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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews following a visit to North Carolina, in Maryland, U.S., June 10, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersTrump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, Truth+, and the fintech platform Truth.Fi, said Monday its board has approved a stock buyback of up to $400 million.Trump Media stock rose about 3% on the news premarket.The Florida-based company, which trades under the ticker DJT on both Nasdaq and NYSE Texas, said the buyback could include both common stock and warrants, executed through open market transactions. All repurchased…

The “Wegovy” brand slimming syringe is sold in the Achat pharmacy in Mitte. The “Wegovy” slimming syringe has been available in Germany for a year.Jens Kalaene | Picture Alliance | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Monday said it is ending its collaboration with Hims & Hers due to concerns about the telehealth company’s sales and promotion of cheaper knock-offs of the weight loss drug Wegovy. Shares of Hims & Hers fell about 20% in premarket trading Monday. Novo Nordisk in April said it would offer Wegovy through several telehealth companies such as Hims & Hers to expand access to the blockbuster injection now that it…

TIANJIN, June 23 (Xinhua) — The 2025 Summer Davos forum will be held in north China’s Tianjin Municipality from June 24 to 26. Many landmark buildings in the city are illuminated against the curtain of night, presenting a dazzling array of colors to welcome guests from home and abroad.An aerial drone photo taken on June 20, 2025 shows a view of the Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium in north China’s Tianjin Municipality. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)An aerial drone photo taken on June 17, 2025 shows a city view at night in north China’s Tianjin Municipality. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)An aerial drone photo taken on June…

LAHORE: Pakistan’s children are losing weeks of education each year to school closures caused by climate change-linked extreme weather, prompting calls for a radical rethink of learning schedules. Searing heat, toxic smog and unusual cold snaps have all caused closures that are meant to spare children the health risks of learning in classrooms that are often overcrowded and lack basic cooling, heating or ventilation systems. In May, a nationwide heatwave saw temperatures up to seven degrees Celsius above normal, hitting 45C (113 degrees Fahrenheit) in Punjab and prompting several provinces to cut school hours or start summer holidays early. “The…

The Karachi Police ordered an investigation on Monday of alleged threats being made to boxer Aliya Soomro. Earlier this year, Soomro became the first Pakistani woman to win a world boxing title. She knocked out her opponent from Thailand in just 45 seconds in Bangkok to claim victory in the WBA Asia 105-pound category. A day ago, Soomro issued a video statement on her Instagram account, saying that she and her family were being harassed by an alleged facilitator of the Lyari gang war who was impersonating a media worker. “Don’t drag me into political and ethnic disputes and conflict…

PESHAWAR: Speaker of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Babar Saleem Swati, has strongly condemned the United States’ unprovoked attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, terming it a blatant and serious violation of Iran’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, the United Nations Charter, and international law. He stated that the strike comes at a time when Iran is already facing aggression from Israel, adding that such actions will not only escalate tensions in the region but also pose a grave threat to global peace. Swati expressed full solidarity and sympathy with the people and government of Iran, urging the international community to take immediate notice of…

Fabricio Bloisi, chief executive officer of Prosus NV, during an interview in London, UK, on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. Bloisi took the reins of South Africa’s Naspers Ltd. and its investment arm Prosus NV in July with a plan to double the value of the 110-year-old group within the next four years. Jose Sarmento Matos | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIndia will produce a $100 billion tech company in the coming years, the CEO of Prosus told CNBC on Monday, as the firm bets on the country for its next big investment win.Prosus, which is majority owned by South African company…

TOPSHOT – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi (C) gestures as he welcomes Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov (R) and Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazeem Gharibabadi before a meeting regarding the Iranian nuclear issue at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on March 14, 2025. Afp | Getty ImagesAs the U.S. rained bombs and missiles on Iran’s nuclear sites on Saturday — entering the war between Israel and Iran — Beijing appears to be standing firm in its support of its long-standing ally in Tehran.However, its support will be tempered by its limited heft as a peace broker in the…

Incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, head of the company’s Americas operations, greets a Windsor Assembly Plant employee during an event celebrating Chrysler’s 100th anniversary on June 6, 2025.StellantisDETROIT — “Mediocrity is not worth the trip.”That was part of incoming Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa’s first public message after being named to lead the global automaker. It was a mantra decades in the making, as he spent 25 years climbing through the company’s ranks, starting from a role as a night shift paint shop supervisor in Spain.The quote also referenced late Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, a mentor of Filosa’s who’s revered…

ISLAMABAD: As the Middle East veers closer to all-out war, Pakistani politicians and notable figures on Sunday lambasted the government’s decision to nominate US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize – just hours after Washington officially entered the Israel-Iran conflict with a thunderous overnight assault. The dramatic escalation came as Trump, in a televised statement, declared that American forces had “obliterated” Iran’s key nuclear facilities in a swift military campaign dubbed ‘Midnight Hammer’. The move jolted an already volatile region and drew sharp condemnation from voices at home and abroad. Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman…