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Apple to launch iPhone 17 Air in 2025 Apple is gearing up to launch its groundbreaking iPhone 17 Air in September 2025. Touted as the slimmest iPhone ever, this device promises a revolutionary design that prioritizes portability and aesthetics over hardware-heavy features.Release Date and PricingApple traditionally unveils its new iPhones in September, and the iPhone 17 Air is expected to follow suit. Pricing rumors suggest it might replace the iPhone Plus model or even surpass the Pro Max, which starts at $1,199.Design and SizeThe iPhone 17 Air is rumored to feature an ultra-thin profile of just 5–6mm, far slimmer than…

China slams move, warning that Philippines risks ‘arms race’ amid increased militarisation of South China Sea.The Philippines has announced plans to buy the United States’ Typhon missile system, triggering China to warn of an impending “arms race” in the Asia Pacific region. Philippine military chief Lieutenant-General Roy Galido said on Monday that the country would acquire the mid-range missile system, already deployed by the US army on its territory for annual joint military exercises, “for the interest of protecting our sovereignty”. China, which claims almost the entire South China Sea in defiance of international law and has deployed its navy…

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, approved the emirate’s general budget, with total expenditures amounting to about 42 billion dirhams, which is the largest general budget in the emirate’s history. It aims to achieve financial sustainability, ensure decent living and social well-being for all residents of the emirate’s land, and enhance security. Social security, energy, water and food sustainability.

Former prime minister Imran Khan along with his wife Bushra Bibi as she signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at the registrar’s office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFPKhan, Bushra accused of causing loss to national exchequer.Couple investigated for settlement with property tycoon.NAB records testimonies of 35 witnesses in one-year-long trial.ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Monday said that the verdict on the £190 million case against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi would be announced on January 6, 2025.The announcement of the verdict, reserved last week, was originally…

A collage of the pictures of Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino and US president-elect Donald Trump. — Reuters/FilePanamanian president’s comments come day after Trump’s complaint. “Panama Canal has no direct or indirect control from China, EU or US.”Trump responds to Mulino’s dismissal, by saying: “We’ll see about that!”Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino reaffirmed the country’s sovereignty over the Panama canal on Sunday after US President-elect Donald Trump threatened to retake the canal.”Every square meter of the Panama canal and the surrounding area belongs to Panama and will continue belonging so,” Mulino said in a recorded statement released on X, adding that Panama’s…

A view of foggy weather on the arrival of winter season at morning time in Karachi on December 5, 2024. — APPKARACHI: The port city is set to experience strong winds starting tomorrow, with gusts expected to reach speeds of 25 to 35 km/h, according to Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfraz.The winds, originating from the northeast, will affect the city on December 24 and 25. The forecast predicts a noticeable dip in temperature during this period, with the daytime high expected to remain around 25°C. However, the night is anticipated to be significantly colder, with temperatures potentially dropping to between 9°C…

Pakistan’s Abdullah Shafique looks on after playing a shot during the 2023 Asia Cup. — AFP/fileKARACHI: Pakistan opener Abdullah Shafique etched an unwanted record in cricket history, becoming the first opening batsman to be dismissed for a duck in all matches of a one-day international (ODI) series.Shafique’s lean patch continued in the three-match ODI series against South Africa, where he failed to score a single run in all three games. With a duck in Johannesburg, the 24-year-old also achieved another milestone, recording the most international ducks by a Pakistani opener in a calendar year. In 2024, Shafique was dismissed for zero…

Hunter Schafer reveals why she rejected ‘tons’ of trans rolesHunter Schafer has revealed that she no longer wants to play transgender characters.In an interview with GQ, the 25-year-old star, who rose to fame for her  trans role in Euphoria, shared that being labelled a “trans actress” was “ultimately demeaning to me and what I want to do.” “I’ve been offered tons of trans roles, and I just don’t want to do it. I don’t want to talk about it,” said Hunter.She further shared, “I know for a fact that I’m one of the most famous trans people in media right now, and I…

Kim Seung-hwan, who is himself a paraplegic and part of the Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), demonstrates the prototype of exoskeleton robot ‘WalkON Suit F1’ at KAIST in Daejeon, South Korea, November 27, 2024. — ReutersDAEJEON: South Korean researchers have developed a lightweight wearable robot that can walk up to paraplegic users and lock itself onto them, enabling them to walk, manoeuvre obstacles and climb staircases.The Exoskeleton Laboratory team at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) said their goal is to create a robot that seamlessly integrates into the…

Twin-engine plane crashed in largely residential neighborhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff, authorities say.A small plane has crashed into a tourist hotspot in southern Brazil, killing all 10 people on board and injuring more than a dozen people on the ground, officials have said. The twin-engine Piper PA-42-1000 hit the chimney of a home and the second floor of a different house before crashing into a shop in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado shortly after takeoff from Canela, Brazil’s Civil Defense agency said on Sunday. Rio Grande do Sul Governor Eduardo Leite told a news conference that the aircraft’s…