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‘Fully prepared for two-front war’: Khawaja Asif’s provocative claim as tensions flare with India and Afghanistan

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has sparked fresh tensions with a provocative statement asserting that the country is “fully prepared” for a two-front war — against India on the eastern border and the Taliban along the western frontier Go Read More

Despite Xi’s marathon stimulus push, China in longest consumption slowdown since Covid jolt

China’s economy is grappling with its longest consumer‑demand slowdown since the Covid rebound, despite a major stimulus drive under Xi Jinping. Weak retail growth and export decline underline the structural limits of Beijing’s reset strategy. Read More

India, Nepal ink new rail transit deal to boost multimodal trade, expand key corridors

The agreement, exchanged during a bilateral meeting in New Delhi, will facilitate the movement of rail-based freight between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar (Nepal), including bulk cargo under an expanded definition Go to Source Read More

Did ChatGPT write the vows? How Japanese woman married her AI-generated boyfriend

Kano, a 32-year-old woman from Japan, tied the knot with a digital character she built using the AI chatbot. Read More

Zelenskyy sacks two ministers as bribery scandal engulfs war-torn Ukraine

Amid growing public outrage, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sacked two ministers accused of being involved in a large-scale bribery scheme. Read More

Sheikh Hasina speaks in Delhi, Yunus feels the heat in Dhaka: Bangladesh raises issue with Indian envoy

Bangladesh’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday summoned the Indian Deputy High Commissioner in Dhaka, Pawan Badhe, as it expressed its concern about former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s interaction with Indian media. Read More

Australia accuses China of hacking attacks that cost it $8.1 bn in 2024, Beijing rebuts

The spy chief said hacker groups linked to China, going by the names Salt Typhoon and Volt Typhoon, have been sabotaging Australian networks and are “working for the Chinese government and its military” Go to Source Read More

Superstition, scam and scandal: How 53-year-old ‘fortune teller’ conned Australians out of millions

A self-proclaimed fortune teller from Australia, Anya Phan, is at the centre of one of Australia’s biggest alleged fraud cases. Read More