Author: i2wtc
The Xiaomi 17 Pro Max rear display flagship smartphone by Xiaomi displayed at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on March 3, 2026. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBARCELONA — Xiaomi plans to launch a new smartphone processor chip every year, the company’s President Lu Weibing told CNBC, underscoring the company’s ambition to expand into more sophisticated areas of technology.In a wide-ranging interview on Tuesday, Lu also said that Xiaomi is gearing up to launch its own AI assistant for overseas markets.Last year, Xiaomi launched the XRing O1, a system-on-chip (SoC) based on an advanced 3 nanometer manufacturing process.…
The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, speaks during the official opening dinner of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2026, at the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya, on 1 March 2026, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.Europa Press News | Europa Press | Getty ImagesSpanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday doubled down on his criticism of the U.S strikes against Iran, describing the escalating Middle East conflict as a “disaster.”His comments come after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged to cut off trade with Madrid after Spain’s government prevented two jointly operated bases in its territory from being used in the…
The opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China’s top political advisory body, opened its annual session on Wednesday in Beijing.Chinese President Xi Jinping, together with other leaders, attended the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People.The agenda for the session was reviewed and approved at…
Attack is the latest in series of targeted strikes on security personnel in K-P districtAssistant Sub-Inspector Daulat Khan was martyred on Wednesday in a sniper attack by unknown individuals on the Badan police post in Wara Mamond tehsil of Bajaur in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. PHOTO: EXPRESS PESHAWAR: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Daulat Khan, was martyred on Wednesday in a sniper attack by unknown individuals on the Badan police post in Wara Mamond tehsil of Bajaur district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), police said. A heavy contingent of police cordoned off the area immediately after the attack, launching a search operation for the arrest…
Thousands of tons of goods, including perishables, remain stuck as air cargo rates soar due to flight cancellationsThousands of tons of cargo are seen stuck at airport warehouses. PHOTO: EXPRESS LAHORE: The Iran-US conflict has disrupted the air cargo system, causing a massive backlog of goods at airports across Pakistan, including Lahore’s Allama Iqbal International Airport. Thousands of tons of cargo are stuck in airport warehouses, and major air cargo service providers have raised their prices, with some charging double or triple the usual rates. The conflict has severely impacted air cargo services. According to sources working within the airport,…
The opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2026. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) — The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China’s top political advisory body, opened its annual session on Wednesday in Beijing.Chinese President Xi Jinping, together with other leaders, attended the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People.The agenda for the session was reviewed and approved at…
Israel’s military launched a “broad wave of strikes” after midnight across Iran, LebanonThis frame grab from AFPTV video footage taken on March 4, 2026 shows people standing at the lobby of Comfort Hotel after it was hit by an Israeli strike in Beirut’s eastern suburb of Hazmieh. PHOTO: AFP The Israeli military said it struck “dozens” of Iranian security command centres on Wednesday, hitting sites across the capital Tehran. “The Israeli Air Force… completed an additional wave of strikes targeting the Iranian terror regime’s command centres throughout Tehran,” including internal security and paramilitary Basij sites, a military statement said. The…
Unbeaten South Africa continue their quest for a maiden World Cup title in the first semi-final of the T20 World Cup against New Zealand in Kolkata on Wednesday, with a potential repeat of the 2024 final against India awaiting. Should Aiden Markram’s side inflict their second defeat of the tournament on New Zealand — they beat them comfortably in the group stage — then a rematch against India for the trophy could be on the cards. Suryakumar Yadav’s defending champions will first have to get past Harry Brook’s England in Mumbai on Thursday — a blockbuster clash that is being…
England will go into their T20 World Cup semi-final against India with no fear, said all-rounder Sam Curran on Tuesday, adding that their first job would be to silence a raucous home crowd. England will take on the favourites and hosts in front of 35,000 fiercely partisan fans in Mumbai on Thursday, with a place in the final against South Africa or New Zealand at stake. The noise will be deafening at times in the cauldron-like confines of the Wankhede Stadium. But Curran said that because he and many of his England teammates — such as Will Jacks at the…
Blasts India’s ‘disturbing silence’ over Khamenei’s killing as abdication of principleSonia Gandhi, leader of India’s main opposition Congress party, shows her ink-marked finger after casting her vote at a polling station during the sixth phase of general election in New Delhi, India, May 12, 2019.PHOTO: REUTERS Senior Indian Congress leader and former party president Sonia Gandhi has lambasted the Narendra Modi-led Indian government for what she described as a complete surrender of India’s foreign policy, prioritising subservience to Israel while betraying long-standing strategic ties with Iran. In an opinion piece published in an Indian daily, Gandhi condemned New Delhi’s “disturbing…