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KARACHI: The government and Google have launched a joint initiative, ‘AI Seekho 2026’, to equip Pakistan’s youth with artificial intelligence skills through vibe coding. To accelerate the country’s transition into a global digital economy, Google for Developers, in strategic collaboration with the information technology and telecommunication ministry, Telenor and Innovista, has announced the launch of AI Seekho 2026. This nationwide initiative aims to equip developers and young professionals with cutting-edge artificial intelligence capabilities, entirely free of financial barriers. Multi-partner ecosystem As an unprecedented industry collaboration, AI Seekho 2026 is powered by a robust multi-partner ecosystem. Google for Developers leads the end-to-end execution, providing free cloud credits and platform access, supported by the Google Developer Groups and Google Developer Experts communities. In phase two, there will be a physical hackathon where developers participating in this phase will be required to bu...

• Trump says Iranian navy ‘obliterated’, threatens to shoot at ships ‘anywhere close to blockade’; claims Iranian officials called him on Monday; reveals talks failed due to nuclear issue • US president says more countries to participate as Nato allies refuse to join Trump in blocking ports; Europeans to mull ‘defensive mission’ at conference • Iran says blockade akin to piracy, warns no port in Gulf will be secure • China urges parties to avoid escalation WASHINGTON/DUBAI: Despite a ceasefire and peace talks in Islamabad, the conflict between the US and Iran continued to escalate on Monday, as the American military blockaded all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports in a move that could push the region towards a fresh round of hostilities. The US military’s regional Central Command said the blockade would be “enforced impartially against vessels of all nations” entering or leaving Iranian ports in the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. “The blockade will not impede neutral transit passage throu...

В переговорах между США и Ираном есть прогресс, но теперь продолжение диалога зависит от иранской стороны, которая должна "проявить гибкость".

The event, which was slated for May 11, was set to include a play featuring testimonies from survivors and first responders of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

Bij Amerikaanse aanvallen op vermeende drugsboten in de Stille Oceaan zijn in de afgelopen drie dagen zeven mensen gedood. Het brengt het totale aantal doden bij dergelijke acties sinds september al op ruim 160. Volg alle ontwikkelingen in ons liveblog.

KARACHI: The government is mulling over a proposal to amend the duties and taxes regime in the new auto policy in order to bring vehicles within the reach of the middle class. “Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is keen on making vehicles cost effective for the middle class,” the CEO of the Engineering Development Board (EDB), Hammad Ali Mansoor, told a media briefing on Monday. Three small electric vehicles in completely built-up form are due in Karachi during the third quarter of this year. This will be followed by work on building mega assembly plants in Karachi and Lahore, he added. Initially these vehicles will be priced at less than one million rupees, Ali Mansoor said. The auto policy, which is likely to be announced on July 1, has been forwarded to the ministry for presentation to the prime minister. “No assembler has sought any extension in the current policy,” he said. The CEO did not disclose other salient features of auto policy, but said the prime minister’s focus is on making small cars affordable fo...

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has allowed the Ukrainian Defense Ministry to procure innovative weapons for testing in real combat conditions.

Двое бойцов 1-ого отдельного штурмового полка имени Дмитрия Коцюбайло взяли в плен восьмерых российских оккупантов.

The launch of Foundry Zcash Pool has cut ViaBTC’s mining pool hashrate dominance from around 65% to 37%. Crypto mining pool operator Foundry Digital has launched a pool for the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash, which the company says has secured nearly 30% of the Zcash network hashrate through partnerships with multiple institutional mining clients. “Institutional and public miners are seeking a compliant, purpose-built Zcash mining solution,” Foundry said on Monday, a month after announcing its plan to create the Foundry Zcash Pool. Foundry, which is also the largest mining pool on the Bitcoin blockchain, did not disclose which institutional miners it had onboarded to reach a 29.2% hashrate share. Read more

Cercetătorii au urmărit timp de un an mii de elevi din China și au descoperit că simpla intrare într-o relație romantică crește cu 54% riscul de a dezvolta gânduri suicidare, în anumite cazuri. Interzicerea relațiilor nu ajută. Ignorarea lor, cu atât mai puțin.

Een ‘strafkamp’, een ‘martelgang’. Als je de aanhoudende stroom recensies van drie huurders uit het Zeeuwse Oostburg mag geloven, was het vakantiehuisje in Frankrijk een ware hel. Maar de werkelijkheid ligt volgens de verhuurder anders.

În Ucraina a apărut, în mod efectiv, un nou element în arhitectura de securitate: sistemele private de apărare aeriană, care au început deja să protejeze infrastructura critică de atacurile rusești.

The stamps “Taxes. Army. Victory” and “Melitopol Is Ukraine!” have won awards at international competitions.

A single wave of strikes is planned, approved, justified and normalized by far more than those in uniform. The bombs fall in minutes – the system behind them is decades in the making

Large Ether investors are back in profit, increasing the chances of a rally toward $3,000, but resistance at $2,800 may delay the recovery. Ether's (ETH) rebound to $2,300 over the weekend put large investors back into profit but is this a sign that ETH may rally to $3,000? Data from TradingView shows that Ether’s price rose 20% to $2,330 on Saturday from its local low of $1,940 reached on March 29. The recovery was fueled by the US and Iran’s announcement of a two-week ceasefire and a strengthening market structure. The rebound has also pushed ETH whales into profitability, according to data from CryptoQuant. Read more

In 'Stained Glass,' her new book on contemporary Jew hatred, historian Flora Cassen raises a provocative question: Might Jews today be feeling safer and more comfortable had Europeans not done such a good job of commemorating the Holocaust?

In 'Stained Glass,' her new book on contemporary Jew hatred, historian Flora Cassen raises a provocative question: Might Jews today be feeling safer and more comfortable had Europeans not done such a good job of commemorating the Holocaust?

Young women and girls lured or sold into marriages in Israel to Bedouin men describe physical, sexual and emotional abuse, while authorities have largely ignored the phenomenon

Koning Willem-Alexander, koningin Máxima en premier Rob Jetten zijn maandagavond welkom geheten in het Witte Huis. Voor een diner, en het koningspaar zelfs voor een overnachting. Trump sprak enkele lovende woorden over het koningspaar: „Dit zijn zeer gerespecteerde mensen.”