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AFP/APP Singapore: Singaporeans cast their votes Saturday in an election where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces his first major test against a rejuvenated opposition in uncertain economic times for the trade-centred nation. Wong's…

Fakhar-e-Alam Peshawar: Fixing steel nails in wooden bee-boxes under a bare tree on the bank of the River Kabul, Hussain Khan, a progressive beekeeper, is making determined efforts to prepare for the upcoming spring season. As…

News Desk  Islamabad: The United States (US) Commerce Department has launched an investigation into whether China’s AI firm DeepSeek acquired and used American AI chips that were restricted from export to China, a source familiar with…

AFP/APP Sydney: Firefighters were desperately trying to stop a cluster of fast-moving blazes in southeast Australia on Tuesday, as thousands of acres of national park burned and a farming community was forced to evacuate. Lightning…

AFP/APP Chennai, India: India's rising chess sensation, Gukesh Dommaraju, was greeted with a hero's welcome upon his return to his hometown of Chennai on Monday. The 18-year-old made history by becoming the youngest World Chess Champion,…

News Desk Islamabad: According to a report by the World Population Review, Pakistan ranks 198th globally in internet speed. The country is ranked lower than Palestine, Bhutan, Ghana, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, and Libya. Pakistan's average…

News Desk Islamabad: Singapore executed a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man, Masoud Rahimi Mehrzad, on Friday for drug trafficking, marking the fourth execution in less than a month. Despite appeals from Tehran to halt the execution,…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: Asian markets fluctuated Tuesday as traders jockeyed for position a day before results from the US presidential election rolled in, with opinion polls showing the vote on a knife-edge as the two candidates wrapped up…

News Desk Islamabad: The Traversaal.ai team has clinched victory at the prestigious Meta APAC AI Accelerator Finals in Singapore with their innovative project, a virtual tutor powered by Meta's Llama technology. This achievement…

AFP/APP Singapore: A former Singaporean minister was sentenced to 12 months in prison on Thursday for obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts, marking the city-state's first political graft trial in nearly half a century.…