SpaceX’s Starship engine failure could impact NASA’s moon mission objectives

The Starship engine failure that nearly foiled the orbital debut of SpaceX’s next-generation spacecraft on its 14th uncrewed test flight may complicate NASA’s ability to meet its time frame for astronaut missions to the moon. Starship, designed in part to carry large payloads to space, is one of two vehicles vying to become the first […]

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PTA says can’t bar children under 16 from using social media

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has told the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that it does not have the legal authority to prevent children under 16 from using social media platforms. The PTA submitted its detailed reply in a case concerning a proposed ban on social media use by children under 16. The Ministry of […]

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Anthropic discloses fake tip to police among new rogue AI incidents

An Anthropic AI model submitted a false homicide tip to a Philadelphia police website, one of several incidents the company disclosed on Friday involving Claude models’ unauthorised manipulation of government websites. It is the first known instance in which a rogue AI appears to have tried to communicate a bogus tip to authorities, despite instructions […]

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Udara hits 91 as Sri Lanka set Pakistan 183-run target in first T20I

RAWALPINDI: Sri Lanka set Pakistan a target of 183 runs in the first T20 International at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday, posting 182-8 in their allotted 20 overs after winning the toss and opting to bat first. Lahiru Udara led Sri Lanka’s batting with an impressive 91 off 55 balls, striking 11 fours and […]

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Sahibzada Farhan, Muaz star as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by four wickets in first T20I

RAWALPINDI: Sahibzada Farhan and Muaz Sadaqat produced impressive batting performances as Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets in the first Twenty20 International at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium on Friday, chasing down a target of 183 with seven balls to spare. Farhan led Pakistan’s chase with a blistering 89 off 53 balls, while Muaz scored […]

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Houthis renew warning over Saudi airports after deadly Riyadh attack

DUBAI/RIYADH: Yemen’s Houthis warned airlines, travellers and airport workers on Sunday to stay away from Saudi airports, a day after an attack on Riyadh’s international airport killed 12 people and wounded more than 300 others. It was the deadliest such attack in the kingdom in more than a decade and comes amid an escalation of […]

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Trump calls for replacing Ukraine’s Zelenskiy in tussle over diesel deal with Russia

US President Donald Trump on Saturday called for Ukraine to replace its leader Volodymyr Zelenskiy and railed against Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil infrastructure, a day after announcing a diesel supply deal with Russia that had drawn a sharp rebuke from Zelenskiy. In some of his harshest criticism yet of the White House, Zelenskiy linked […]

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Iqrar ul Hassan allegedly detained in Lahore, family says

Pakistani television presenter and Pakistan Awam Raj Tehreek leader Iqrar ul Hassan has allegedly been taken into custody from Lahore’s Defence Housing Authority (DHA), his family said on Monday, while the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) has yet to confirm his arrest. His family said they did not know the reason for his reported […]

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Sohail Afridi, former KP cabinet members taken into ‘preventive custody’, Talal Chaudhry confirms

ISLAMABAD: Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Sohail Afridi and some members of his cabinet have been taken into “preventive custody” following the imposition of emergency rule in the province, State Minister for Interior Talal Chaudhry confirmed to Reuters on Monday. “Yes, I can confirm that the chief minister (Sohail Afridi) and some of his cabinet […]

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