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The Libyan army's chief of staff, Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, died in a plane crash after leaving Turkiye capital Ankara, the prime minister of Libya's internationally recognised government said, adding that four others were on the jet as well. "This followed a tragic and painful incident while they were returning from an official trip from the Turkish city of Ankara. This grave loss is a great loss for the nation, for the military institution, and for all the people," Libyan Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah said in a statement. He said the commander of Libya's ground forces, the director of its military manufacturing authority, an adviser to the chief of staff, and a photographer from the chief of staff's office were also on the aircraft. Platform X that the plane had taken off from Ankara's Esenboga Airport at 1710 GMT en route to Tripoli, and that radio contact was lost at 1752 GMT. He said authorities found the plane's wreckage near the K...

Vince Zampella - the visionary co-creator of the Call of Duty franchise and founder of Respawn Entertainment - has died in a car crash at the age of 55. The tragic accident has left gamers and industry peers worldwide in mourning. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Zampella was driving his Ferrari along Angeles Crest Highway on Sunday when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle veered off the road and struck a concrete barrier. Both Zampella and a passenger succumbed to their injuries. NBC News reported that the CHP received the crash notification at 12:43 pm, though the names of the victims were not immediately disclosed. Media outlets have linked the driver to Zampella based on the confirmation by Electronic Arts. Career and legacy Zampella’s influence on the gaming industry was profound. He co-founded Infinity Ward in 2002, which launched the first Call of Duty game in 2003, revolutionizing first-person shooter games. The franchise went on to become one of the best-...

An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk's xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Perplexity on Monday for using copyrighted books without permission to train their artificial intelligence systems. New York Times reporter and "Bad Blood" author John Carreyrou filed the lawsuit in California federal court with five other writers, accusing the AI companies of pirating their books and feeding them into the large language models (LLMs) that power the companies' chatbots. The lawsuit is one of several copyright cases brought by authors and other copyright owners against tech companies over the use of their work in AI training. The case is the first to name xAI as a defendant. Spokespeople for the defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the lawsuit. Unlike other pending cases, the writers are not seeking to band together in a larger class action - a typ...

US President Donald Trump described Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir as a "highly respected general" while reiterating claims that he helped prevent a war between Pakistan and India. "We stopped a potential nuclear war between Pakistan and India," reiterated Trump while responding to a question during an event in Florida alongside Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth and Secretary of the Navy John Phelan on Monday. He went on to say that "highly respected general […] he is a field marshal" and also the prime minister of Pakistan credited him with saving 10 million lives by stopping the war. "You know, eight planes were shot down [during the Pakistan-India war]. That war was going to rage," Trump said. The US president claimed that he has stopped eight wars so far. He made these remarks while addressing a press conference in Florida to unveil his plans for a new "Tru...

The Washington Times has described 2025 as a turning point in Pakistan–US relations, citing what it called a dramatic shift in Washington’s approach. The newspaper said President Donald Trump abandoned the long-standing “India First” policy and elevated Pakistan’s strategic importance, a change it linked largely to the May conflict between Pakistan and India. In May 2025, following India’s unprovoked attacks, Pakistan launched a calibrated military response, Operation Bunyanum Marsoos, targeting Indian troop concentrations, air assets, and key command infrastructure. Retaliatory strikes neutralized over 26 high-value installations across five Indian states, including missile silos, air defence systems, logistics hubs, and communications networks. Pakistani drones and cyber operations further disrupted India’s energy grids, rail networks, and surveillance systems, while multiple Rafale jets were reportedly shot down. The operation demonstrated Pakistan’s military discipline, precis...

Samsung Galaxy A56 has maintained its first position in the list of the most popular smartphones from last week. According to the latest released rankings, the Samsung Galaxy A56 remains at number one, while the OnePlus 15R 5G, making a new entry, has secured second place. The Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra stands at third position. Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max ranks fourth, followed by the OnePlus 15 5G in fifth place. Samsung Galaxy A17 holds the sixth position, while the Xiaomi Poco F8 Ultra is ranked seventh. At eighth place is the Xiaomi 17 Pro Max Pro. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro+ 5G, which is expected to be released in the coming days, has secured ninth position, while the Xiaomi Poco X7 Pro rounds out the list at number ten.