy, a move set to create fresh development opportunities worldwide. Over the past decade, the number of AIIB members grew from 57…

Senior US defence officials have claimed that Iran’s nuclear infrastructure has been destroyed as a result of recent military strikes, contradicting early intelligence assessments that suggested only limited disruption. At a press briefing held at the Pentagon on Thursday morning, Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine addressed a leaked report which indicated that the strikes carried out on June 22 had caused only a short-term setback to Iran’s nuclear programme. The officials asserted that the strikes had successfully eliminated Iran’s key nuclear sites, aligning with statements previously made by US President Donald…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) :  The German Embassy in Islamabad, in collaboration with the Goethe Institute and the Marriot Hotel Islamabad, hosted a special screening of the famous German film “Lola Rennt” (“Run Lola Run”). The Chargé d’affaires a. i. of the Embassy, Mr Arno Kirchhof, welcomed the guests and gave them some context about this landmark film of German cinema. The film tells a story of a young man who urgently needs a big sum of money, otherwise gangsters will kill him. His girlfriend Lola starts running in order to save her beloved. Director Tom Tykwer tells this love story…

UNITED NATIONS : Pakistan is set to assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July 2025. This will be during Pakistan’s two-year term as a non-permanent member of the UNSC, which began on January 1, 2025. Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Permanent Representative of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the United Nations, met with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday and briefed him about the work programme during the presidency of the Security Council. Asim Iftikhar discussed the deteriorating situation in the Middle East with the UN Secretary-General. While speaking, Asim Iftikhar emphasized…

A United States federal judge on Wednesday ruled in favour of tech giant Meta in a closely-watched copyright lawsuit, finding that the company’s use of copyrighted books to train its artificial intelligence (AI) model constituted “fair use” under US law. The decision, delivered by District Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco, dismissed claims brought by a group of authors, including comedian Sarah Silverman and novelist Junot Díaz, who accused Meta of illegally using pirated versions of their works to train its open-source LLaMA generative AI system. Judge Chhabria noted that although the authors raised important concerns about potential market harm,…

Champions England remain optimistic about retaining their Women’s Euro crown when the 2025 tournament kicks off in Switzerland on July 2, though Spain enter as bookmakers’ favourites following their recent international successes. Spain, reigning world and Nations League champions, are priced at 2/1 to win the tournament, ahead of England at 4/1 and perennial contenders Germany and France, both at 5/1. Chloe Kelly’s extra-time winner against Germany in the 2022 final at Wembley gave English women’s football a huge boost, propelling the top-flight Women’s Super League (WSL) to new heights. France and Germany continue to boast strong domestic leagues, while…

Meta announced that it is introducing an AI-powered message summary feature on WhatsApp, designed to help users catch up on unread messages without compromising their privacy. According to the company, the new feature — dubbed “Message Summaries” — leverages Meta AI to generate concise summaries of chats that a user hasn’t yet read. The summaries will be visible only to the user, and not to any other participant in the conversation. “This is an optional feature and is turned off by default,” Meta said in a blog post, adding that users will see a small icon when the feature is…