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At least 21,000 children in Gaza have been disabled since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7, 2023, a United Nations committee said Wednesday. Around 40,500 children have suffered “new war-related injuries” in the nearly two years since the war erupted, with more than half of them left disabled, said the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Reviewing the situation in the Palestinian territories, it said Israeli evacuation orders during the army’s offensive in Gaza were “often inaccessible” to people with hearing or visual impairments, “rendering evacuation impossible”. At a news conference, committee member…

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2025.Jonathan Ernst | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Wednesday night asked the Supreme Court to quickly accept and rule on an appeal seeking to overturn lower court decisions that found most of his tariffs are illegal.The request comes five days after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in a 7-4 ruling, said that Trump overstepped his authority when he implemented the steep levies on virtually every country. That decision threw a central pillar of Trump’s trade agenda into doubt.Trump is asking…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday held a meeting with the senior executives of prominent Chinese enterprises in Beijing. He invited Chinese businesses to invest in Pakistan and set up industries in Pakistan’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs). According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, talks focused on boosting business-to-business cooperation in various key sectors including textiles, information technology, agriculture, mining and minerals, road and digital connectivity, e-commerce and space technologies. Shehbaz highlighted reforms introduced by his government, citing tax incentives for investors, relaxed visa policies for Chinese nationals and dedicated airport booths to facilitate business travel. He…

Xi Jinping and other leaders shake hands with war veterans before a grand cultural gala at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. With the theme of “Justice Prevails,” the gala was staged on Wednesday evening to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng watched the gala with about 6,000 people. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — About…

President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday urged the international community to show solidarity with Pakistan in tackling the destructive effects of climate change, as floods continue to batter parts of Punjab, Radio Pakistan reported. “While Pakistan has no role in creating the global climate catastrophe, our nation continues to pay a heavy price for it,” Asif Zardari said. In a phone call with Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider, President Zardari discussed the scale of devastation and the challenges faced by flood-hit communities, particularly those in remote and cut-off areas. The governor informed the president that the Pakistan Red Crescent Society…

U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), with Rep. Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) and Representative Chip Roy (R-TX), speaks at a news conference with a bipartisan group of House members to say they are prepared to force a vote on legislation to ban members of Congress and their families from trading stocks on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersA ban on members of Congress and their families trading or owning stocks got new momentum Wednesday, after a bipartisan group of House members announced they had come to…

Figma shares plunged 14% in extended trading on Wednesday after the design software company reported results for the first time since its initial public offering in July.Here’s how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:Earnings per share: BreakevenRevenue: $249.6 million vs. $248.8 million expectedRevenue increased 41% year over year in the second quarter from $177.2 million a year earlier, Figma said in a statement. The company provided a preliminary estimate of $247 million to $250 million in a July regulatory filing. CNBC isn’t including a profit estimate because it’s Figma’s first earnings report.Net income totaled $846,000, compared with a…

Morning light hits the U.S. Capitol hours ahead of a press conference to discuss the Epstein Files Transparency bill, directing the release of the remaining files related to the investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | ReutersCongressional lawmakers are already trading blame over the looming government shutdown, foreshadowing what will likely be a bitter partisan dispute over the next several weeks, as funding hangs in the balance.Lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill this week as the threat of a shutdown at the end of the month intensified, and…

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers an important speech during a grand gathering to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 3, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) — The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in its war of resistance against Japanese aggression…

President Xi Jinping welcomed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif of Pakistan, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to Beijing for the 80th anniversary of China’s victory over Japanese aggression, marked by a grand military parade showcasing China’s global power. The presence of Putin and Sharif signals stronger China-Russia ties, which could shift the balance of power in the long run. Chinese President Xi Jinping stands in a car in Beijing, China, on September 3, 2025 [Reuters] Read: Lahore celebrates Sino-Pak ties through cinema President Xi, also General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, President…