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Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) attend a group interview ahead of the second plenary meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) attend a group interview ahead of the second plenary meeting of the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang…

Listen to article Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has highlighted the ongoing security challenges in the region, calling for the United States to reclaim the weapons it left behind in Afghanistan during the withdrawal. According to spokesperson Shafqat Ali Khan, the presence of these weapons in Afghanistan has become a significant issue for regional peace and stability, Express News reported. He mentioned that Pakistan desires good neighbourly relations with Afghanistan, but Afghan territory is being used for terrorism against Pakistan, and the country has repeatedly urged the Afghan government to address this issue. Shafqat Ali Khan added that the Torkham border has…

United States President Donald Trump has signalled he intends to move forward with plans to dismantle the Department of Education, despite mixed signals from his administration. “Well, I want to just do it. I mean, we’re starting the process,” Trump said at a signing ceremony in the Oval Office on Thursday. A directive to wind down the Department of Education was expected to be among the orders Trump signed on Thursday. But in the hours leading up to the Trump’s public appearance in the Oval Office, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denounced reports of an announcement as “more fake…

AI and Crypto Czar David Sacks speaks with President Donald J Trump as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House on Jan. 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.Jabin Botsford | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday creating a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, marking a major shift in U.S. digital asset policy.White House Crypto and AI Czar David Sacks, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, wrote in a post on X that the reserve will be funded exclusively with bitcoin seized in criminal and civil forfeiture cases, ensuring that taxpayers bear…

* In 2024, China’s economy demonstrated resilience and the effectiveness of overall reform.* As 2025 marks the final year of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), experts believe that the around-5-percent growth target proposed in the government work report balances what is needed and what is possible.* The concerns of the public are the key issues highlighted in the government work report.BEIJING, March 6 (Xinhua) — China’s government work report, unveiled Wednesday at this year’s annual session of the national legislature for deliberation, has garnered widespread attention from home and abroad.How did the world’s second-largest economy perform in the past year?…

Listen to article Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday accused former military officials and ex-premier Imran Khan of orchestrating the resettlement of Taliban in Pakistan — a move he claimed had worsened the country’s security situation. Speaking to reporters in Islamabad, Asif alleged that former Army Chief General (retired) Qamar Javed Bajwa, former ISI chief General (retired) Faiz Hameed, and Imran Khan collectively decided to bring Taliban fighters back into the country. He said the decision had led to a resurgence of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and other parts of the country. “This was a joint decision… all three played a…

A Syrian security source told Al Jazeera that 15 security personnel were killed in ‘various armed ambushes’.Gunmen loyal to deposed Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad have killed at least 15 security personnel in ambushes in the coastal province of Latakia, a security source told Al Jazeera. The attacks took place on Thursday near the town of Jableh in the Latakia countryside, part of the coastal area which forms the heartland of the Alawite minority sect to which the al-Assad family belongs. A Syrian security source told the Al Jazeera Arabic network that 15 security personnel were killed in “various armed ambushes”.…

Listen to article Eidul Fitr 2025 is expected to bring an extended holiday period in Pakistan, with many anticipating a break from March 29 to April 6, 2025. Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, prayer, and reflection, concludes with Eidul Fitr, a significant religious festival observed on the first day of Shawwal. The exact date of eid is determined by the sighting of the Shawwal crescent moon, following Islamic tradition. According to the Ruet-e-Hilal Research Council, Eidul Fitr in 2025 is likely to be observed on March 31. Experts predict that the crescent moon will be visible across most parts of Pakistan…

Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024.Noah Berger | Getty ImagesAmazon’s cloud unit said Thursday that it’s launching a service to allow video game publishers to stream their games online. GameLift Streams will deliver games to any device with a browser that supports the WebRTC standard, Amazon said in a blog post. That includes smart TVs, phones, tablets and PCs. One way the service can be used is to rapidly distribute titles in development to testers, and then securely remove access later.”Lots of AAA…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office, on the day he signs executive orders, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S. March 6, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersMajor stock indices dropped sharply this week, as rattled investors struggled to get a handle on President Donald Trump’s sweeping and shifting tariff policies.But when asked in the Oval Office on Thursday whether he thought it was his tariffs that were scaring the markets, Trump pinned the blame elsewhere.”Well, a lot of them are globalist countries and companies that won’t be doing as well,” Trump replied, “Because we’re taking back things…