Russian ‘Jesus’ sentenced to 12 years
Moscow, July 1, 2025 (Agencies): A Russian court has sentenced Sergey Torop, a former traffic police officer who proclaimed himself the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, to 12 years in a…
Lancet Study Warns of 14 Million Potential Deaths Following U.S. Foreign Aid Cuts
Seville, July 1, 2025 (Agencies) — A landmark study published in The Lancet has warned that deep cuts to U.S. foreign aid could result in over 14 million avoidable deaths…
Pakistan, India Exchange Prisoners’ Lists as Part of Bilateral Consular Agreement
Islamabad July 1, 2025 (Khyber Mail) — In line with the Agreement on Consular Access (2008), Pakistan and India on Tuesday exchanged updated lists of prisoners held in each other’s…
Pakistan Assumes UNSC Presidency, Vows to Champion Dialogue and Multilateralism
Islamabad (Agencies), June 30, 2025 — Pakistan has formally assumed the Presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the month of July 2025, marking its eighth term as…
Norway’s KLP Divests from U.S. and German Firms Over Links to Israeli Military Operations
Oslo (Agencies): Norway’s largest pension fund, KLP, has announced it is pulling investments from two major defense-linked companies—Oshkosh Corporation (USA) and ThyssenKrupp (Germany)—due to concerns over their continued sales of…
AI is learning to lie, scheme, and threaten its creators
NEW YORK (Agencies): The world’s most advanced AI models are exhibiting troubling new behaviors — lying, scheming, and even threatening their creators to achieve their goals. In one particularly jarring…
Indonesia, China Break Ground on $5.9 Billion EV Battery Hub in West Java
Jakarta (Agencies): Indonesia has officially launched construction of Southeast Asia’s largest integrated electric vehicle (EV) battery production facility in Karawang, West Java, marking a major milestone in its ambition to…
China Unveils “Blackout Bomb” Weapon Targeting Power Grids Without Kinetic Damage
Beijing (Agencies): China has unveiled a cutting-edge “Blackout Bomb,” a non-lethal weapon capable of disabling entire power grids without causing physical destruction. Disclosed through state broadcaster CCTV, the weapon is…
India, Russia Reaffirm Strategic Defense Ties with Focus on S-400 Deliveries and Su-30MKI Upgrades
QINGDAO (Agencies): India and Russia have reaffirmed their strategic defense partnership with a renewed focus on the delivery of remaining S-400 Triumf air defense systems and the modernization of India’s…
Chinese Satellite Breakthrough Outpaces Starlink, Transmits Data 5 Times Faster from 36,000 km Orbit
BEIJING (Agencies): In a remarkable feat that reshapes the future of space communications, Chinese scientists have achieved a breakthrough in satellite data transmission, using a low?power laser to outpace SpaceX’s…