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Woman gym trainer, father accused of converting UP bizman's son to Islam
Uttar Pradesh Police apprehended two individuals in Shamli for a forced religious conversion plot involving emotional entrapment and blackmail for financial gain. This incident is part of a larger crackdown, with 16 arrests made across the district in various cases, including narcotics, theft, and attempted murder. Authorities are committed to combating illegal activities and urge public cooperation.
A ‘Miraculous Transformation’: How Kim Jong-un Fortified North Korea
He used the pandemic to ruthlessly tighten his grip on the country. Then he energized its economy by leveraging Russia’s war in Ukraine.
One Is the Pope, the Other an Atheist. They Both Oppose Trump.
Pope Leo XIV and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of Spain, who meet on Monday, have recently clashed with President Trump. Their motivations, however, may be different.
A ‘big bang’ reversal of Brexit is both unrealistic and unnecessary
Going back would create some big new problems but Switzerland provides an alternative model
Karmelo Anthony trial consumed by race and self-defense, but hidden hurdle could be key: expert
As testimony in the Karmelo Anthony murder trial resumes Monday, one Texas attorney says the case could ultimately turn less on the fatal confrontation itself and more on how jurors interpret questions of self-defense, race, any prior interactions between the teens and even the unique culture of high school track meets.Anthony, who is accused of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf during a confrontation at a Texas track meet last year, has pleaded not guilty and is arguing he acted in...
Silicon Valley including Meta has embraced Maga politics, says Nick Clegg
Meta’s former head of global affairs says executives pivoted right in some cases for ‘rather more self-interested’ reasonsSilicon Valley companies including Meta have decided to embrace Maga politics, some for “rather more self-interested” reasons, the former UK deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has said.Clegg, who spent nearly seven years at Meta as the head of global affairs, told The Rest is Money podcast that it felt like “a very good time for me to move on” when he left the company in March...
New AI espionage powers trigger Putin camera scare
Russia paused surveillance system after killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader exposed how AI can be used on CCTV data to target enemies
Keir Starmer set to slash Net Zero spending to bolster Britain's defence ahead of crunch Nato summit
Sir Keir Starmer is set to slash Net Zero spending in order to bolster Britain's defences ahead of next month's crunch Nato summit in Ankara.Downing Street is said to have sidestepped the Treasury and told civil servants to find savings of at least one per cent in their capital spending plans that fund investment in infrastructure projects over the next four years.Sir Keir is understood to have pushed for increased defence spending of about £18billion, while the Treasury pushed for a figure near...
Is parliament effective?
A DEMOCRACY needs an effective parliament. Has Pakistan’s parliament lived up to this responsibility? The evidence suggests it hasn’t. Parliament has underperformed. It has acted as little more than a rubber-stamp for the present government. This reflects a broader trend of democratic erosion in the country in recent years. Several reports offer telling insights into parliament’s functioning. The most recent was released last week by a civil society organisation. It records the low attendance of...
Ceasefire in name
THE latest exchange of fire between the US and Iran raises the question: at what point does a ceasefire cease to be one? American forces say they intercepted Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz before striking Iranian radar installations. Tehran responded with missiles and drones aimed at Gulf states hosting US forces. Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether. Ceasefires...
LIVE Updates: Israel, Iran Trade Attacks, Trump Says "I Call The Shots"
US Iran War LIVE Updates: Iran closed the airspace around Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, the country's main airfield, after the Israeli attack.
China’s Xi lands in North Korea for Kim meeting
Chinese leader’s first trip to Pyongyang in 7 years comes as regime has stepped up rhetoric of nuclear expansion
"I Call Shots": Trump Says Netanyahu Has "No Choice" But To Accept Iran Deal
Trump said that Iran's strikes on Israel have not changed his desire to conclude US-Iran negotiations. "It's not going to have any impact on the deal," he said.
South Korea names first woman PM in 20 years
Han Seong-sook SEOUL: South Korean President Lee Jae Myung nominated Han Seong-sook to be his next prime minister on Sunday, making her only the second woman to hold the post if confirmed by parliament. Han currently serves as minister for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Startups. The nomination comes after Lee’s party dominated local elections on Wednesday, although the Democratic Party lost the high-profile Seoul mayoral race to the opposition. The election...
‘Disgusted’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier Jacinta Allan
Trucks with billboards showing the phrase and Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeksFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJulia Gillard and Anthony Albanese have joined a chorus of politicians criticising a truck-mounted billboard featuring Victorian premier Jacinta Allan alongside the phrase “ditch the witch”.The billboards, which have been seen travelling through Melbourne...
Middle East on edge: Iran and Israel trade fresh blows despite Trump's warning
The strikes could also derailed United States presdient Donald Trump's last-ditch effort to find an off ramp in the war by negotiating a nuclear deal with Iran. Trump, who had been breathing down the Netanyahu's neck to restrain from hostilites, in a recent interview spoke on how he "calls the shot", affirming that Netanyahu must accept the Iran deal to put cessation to the bloody war.
NVIDIA and LG Group Build an AI Factory to Advance Physical AI, Mobility and AI Infrastructure
NVIDIA and LG Group are building an AI factory to accelerate LG Group’s next wave of AI-driven businesses, spanning robotics, autonomous driving, data center technologies and GPU cloud services. The AI factory will provide LG Group with accelerated computing infrastructure to train, simulate, validate and deploy AI-based applications across its key businesses. The collaboration brings together NVIDIA’s full-stack, end-to-end AI factory platform with LG Group’s global leadership in consumer elec...
'I call the shots': Trump insists Iran deal on track amid fresh strikes, says Bibi has 'no choice'
President Trump asserted that Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu would have no choice but to accept any Iran deal negotiated by Washington, stating he calls the shots. Despite Iran's missile attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli strikes, Trump insisted the escalation would not impact ongoing negotiations.
Tehran vows payback after Israel attacks Beirut despite truce
• Ghalibaf says violation makes US, Israeli assets ‘legitimate targets’• Trump calls for ‘surgical attacks’ against Hezbollah• Lebanese army says its chief travelled to Pakistan to meet top officials SMOKE rises after an Israeli airstrike targeted Tyre.—AFP BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting apartments in two residential buildings in the densely-populated Tahwitat al-Ghadir area, despite a US-brokered ceasefire be...
BUDGET 2026-27: Political, fiscal reality to reshape uplift budget as NEC meets today
• Rs4.7tr federal, provincial development plans may be revised• Federal PSDP may rise above Rs1.3tr; provincial ADPs could be trimmed• Mega projects face major cost, time overruns ISLAMABAD: The National Economic Council (NEC) is set to meet on Monday (today) and may revise federal and provincial development plans worth Rs4.715 trillion for the next fiscal year amid conflicting fiscal needs of critical political and other institutional stakeholders. The NEC — the highest economic decision-making...