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Hong Kong’s new lawmakers should stay united and cooperate with the government to demonstrate “effective democracy” and the “perfect partnership of patriots”, the city’s leader has said. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu was speaking at a high-level seminar on Thursday centering on executive-legislature relations amid a wave of incumbent lawmakers announcing they will not seek re-election after the current Legislative …

Malakand: A speedy truck over turns on Swat Expressway where a truck carrying nomadic families plunged into a deep ravine, resulting in the deaths of 15 people and injuries to 8 others, Bol News reported According to rescue sources, the incident took place in the Malakand area when the truck driver lost control, causing the vehicle to fall into a …

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A member of the European Parliament has filed a police complaint against Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban over an alleged attempt to install spyware on his devices. Daniel Freund of Germany’s Green Party claimed that he was targeted by hackers in 2024 and that “Hungary is the only plausible actor in this scenario.” “If confirmed, this would be an outrageous …

Varun Chakaravarthy, India’s wrist-spinner, has come out strongly in defense of Ishit Bhatt, a junior contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC), after the child faced harsh criticism for his perceived rude behavior toward Amitabh Bachchan. The seven-year-old’s overconfident remarks and insistence on shortcuts during the show went viral, sparking a wave of online backlash. Chakaravarthy, known for his candid style, …

In the last few years, photo-sharing apps have capitalized on the idea that Instagram has become too curated, creating spaces for users to share unfiltered photos from their camera rolls. Locket tapped into lockscreen-based sharing, Retro took a photo journaling route, and Yope is building Instagram for private groups. Now, Mayank Bidawatka, co-founder of Indian social network Koo, which was …

Hamas has revealed it has returned the bodies of two more Israeli hostages as part of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement, but the group claims it needs more time and specialized equipment to recover the rest of the deceased from the rubble-strewn ruins of Gaza. The armed wing of Hamas said in a statement that while it was committed to the …

Australia will take on Bangladesh in Match 17 of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Australia women aim to extend dominant form Australia head into this clash sitting comfortably at the top of the points table, winning three of their four matches so far. Their recent win against India was a statement …

The nation’s top court has blocked the handover of the detained ex-Ukrainian army officer to Germany Italy’s top court has suspended the extradition to Germany of a Ukrainian national suspected of coordinating the 2022 Nord Stream gas pipeline sabotage. The Court of Cassation ruled in favor of Sergey Kuznetsov, citing “incorrect legal classification” of facts described in the European arrest …

South Korea is nearing a decision on whether to allow Google and Apple to export high-resolution geographic map data to servers outside the country. The detailed maps, which use a 1:5,000 scale, would show streets, buildings, and alleyways in far greater detail than currently available on these platforms. However, several regulatory and security hurdles remain unresolved. Earlier this week, South …

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Electric aviation startup Beta Technologies has priced shares for its initial public offering between $27 and $33, in hopes of raising as much as $825 million, according to a regulatory document filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. If the company attracts investors at the top of that range it will debut with a valuation of about $7.2 billion. …