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AFP/APP Kyiv: In an unprecedented escalation, Russia launched 188 drones targeting Ukraine overnight, marking the highest recorded drone assault in the conflict. Ukrainian officials confirmed the attack as international tensions…

AFP/APP Beijing: Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, has unveiled its first smartphone powered by its fully homegrown operating system, marking a significant milestone in its challenge against the dominance of Western tech giants like Apple…

AFP/APP Paris: From the second stint in the White House for Donald Trump to a turbo-charged football calendar, here are five things to watch in 2025: Trump 2.0 As Donald Trump returns to the White House for his second term…

AFP/APP New York: In a landmark move against big tech, US antitrust lawyers have recommended the forced sale of Google’s Chrome browser to curb the company’s dominant market position. The proposal, submitted to US District Court Judge…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian investors struggled Wednesday to track a positive lead from Wall Street as they assess the prospect of an escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war, Donald Trump's second presidency and the outlook for US interest…

AFP/APP Rio de Janeiro: Chinese President Xi Jinping warned on Monday that the world is entering a new period of "turbulence" as G20 leaders gathered in Brazil just two months before Donald Trump’s potential return to the White House.…

AFP/APP Baku:The United Nations climate chief, Simon Stiell, has called on delegates at the COP29 summit to “cut the theatrics” as negotiations remain stalled over a critical climate finance deal. The summit, hosted in Azerbaijan, has…

AFP/APP Manaus, Brazil: US President Joe Biden embarked on a historic trip to the Amazon rainforest on Sunday, aiming to showcase his administration’s climate change efforts ahead of a G20 summit, while the looming return of Donald Trump…

AFP/APP Beijing: A knife attack at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in eastern China left eight people dead and 17 injured on Saturday, according to local police. Authorities in Yixing city, Jiangsu province,…

APP Peshawar: Chief Minister Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Ali Amin Khan Gandapur, visited the Pak-Austria Fachhochschule Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology in Haripur on Thursday, where he formally inaugurated the newly established…