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Iranian official says Tehran’s ‘current priority is to ensure the implementation’ of the Islamabad MoU with Washington; Pezeshkian says mutual understanding is ‘a two-way street,’ adds Tehran will honor commitments if Washington does; German FM says the MoU ‘creates an opportunity for diplomacy in what remains a highly fragile situation.’

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LOS ANGELES: Kylian Mbappe extended his red-hot scoring streak to fire France past Sweden and into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as Erling Haaland sealed Norway&#39;s first-ever knockout round victory in a 2-1 defeat of Ivory Coast. Mbappe took his tally for the tournament to six goals&mdash;making him joint top scorer alongside Lionel Messi&mdash;with a superb double as France strolled past the Swedes 3-0 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey. The prolific French striker&#39;s latest brace took his career World Cup goals record to an incredible 18 in 18 matches, one behind Argentina superstar Messi&#39;s all-time record of 19 goals. Bradley Barcola scored France&#39;s other goal as Les Bleus produced another dazzling exhibition of attacking football that underscored their status as favorites for the title. Sweden manager Graham Potter had warned beforehand that his team would have to produce the game of their lives to have a chance of containing France&#39;s multipronged offensive arsenal. But after France were held at bay for most of the opening 45 minutes, Mbappe finally broke the Scandinavians&#39; resistance on the stroke of halftime, jinking into space before rifling home. Barcola made it 2-0 on 53 minutes before Mbappe added a second in the 74th minute to seal a victory that sends France into a last 16 duel with Paraguay in Philadelphia on Saturday. &quot;I know who I am and what I&#39;ve got to do, but it&#39;s not just me, I think the team is perfectly aware of what we have to do here,&quot; Mbappe told French broadcaster beIN Sports. Haaland rescues NorwayEarlier Tuesday, in-form Manchester City striker Haaland fired Norway to their first ever World Cup knockout win in a 2-1 defeat of Ivory Coast at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Haaland swept in an 86th-minute winner to slam the door on Ivory Coast&#39;s hopes of a fightback after Amad Diallo had equalized for the Africans following Antonio Nusa&#39;s opener for Norway. The Norwegians&mdash;beaten in both of their previous opening knockout round appearances in 1938 and 1998 -- will face Brazil in the last 16 on Sunday with a place in the quarterfinals up for grabs. Haaland will head into that meeting brimming with confidence after taking his tally for the tournament to five goals, one behind joint top-scorers Messi and Mbappe. Ivory Coast&#39;s Diallo came within a whisker of grabbing an injury time equaliser, but his curling free-kick destined for the top corner was saved by Norway goalkeeper Orjan Nyland. The victory was a vindication for Norway coach Stale Solbakken, who had faced stinging criticism after benching Haaland and fielding a second-string team in their final group game, a 4-1 thrashing by France, last week. Solbakken saluted Haaland as the &quot;greatest goalscorer in the world&quot; after Norway&#39;s win. &quot;To score five goals in the World Cup in three games, for a little country like Norway... I wouldn&#39;t swap him for anyone,&quot; Solbakken said.&quot;Because he&#39;s the greatest goalscorer in the world of football today.&quot; Mexico eye last 16Later Tuesday, Mexico will aim to reach the last 16 knowing that if they beat Ecuador, they will remain in their capital city to face the winner of Wednesday&#39;s tie between England and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ecuador Football Federation (FEF) lodged an official complaint with World Cup organisers on Tuesday after Mexican fans besieged their team&#39;s hotel in Mexico City late Monday, in an apparent attempt to disrupt players&#39; sleep. &quot;This behavior is far removed from the principles of fair play, equity, and unity that a football World Cup should represent,&quot; the FEF noted in an official statement on social media. Mexican fans arrived at Ecuador&#39;s hotel in a caravan of cars and motorcycles according to footage published by local newspaper Reforma.

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Kylian Mbappe extended his red-hot scoring streak to fire France past Sweden and into the last 16 of the World Cup on Tuesday as Erling Haaland sealed Norway's first ever knockout round victory in a 2-1 defeat of Ivory Coast.

Mbappe fires France into World Cup last 16, Norway advance

NEW YORK: President Donald Trump recorded around $1.2 billion in income from his cryptocurrency activities in 2025, according to documents released Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics. A 1978 law requires the president and vice president of the United States to declare their income as well as their assets. According to the documents, which are more than 900 pages long, Trump received nearly $550 million from his ties to the startup World Liberty Financial.The Trump family lent its support and its name to this cryptocurrency platform, launched in September 2024. World Liberty Financial issued its own cryptocurrency, WLFI, whose initial sale brought in $550 million. Trump and his three sons also obtained, via an intermediary company, DT Marks Defi, an additional 22.5 billion WLFI, currently worth around $1.3 billion. In April 2025, WLF also marketed its stablecoin&mdash;a digital currency whose value is pegged to a traditional currency, in this case the dollar. Trump&#39;s income disclosure also mentions $635 million in royalties received under a licensing agreement related to the $TRUMP cryptocurrency, launched just hours before his inauguration in January 2025. The president&#39;s activities in the cryptocurrency sector are the main reason for the near tripling of his personal fortune, which rose from $2.3 billion to $6.5 billion between 2024 and 2026, according to Forbes. The former real estate developer is regularly accused of conflicts of interest, in particular for having invested in the crypto-currency industry while as president taking several measures to deregulate the sector, causing asset prices to soar. Beyond the income derived from WLF and its cryptocurrency, Trump has also earned several million dollars from shares in various publicly listed companies active in cryptocurrencies, such as the Coinbase exchange platform. The president&#39;s assets are held in a trust managed by his son, Donald Trump Jr. But its bylaws stipulate that the entity can be dissolved at any time, which means the billionaire could regain control of it as soon as his second term ends.

President Donald Trump recorded around $1.2 billion in income from his cryptocurrency activities in 2025, according to documents released Tuesday by the US Office of Government Ethics.

Trump earned over $1B from crypto ventures in 2025, filings show

SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed on Wednesday to keep strengthening relations with China, describing recent summit talks with President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang as a &quot;historic occasion&quot;. In a congratulatory message to Xi marking the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, Kim said it was Pyongyang&#39;s &quot;steadfast stand&quot; to steadily develop relations with Beijing, according to the North&#39;s state-run Korean Central News Agency. &quot;It is the steadfast stand of our Party and government to steadily develop the DPRK-China friendly relations with long and historical roots and with socialism as their core,&quot; Kim said in the message. &quot;The recent Pyongyang summit was a historic occasion of deepening the comradely friendship and trust between us,&quot; Kim said, adding that the two leaders had reaffirmed their &quot;unshakable will&quot; to advance traditional bilateral ties. Kim also said he was ready to work with Xi to further develop North Korea-China &quot;friendly and cooperative relations,&quot; calling them &quot;the common wealth of the peoples of the two countries.&quot; The message comes weeks after Xi made a rare visit to Pyongyang, where the two leaders pledged to strengthen ties such as Pyongyang&#39;s increasingly close military relationship with Russia. During the summit, Kim and Xi adopted what North Korean state media described as a &quot;far-reaching blueprint&quot; for bilateral relations and pledged to develop their traditional friendship into &quot;the most powerful and strategic relations&quot;. Xi also pushed for closer diplomatic, law enforcement, and military cooperation, according to Chinese state media. While Pyongyang has drawn closer to Moscow by supplying troops and weapons for Russia&#39;s war in Ukraine, China remains North Korea&#39;s largest economic partner, accounting for nearly 98 percent of the country&#39;s foreign trade in 2024, according to South Korea&#39;s Ministry of Economy and Finance.

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Vows to keep strengthening relations with China, describing recent summit talks with President Xi Jinping in Pyongyang as a "historic occasion"

North Korea's Kim vows to deepen ties with China in message to Xi

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan&#39;s military said early Wednesday that security forces intercepted and neutralized four drones launched from Afghanistan into the country&#39;s southwestern Balochistan province, saying the aerial platforms were part of the Afghan Taliban regime&#39;s support for terrorist outfits operating from territory under its control.&nbsp;According to a statement issued by the military&#39;s media wing, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the four rudimentary drones crossed the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on June 30.&nbsp;The military said Pakistan&#39;s integrated air defense network detected the drones immediately and successfully intercepted all four before they could achieve their intended objectives.&nbsp;&ldquo;The hostile aerial platforms were immediately picked up by Pakistan&#39;s robust air defence network,&rdquo; the statement said.&nbsp;&ldquo;Demonstrating high operational readiness, security forces successfully neutralized all four incoming drones using sophisticated countermeasures. Due to the swift and effective response, the malicious attempts were effectively thwarted.&rdquo;&nbsp;The latest development comes as Pakistan continues Operation Ghazab lil Haq, its cross-border counterterrorism campaign, which targets terrorist infrastructure used to facilitate attacks inside Pakistan. Islamabad has repeatedly maintained that terrorist outfits continue to operate from Afghan territory and has urged the Afghan Taliban authorities to fulfil their international obligations by preventing the use of their soil for attacks against Pakistan.&nbsp;ISPR said the drone launches were intended to distract the Afghan public from internal challenges.&nbsp;&ldquo;Such gimmicks of Afghan Taliban regime are aimed at misleading the Afghan population suffering under their oppressive regime,&rdquo; the statement said.&nbsp;&ldquo;The Afghan Taliban should realise that their irresponsible behaviour is only adding to the hardships of the Afghan people. Instead of trying to sedate their population through such antics and hollow rhetoric, they should eschew sponsorship of terrorism and adhere to the principle of peaceful coexistence.&rdquo;&nbsp;The military warned that any further cross-border provocations would receive a strong response.&nbsp;&ldquo;However, if the Afghan Taliban continue to provoke Pakistan, they would receive a befitting response which would cost them heavily,&rdquo; ISPR said.&nbsp;Reaffirming Pakistan&#39;s security posture, the military said the armed forces remained fully prepared to defend the country&#39;s sovereignty.&nbsp;&ldquo;Any misadventures or cross-border provocations threatening the sovereignty of Pakistan and endangering our people will continue to be met with swift, decisive, and overwhelming responses under Operation Ghazab lil Haq,&rdquo; the statement said.Bottom of Form&nbsp;

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Pakistan's military says its air defense network detected and neutralized four incoming drones, warning that any future cross-border provocations threatening the country's sovereignty would trigger swift and decisive action under Operation Ghazab lil Haq.

Pakistan says four Afghan drones intercepted over Balochistan, warns Taliban

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ISLAMABAD: President of the Centre for China and Globalisation, Dr Victor Gao, on Tuesday expressed hope that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir could one day earn or share the Nobel Peace Prize if they continued on what he described as the &quot;right direction&quot; to bring peace and stability in the Middle East and beyond. &nbsp; &quot;I want to place a bet. If the prime minister of Pakistan and the field marshal of Pakistan continue to work in the right direction, I hope they will earn or share a Nobel Peace Prize. That&#39;s my best wish,&quot; Gao said while addressing a seminar in Islamabad on the Indus Waters Treaty. He also reaffirmed China&#39;s commitment to Pakistan, saying no one should doubt Beijing&#39;s resolve to safeguard Pakistan&#39;s fundamental interests. &quot;No one in this part of the world should second-guess China&#39;s commitment to defend the fundamental interests of Pakistan, especially including Pakistan&#39;s sovereignty and territorial integrity,&quot; he said.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2071935188163072030&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=2a5d2552945be710431e12601701997b723a5a9f&theme=light&widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 849px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="2071935188163072030"></iframe></div></div>Referring to the Indus River, Gao said Pakistan had the right to the free flow of water and linked the issue to the ongoing debate over the Indus Waters Treaty. Commenting on remarks attributed to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about stopping water flows to Pakistan, Gao said he had previously stated in an interview with an Indian television channel that threatening to halt water supplies to a downstream country during peacetime would amount to &quot;a crime against humanity.&quot; He added that stopping water to hundreds of millions of people during wartime would constitute &quot;a war crime&quot; and said he had urged India not to take such a course. Gao further argued that India was &quot;not exactly the upstream nation&quot; on the Indus River, noting that the river and several of its tributaries originate in the Himalayas. Invoking a saying attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, Gao said, &quot;Don&#39;t do unto others what you don&#39;t want others to do unto you,&quot; adding that he had repeated the message several times during his television interview. He said China and Pakistan, while respecting each other, could work together to ensure that their interests are safeguarded.

“I want to place a bet. If the Prime Minister of Pakistan and the Field Marshal of Pakistan continue to work in the right direction, I hope they will earn or share a Nobel Peace Prize. That's my best wish.” -Victor Gao (Chair Professor at Soochow Universi

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Chinese scholar reaffirms Beijing’s support for Pakistan’s sovereignty and warns India not to threaten Indus water flows. 

Pakistan PM, field marshal may win Nobel for peace efforts: Victor Gao

FRANKFURT: Data centres, whose expansion is being fuelled dramatically by the artificial intelligence boom, have a far bigger carbon footprint than previously estimated, a study said Tuesday. The sprawling, power-hungry sites, used to store critical IT infrastructure like servers, are being built worldwide by companies and countries as AI applications gobble ever greater computing power. This has helped to boost their greenhouse gas emissions, with a new study by Allianz Trade estimating the centres emitted 286 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2025. This is 57 percent higher than estimates by the International Energy Agency, according to the group, which is the trade credit insurance arm of global insurer Allianz. AI already accounts for between 15 and 20 percent of electricity consumption at data centres, and this share could climb to 40 percent by 2030, the report said. &quot;Data centres are evolving from a marginal factor into a structural driver of electricity demand in many regions,&quot; said Patrick Hoffmann, senior climate economist at Allianz. Without steps to decarbonise power grids, data centre emissions would more than double by 2030, leading to an estimated $154 billion in annual climate damages -- up from $68 billion today, the report said. Climate damage related to AI workloads could exceed $50 billion by 2030, it said. Data centres also putting huge strain on natural resources -- they could require 1.3 to 1.8 trillion litres of water by 2030, comparable to Switzerland&#39;s annual consumption, the report said. The same computing power can generate very different emission levels depending on the source of the electricity used. In India, emissions linked to electricity exceed 600 grams of CO2 per kilowatt-hour (kWh), compared with less than 30 grams in Norway or Sweden, where power generation is largely decarbonised. According to Allianz Trade, nearly 70 percent of global data centre emissions are currently concentrated in the United States and China, the world&#39;s AI leaders.

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A new study says AI-driven data centers emit far more carbon than previously estimated, with emissions, electricity demand, water consumption and climate costs expected to rise sharply by 2030.

Data centres emitting more CO2 than thought: Study

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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari lead Pakistan's first international Indus Waters Treaty seminar, reinforcing Islamabad’s legal position and urging respect for treaty obligations to safeguard regional peace, international law and transboundary water cooperation.

‘Shared waters must never be weaponized,’ Pakistan tells global Indus forum

WASHINGTON: NASA is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, a long shot bid to prevent one of its aging telescopes from vanishing into dust.&nbsp;If successful, the effort could pave the way for giving other satellites a second life. The operation is set to last several months, kicking off with the launch of a robot designed to rescue the Swift space telescope that&#39;s currently falling towards Earth. Without intervention, Swift is expected to soon burn up in the atmosphere. The rescue spacecraft developed by the US startup Katalyst was slated to lift off Tuesday at 1023 GMT from a Pacific Ocean atoll aboard a small rocket named Pegasus. But NASA postponed the launch, citing unfavorable weather conditions, and set the next launch attempt for &quot;no earlier than Wednesday, July 1&quot; at 0943 GMT. The rocket-propelled launch vehicle will not take off from a launch pad. Instead, it will be released from a jet. &quot;Everything about this mission is so crazy,&quot; said NASA astrophysicist Regina Caputo with a laugh during an interview with AFP. After it reaches an orbit near that of the telescope, the robot must locate Swift across the vastness of space. The aim is then for the robot to maneuver around the telescope and latch on with three movable arms. It will then vie to tow Swift into a stable orbit over the course of at least a month, rescuing it from destruction by moving it about 300 kilometers higher. &quot;This is a lot of firsts stacked on top of each other,&quot; said Shawn Domagal-Goldman, the director of NASA&#39;s astrophysics division, during a recent call with reporters. &quot;I&#39;m just deeply thankful that we&#39;re even giving this a go.&quot; &#39;Special&#39; telescope&nbsp;The idea of such a rescue might seem odd at first glance. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory telescope was launched in 2004, and was originally designed for a two-year mission. The device was intended to study gamma-ray bursts, what Caputo called &quot;the most energetic things that happen in the universe.&quot; She likened it to a supercharged version of a supernova, which is a dramatic, explosive death of a star. Gamma-ray bursts are extremely brief, she explained, so the telescope was placed at an altitude of approximately 600 kilometers in low Earth orbit, so it could remain in constant communication with researchers. But with that pro came a con -- at such an altitude, the device without its own propulsion would eventually drift closer to Earth and burn up in the atmosphere. Caputo said that phenomenon was expected and normal, because when the Sun is in its more active cyclical stages, it emits more particles and causes an expansion of Earth&#39;s atmosphere. That creates drag, meaning satellites in low Earth orbit lose altitude. Yet when forecasts in early 2025 indicated the telescope was nearing the end of its life, NASA began considering a possible rescue. &quot;We decided, yeah, we want to go save this one this time, because of how special it is,&quot; said Domagal-Goldman. &#39;50-50&#39;Despite its age, the Swift telescope remains in high demand within the scientific community, not least for its rapid response capabilities. Should it burn up, it could not be immediately replaced. The mission attempting unprecedented maneuvers has a projected cost of $30 million to save the device, which originally cost $250 million. The rescue robot named LINK will have to overcome numerous challenges and unknowns. For example, engineers do not have a clear picture of what the back of the telescope actually looks like -- even though that&#39;s where the robot must latch on. With a laugh, Caputo projected the chances of success at &quot;maybe 50-50.&quot; Still, both NASA and the company Katalyst believe the mission -- which could run into the fall -- might pave the way for new possibilities in spacecraft management, and is worth a shot. Robert Lamontagne, a vice president at Katalyst, said during a call with journalists that it could represent the &quot;start of a new model&quot; to &quot;refuel, reposition, repurpose, repair, and even upgrade satellites, even if they were never prepared for it.&quot;

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NASA is set to launch a daring robotic rescue mission, the operation is set to last several months, kicking off with the launch of a robot designed to rescue the Swift space telescope that's currently falling towards Earth.

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has said Pakistan should treat the issue of the Indus Waters Treaty not merely as an environmental or diplomatic matter but as an existential challenge. Speaking exclusively to Pakistan TV on the sidelines of the International Seminar on the Indus Waters Treaty in Islamabad, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said Pakistan must adopt climate adaptation and water security measures on a war footing. He said the country should proceed with measures such as desalination, drip irrigation, canal lining and additional water storage, but cautioned that no new project should create the impression that Pakistan has accepted what India has announced regarding the Indus Waters Treaty. Bilawal stressed that nations confronted with existential threats succeed when they remain united.&nbsp; Referring to the recent Pakistan-India military conflict, the PPP chairman said the country demonstrated its strength by speaking with one voice, resulting in success not only on the military front but also diplomatically and on the narrative front. <div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2071915010314674346&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=69cc2ea11ff3cca3e23b9abfb627b8402df5441a&theme=light&widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 672px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="2071915010314674346"></iframe></div></div> He expressed hope that a similar national consensus would be sustained on the Indus Waters Treaty issue, saying Pakistan&#39;s response should be based on unity across political and regional divides. Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari also said Pakistan was facing challenges on multiple fronts, adding that India was pursuing policies aimed at destabilising Pakistan by supporting separatist and extremist elements. The PPP chairperson said Pakistan had defeated India during the recent military confrontation and expressed confidence that the country would also overcome broader attempts to undermine its stability.

In an exclusive interview with the Head of Pakistan TV Adil Shahzeb, Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the Indus Waters issue must be addressed as a matter of national security alongside environmental and diplomatic concerns, with a coordinated and

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari says Pakistan must treat the Indus Waters Treaty as an existential issue, pursue urgent water security measures, and maintain national unity while rejecting any implication of accepting India's stance.

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