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A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | ReutersAlphabet’s Waymo unit plans on bringing its robotaxi service to Dallas next year, adding to a growing list of prospective U.S. markets for 2026, including Miami and Washington, D.C.Rental car company Avis Budget Group will be managing the Waymo fleet in Dallas, via a new partnership the companies announced Monday.Avis CEO Brian Choi said in a statement that the agreement marks a “milestone” for the company, which is now also working to become “a leading provider of fleet management, infrastructure…

Staff members are on duty at an emergency headquarters in Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall and upstream runoff.Local emergency operations including search and rescue, evacuee transfer, and disaster relief are orderly going on. (Xinhua/Li Ran)Emergency workers are on duty at Xiaying Village of Xiaying Town, Jizhou District of north China’s Tianjin, July 28, 2025. Houses, bridges and power lines at part of villages in Jizhou District were damaged by floods inflicted by recent heavy rainfall…

Listen to article Former chief justice of Pakistan Jawad S Khawaja has filed a contempt petition before the Supreme Court against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for failing to implement the apex court’s May 7 order in the military courts case. The petition states that the apex court had directed the federal government to amend the law or legislate within 45 days to provide civilians convicted by military courts the right to appeal to a High Court. According to Khawaja, the government has not complied with the order. “This is a straightforward case. The Supreme Court gave a direction to the Federal Government to…

New York Police Department (NYPD) officers are seen as they respond to an incident in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York on July 28, 2025. Timothy A. Clary | AFP | Getty ImagesA person who opened fire inside a midtown Manhattan skyscraper housing the National Football League headquarters and offices of several major financial institutions, including hedge fund giant Blackstone, has been “neutralized,” the New York city police commissioner said.Police did not immediately make details of the shooting public, but a law enforcement source told Reuters at least one New York Police Department officer and two civilians were struck…

* The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) brought together representatives from around the world to explore avenues for the inclusive growth of artificial intelligence (AI).* Numerous outstanding cases demonstrated how Chinese enterprises, from leading AI model developers to industrial innovators, are leveraging AI technologies to share the benefits of AI development with more countries.* Building on its vision for inclusive AI development, China is actively promoting initiatives and alliances designed to consolidate, standardize, and promote global artificial intelligence cooperation.SHANGHAI, July 28 (Xinhua) — The 2025 World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC), held from July 26 to 28 in Shanghai, brought…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued disqualification notifications for three Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, including Senator Ejaz Chaudhry, following their convictions by an anti-terrorism court. In a notification issued Monday, the ECP confirmed the disqualification of Chaudhry, MNA Muhammad Ahmad Chattha, and Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Ahmad Khan Bhachar. All three were handed 10-year prison sentences under anti-terrorism charges. Senator Chaudhry was found guilty by an anti-terrorism court and is no longer eligible to remain a member of the Senate under Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution, the ECP said. “The anti-terrorism court has declared Ejaz Chaudhry…

Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses on display in the window of a Ray Ban store in London, UK, on Friday, July 19, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesRevenue from sales of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses more than tripled year over year, EssilorLuxottica revealed Monday as part of the company’s most recent earnings report.EssilorLuxottica said the success of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, built via a partnership with the Facebook parent stemming back to 2019, contributed to its first-half overall sales of 14.02 billion euro (US$16.25 billion), which represents a 7.3% year-over-year jump.”We are leading the transformation of glasses as the next computing…

Thailand and Cambodia will enter into an unconditional ceasefire starting at midnight on Monday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced. “Both Cambodia and Thailand reached a common understanding as follows: One, an immediate and unconditional ceasefire with effect from 24 hours local time, midnight on 28th July 2025, tonight,” Anwar said after mediation talks in Malaysia. Thailand and Cambodia began discussing a ceasefire in their festering border dispute on Monday, as the deadly skirmish dragged into a fifth day. More than 200,000 people fled the frontier as the two exchanged artillery, rockets and gunfire in the disputed area, which is…

Listen to article Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) recorded at least 405 honour killings across the country in 2024. Most victims are women, often killed by relatives claiming to defend family honour. While hundreds of so-called honour killings are reported in Pakistan each year, often with little public or legal response, the video of a woman and man being taken to a remote area by a group of men to be killed has struck a nerve. A viral video of the “honour killing” of a woman and man in Balochistan has ignited national outrage, prompting scrutiny of long-standing tribal codes and calls…

The Trump Organization has filed a lawsuit against unnamed online merchants it said are hawking counterfeit merchandise promoting President Donald Trump.In the suit, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Florida, the company accused the merchants of selling “inferior imitations” of Trump-branded products on several online marketplaces, including Amazon, Walmart and eBay.The Trump Organization company, which is owned by Trump, sells a variety of branded merchandise through its website, including a gold T1 smartphone. The Trump Organization alleges the online merchants didn’t license its trademarks and weren’t authorized resellers of genuine merchandise.”By selling counterfeit products that purport to be genuine…