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Listen to article An Israeli lawmaker has accused Yair Netanyahu, the son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, of being exiled to Miami following an alleged assault on his father. The accusation, made by Labor MK Naama Lazimi during a Knesset finance panel, raised questions about the government’s decision to continue funding Netanyahu’s extended stay in the US. Lazimi questioned the justification for maintaining the security budget for Yair Netanyahu, which amounts to 2.5 million shekels annually. She suggested that the continued allocation of public funds was tied to his alleged assault on the prime minister, asking whether the funds were being used…
Jenin, occupied West Bank – A crowd of people gathered to watch two massive armoured bulldozers rumble into the Jenin refugee camp, tearing apart the asphalt to clear a path for three Israeli tanks. “This is the first time I’ve seen a tank with my own eyes,” a young man said, his voice a mixture of awe and disbelief, as the sun set over one of the entrances to the camp on Sunday. Before him, two massive bulldozers rumbled forward, destroying more of the road underneath them. The refugee camp, nearly emptied after weeks of relentless attacks, was bracing for…
Listen to article The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) petition seeking permission for a public rally at Minar-e-Pakistan on March 22. Justice Farooq Haider presided over the hearing and upheld the registrar’s objection, stating that PTI must first approach the government’s redressal committee before seeking judicial intervention. The court ruled that if the committee fails to decide, PTI could then file a petition. PTI leader Akmal Khan Bari had filed the petition, arguing that the party had formally requested permission from authorities but received no response. PTI’s lawyer contended that involving the redressal committee would be futile. LHC,…
Vatican says pope still receiving oxygen as hospitalisation for double pneumonia nears two-week mark.Pope Francis’s condition remains critical but has shown a “slight improvement”, the Vatican has said in its latest update on the 88-year-old pontiff’s health. In a statement on Monday, the Vatican said “the clinical conditions of the Holy Father, in their critical nature, show a slight improvement”. “Today there were no episodes of asthmatic respiratory attacks; some laboratory tests have improved,” it said, noting that Francis had worked in the afternoon after receiving the Eucharist in the morning. The pope was still receiving oxygen, “although with slightly…
This photo taken on Feb. 20, 2025 shows a monitoring robot at Tianjin SIASUN Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. in the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun Tech Town, in Tianjin, north China.As a key cooperation platform for Beijing and Tianjin to jointly implement the national strategy for the coordinated development of Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and the first asset-heavy project of Zhongguancun outside Beijing, the Beijing-Tianjin Zhongguancun Tech Town has registered a total of 1,800 market players of various types, including enterprises of information technology, high-end equipment manufacturing and biomedicine. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)A staff member checks the condition of a petri dish at a biomedical company in…
Listen to article The federal government has affirmed its readiness to provide uninterrupted power supply to consumers during sehri and iftar hours across all areas in Ramadan, including those with high electricity theft, according to Express News. Energy Minister Owais Leghari said that instructions would be issued immediately to ensure uninterrupted power for fasting households. Leghari also dismissed speculation about imposing a solar tax, stating that there were no past or future plans for such a levy. He suggested that power tariffs could be reduced further in the coming months. During a Senate Standing Committee on Power meeting, government officials provided updates on negotiations with…
The move comes on the heels of threats by US President Donald Trump to impose tariffs that would make iPhones made overseas more expensive.Apple has said that it plans to invest more than $500bn in the United States over the next four years, including plans to hire 20,000 people and build a new server factory in Texas. The move, announced on Monday, comes just days after US President Donald Trump said Apple CEO Tim Cook promised him that the tech giant’s manufacturing would shift from Mexico to the US. Trump noted the company was doing so to avoid paying tariffs.…
Doctors Without Borders says increased fighting in and around Zamzam camp has made it too dangerous to operate.Doctors Without Borders has said it is suspending its work in a famine-stricken camp for displaced people in Sudan’s North Darfur region, as an increase in violent attacks has made it too dangerous to operate. In a statement on Monday, the medical charity – known by its French-language acronym MSF – said fighting in and around Zamzam camp near the town of el-Fasher had made it “impossible … to continue providing medical assistance”. “Despite widespread starvation and immense humanitarian needs, we have no…
As the clean energy economy expands, finding the minerals and metals that power it becomes increasingly critical. The answer might lie with artificial intelligence. Electric cars, solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells all have one thing in common: the need for precious metals.Historically, that’s required going through the arduous process of finding the metals and then getting them out of the ground. But new technologies from a slew of companies might be changing the game.Kobold Metals, VerAI and a startup called Earth AI are in a race to get the metals to market as soon as possible. Earth AI combines…
President Donald Trump said Monday that sweeping U.S. tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico “will go forward” when a monthlong delay on their implementation expires next week.”The tariffs are going forward on time, on schedule,” Trump said when asked at a White House press conference if the postponed tariffs on the two U.S. trading partners would soon go back into effect.The president claimed that the U.S. has “been taken advantage of” by foreign nations on “just about everything,” and reiterated his plan to impose so-called reciprocal tariffs.”So the tariffs will go forward, yes, and we’re going to make up…