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April 17, 2025

India-Pakistan ceasefire relief gives way to doubts over future ‘red lines’
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD/TOKYO — After more than three days of high tension, residents of Pakistan and India woke up to relative calm on May 11. Cross-border drone, missile and jet attacks had given way to a ceasefire — first signaled by none other than U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming credit for the truce. Trump’s exact part…
Cancer deaths linked to alcohol on the rise in the U.S.
Yearly cancer deaths linked to alcohol have doubled in the United States over the last three decades, rising from just under 12,000 a year in 1990 to more than 23,000 a year in 2021, new research finds. The increase was driven by deaths in men 55 and older, the study authors said. It comes as…
SoftBank, OpenAI announce Stargate UAE AI data center project
TOKYO — SoftBank Group announced Thursday the launch of the Stargate UAE artificial intelligence infrastructure development project, beginning with a 200-megawatt data center expected to go live in the Middle Eastern country by 2026. Construction will be led by G42, an AI development company funded by Microsoft and others. The data center, whose capacity is expected…
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from revoking international students’ legal status
A federal judge in California has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal statuses of international students at universities across the U.S. In the injunction, District Judge Jeffrey S. White also prohibited the administration from arresting or detaining any foreign-born students on the basis of their immigration status while a case challenging previous terminations…
Lahore Qalandars eliminate Karachi Kings from PSL X
Lahore Qalandars eliminate Karachi Kings from PSL X Lahore Qalandars beat Karachi Kings by six wickets in the PSL X Eliminator 1 at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Thursday. Chasing a decent 191-run target for victory, Qalandars crossed the finish line in the penultimate over with six wickets to spare. Abdullah Shafique was the top scorer…
Fujifilm’s X digital camera gives users a film photo experience
TOKYO — Fujifilm will release a compact digital camera that offers a shooting experience reminiscent of film cameras, the company announced on Thursday, with the device set to debut in Japan in late June. Designed for vertical photography, an uncommon feature among digital cameras, the new device also integrates with a dedicated smartphone app. The…
Deported migrants, mostly Asian and Latino, will be in Djibouti for 2 weeks, White House says
A flight with eight migrants that left Texas this week, reportedly headed for South Sudan, will now remain in the East African country of Djibouti for two weeks to comply with a court order, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday. During a press briefing, Leavitt placed blame on the U.S. District Court Judge…
Good News For Car Buyers!
Good News For Car Buyers! The government of Pakistan and the International Monet Fund (IMF) have reached an agreement to lift the ban on the import of used vehicles. According to details, major changes are expected in the policy regarding used car imports in the upcoming federal budget. The government and the IMF have agreed…