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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, told BBC that Pakistan fought the recent 96-hour conflict with India using only its own resources. His remarks counter reports from Indian media claiming China’s military assistance to Pakistan during the clash between the two nuclear-armed neighbours last month. General Mirza emphasised that Pakistan used equipment comparable to India’s and procured some military hardware from other countries. He highlighted that previous skirmishes were limited to disputed areas and did not reach the international border. However, he continued, “This time the borders were relatively peaceful and this time the…

A New Jersey mayor has filed a lawsuit against a federal prosecutor and close ally of United States President Donald Trump after he was arrested at a protest outside an immigration detention centre. In a civil complaint filed on Tuesday, Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark, New Jersey, accused acting US Attorney Alina Habba of “subjecting him to false arrest and malicious prosecution”. The complaint also names Ricky Patel, a special agent with the Department of Homeland Security’s investigations unit, as a co-defendant. “As a result of this false arrest”, the lawsuit argues that Mayor Baraka “suffered severe reputational harm, emotional…

A female suicide bomber and another suspected rebel were killed in a blast in Uganda’s capital city.Two suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, including a female suicide bomber, were killed in an explosion near a prominent Catholic shrine in Uganda’s capital, Kampala, as crowds gathered to mark Martyrs’ Day. The blast on Tuesday took place in the upscale suburb of Munyonyo, outside the Munyonyo Martyrs’ Shrine, where Ugandans were assembling to commemorate 19th-century Christians executed for their faith. No civilian injuries were reported. “A counterterrorism unit this morning intercepted and neutralised two armed terrorists in Munyonyo,” said army spokesman Chris…

Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesMagic Eden, best known as a non-fungible token marketplace, said it has partnered with the team behind President Donald Trump’s meme token to launch an official $TRUMP-branded cryptocurrency wallet.Dubbed the $TRUMP Wallet, the product will feature the president’s name and likeness, as well as support trading of $TRUMP and other digital assets including bitcoin.A waitlist for the wallet opened Tuesday at TrumpWallet.com, ahead of a broader launch slated for later this summer, according to a Magic Eden spokesperson.Eric Trump, who has taken on leadership roles across several of his father’s crypto ventures, claimed to…

Virat Kohli and Royal Challengers Bengaluru win first Indian Premier League title, beating Punjab Kings by six runs.Royal Challengers Bengaluru and their star name Virat Kohli both earned their first Indian Premier League title by beating Punjab Kings by six runs. Bengaluru finished runners-up in 2009, 2011 and 2016 but finally won on Tuesday at Narendra Modi Stadium – thanks largely to Krunal Pandya’s sensational spell of 2-17 in four overs. Kohli shed a tear as Bengaluru clinched victory to conclude the 18th season of the world’s most popular T20 tournament. “This win is as much for the fans as…

Listen to article The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an $800 million financial package for Pakistan under the Resource Mobilization Reform Program (Subprogram-II). According to the Ministry of Finance, the package includes a $300m policy-based loan (PBL) and a $500m program-based guarantee (PBG). This significant development is the result of joint diplomatic efforts by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the Ministry of Finance. The initiative aims to enhance domestic resource mobilization and stabilize the economy through financial reforms, ministry officials said. They added that the support will help improve the tax system, increase revenues, and promote fiscal discipline. The program…

Deadly attack on United Nations convoy in Sudan disrupts aid to hunger-stricken families in the war-torn country.An ambush on a United Nations food aid convoy in Sudan has killed at least five people, blocking urgently needed supplies from reaching civilians facing starvation in the war-torn Darfur city of el-Fasher. Aid agencies confirmed on Tuesday that the 15-truck convoy was transporting critical humanitarian supplies from Port Sudan to North Darfur when it was attacked overnight. “Five members of the convoy were killed and several more people were injured. Multiple trucks were burned, and critical humanitarian supplies were damaged,” the UN Children’s…

Donald Trump Jr. is distancing himself from his father’s meme coin — while defending the family’s broader foray into crypto as a response to being frozen out of the traditional banking system.”I wasn’t involved in the meme coin,” Trump Jr. said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” “I’m more focused on the stablecoin, the bitcoin mining.”Meme coins are a class of cryptocurrency fueled by social media buzz and celebrity hype rather than real-world utility. They often skyrocket in value before crashing just as quickly — a pattern that’s drawn concern from regulators, particularly when high-profile figures are involved.President Donald…

President Donald Trump on Tuesday blasted Sen. Rand Paul after the Kentucky Republican criticized the massive Trump-backed budget bill over its provision to raise the debt ceiling by trillions of dollars.Paul, a staunch libertarian, said on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he is “just not open to supporting $5 trillion … in debt ceiling increase” that the Senate’s version of the bill currently includes.Trump lashed out soon after, writing on Truth Social that the senator “has very little understanding” of the budget plan that the president has dubbed the “one big, beautiful bill.”Trump said Paul does not grasp that the bill,…

A Peloton bike is displayed at a Dick’s Sporting Goods store on May 08, 2024 in Daly City, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesPeloton on Tuesday launched its own marketplace for reselling used equipment and gear as the company looks to capitalize on the many bikes and treadmills collecting dust in people’s homes. The platform, dubbed Repowered, will allow members to post listings for their used Peloton equipment and gear and set a price with help from a generative AI tool, the company said.Sellers have the final say on how much to list the item for, but the AI tool will suggest…