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Pakistan PM meets UAE president, thanks him for role in defusing India tensions

  • Leaders agreed to maintain close coordination, work together “to advance shared goals of regional peace and prosperity”
  • Saudi Arabia and the UAE were widely reported to have played a significant role in back-channel diplomacy last month
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Israel attacks Iran’s nuclear and missile sites with explosions heard across Tehran

  • Israel for years has warned it will not allow Iran to build a nuclear weapon
  • Iran says civilians killed in the attacks
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Pakistani leaders, national carrier condole over Air India plane crash, killing over 290

  • Dead included people on the ground as London-bound aircraft crashed on medical college hostel during lunch hour
  • Police say found one survivor who was in seat 11A next to an emergency exit, there could be more survivors in hospital
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Pakistan urges EU to continue GSP+, raises alarm over India’s water treaty violations

  • Pakistani delegation has visited US, UK, Brussels to discuss regional tensions following military escalation with India
  • Pakistani officials in the delegation warn EU officials of the wider implications of India undermining water treaties
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How emerging AI talent is shaping the future of smart healthcare in Saudi Arabia

  • HuLP is an AI tool enabling doctors to refine cancer predictions in real-time, improving accuracy and trust
  • Med-YOLOWorld is a universal AI imaging tool that reads nine medical scan types at 70 frames per second
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IRGC commander, 2 nuclear scientists killed in Israeli strikes: Iran state TV

  • Khamenei, Revolutionary Guards warn Israel of “harsh punishment” for its attacks
  • Dead scientists identified as Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani and Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi
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No. 2 US diplomat questions need for NATO in deleted social media post

  • “NATO is still a solution in search of a problem,” Christopher Landau wrote in a social media thread
  • He was replying to a query by Matthew Whitaker, the US ambassador to NATO
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Dollar, stocks muted as investors watch progress in US-China trade talks

  • US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said talks in London going well, Trump puts a positive spin on discussions
  • World stocks, as reflected by MSCI All-Country World index traded near record highs, dollar steadied against range of currencies
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Tottenham hire Brentford’s Thomas Frank as new manager

  • Thomas Frank agreed a three-year contract with Tottenham and becomes the north London club’s fourth permanent boss since June 2021
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Book Review: ‘Brief Answers to the Big Questions’

  • Final work by the renowned physicist combines complex scientific ideas with accessible explanations, making it a must-read for anyone curious about the cosmos
By Ghadi Joudah ·