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Says 2025 saw record terrorist attacks, successful military operations with 2,597 militants killedDirector General Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addresses a press conference on Tuesday. Photo: ISPR Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry on Tuesday said that 80 per cent of all terrorist incidents in the country have occurred in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. He attributed the trend to what he described as a ‘politically permissive environment’ for militants and an emerging ‘nexus between political and militant elements’ in the province. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, the chief military spokesperson said the prevailing environment…

Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesCalifornia Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa has died, House GOP officials said on Tuesday. He was 65. LaMalfa’s death tightens the razor-thin House majority and could imperil Speaker Mike Johnson’s grip on the House. The House stood at 219 Republicans and 213 Democrats after Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., resigned on Monday. LaMalfa’s death brings the House to 218 Republicans. Democrats are favored to pick up additional seats from special elections…

Visitors to the OC Auto Show at the Anaheim Convention Center check out the newly unveiled Ford Expedition in Anaheim on Thursday, October 3, 2024.Leonard Ortiz | Medianews Group | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Ford Motor on Tuesday said its U.S. vehicle sales last year increased 6% to achieve the company’s best annual sales since 2019.The Detroit automaker reported sales of 2.2 million vehicles in 2025, including a 2.7% uptick to more than 545,200 units during the fourth quarter. In 2019, the automaker sold 2.42 million vehicles in the U.S.Ford finished the year as the third-largest automaker in the U.S. behind…

*Ten years on, through ecological safeguards and technology-driven green development, the Yangtze River Economic Belt is offering a glimpse of how China aims to reconcile growth with long-term environmental resilience.*Over the past decade, outcomes of the Yangtze conservation drive are tangible and measurable.*The long-term success of ecological restoration depends more on reshaping the underlying economic structure and fostering an innovation-driven development model.BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — For much of the past decades, China’s longest river, the Yangtze, bore the costs of the country’s economic growth. Stretches of the 6,300-kilometer mother river were choked by polluted water, declining biodiversity and mounting…

Pavlo Gonchar | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSoftware startup NinjaOne has surpassed $500 million in annual recurring revenue, or ARR, the company announced Tuesday.The IT management platform saw revenue grow nearly 70% year over year and its customer base increase more than 60% over the last year to 35,000.President and Chief Financial Officer Chris Matarese told CNBC that the ARR milestone has largely been driven by the startup’s continuous product innovation and customer support.”I think we’ve probably spent four times the industry average in support, and we’ve had 98% customer satisfaction scores throughout our history or better,” he…

A view of houses in the old town of Nuuk, Greenland, March 27, 2025.Leonhard Foeger | ReutersDonald Trump is interested in annexing Greenland, an Arctic island offering a wealth of untapped mineral resources. But as the U.S. president dialled up the rhetoric about America annexing the self-governing Danish territory, sparking a backlash from international leaders, a report detailed the challenges facing its economy.Published Tuesday, a report by Søren Bjerregaard, head of securities and balance of payments at Danmarks Nationalbank, warned that there were “major challenges ahead” for Greenland’s economy. The Arctic island’s economy — largely driven by the fishing industry…

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wears the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, as he delivers a speech presenting the new line of smart glasses, during the Meta Connect event at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, U.S., Sept. 17, 2025. Carlos Barria | ReutersMeta Platforms said Tuesday that it’s delaying the international expansion of its Ray-Ban Display glasses due to inventory constraints and “unprecedented” demand in the U.S.”Since launching last fall, we’ve seen an overwhelming amount of interest, and as a result, product waitlists now extend well into 2026,” Meta wrote in a blog post. Due to “limited” inventory, the company…

People gather around the Century Clock to greet the New Year in Tianjin, north China, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) — The emotional experience and the sought-after “sense of ritual” — a mindful effort to imbue activities with symbolic meaning — best capture how Chinese people ushered in 2026, as vibrant celebrations across the country reflected robust domestic consumption at the start of the new year.For Ms. Li, a resident in Beijing, celebrating the New Year with a huge crowd under the eye-catching Century Clock and enjoying the dazzling countdown light show in the neighboring Tianjin city…

Warns that PTI founder will suffer losses due to policy of confrontation with state as TTAP accepts dialogue offerPrime Minister’s Adviser and senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah. Photo: APP/ File Adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Political Affairs, Senator Rana Sanaullah, has stated that the prime minister offered negotiations to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after consulting Nawaz Sharif and the establishment, but believes that Imran Khan is not interested in talks. Speaking to the media, Sanaullah said the Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench had determined the procedure for meetings with the incarcerated former prime minister, which stipulated that there…

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.Happy Tuesday. We’re not even a week into the new year and I’ve already started telling myself that my resolution to read more can include reviewing drafts of this newsletter.Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off a winning session.Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:1. Maduro’s pleaCaptured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are escorted, as they heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to…