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CHENGDU: China swept two gold medals in breaking on Sunday while Zhang Hao and Zhu Siyi added two more when they reigned supreme in the roller sports event on the final day of The World Games as the hosts topped both the gold and overall medal tables for the first time. China has achieved its best-ever performance at the global showpiece, China’s delegation officials announced on Sunday. China’s 321 athletes competed in 152 events across 28 sports, capturing 36 gold, 17 silver and 11 bronze medals. The tally marks the country’s best record since it began participating in The World…
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N and the PPP on Sunday refused to sign a declaration adopted by an All Parties Conference (APC) that among other things demanded immediate halt to all military operations and described terrorism, extremism, and lawlessness as an outcome of poor government policies. The APC convened in the federal capital by the ANP was attended by all major political parties. Speaking on the occasion, ANP chief Aimal Wali Khan said there are people in Waziristan — a district that has witnessed a number of military operations in the past two decades — who have not returned home for 12…
WASHINGTON: A planned visit by US trade negotiators to New Delhi from August 25-29 has been called off, a source said, delaying talks on a proposed trade agreement and dashing hopes of relief from additional US tariffs on Indian goods from August 27. The current round of negotiations for the proposed bilateral trade agreement is now likely to be deferred to another date that has yet to be decided, the source with direct knowledge of the matter said. The US embassy in New Delhi said it has no additional information on the trade and tariff talks, which are being handled…
The artificial intelligence boom has brought with it hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and promises of economic growth . But the infrastructure required is demanding massive amounts of energy and resources. One lesser-known example of that dilemma can be found in the southern tip of Malaysia, which has quietly become one of Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing data center hubs amid the heightened compute demands of AI. The country’s state of Johor — with a population of about 4 million people — has attracted billions’ worth of projects for such data centers in recent years , including from many of…
ISLAMABAD: China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will arrive in Islamabad this week to lead his country in the Pakistan-China strategic dialogue and hold meetings with the civil and military leadership to discuss bilateral ties along with key regional and international developments. Official sources told The Express Tribune on Sunday that the top Chinese diplomat will undertake a two-day visit beginning on August 21, flying in directly from New Delhi, where he starts a crucial tour on Monday. In Islamabad, the Chinese foreign minister will review the current state of bilateral ties between the two countries and discuss key regional and…
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on February 25, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump (L) on February 22, 2025, and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on February 12, 2025.. Ukraine has agreed on the terms of a minerals deal with the United States and could sign it February 28, 2025, the two countries said, a move Kyiv hopes will lead to future security guarantees from Washington. Alex Wroblewskitetiana Dzhafarova | Afp | Getty ImagesU.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday the onus to end the war between Moscow and Kyiv is on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said…
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: Heavy monsoon rains pushed river levels across Punjab to dangerous highs, inundating villages, destroying crops, and cutting off ground access in several districts as the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Sunday issued an emergency alert following forecasts of a fresh monsoon spell this week. The NDMA warning came as Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) reeled under one of the most catastrophic deluges in recent memory that killed more than 300 people. Given the widespread destruction in the province, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif rushed his ministers to supervise relief efforts in the affected districts. Pakistan is grappling with one of the deadliest…
A modified Long March-6 carrier rocket carrying a group of low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province on Aug. 17, 2025. China launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites on Sunday. The satellite group — the ninth of its kind — will form an internet constellation. It was launched at 10:15 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a modified Long March-6 carrier rocket. The satellites entered their preset orbits successfully. (Photo by Shang Yuhang/Xinhua)TAIYUAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) — China launched a new group of low Earth orbit satellites from the…
Heavy monsoon rains have pushed river levels across Punjab to dangerous highs, inundating villages, destroying crops, and cutting off ground access in several districts. Local authorities have established flood relief camps, while rescue teams continue evacuations as the Meteorological Department warns of further rainfall and flash flooding over the coming days. According to the Punjab Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), the province is currently experiencing the seventh spell of monsoon rains, which is forecast to continue until Aug. 23. Officials cautioned that cloudbursts remain possible in Rawalpindi, Murree, Galliyat, Jhelum, Chakwal, and Attock, while heavy downpours are expected across major urban…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said the government is prioritising efforts to digitise Pakistan’s economy and shift financial transactions to a cashless system. Chairing a review meeting on the cashless economy in Islamabad, he directed provincial chief secretaries to cooperate fully with the federal government in expanding the Raast digital payment system to the district level. Sharif expressed satisfaction over the progress made toward a cashless economy and digital financial systems. Officials briefed the meeting that Pakistan will build digital public infrastructure to provide every citizen with a digital ID, integrating national identity cards, biometrics and mobile numbers. These…