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Former US president Donald Trump has announced plans to impose a 25 percent tariff on imports from the European Union, alleging that the bloc was established to harm American economic interests. Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Trump reiterated his long-standing grievances about trade imbalances, asserting that the US receives little in return for its openness to European goods. “It’ll be 25 percent, generally speaking,” he told reporters. “And that’ll be on cars and all other things.” Trump further claimed that the EU “does not accept US cars and farm products” while the US continues to accommodate European exports.…

YouTube has announced a plan to improve the quality of mid-roll ads starting on May 12, 2025. The company will move ads, which could be considered interruptive by viewers, to more “natural break points” in videos. Ads that appear in the middle of a sentence or action scene will be relocated to less intrusive moments, such as pauses or transitions, in order to make them less disruptive to the viewer’s experience. Along with this change, YouTube will update older videos released before February 24, 2025, with automatic ad slots placed at natural break points on videos that have manually placed…

Pakistani actress Bushra Ansari has been honoured with an Award of Recognition at the UK Parliament, acknowledging her outstanding contributions to the entertainment industry. The event was organized by the British Asian Society and Samara Events UK. Moment of pride for Pakistan The legendary Udaari actress expressed her joy and gratitude on Instagram, sharing a picture from the event with the caption, “So happy to receive the honour at British Parliament today! Thank you, God.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bushra Bashir (@ansari.bushra) The ceremony, hosted by MP Yasmin Qureshi, was attended by prominent figures…

ISLAMABAD (DI NEWS) : Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), Pakistan’s leading exploration and production (E&P) company, in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan and strategic partners, is set to organize the Pakistan Minerals Investment Forum 2025 (PMIF25) on April 8-9, 2025, at the Jinnah Convention Centre in Islamabad. The forum will serve as a premier platform for global stakeholders to explore investment opportunities in Pakistan’s emerging minerals sector and unlock the country’s vast mineral potential. Under the patronage of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) and Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division), OGDCL is at the forefront of this…

China is making significant strides in reducing its contribution to climate change through improved industrial production and transportation efficiency, as well as by cutting carbon emissions, said Clifford Cobb, a renowned U.S. scholar on sustainable development. Cobb praised China’s ongoing efforts in building an ecological civilization and its green development initiatives, which have garnered worldwide attention. The Loess Plateau in Pingliang City, Gansu Province, northwest China, August 6, 2024. /VCG Cobb, director of the U.S. Institute for Postmodern Development of China, highlighted China’s leadership in alternative energy production, noting that “these features of China’s formation of an ecological civilization are…

US firms operating in China are optimistic about their future in the country, according to a report released by the American Chamber of Commerce in South China (AmCham South China) on Wednesday. Seventy-three percent of the firms reported a positive or very positive overall return on investment in China in 2024. The report, which surveyed 316 companies in the region, found that 76 percent of those surveyed plan to reinvest in China in 2025, with a sizable number of these setting aside under $10 million each, accounting for 77 percent of the total. A notable six percent of the companies…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has asked senior Party officials to take on new responsibilities and initiate fresh actions in advancing Chinese modernization. Xi made the remarks after reading through the annual work reports of senior Party officials recently submitted to the CPC Central Committee and to the general secretary. The officials included members of the Political Bureau and the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, members of the leading Party members’ groups of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, the State Council, and the National Committee of the Chinese…

TASHKENT : Pakistan and Uzbekistan on Wednesday signed several Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements to further bolster cooperation between the two countries in diverse sectors. The MoUs and agreements included MoU between Tashkent and Lahore, cooperation agreement between news agencies, inter-agency agreement on Youth Affairs, agreement on cooperation in the field of science technology and innovation. The two countries also signed agreements in the fields of visa-free travel of diplomatic passport holders, military intelligence, internal affairs, professional and technical training and training of diplomats. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev were also present in the…

Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are engaged in discussions over climate financing and economic reforms, with the global lender objecting to proposed sales tax concessions on locally manufactured electric vehicle (EV) parts. The third round of talks is set to take place today, covering key issues, including climate adaptation funding, tax reforms, and energy sector adjustments. The Ministry of Industries and Production had earlier proposed tax exemptions on raw materials used for EV manufacturing. However, the IMF has urged that tax rates in the new EV policy should align with standard fiscal norms. Sources privy to the discussions…

TASHKENT : Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday was accorded a guard of honour as he arrived at the Tashkent Congress Center to meet President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and hold the delegation-level talks. As the prime minister arrived at the venue of the formal welcome reception, the Uzbek president warmly received him. The national anthems of Pakistan and Uzbekistan were played, which followed the guard of honour by the smartly-turned out contingents of the Uzbek armed forces which the prime minister reviewed along with President Mirziyoyev. Later, both President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif introduced their respective…