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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko, who is in China for the 2025 Summer Davos, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday.Xi said that last September, he co-chaired the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing with Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, leading China-Africa relations into a new phase of jointly building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for…

View of luxury waterfront homes and boats along the intracoastal waterway near Jupiter Inlet in Jupiter, Florida in Palm Beach CountyRyan Tishken | Istock | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Economic uncertainty is creating a divide in the luxury real estate market between ultra-rich buyers and the merely wealthy, according to a new report from brokerage Coldwell Banker. A survey of some 200 agents specializing in luxury property found that ultra-wealthy buyers, defined as…

ISLAMABAD: A constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court on Thursday turned down the request of one of the PTI counsels to defer hearing of the reserved seats case till August, noting that the bench intended to hear the case on a daily basis. Earlier, Salman Akram Raja, resumed his arguments in support of the July 12, 2024 majority order of a full SC bench. He referred to the SC judgment in the Sindh High Court Bar case, which, he said, serves as an example of how the SC can intervene for the restoration of the Constitution. “After the emergency…

In this photo illustration, the DeepSeek logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen and in the background, the flag of the European Union. Thomas Fuller | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesOne of Germany’s data protection watchdogs on Friday said DeepSeek’s app illegally sends user data to China and asked Google and Apple to consider blocking the artificial intelligence service.Berlin’s data protection commissioner Meike Kamp said in a statement that DeepSeek’s transfer of German user data to China is “unlawful.” There is not a readily available way to get in touch with DeepSeek. CNBC has reached out to…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has asked the federal government as well as the provincial governments to review the ‘Nakahnama form’ in order to make it user-friendly, effectively safeguarding the rights of the parties, particularly the women. A three-member bench of the apex court, led by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, noted that without reviewing the Nikahnama form as a whole, the positive step taken by the Punjab government might not achieve the intended goal of protecting the rights of women. The Nikahnama form has been prescribed in the Ordinance of 1961 and notified as part of the schedule of…

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko, who is in China for the 2025 Summer Davos, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister of Senegal Ousmane Sonko in Beijing on Friday.Xi said that last September, he co-chaired the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing with President Bassirou Diomaye Faye, leading China-Africa relations into a new phase of jointly building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: India suffered a diplomatic humiliation on Thursday at the meeting of Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) when member states refused to back New Delhi’s stance against Pakistan. The defence members from 10-nation SCO, including host China, Russia, Iran, India, Pakistan and others came together for a two-day huddle in the Chinese city of Qingdao. The meeting ended without the issuance of a joint communiqué as India refused to sign the document, citing reservations and claiming the statement to be aligned with Pakistan’s stance. The draft joint statement did not mention the Pahalgam attack, despite India’s best…

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa, who is in China for the 2025 Summer Davos, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, June 27, 2025. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa in Beijing on Friday.Xi said this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties and bilateral relations have maintained a good momentum.”Ecuador has joined the big family of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and China and Ecuador have signed a free trade agreement, carrying out fruitful…

Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday agreed to strengthen bilateral relations between Pakistan and the United States, with a particular emphasis on boosting trade and economic cooperation. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Secretary Rubio placed a telephone call to the prime minister during which both sides held a “warm and cordial” exchange of views on regional and bilateral matters. During the conversation, the prime minister appreciated what he described as President Donald Trump’s “bold and decisive leadership” in facilitating a ceasefire between Iran and Israel. He also…

COLOMBO: Pakistan’s snooker teams launched their Asian team championship campaigns impressively on the opening day of the team event, with both teams securing victories in their respective group matches here on Thursday. Pakistan 1, featuring the formidable pairing of defending Asian 6-Red singles champion Awaisullah Munir and recent singles bronze medalist Mohammad Asif, showcased their class with two commanding performances. They began their campaign with a resounding 3-0 whitewash of Cambodia. The Pakistani duo dominated the match, sealing victory with significant breaks: a 69 break [82(69)-30], a 51 break [59(51)-16] and culminating in a flawless 78 clearance [78(78)-0]. Their momentum…