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PM congratulates Catholic community on election of Pope Leo XIV
PM congratulates Catholic community on election of Pope Leo XIV ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated the Catholic community across the world on the election of Pope Leo XIV. The prime minister, in a social media post on X, said that the election of Pope Leo XIV was a historic moment marking a “new chapter…
Visual investigation: 1,000 US government webpages deleted
NEW YORK/TOKYO — Huge swaths of U.S. government online information have vanished, with President Donald Trump’s administration purging at least 1,000 pages from the websites of some 90 federal agencies, according to a Nikkei survey. Explore the full visual investigation here. Such pages include those related to climate changes and the attack on the U.S.…
PSL matches shifted to UAE: PCB
PSL matches shifted to UAE: PCB ISLAMABAD Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday confirmed that the remaining matches of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) Season 10 have been shifted to the United Arab Emirates. In a brief statement, the PCB said that the following fixtures would be rescheduled accordingly: Karachi Kings vs Peshawar Zalmi,…
Misinformation floods Indian and Pakistani social media as officials keep quiet
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch A torrent of misinformation is flooding social media as escalating tensions between India and Pakistan raise fears of a major milit conflict in South Asia. Mislabelled videos, recycled images…
Malaysia’s Perodua aims to localize 60% of parts for its first EV, says CEO
KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysian national car brand Perodua will localize more than 60% of components for its first electric vehicle, which is slated to enter the local market by the end of this year, its chief executive said, as the Southeast Asian country aims to build supply chains for greener cars. Zainal Abidin Ahmad, president…
China export growth beats forecasts despite Trump tariffs
TOKYO — China’s exports recorded solid growth in April even after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 145% tariffs on goods from the country, showing more resilience than expected thanks to increased trade with Asian and other economies. Total overseas shipments increased 8.1% in dollar terms from the same period last year, down from the 12.4%…
China’s top chipmaker SMIC plans $7bn expansion despite tariff uncertainty
TAIPEI — China’s top chipmaker, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., says it will invest more than $7 billion this year to expand capacity and market share, even as its peers take a cautious stance due to the tariff war between Washington and Beijing. The ambitious plan comes as automotive and industrial segments emerge as SMIC’s key…
Trump abruptly fires Librarian of Congress
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump fired the Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden, on Thursday, according to a copy of her termination email obtained by NBC News. In the email sent to Hayden, Trent Morse, the deputy director of presidential personnel, wrote: “On behalf of President Donald J. Trump, I am writing to inform you that your position…
India-Pakistan latest: India says it ‘repulsed’ multiple drone attacks near border amid heavy Kashmir shelling
Vance says war between India and Pakistan ‘none of our business’ Vice president JD Vance said the US cannot control the nuclear-armed Asian neighbours and a war between them would be “none of our business”. “We want this thing to de-escalate as quickly as possible. We can’t control these countries, though,” Mr Vance told Fox…