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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with U.S. President Donald Trump in Busan, South Korea, Oct. 30, 2025. (Photo by Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via Getty Images)Huang Jingwen | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Even as a U.S.–China trade truce appears to be holding, analysts caution that the détente remains fragile in a rivalry increasingly defined by strategic competition.A flurry of decisions, outlined in the sweeping trade deal struck by U.S. President Donald Trump with Chinese leader Xi Jinping last month, took effect on Monday, with rollbacks of steep tariffs and export controls.The U.S. halved fentanyl-linked tariffs on imports from China to…
12 martyred; Police deny bomber entry to G-11 courthouse; Interior minister hints at links to AfghanistanPolice and rescue officials stand at the site of a blast outside a court building in Islamabad. Photo: REUTERS ISLAMABAD: A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the G-11 District Judicial Complex in Islamabad on Tuesday afternoon, martyring at least 12 people, including lawyers and police personnel, and injuring dozens more in a rare attack on the capital city. The powerful explosion, which occurred at approximately 12:39pm, shook the vicinity and left a scene of chaos, with shattered glass, charred vehicles, and bodies lying on the…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., left, and Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., during a fireside chat at the Nvidia AI Summit Japan in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024. Akio Kon | Bloomberg | Getty Images SoftBank is selling its entire stake in Nvidia — but not for the reasons you might think.In its earnings statement released Tuesday, the Japanese group said that it had sold 32.1 million Nvidia shares in October for $5.83 billion.At first blush, this could be read as a sign that Nvidia’s high valuations…
A session focusing on ecological civilization and the practice of building a “Beautiful China” is held during the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belem, Brazil, Nov. 10, 2025. On Monday, the “China Pavilion” series of the COP30 side events kicked off in Belem, with the first session focusing on ecological civilization and the practice of building a “Beautiful China.”The series will continue through Nov. 20, with upcoming sessions covering topics such as the high-quality development and experience-sharing of China’s carbon market, China’s path toward carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, and China’s energy transition and new energy development. (Photo…
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) signage at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court on Tuesday extended until late Thursday night a pause in a federal judge’s order that the Trump administration pay full SNAP benefits for November.The two-day delay, which was objected to by Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, gives Congress time to pass a short-term funding bill that would reopen the U.S. government, which has been shut down since Oct. 1, and fund the SNAP program that provides 42 million Americans with food stamps.The Trump…
A farmer irrigates winter wheat in a field in Zunhua City, north China’s Hebei Province, Nov. 11, 2025. As of Nov. 10, nearly 70 percent of the winter wheat has been sowed across the country. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)A farmer works in a winter wheat field in Jingning County of Pingliang City, northwest China’s Gansu Province, Nov. 10, 2025. As of Nov. 10, nearly 70 percent of the winter wheat has been sowed across the country. (Photo by Wang Yi/Xinhua)A farmer operates an agricultural machine to sow wheat in a field in Wenxian County of Jiaozuo City, central China’s Henan…
Fifth terrorist, a suicide bomber, killed; all four who entered building neutralised, say security sources Security forces killed all terrorists who stormed Cadet College Wana, a town in South Waziristan, and safely evacuated all 650 students and teachers after an hours-long operation, security sources confirmed. According to security sources cited by Express News, the attackers, identified as Afghan terrorists, attempted to infiltrate Cadet College Wana. “The assault was completely foiled through a comprehensive and courageous operation by the security forces,” one source said. A fifth terrorist, reportedly a suicide bomber, was also killed during the operation. “All four terrorists who…
The U.S. Capitol is shown the morning after the Senate passed legislation to reopen the federal government on Nov. 11, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.Win McNamee | Getty ImagesThe Senate Agriculture Committee has released a draft of its portion of a much-awaited digital assets market structure bill — a critical step toward accelerating institutional and retail adoption of cryptocurrencies. Unveiled on Monday by Agriculture Chair John Boozman, R-Ark., and Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., the bipartisan discussion draft lays the groundwork for creating guardrails for the crypto industry in the U.S. It also establishes guidelines for institutions that want to…
A board shows two cancelled American Airlines flights and three on time at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S., Nov. 7, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersFlight disruptions that have marred air travel for millions of people in recent weeks could continue even after the government shutdown ends, airlines and the secretary of Transportation said.The Senate on Monday night passed a bill that could end the longest federal government shutdown in history, sending it to the House for a vote.But Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday that won’t be an immediate fix.”We’re going to wait to see the data on…
Solar adoption surges 28.1% MoM as high tariffs drive shift, but grid underutilisation creates fiscal burden KARACHI: Net metering’s share in Pakistan’s total power generation rose by 57 basis points year-on-year in September 2025, reflecting continued shift towards solar energy adoption and reduced reliance on the national grid, according to data compiled by Arif Habib Limited (AHL) based on NEPRA’s latest figures. Overall power generation increased 0.8% YoY in September 2025, while net metering units surged 28.1% month-on-month, underscoring growing contribution of distributed solar systems installed by households and industries. According to NEPRA estimates, power demand is projected to grow…