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KB Home’s new wildfire-resilient neighborhood in Escondido, California.CNBCJust months after raging wildfires destroyed thousands of homes in the Los Angeles area, California-based KB Home is unveiling what it calls its first “wildfire-resilient” community.The development, in Escondido, just outside San Diego, will have 64 single-family homes when completed that all meet the wildfire resilience standards developed by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS), a nonprofit, scientific research and communications organization supported by property insurers. These standards are designed to protect the homes against the three major sources of ignition during a wildfire: Flying embers, flames and radiant heat.A handful…

Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday saw a significant upswing, where the KSE-100 index gained over 1,100 points, driven by investor optimism following a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The surge was aided by strong performances across key sectors such as commercial banks and oil and gas exploration companies. Reports of potential reserves of $60 billion in the Reko Diq copper and gold mine also lifted the market. The signing of a 28-month arrangement by Pakistan and the IMF under the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), amounting to $1.3 billion, significantly boosted investor confidence, driving…

Speaking to reporters from the Oval Office, Donald Trump focused on air strikes in Yemen rather than Signal chat leaks.United States President Donald Trump has downplayed a recent Signal chat leak as a “witch hunt” and said, without evidence, that the encrypted messaging app “could be defective” as his administration struggles to stem the fallout. Asked by a reporter on Wednesday if his administration should take more responsibility for the chat leak, Trump responded, “the press [has] up-played it. I think it’s a witch hunt. I wasn’t involved in it. I wasn’t there.” On Monday, the Trump administration confirmed that…

The state news agency reports at least four people have been killed in two separate attacks in the country’s south as Israel says it targeted Hezbollah operatives.Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health has said that at least four people have been killed in two separate Israeli strikes in south Lebanon, as Israel claimed it struck Hezbollah operatives. Thursday’s strikes were the latest in a series of deadly attacks in south Lebanon, despite a November ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah after more than a year of hostilities, including two months of open war. An “Israeli enemy strike on a car in Yohmor…

New Zealand stumper-batsman Tom Latham was ruled out of the one-day series against Pakistan with a hand injury on Thursday leaving Michael Bracewell to continue as the side’s captain. With regular white-ball captain Mitchell Santner busy in the Indian Premier League, Bracewell led New Zealand to a 4-1 victory in a T20 series against Pakistan. Latham was due to lead New Zealand in the three-match ODI series beginning in Napier on Saturday, but he fractured his hand while batting in the nets and will require at least four weeks to recover, the New Zealand Cricket (NZC) said in a statement.…

Listen to article KARACHI: The special anti-terrorism court has issued a written order allowing the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) to interrogate the accused Armughan Qureshi alias Army in daylight in money laundering case. Court has also directed Crypto coin trading platforms and to share the data of coinfactorypk the ID used by Armughan for Crypto trading. According to the order, the FIA stated in it’s application that the accused had been sent to jail by the court in the kidnapping and murder case of Mustafa Amir. The accused is facing charges under the Anti-Money Laundering Act, and the FIA sought permission to…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Communications on Wednesday reviewed the progress and future plans for key infrastructure projects across the country, particularly focusing on the M6 and M9 motorways. The meeting, presided over by Senator Pervaiz Rasheed, was attended by senior officials, including the communications secretary and the National Highway Authority (NHA) chairman, and provided critical insights into the Ministry of Communications’ plans and the status of ongoing development projects. The NHA chairman briefed the committee on the progress of these projects. He revealed that an international consultant has proposed dividing the M6 motorway into five sections for…

LeBron James helped the LA Lakers avoid a fourth straight loss with a dramatic last-second putback against Indiana.LeBron James tipped in a buzzer-beating rebound with 0.1 seconds remaining as the Los Angeles Lakers halted their three-game losing streak with a pulsating 120-119 road victory over the Indiana Pacers. A thrilling duel in Indianapolis saw the Pacers climb out of a 13-point fourth-quarter hole to snatch a 119-118 lead with 42 seconds remaining and leave the Lakers staring down the barrel of a fourth straight defeat on Wednesday. But with the clock ticking, Luka Doncic made one last drive to the…

Prime Minister Albanese’s Labor Party has introduced new tax cuts in advance of general election due before May 17.Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he plans to call a national election “imminently” as the May 17 deadline for electing a new parliament is fast approaching. “It will be in May, I can guarantee that. And it will be called pretty imminently,” Albanese told radio station Triple M on Thursday. “I’m not calling it today but I will call it soon. I think that Australians want to get on with it,” he said. Separate reports from The Sydney Morning Herald and…

AL AHSA: Pakistan showed grit and determination but ultimately it wasn’t enough to keep out Syria. Stephen Constantine’s men fell to a 2-0 loss to the much-fancied Syrians in their Group ‘E’ opener in the final round of qualifiers for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup at the Prince Abdullah Bin Jalawi Stadium on Tuesday night; the result leaving them bottom of a section that also has Afghanistan and Myanmar. Only the group winner advances to the Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia in two years’ time and the victory put Syria in pole position to qualify for their third consecutive appearance…