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Pace spearhead Shaheen Afridi has declared that the Green Shirts will reach the Asia Cup final and can beat India if the arch-rivals clash again. Pakistan kept their campaign alive with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka in a Super Four clash in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Pakistan and India have met twice in this edition of the regional competition, but the two teams have never played against each other in an Asia Cup final. The regional tournament, played this time in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the Twenty20 format, started in 1984, and this is its 17th edition.…

(L-R) U.S. President Donald Trump and Rolex CEO Jean-Frederic Dufour arrive in the Rolex suite prior to the Men’s Singles Final match between Jannik Sinner of Italy and Carlos Alcaraz of Spain on Day Fifteen of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 07, 2025 in New York City. Matthew Stockman | Getty ImagesSen. Elizabeth Warren served Rolex with a critical letter on Wednesday for hosting President Donald Trump at the U.S. Open, alleging that the Swiss company could be trying to sidestep tariffs slapped on its home country.The Massachusetts Democrat said that…

Sales of newly built homes rose a much larger-than-expected 20.5% in August compared with July to the highest level since January 2022, according to the U.S. Census. It is also the largest one-month gain since August 2022. Sales were 15.4% higher than August 2024.This count is based on people out shopping in August and signing deals, when the average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage was higher than it is today. That rate started August at 6.63%, according to Mortgage News Daily, and didn’t really move much during the month.The sharp decline in rates began in September, when it fell…

Microsoft is the lead investor in OpenAI and has long been the artificial intelligence startup’s key cloud partner. But in the latest sign that AI relationships are getting complicated, Microsoft is beginning to use more technology from OpenAI rival Anthropic.The software giant said Wednesday that it’s starting to draw on an AI model from Anthropic to answer some queries in the Microsoft 365 Copilot assistant for commercial clients.The effort represents another step toward diversification in generative AI for Microsoft, which has mainly relied on OpenAI models for artificial intelligence features in Bing, Windows and other products. As part of a…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech after listening to work reports from the CPC Xinjiang regional committee and the regional government in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 24, 2025. Xi, leading a central delegation, arrived in Urumqi, capital of Xinjiang, on Tuesday to attend activities marking the autonomous region’s 70th founding anniversary. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)URUMQI, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to build a socialist modern Xinjiang that…

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bowl first in their encounter with India in the Super 4 stage of the men’s Asia Cup. Jaker Ali is captaining the Tigers as Litton Das is out due to an injury. On Tuesday, Pakistan won by 5 wickets after restricting Sri Lanka to 133-8 to register their first win in the Super Four stage of the men’s Asia Cup in Abu Dhabi. Earlier, Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in their match in Dubai on Saturday. The top two teams from the Super Four will play the Asia Cup final in…

PESHAWAR: Tensions flared in Khyber district’s Tirah valley on Tuesday as protests continued over the deaths of civilians, while the first round of talks between a government delegation, comprising provincial ministers, and the protesters ended on Monday without a breakthrough. The protesters pressed demands for accountability over civilian casualties in Tirah. According to sources, they insisted that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and the Corps Commander visit the sit-in site to apologise to the victims’ families. They also sought guarantees that such incidents would not recur. The government delegation assured that the chief minister would personally attend…

Xiaomi launched the Xiaomi 15T series of smartphones as it continues its global expansion.XiaomiMUNICH — Xiaomi on Wednesday made the international debut of a slew of new devices and appliances with its smartphones at the center, as the Chinese tech giant sets out to directly challenge Samsung.The Beijing-headquartered company took the wraps off of the Xiaomi 15T series comprising of two smartphones — the Xiaomi 15T and Xiaomi 15T Pro — during a launch event in Munich.The devices, priced at 649 euros ($766) and 799 euros, respectively, continue Xiaomi’s strategy of bringing phones with the latest specs to the market…

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem hosts a roundtable discussion about securing the Northern Border, in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., June 20, 2025. REUTERS/Rebecca CookRebecca Cook | ReutersA shooter opened fire Wednesday morning at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dallas, causing “multiple injuries and fatalities,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said.”The shooter is deceased by a self-inflicted gun shot wound,” Noem said in an X post.”While we don’t know motive yet, we know that our ICE law enforcement is facing unprecedented violence against them. It must stop,” she wrote.Preliminary information suggests the shooter was a “possible sniper,”…

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to air with an emotional monologue Tuesday night, roughly one week after the late night show was suspended by Disney’s ABC broadcast network.The program was initially pulled “indefinitely” following comments by host Kimmel during a show monologue that criticized members of President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement for their reaction to conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s killing.”It was never my intention to make light of the murder of a young man,” Kimmel said Tuesday, getting choked up. “I don’t think there’s anything funny about it.”Kimmel went on: “Nor was it my intention to blame any specific group for the…