<p>Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday cast ‌Beijing as the champion of a <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016032/pakistan-joins-global-ai-organisation-as-founding-member">new global AI order</a>, using China’s premier tech conference to promote open-source technology and challenge US influence over the rules governing the fast-moving sector.</p> <p>In a speech to the opening ceremony of the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Xi urged countries to “seize the

<p>Veteran UK politician Andy Burnham was confirmed as the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2016150/andy-burnham-to-be-made-uk-labour-leader-on-way-to-becoming-prime-minister">new leader of the ruling Labour Party</a> on Friday, and is now set to be Britain’s next prime minister.</p> <p>“There being no other eligibly nominated candidate, it is therefore my honour to declare that the duly elected leader of the Labour Party is Andy Burnham,” interior minister Shabana Mahmood told a special

<p>British domestic holidays are being pushed to their highest levels since Covid</p><p>The start of the peak summer season is set to bring millions of drivers on to British roads, with concerns of traffic chaos as the port of Dover faces its biggest test yet of new EU border controls.</p><p>The semi-functioning entry-exit system (EES) is credited, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/15/uk-climate-extreme-weather-2025-hottest-year-on-record">along with the heatwaves</a> and

<p>Supplier to 2.4m customers says it doesn’t have enough money to last beyond July 2027 </p><p>South East Water has warned that there is “material uncertainty” over its survival, after a disastrous year in which the lossmaking company paid millions of pounds in fines and its chief executive was forced out.</p><p>The water supplier to 2.4 million customers said it had sufficient funds to make it through to July 2027. However, “shortly after” it will need “new loan facilities in order

<p>Anti fossil-fuel groups are urging Andy Burnham to rule out new drilling, which they say will not shave a penny off bills</p><p>More people can fit on to the top deck of a standard London bus than will be directly employed on the new Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry documents show.</p><p>Only 27 direct full-time jobs would be created by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/04/new-north-sea-drilling-jackdaw-rosebank-uk-gas-imports">Jackdaw, one of the biggest ga

<p>Vicki Brady told senators maintenance staff were unaware of mass outage risk as critical software failure ‘rippled slowly across the network’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/17/australia-news-live-telstra-mobile-outage-parliament-inquiry-royal-commission-antisemitism-ai-anthony-albanese-labor-liberals-coalition-politics-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.

<p>Vicki Brady due to appear at inquiry over mobile outage last week. Follow today’s news live.</p><ul><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Telstra’s bosses are set to be grilled over a nationwide outage that affected triple zero calls and busi

<p>LAHORE: A judicial magistrate on Thursday extended the physical remand of three suspects for another four days in a case of <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2012477">alleged kidnapping and rape</a> of two foreign women.</p> <p>Defence C police presented the suspects before the court on <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013835">expiry</a> of their <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2012674/lahore-police-get-custody-of-4-suspects-arrested-for-alleged-abduction-sexual-assault-of-two-foreign-

<p>Although Pakistan became an independent state in 1947, the land it occupies has long been a crossroads of civilisations. From Mehrgarh to the Indus Valley Civilisation, this region has linked and integrated South Asia, Central Asia, and the Middle East through trade, culture, and ideas.</p> <p>That historical role is again shaping Pakistan’s economic thinking as it seeks deeper ties with Afghanistan, Central Asian Republics (CARs), Russia, China, and broader regional connectivity.</p> <p>At

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