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X refuses to comply with French investigation, labels it ‘politically driven’

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has declined to comply with a French criminal investigation, denying allegations of data manipulation and fraudulent data extraction. The company claims the probe, which intensified this month, is politically motivated and aims to restrict free speech. French authorities have launched a politically-motivated criminal investigation into X over the alleged … Read more

Sugar prices fall by Rs10 in Karachi

[ Sugar prices in Karachi have dropped significantly in the past week, with wholesale rates falling by Rs 10 to Rs 174 per kilogram. Retail prices range between Rs 180 and Rs 185 per kilogram in the city. Read: Sugar, power and patronage However, the sugar situation in Punjab is more complicated. The province is facing … Read more

US hosts Pakistan military chief at White House, India responds by warming to China

US President Donald Trump’s lunch meeting with Pakistan’s military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning to Washington about risks to their bilateral ties, while New Delhi is recalibrating relations with China as a hedge, officials and analysts said. The meeting and other tensions in the US-India relationship, after decades of … Read more

Trainer jet crashes in Dhaka, one killed

One person was killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, a fire services official said. The incident occurred in Dhaka’s northern area of Uttara, the military’s public relations department said in a statement. “Bangladesh Air Force’s F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed … Read more