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Participants attend the opening ceremony of the 30th United Nations climate change conference in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 10, 2025. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)Amid criticism of U.S. absence, COP30 becomes a platform for Global South leadership, with China and Brazil advocating cooperative action over empty rhetoric.BELEM, Brazil, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — At the ongoing 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), which opened here on Monday, leaders and experts called for stronger South-South cooperation to advance global climate governance.”We find ourselves here in Belem, at the mouth of the Amazon,” said Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate…

KARACHI: Car sales in Pakistan rose significantly by 32% year-on-year (YoY) and reached 17,333 units in October 2025 as compared to sales of 13,108 units in the same month of last year, according to figures released by the Pakistan Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA). When compared with the previous month, car sales edged higher by only 1%. “The YoY growth is supported by a more stable macroeconomic environment, introduction of more variants, lower interest rates, easing inflation and improving consumer sentiment,” said Myesha Sohail of Topline Research in her report on Tuesday. She pointed out that MoM sales remained stable primarily…

Brian Armstrong, chief executive officer of Coinbase Global Inc., speaks during the Messari Mainnet summit in New York, on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCoinbase is following Tesla out of Delaware and into Texas.Paul Grewal, Coinbase’s chief legal officer, wrote in a Wall Street Journal op-ed on Wednesday that the crypto exchange is moving its state of incorporation, a year after Elon Musk did the same with his electric vehicle maker. Musk also reincorporated his rocket maker SpaceX from Delaware to Texas.”Delaware’s legal framework once provided companies with consistency. But no more,” Grawal wrote, pointing to…

Notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein wrote in an email to author Michael Wolff that his former longtime friend, President Donald Trump, “knew about the girls,” according to a copy of that April 2019 message purportedly between the two men released by House Democrats on Wednesday.It is unclear what the phrase “knew about the girls” meant.In another newly released email that Epstein wrote to his now-convicted accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell in April 2011, Epstein wrote, “I want you to realize that the dog that hasn’t barked is trump.”Epstein added in that same email that a person whom the Democrats identified as a…

Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Spain’s Queen Letizia learn about the reading activities for children with disabilities at the non-profit reading area of Beijing Demonstration Center of Service for Persons with Disabilities in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 12, 2025. Peng and Letizia, who is accompanying King Felipe VI of Spain on his state visit to China, visited the center on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Spain’s Queen Letizia, who is accompanying King Felipe VI of Spain on his state visit to China, visited Beijing…

Pakistan’s national cyber-incident response body, Pakistan Computer Emergency Response Team, has issued a critical security advisory concerning a high-risk vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server Update Services, the software used by many organisations for patch management of Windows servers. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is the central system that large organisations (like government offices or major companies) use to manage, distribute, and install updates (patches) across their entire network of computers. The exploit works by unsafe deserialisation of the WSUS Authorisation Cookie: the attacker sends a corrupted permission note, like a cookie, to the server that tricks the system into…

Waymo robotaxis will now take passengers on freeways in three major U.S. cities, marking a major milestone for the driverless, ride-hailing company.Alphabet-owned Waymo on Wednesday said it will begin offering those types of trips in the San Francisco, Phoenix and Los Angeles markets “when a freeway route is meaningfully faster.” The Google sister company will gradually extend freeway trips to more riders and locations over time.Although Waymo’s driverless cars have previously taken passengers on smaller highways and side streets, Wednesday’s expansion marks the first time the company will take payment from public riders to go on freeways with higher speed…

Toyota display is seen at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBCToyota Motor on Wednesday said it has started production at a new $13.9 billion battery plant in North Carolina and confirmed plans to invest up to $10 billion more than previously expected over the next five years in the United States.The Japanese automaker did not release details about the increased investment other than Toyota Motor North America CEO Tetsuo Ogawa calling it a “pivotal moment” in the company’s history along with the new battery plant, according to a release.The facility is Toyota’s…

Advanced Micro Devices’ CEO Lisa Su shut down concerns over Big Tech’s elevated spending during an interview with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Wednesday and said investing in more computing will accelerate the pace of innovation.”I don’t think it’s a big gamble,” she said. “I think it’s the right gamble.”Shares soared 10%.Many of AMD’s hyperscaler customers over the last 12 months have beefed up spending as the technology reaches an “inflection point” and companies can see the return on that spending, Su added.Su’s comments come as tech’s megacaps announced more than $380 billion in AI spending in their latest earnings reports…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan pose for a group photo with King Felipe VI of Spain and his wife Queen Letizia in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 12, 2025. Xi met with King Felipe VI, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) — China stands ready to work with Spain to forge a comprehensive strategic partnership with greater strategic determination, dynamism and global influence, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.Xi made the remarks when meeting with King Felipe…