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Listen to article Pakistan on Friday welcomed a decision by the United Nations secretary general to remove references to the country in the annual report on Children and Armed Conflict, calling it a recognition of Islamabad’s efforts to protect child rights. In a statement issued by the Foreign Office on Friday, Pakistan termed the development a “significant outcome” and a testament to its “constructive, sustained, and intensive engagement” with the United Nations, particularly the Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict (SRSG-CAAC). The UN’s Children and Armed Conflict (CAAC) agenda monitors six grave violations against children…
A staff member tests an unmanned aerial vehicle at the base of the United Aircraft Group in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, June 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li An)SHENZHEN, June 27 (Xinhua) — Guangdong has positioned its burgeoning low-altitude economy as a key driver for developing new quality productive forces and cultivating new economic growth points. Shenzhen stands out as China’s “Drone Capital”, boasting a concentration of over 1,700 drone-related enterprises.A staff member introduces an unmanned helicopter at an exhibition hall of United Aircraft Group in Shenzhen, south China’s Guangdong Province, June 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li An)Patrol unmanned aerial vehicles are displayed at…
President Donald Trump said Friday that he is calling off trade negotiations with Canada in retaliation for taxes impacting major US tech firms, adding that Ottawa will learn of their tariff rate within a week. “Based on this egregious Tax, we are hereby terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada, effective immediately,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. He added that Canada will soon find out the levy it needs to pay to do business in the United States, calling his country’s northern neighbor “very difficult” to trade with. Washington has previously taken issue with Canada’s…
Listen to article Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Director General Lt General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said the military has no interest in engaging with political parties and should not be dragged into politics. In an interview with the BBC Urdu, the military spokesperson reiterated that the institution has consistently maintained that politics is the domain of elected representatives. “The army has always been clear that politics is the job of politicians. Whichever party is in power represents the state at that time,” he said. He said baseless rumours and assumptions were often spread against the military for political objectives. “When the Marka-e-Haq arrives,…
LAHORE: Political space for opposition parties, particularly the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), may have further shrunk after the establishment bolstered its ties with the West, as analysts suggest that the beleaguered party’s chances of making a political comeback during the current regime were virtually nonexistent. However, they caution that the budding relationship with the Trump administration could be a volatile, double-edged sword for the powers that be. Former Punjab caretaker chief minister and senior political analyst Hasan Askari said that PTI has no political future under the current dispensation, which he described as being firmly controlled by a powerful establishment. According…
Four years ago, financial advisor Ric Edelman went out on a limb in saying everyone should hold cryptocurrencies. But how much? Low single digits was his recommendation.In his “The Truth about Crypto” book in 2021, Edelman said as low as a 1% allocation was reasonable.A lot has changed.This week, Edelman said financial advisors should be recommending anywhere from 10% to 40% allocations to cryptocurrencies, and he is aware it’s quite a shift in his own thinking.”Today I am saying 40%, that’s astonishing,” he told CNBC’s Crypto World in an interview. “No one has ever said such a thing.”But the “why”…
US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on June 27, 2025, in Washington, DC. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump said Friday he may not stick to the deadline in early July when massive U.S. tariffs are set to snap back into effect on a slew of countries.”No, we can do whatever we want,” Trump said at the White House when asked if his deadline was set in stone. “We could extend it. We could make it shorter.” The question had specifically been about July 9,…
Strong ties with the United States will not mean unconditional support for its policies, especially when they are unjust, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday. Briefing the press in Islamabad, the deputy PM emphasised that Pakistan was aware that Iran would not remain passive after the US bombed three of its nuclear facilities. Dar was speaking in reference to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting, where the 12-day Iran-Israel war was a primary topic of discussion. He highlighted Pakistan’s efforts to ensure that a special session on Iran was held, which was agreed upon by the…
People watch as the logo for Coinbase, the biggest U.S. cryptocurrency exchange, is displayed on the Nasdaq MarketSite jumbotron at Times Square in New York on April 14, 2021.Shannon Stapleton | ReutersCoinbase is the top performer in the S&P 500 in June, boosted by positive regulatory updates, product launches and, of course, its very inclusion in the benchmark stock index at the end of May.The crypto exchange’s outperformance in the S&P 500 extends back to the April 8 market low, just after President Donald Trump’s initial sweeping tariffs announcement sent stocks sinking.Coinbase is now on pace for its best month…
President Donald Trump on Friday said the United States is immediately “terminating ALL discussions on Trade with Canada” in response to Ottawa’s decision to impose a digital services tax on American tech firms.Trump’s surprise announcement on Truth Social accused Canada of “copying the European Union” with the “egregious” tax.”We will let Canada know the Tariff that they will be paying to do business with the United States of America within the next seven day period,” Trump added.Read Trump’s full post:”We have just been informed that Canada, a very difficult Country to TRADE with, including the fact that they have charged…