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A senior Iranian official warned Monday that war with Israel could erupt at any moment, describing the current lull after June’s 12-day conflict as only a temporary halt. “We must be prepared at every moment for confrontation; right now, we are not even in a ceasefire (agreement); we are in a cessation of hostilities,” said First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref. The fighting in June saw Israel bombard Iranian nuclear and military sites, as well as residential areas, killing more than 1,000 people, including senior commanders and nuclear scientists. Iran retaliated with missile and drone strikes that killed dozens in…
The US State Department has revoked 6,000 student visas since Secretary of State Marco Rubio took office seven months ago, it said Monday. Rubio, to the delight of President Donald Trump’s right-wing base, has proudly moved against students using an obscure law that allows him to rescind visas for people deemed to counter US foreign policy interests. The Trump administration has also more broadly sought mass deportations of people in the United States illegally. “The State Department has revoked over 6,000 student visas for overstays and law violations, the vast majority being assault, DUI, burglary and support for terrorism,” a…
LAHORE: Punjab and Yokohama have agreed on ‘city-to-city’ cooperation in various fields, including environment protection and providing modern development systems to cities, announced Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz during her visit to the Japanese commercial, economic and cultural hub on Monday. The chief minister and her delegation were given a detailed briefing on urban development at Yokohama Town Hall. She discussed how to bring the construction quality of roads and buildings in Punjab at par with that of Japan. She also discussed various possibilities of cooperation between the Ravi Urban Development Authority (RUDA) and Yokohama. The chief minister reviewed possibilities of…
The artificial intelligence boom that Sam Altman helped ignite with ChatGPT in late 2022 is starting to make even him uneasy.Startups with little more than a pitch deck are raising hundreds of millions. Valuations have become “insane.” Capital is chasing a “kernel of truth” with feverish speed.The OpenAI CEO still believes the long-term societal upside of AI will outweigh the froth, and he’s ready to keep spending in pursuit of that goal.”Are we in a phase where investors as a whole are overexcited about AI? My opinion is yes,” he said at a recent dinner with reporters. “Is AI the…
Masayoshi Son, chairman and chief executive officer of SoftBank Group Corp., speaks during the company’s annual general meeting in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, June 27, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesIntel and SoftBank announced on Monday that the Japanese conglomerate will make a $2 billion investment in the embattled chipmaker.SoftBank will pay $23 per share for Intel’s common stock, which closed on Monday at $23.66. The shares rose about 6% in extended trading to $25.The investment, equal to about 2% of Intel, makes SoftBank the fifth-biggest shareholder, according to FactSet. It’s a vote of support for Intel, which hasn’t…
Losang Monlam poses for a portrait in front of finished Tibetan costumes at the Sholdo Pal traditional handicrafts school in Lhasa, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 15, 2025. Traditional Tibetan costumes, after centuries of evolution and development, have formed rich styles and unique features.As one of the main categories of traditional Tibetan costumes, Lhasa costume distinguishes itself from others with its vivid features such as large waistline, long sleeves and a dazzling array of decorations, which not only reflect the aesthetics of Tibetan people, but also closely relate to their living environment and lifestyle. In 2018, Lhasa costume was…
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the federal cabinet will donate one month’s salary to support flood-affected communities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). He made the announcement while chairing a meeting in Islamabad on Monday to review ongoing relief efforts in flood-hit areas of K-P, Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B), and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The prime minister pledged full federal support for affected communities. “Helping our distressed Pakistani brothers and sisters is our national responsibility,” he said. Under the prime minister’s relief package, financial assistance will be provided to the families of the deceased and those affected by the floods. Kashmir and G-B Affairs…
A fresh post-mortem was conducted in Hyderabad on journalist Khawar Hussain, who was found shot dead in Sanghar on Sunday. The move follows serious concerns over flaws in the initial autopsy carried out in Sanghar. According to reports on X, the fresh examination is being conducted at the request of Khawar’s brother and following a directive from the Sindh Inspector General of Police. Earlier, official sources had flagged discrepancies in the initial autopsy report, raising questions about the cause of death. Hussain, a Karachi-based journalist, was found shot dead on Sunday in Sanghar. According to police and initial investigations, he was…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesSatellite internet service Starlink, which is owned and operated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, appeared to suffer a brief network outage on Monday, with thousands of reports of service interruptions on Downdetector, a site that logs tech issues.The outage marked the second in two weeks for Starlink. SpaceX did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The network’s July 24 outage lasted for several hours, with SpaceX Vice President of Starlink Engineering Michael Nicolls blaming the matter on “failure of key internal software services that operate the core network” behind Starlink.That outage followed the launch of T-Mobile’s Starlink-powered satellite service,…
An aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris which burned in the Eaton Fire on July 03, 2025 in Altadena, California.Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe California state legislature passed a bill Monday that ensures homeowners, not lenders, receive at least some of the interest on insurance payouts for homes destroyed or damaged by natural disasters.The legislation comes after thousands of homeowners lost their residences in January’s historic wildfires in Southern California. Following such a loss, insurers send checks typically made out jointly to both the homeowner and the mortgage lender or servicer. The lender will then deposit…