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Tens of thousands of people expected to attend rites at huge sports stadium on the outskirts of capital, Beirut.Lebanon is preparing for the burial of former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli air strike. The country is expected to come to a halt for a few hours on Sunday for the funeral which is scheduled for 1pm (11:00 GMT) at the Camille Chamoun sports stadium on the outskirts of capital Beirut. He will then be buried at a dedicated site nearby. Nasrallah was temporarily buried next to his son, Hadi, who died…

FILE PHOTO: The logo of Down Jones Industrial Average stock market index listed company UnitedHealthcare is shown in Cypress, California April 13, 2016. Mike Blake | ReutersUnitedHealthcare is in hot water again as the insurance giant grapples with a reported government investigation of its Medicare billing practices, pursues employee buyouts and potential layoffs and clashes publicly with billionaire Bill Ackman.Those developments in recent days extend a tumultuous past year for its parent company, UnitedHealth Group, marked by the killing of a top executive, a costly cyberattack against its subsidiary and high medical costs in its insurance arm. UnitedHealth Group is the…

China’s AS700D electric manned airship is pictured during its maiden flight in Jingmen, central China’s Hubei Province, Feb. 21, 2025. China’s AS700D electric manned airship completed a successful maiden flight on Friday, marking a major breakthrough for the country in green aviation equipment in the low-altitude economy sector, announced the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), the developer of the airship. (AVIC/Handout via Xinhua)BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — China’s AS700D electric manned airship completed a successful maiden flight on Friday, marking a major breakthrough for the country in green aviation equipment in the low-altitude economy sector, announced the Aviation Industry…

Listen to article Army Chief, General Asim Munir, visited the Warminster and Larkhill garrisons in the United Kingdom as part of his official tour. The visit was made at the invitation of the British Army Chief, General Sir Roland Walker. During the visit, General Munir was briefed on several projects, including those related to the British Army and the Deep Recce Strike Brigade. Photo: ISPR Photo: ISPR Photo: ISPR The Army Chief was also given a detailed demonstration of new military technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which are being developed for future military operations. The visit…

In front of what is expected to be a full house at the 25,000-capacity Dubai International Stadium, and with hundreds of millions more watching glued to their televisions, Pakistan are under pressure. Pakistan face arch-rivals India in a Champions Trophy blockbuster on Sunday in front of a sell-out Dubai crowd knowing that another defeat will virtually end their title defence. The neighbours only meet in multi-nation events because of political tensions and the match is taking place in Dubai after India refused to travel to tournament hosts Pakistan. In front of what is expected to be a full house at…

United States President Donald Trump has made a series of claims about Ukraine and its leader as he seeks to end the country’s three-year war with Russia. Trump’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy soured publicly as Trump called Zelenskyy a “dictator” and said he “started” the war with Russia, a claim PolitiFact rated pants-on-fire false. The war of words has escalated after Zelenskyy accused Trump of repeating Russian misinformation. Trump, who sent a team to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to begin negotiations on ending the war that did not include Ukraine, described Zelenskyy as a “modestly successful comedian” who was…

Chinese artificial intelligence lab DeepSeek roiled markets in January, setting off a massive tech and semiconductor selloff after unveiling AI models that it said were cheaper and more efficient than American ones. But the underlying fears and breakthroughs that sparked the selling go much deeper than one AI startup. Silicon Valley is now reckoning with a technique in AI development called distillation, one that could upend the AI leaderboard. Distillation is a process of extracting knowledge from a larger AI model to create a smaller one. It can allow a small team with virtually no resources to make an advanced model.A leading…

This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2024 shows the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)BEIJING, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) — The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the country’s top securities regulator, on Friday reaffirmed its zero-tolerance towards illegal operations in the capital market, and pledged to continue strengthening law enforcement to promote the healthy development of the sector.In 2024, the CSRC handled 739 cases and handed down a total of 592 punishment decisions, with aggregate penalties reaching 15.3 billion yuan (about 2.13 billion U.S. dollars), which was more than double the total reported the previous year,…

Healthcare is a human right, yet millions in Pakistan struggle for basic care. Can the system be fixed? World Day of Social Justice, celebrated on February 20, is a global call to advance equity, fairness, and human dignity. In 2025, with the theme “Empowering Inclusion: Bridging Gaps for Social Justice,” the focus was on dismantling systemic barriers and ensuring that every individual receives equal opportunities. Central to this mission is the recognition of health as a fundamental human right — an essential component of social justice that demands equitable access to quality care. In Pakistan, while developments have been made…

Opener Ryan Rickelton struck a maiden one-day international (ODI) hundred to guide South Africa to an imposing 315-6 in their Group B Champions Trophy clash against Afghanistan in Karachi on Friday. The 28-year-old left-hander scored a 106-ball 103 with seven boundaries and a six while skipper Temba Bavuma (58), Rassie van der Dussen (52) and Aiden Markram (52 not out) also chipped in with half-centuries after South Africa won the toss and batted. On a flat pitch full of cracks, the South African batters negated Afghanistan’s quality spin attack with leg-spinner Rashid Khan conceding 59 runs in his 10 wicket-less…