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Israel denounces Pak Defence Minister Khwaja Asif for 'outrageous' comments

'Pakistan Defence Minister's call for Israel's annihilation is outrageous', said Israeli Prime Minister's Office

Kuwait claims attack by Iran, Saudi says pipeline damaged despite ceasefire

Kuwait said the drone attacks 'targeted some vital Kuwaiti facilities' while Saudi Arabia acknowledged a recent attack in the war that damaged its crucial East-West pipeline

'False stories': Melania Trump denies knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes

The first lady's comments almost assuredly served to push the story back into the political spotlight even as the president urged the public and media to move on from the case

Putin announces 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter weekend

Putin's decree, released by the Kremlin, orders Russian forces to observe a ceasefire starting on 4 pm Saturday and lasting until the end of Sunday

'They better stop': Trump warns Iran on charging tankers passing via Hormuz

In another post, Trump accused Iran of "doing a poor job" at allowing oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, reminding Tehran of the temporary ceasefire agreement

No ceasefire in Lebanon, continuing to strike Hezbollah, says Netanyahu

Netanyahu also said he has instructed the Cabinet to open direct negotiations with Lebanese government to achieve 'disarmament of Hezbollah' and 'historic peace agreement'

Resolve for avenging martyrs remains alive, says Mojtaba Khamenei

In a statement read on state television, Khamenei added that Iran would move the management of the Strait of Hormuz into a "new phase"

Tesla plans smaller, cheaper EV; global production expansion likely

The conversations involved the manufacturing pro- cess and specifications for various components

Meta unveils Muse Spark, first AI model from superintelligence team

Superintelligence refers to AI machines that could outthink humans. Muse Spark is the first in a new series of models, known internally as Avocado, from that team

Trump wants Hormuz commitments within days: Nato's Rutte to allies

The US president has repeatedly called Nato a "paper tiger" and threatened to withdraw from the 32-member transatlantic alliance in recent weeks

Pain due to war unavoidable; fight inflation despite growth hit: IMF chief

The IMF chief made it clear that fiscal support should remain targeted and temporary

US Q4 GDP growth revised down to 0.5% as economy slows more than expected

Last year's shutdown of the government was the key driver of the slowdown from the third quarter's 4.4 per cent growth pace

US jobless claims rise slightly, labour market remains resilient

The labor market has been stuck in what economists call a "low-hire, low-fire" state which they blamed on uncertainty stemming from Trump's import tariffs and mass deportations

Trump's hunt for Iran's uranium hindered by monitoring disruption

That leaves the global nuclear watchdog - and by extension the US - without a clear line of sight into one of the world's most dangerous stockpiles

Amazon considers selling in-house AI chips to firms amid demand surge

The disclosure offers a rare glimpse into the scale of Amazon's in-house chip operation, which produces general-purpose computing and AI accelerators

Israel seeks to begin peace talks with Lebanon soon, says Netanyahu

Netanyahu said he had directed the cabinet to begin direct peace talks with Lebanon, focusing on the disarming of Hezbollah and efforts to establish peaceful relations between the two countries

US to host Indian delegation in April to discuss trade deal: Sergio Gor

India and the US announced a framework for an interim trade agreement in February, after months of negotiations between the two delegations

China denies reports of support to Iran's military during war with US

China firmly opposes the dissemination of speculative and insinuating disinformation targeting China by relevant parties, Defence Ministry spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang said

Iran warns of 'strong response' if Israel continues strikes on Hezbollah

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday that Israeli strikes on Lebanon violate the ceasefire agreement and would render negotiations meaningless

Israeli military says it has killed nephew of Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem

Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs just before midnight and at dawn, and hit towns across the south on Thursday morning, Lebanese state media said