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January 15, 2025

India-Pakistan ceasefire relief gives way to doubts over future ‘red lines’
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD/TOKYO — After more than three days of high tension, residents of Pakistan and India woke up to relative calm on May 11. Cross-border drone, missile and jet attacks had given way to a ceasefire — first signaled by none other than U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming credit for the truce. Trump’s exact part…
Cancer deaths linked to alcohol on the rise in the U.S.
Yearly cancer deaths linked to alcohol have doubled in the United States over the last three decades, rising from just under 12,000 a year in 1990 to more than 23,000 a year in 2021, new research finds. The increase was driven by deaths in men 55 and older, the study authors said. It comes as…
Lahore Qalandars eliminate Karachi Kings from PSL X
Lahore Qalandars eliminate Karachi Kings from PSL X Lahore Qalandars beat Karachi Kings by six wickets in the PSL X Eliminator 1 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a decent 191-run target for victory, Qalandars crossed the finish line in the penultimate over with six wickets to spare. Abdullah Shafique was the top scorer…
SoftBank, OpenAI announce Stargate UAE AI data center project
TOKYO — SoftBank Group announced Thursday the launch of the Stargate UAE artificial intelligence infrastructure development project, beginning with a 200-megawatt data center expected to go live in the Middle Eastern country by 2026. Construction will be led by G42, an AI development company funded by Microsoft and others. The data center, whose capacity is expected…
CDC’s childhood lead program is still defunct, despite Kennedy’s claims
The federal government’s Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is not operating, despite Health Secret Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claims that it’s being funded. The program’s 26 staffers were placed on administrative leave in April, with terminations set for June 2, as part of a broader restructuring of federal agencies within HHS. To date, none of…
Japan can be a beacon of pluralistic innovation and democratic renewal
Japan can be a beacon of pluralistic innovation and democratic renewal
Deported immigrants, mostly Asian and Latino, will be in Djibouti for 2 weeks, White House says
A flight with eight immigrants that left Texas this week, reportedly headed for South Sudan, will now remain in the East African country of Djibouti for two weeks to comply with a court order, White House press secret Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. During a briefing, Leavitt placed blame on the U.S. District Court Judge…
Monsoon likely to arrive early in Pakistan
Monsoon likely to arrive early in Pakistan al Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecast an early and above-average monsoon season in Pakistan, with rains expected to begin around June 26 or 27, a few days earlier than the usual July start. The update was shared during a briefing to the Senate Standing Committee on Climate…
Japan plugs home-grown fighters, frigates in export push
TOKYO — Japan is making a full-throated sales pitch for Japanese-made frigates, fighter jets and other defense equipment, looking to export them to countries diversifying arms deals outside the U.S. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba was on hand Thursday at the international defense equipment show DSEI Japan. “The defense industry, which produces advanced and highly capable…