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Chinese officials are exploring a possible sale of TikTok’s U.S. operations to billionaire Elon Musk as the video-sharing platform faces a U.S. law requiring imminent Chinese divestment. Bloomberg News reported on Monday. The report, citing anonymous people familiar with the matter, described a scenario being discussed in Beijing in which Musk’s social media company X…
At least two monastic centers of Tibetan Buddhism were severely damaged in Tibet and an unknown number of monks and nuns were injured, according to the few state media reports of damage to religious sites since last week’s powerful earthquake. The 6.8 magnitude earthquake reduced the roofs and walls of a monastery and convent to…
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Monday chose international jurist Nawaf Salam to form a government for the war-scarred country and lead it out of economic crisis. Most Lebanese lawmakers backed Nawaf Salam, the presiding judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, after two years of interim government. “The president of the…
NEW YORK: Oil prices rose about 2 percent to a four-month high on Monday on expectations that broader U.S. sanctions on Russian oil would force buyers in India and China to look for other suppliers. Brent futures rose $1.40, or 1.8 percent, to $81.16 a barrel at 11:18 a.m. EST (1618 GMT), while U.S. West…
GUJRAT: As per the recent instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has started the process of confiscating properties of those involved in human trafficking. Sunrise has learned. The action, initiated under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) 2010, primarily targets people accused of human trafficking and other related cases, as well…
The Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) announced the launch of the country’s indigenous electro-optical satellite (EO-1) on January 17 from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China. APPLICATION reported. The Indigenous Electro-Optical satellite (EO-1) is an advanced imaging satellite developed to capture high-resolution optical images of the Earth. These satellites are typically used for…
The third round of talks between the government and the PTI to lower the political temperature will take place on January 16 (Thursday). A notice issued today by the National Assembly (NA) Secretariat said that NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq would preside over the session at 11:30 am in Parliament. Since the imprisonment of PTI founder…
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck southwestern Japan late on Monday, triggering two small tsunamis in the area, but no damage was reported. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 36 kilometers, about 18 kilometers off the coast of Miyazaki Prefecture, in the Kyushu region, around 9:19 p.m., according to the United States Geological Survey. The…
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Monday vowed that terrorism had no place in the country and hailed the successful dismantling of operational capabilities of terrorist groups active in the country. Pakistan, particularly Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saw a sharp rise in terrorism-related incidents in 2024. Terrorist attacks have increased since the…
Adviser to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister for Information Mohammad Ali Saif on Monday said that as per the peace agreement, demolition of bunkers in Kurram district has begun. On Sunday, the Kurram district commissioner said the process of demolition of bunkers in Lower Kurram was scheduled to begin. On December 20, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa high…