WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said Saturday he is raising the worldwide tariffs on goods entering the United States from <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/trump-vows-10-global-tariff-after-stinging-court-rebuke" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">10 percent to 15 percent</a>&nbsp;&quot;effective immediately,&quot; a day after the Supreme Court largely struck down his sweeping duties.&nbsp;Trump said on his Truth Social platform that after a thorough review of Friday&#39;s &quot;extraordinarily anti-American decision&quot; by the court to rein in his tariff program, the administration was hiking the import levies &quot;to the fully allowed, and legally tested, 15% level.&quot;

Americas

President Donald Trump raises worldwide tariffs on goods entering the United States from 10 percent to 15 percent a day after the Supreme Court largely struck down his sweeping duties.

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WASHINGTON: NASA chief Jared Isaacman on Saturday ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues.&nbsp;Workers detected a problem with helium flow to the massive SLS rocket that will &quot;take the March launch window out of consideration,&quot; Issacman said in a post on X.&nbsp;&quot;I understand people are disappointed by this development. That disappointment is felt most by the team at NASA, who have been working tirelessly to prepare for this great endeavor,&quot; Isaacman said.&nbsp;&quot;During the 1960s, when NASA achieved what most thought was impossible, and what has never been repeated since, there were many setbacks.&quot;&nbsp;The towering SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft will be rolled back into the Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida to investigate the technical issues and make any necessary repairs, Isaacman said.&nbsp;A complete briefing will follow in the coming days, he added.&nbsp;The highly anticipated Artemis 2 mission, lasting about 10 days, will see three Americans and one Canadian fly around Earth&#39;s satellite.&nbsp;It would be a huge step towards Americans once again setting foot on the lunar surface, a goal announced by President Donald Trump in his first term.&nbsp;On Friday, NASA had set March 6 as the earliest possible launch date.&nbsp;The US space agency hopes to put humans back on the Moon as China forges ahead with a rival effort that is targeting 2030 at the latest for its first crewed mission.&nbsp;China&#39;s uncrewed Chang&#39;e 7 mission is expected to be launched in 2026 for an exploration of the Moon&#39;s south pole, and testing of its crewed spacecraft Mengzhou is also set to go ahead this year.&nbsp;NASA surprised many late last year when it said Artemis 2 could happen as soon as February -- an acceleration explained by the Trump administration&#39;s wish to beat China to the punch.&nbsp;But the program has been plagued by delays.&nbsp;The uncrewed Artemis 1 mission took place in November 2022 after multiple postponements and two failed launch attempts.&nbsp;Then technical problems in early February -- which included a liquid hydrogen leak -- cut short a so-called wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis 2 launch. That was finally completed earlier this week.&nbsp;The wet dress rehearsal was conducted under real conditions -- with full rocket tanks and technical checks -- at Cape Canaveral in Florida, with engineers practicing the maneuvers needed to carry out an actual launch.&nbsp;NASA is hoping that the Moon could be used to help prepare future missions to Mars.

Artificial Intelligence

NASA chief Jared Isaacman ruled out a March launch for Artemis 2, the first crewed flyby mission to the Moon in more than 50 years, citing technical issues.

NASA chief rules out March launch of Moon mission over technical issues

BERLIN: The artificial intelligence revolution sweeping through the entertainment sector was at first glance not evident at this year&#39;s Berlin Film Festival, but the potential for widespread changes was still on people&#39;s minds.&nbsp;The festival has had the air of an arthouse bubble when it comes to the topic of AI and the event&#39;s leadership is keeping above the fray.&nbsp;&quot;At present, we do not intend to issue any statements regarding the use of AI in the film industry,&quot; the festival said in a statement sent to AFP, adding: &quot;We are monitoring developments with great interest.&quot;&nbsp;Nevertheless, some of the filmmakers present addressed the question of how the technology is changing the industry.&nbsp;Yoshitoshi Shinomiya, director of the only animated feature in competition, &quot;A New Dawn,&quot; told reporters he had briefly considered using AI in his film.&nbsp;&quot;During production, we weren&#39;t entirely sure we would be able to complete the film. At one point we wondered whether we should use AI for the backgrounds,&quot; he said.&nbsp;But Shinomiya concluded that AI is not yet &quot;well-developed enough&quot; to do that sort of work.&nbsp;Juliette Prissard from Euro cinema, an organization representing French film and TV producers, said it&#39;s only a matter of time until the tools improve.&nbsp;&quot;It&#39;s reasonable to think that in one, two or three years... you won&#39;t be able to tell the difference anymore,&quot; she told AFP.&nbsp;AI can already &quot;write scripts&quot; and replaces extras in crowd scenes or even generate &quot;digital replicas&quot; of someone.&nbsp;No choiceIn France, where foreign-language films are frequently shown with dubbing, voice actors have already been raising the alarm about AI&#39;s impact on their profession.&nbsp;But Prissard warns other film industry jobs could be replaced in the &quot;near&quot; future, such as &quot;technicians, the set designers&quot; and even &quot;the producers themselves&quot;.&nbsp;Sevara Irgacheva, secretary general of the European Film Agency Directors&#39; association (EFAD), said that already &quot;junior jobs are disappearing: all the assistant editors, assistant screenwriters&quot;.&nbsp;Despite this, the industry &quot;is leaning toward accepting&quot; AI &quot;because, in any case, we have no choice&quot;.&nbsp;The tools have the potential to help the sector become more efficient and &quot;save time at every stage of production&quot;, particularly in the more &quot;bureaucratic&quot; aspects of the process.&nbsp;A survey carried out in early 2025 by France&#39;s National Centre for Cinema (CNC) found that 90 percent of film and audiovisual professionals surveyed were already using AI tools in their work.&nbsp;In Berlin, Austrian director Georg Tiller presented a short film mixing filmed footage and AI-generated images, saying it was an attempt to encourage his fellow filmmakers to fight for a place in the new &quot;digital cinema&quot;.&nbsp;&quot;If we don&#39;t then I fear that that we will die a slow death, because it will just steamroll over us,&quot; Tiller told AFP.&nbsp;The &#39;temptation&#39; of deregulationThe issue garnered some relief with a December agreement between OpenAI and Disney, which allowed the use of the entertainment giant&#39;s characters on Sora, the AI-generated video platform.&nbsp;In return, Disney now has &quot;privileged access&quot; to OpenAI&#39;s &quot;highly sophisticated&quot; tools, giving it a &quot;technological advantage over the rest of the sector&quot;, said Prissard.&nbsp;But the use of AI in cinema has prompted thorny legal questions over intellectual property and the very notion of authorship, at a time when legislation is only just beginning to grapple with the subject.&nbsp;Under EU rules, streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime must carry at least 30 percent of European content in their catalogues.&nbsp;Prissard questioned how those enforcing the rules &quot;will be able to tell the difference &rdquo;Between original creations and &quot;synthetic&quot; ones.&nbsp;Given &quot;the fear of falling behind&quot; the United States and China in developing AI technologies, Prissard said that Europe may succumb to the &quot;temptation to allow more leeway to innovate without obstacles&quot;.

Film & TV

At the Berlin Film Festival, AI’s growing influence on cinema sparked debate, as filmmakers acknowledged its potential to write scripts and replace jobs, while legal and ethical concerns persist. Despite risks, most industry professionals are already adopting AI tools.

AI revolution looms over Berlin film fest

ATHENS: The bodies of three migrants were picked up in waters off the Greek island of Crete during a rescue effort involving a commercial ship, authorities said Friday.&nbsp;Twenty migrants were rescued by the commercial vessel which was directed to the area on the orders of the Greek Search and Rescue Center.&nbsp;Most of them were Egyptians and Sudanese, and there were four minors among them, the Athens News Agency reported.&nbsp;According to Greek public broadcaster ERT, an accident occurred when the vessel approached the migrants&#39; wooden boat. As the passengers tried to climb up ladders into the vessel a sudden movement caused the small boat to capsize.&nbsp;The search for survivors was continuing with four patrol boats, an aircraft, and two ships from the European border agency Frontex, a spokesperson for the Greek coast guard told AFP.&nbsp;According to ERT, survivors said about 50 people were aboard the wooden boat.&nbsp;A second boat carrying around forty migrants was spotted in the area, triggering another rescue operation.&nbsp;For over a year, migrants have been attempting the perilous crossing from Libya to Crete, the gateway to the European Union.&nbsp;According to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), more than 16,770 people seeking asylum in the EU arrived in Crete in 2025.&nbsp;Faced with the surge in arrivals, the conservative Greek government suspended the processing of asylum applications for three months last summer, particularly for those arriving from Libya.&nbsp;UNHCR says 107 people died or went missing in Greek waters in 2025.

Europe

The bodies of three migrants were picked up in waters off the Greek island of Crete during a rescue effort involving a commercial ship, authorities said.

At least three dead as migrant boat capsizes off Greek island

RIO De JANEIRO: Former Brazil captain Neymar said he is thinking of retiring at the end of the year after being hampered by injuries but hopes to go to the World Cup first.&nbsp;The ex-Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain striker returned in January 2025 to his boyhood club Santos from Saudi club Al-Hilal.&nbsp;After an injury-interrupted first season he extended his contract until the end of 2026 but then missed the start of the Brazilian season in January after undergoing knee surgery in late December.&nbsp;&quot;I don&#39;t know what will happen from now on, I don&#39;t know about next year,&quot; the striker told Brazilian online channel Caze. &quot;It may be that when December comes, I&#39;ll want to retire. I&#39;m living year to year now.&quot;&nbsp;He made his return as a second-half replacement in a Sao Paulo championship match on February 16, 11 days after his 34th birthday.&nbsp;&quot;Obviously, I wanted to come back to help my team in the best way possible, but I ended up holding back a little so I could come back 100 per cent,&quot; he said.&nbsp;Neymar is the all-time leading scorer for Brazil, with 79 goals, two more than Pele, but has not played for the national team since October 2023 when he suffered a serious knee injury against Uruguay.&nbsp;Carlo Ancelotti has not called up Neymar since taking over as Brazil coach last May.&nbsp;&quot;This year is a very important year, not only for Santos, but also for the Brazilian national team, as it&#39;s a World Cup year, and for me too,&quot; Neymar said. &quot;So it&#39;s a huge challenge.&quot;

Football

Neymar says he might retire at the end of the year due to injuries but hopes to play in the World Cup. Neymar is the all-time leading scorer for Brazil, with 79 goals, two more than Pele, but has not played for the national team since October 2023 when he suffered a serious knee injury against Uruguay.

Neymar hints at possible retirement after World Cup 

COLOMBO: The Super Eight clash between Pakistan and New Zealand in the Twenty20 World Cup was washed out without a ball being bowled after heavy rain in Colombo on Saturday.&nbsp;Persistent drizzle right after the toss which Pakistan won and opted to bat at the Premadasa stadium did not relent with umpires finally calling the match off at 9:05pm local time (15:35 GMT).&nbsp;Not even a five-over match was possible by the 10:16 pm (1646 GMT) cut-off time, giving the two teams one point each.&nbsp;Pakistan, New Zealand, England and co-hosts Sri Lanka are in Group 2 of the Super Eights.&nbsp;Title-holders India, South Africa, Zimbabwe and the West Indies are in Group 1.&nbsp;The top two teams from each Group will qualify for the semi-finals.

Cricket

The T20 World Cup Super Eight match between Pakistan and New Zealand in Colombo was abandoned due to heavy rain. Both teams shared one point, with semi-final spots reserved for the top two from each group.

Pakistan-New Zealand Super Eight World Cup clash rained off

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has said that at a time when the multilateral system is facing an unprecedented stress, and there are widespread calls for a United Nations that is truly fit for purpose, demands for special privileges and new permanent seats should have no place in the reform discussions. Speaking during the second IGN meeting on the cluster of &ldquo;Categories of Membership,&rdquo; Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, Pakistan&rsquo;s Permanent Representative to the UN, said that Pakistan&rsquo;s position has remained consistent and unequivocal: the addition of new permanent members will not dilute the disproportionate influence of the existing permanent members; rather, it risks entrenching and further expanding it, said a press release shared on X by Pakistan&#39;s Permanent Mission to the UN, on Saturday.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2025026834132250673&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=c28e7388c936359b389c6946dae3ab6b905b1080&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550px" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 648px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" data-tweet-id="2025026834132250673">&nbsp;</iframe></div></div>&ldquo;Two wrongs cannot make a right and a larger oligarchy is no antidote to an elite power club,&rdquo; he said. He said that a circle of permanence within the Security Council, even though expanded, will still remain a closed circle, adding that no wonder some of the P5 are happy to expand this club, primarily to protect what he termed as &ldquo;their own outdated status in today&rsquo;s Council.&rdquo; The Pakistan UN Ambassador suggested a proposal of a meaningful increase in the number of elected, non-permanent members to balance the unequal power of the P5 as part of efforts to make the Security Council more democratic, accountable and representative. He said that this shift in the internal balance of an expanded Council in favour of the wider UN membership will enhance transparency, inclusivity, and accountability in the Council&rsquo;s decision-making process. Referring to Africa&rsquo;s demand for permanent seats in the reformed Council, Ambassador Ahmad explained that Pakistan fully respected and understood the demand, stating that advanced on behalf of and for the entire region, this demand was fundamentally different from other proposals that are divisive as they seek permanent membership for individual States. Addressing proposals for longer-term fixed regional seats, he acknowledged the Co-Chairs&rsquo; efforts to bridge differences and explore middle-ground solutions.&nbsp; He noted that such ideas implicitly recognize the lack of feasibility surrounding the creation of new permanent members and instead point toward models based on longer-term elected seats, re-election, and regional rotation. &#39;Reform for All &ndash; Privilege for None&#39; While describing these ideas as constructive and worthy of consideration, he stressed that any arrangement must avoid evolving into de-facto permanence. Reform, he emphasized, must not result in expanded exclusivity or privilege. In this context, Pakistan reiterated its longstanding position that expansion of the veto is neither desirable nor feasible. The ambassador stated that any viable reform model must ensure genuine rotation and equitable regional representation.&nbsp; This, he said, can only be achieved through a reasonable expansion in elected, non-permanent seats &mdash; including longer-term and regular two-year terms &mdash; particularly to address the under-representation of certain regions. He further stressed the importance of accommodating sub-regional and cross-regional groupings, including Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), consistent with commitments outlined in the Pact for the Future. Concluding his statement, the ambassador reaffirmed Pakistan&rsquo;s readiness to engage constructively and in a spirit of flexibility with the Co-Chairs and all Member States to advance genuine reform. He reiterated Pakistan&rsquo;s guiding principle:&nbsp;&ldquo;Reform for All &ndash; Privilege for None.&rdquo;

Foreign Affairs

Pakistan told the UN IGN debate Security Council reform must avoid new permanent seats or veto expansion, urging more elected members, genuine rotation, regional equity, and inclusivity.

'Reform for All – Privilege for None': Pakistan outlines vision for UN Security Council reform

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Army officer was martyred, and five terrorists were killed after security forces foiled a major attack in the northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military&rsquo;s media wing said on Saturday.&nbsp;According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), terrorists targeted a security forces convoy in Bannu district during an intelligence-based operation.&nbsp;The operation was launched on reports about the presence of terrorists in the area, including a suicide bomber.&nbsp;ISPR said a vehicle-borne suicide bomber was intercepted by the leading troops, thwarting what could have been a large-scale attack on civilians and law enforcement personnel in Bannu city.&nbsp;In the ensuing exchange of fire, five terrorists were killed. However, the attackers rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into one of the security vehicles.&nbsp;As a result, Lt Colonel Shahzada Gul Faraz, 43, a resident of Mansehra district who was leading his troops from the front, was martyred along with Sepoy Karamat Shah, 28, a resident of Peshawar district.<img src="https://paktv-assets-7d41fab8.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/uploads/0e27c82a-2382-4573-8708-4537a88cbed9-sepoy Karamat Shaheed.jpeg" alt="Sepoy Karamat Shaheed." class="fr-fil fr-dib"><figcaption class="caption-cover-image text-sm text-gray-600 italic">Sepoy Karamat was martyred on Feb. 21 during an operation against terrorists in Bannu district. (Photo: ISPR)</figcaption> The military said the terrorists were operating from Afghan soil and vowed to continue operations under the &ldquo;Azm-e-Istehkam&rdquo; campaign to eliminate foreign-sponsored terrorism.

Lt. Col. Shahzada Gul Faraz was martyred on Feb. 21 while leading an operation against terrorists in Bannu district. (Photo: ISPR)

Security

ISPR says a vehicle-borne suicide bomber was intercepted by the leading troops, thwarting what could have been a large-scale attack on civilians and law enforcement personnel in Bannu city.


Pakistan Army officer martyred, five terrorists killed in Bannu attack: Military

BEIRUT: Attacks carried out by Israel on Friday in eastern Lebanon killed eight members of Hezbollah, an official from the group told AFP on Saturday. Lebanon&#39;s health ministry said Friday that a total of 10 people were killed in strikes that hit the eastern Bekaa region. The Israeli military said it targeted &quot;several terrorists of Hezbollah&#39;s missile array in three different command centres in the Baalbek area&quot;.

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Israel killed eight members of Hezbollah in a strike on Lebanon's Baalbek area on Friday

Eight Hezbollah members killed in Israel's Friday strikes: Official to AFP

NEW DELHI: A summit statement on how the world should approach the promises and pitfalls of artificial intelligence was still not published Saturday afternoon, a day after it had been expected at global talks in New Delhi. Dozens of national delegations, including leaders from France, Brazil, and other countries, had gathered in the <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/indian-professors-robot-dog-claim-at-ai-summit-sparks-uproar" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">Indian capital</a> this week to discuss the fast-developing technology. On Friday, <a href="https://www.pakistantv.com/article/indian-minister-apologizes-after-ai-summit-crowding-complaints" target="_blank" style="color:#0073e6;" rel="noopener noreferrer">India&#39;s IT minister</a> Ashwini Vaishnaw said there was &quot;huge consensus on the declaration&quot;, the details of which he declined to provide. He said the statement already had more than 70 signatories, but he hoped it would pass 80. &quot;We are just trying to maximize the number,&quot; the minister said as the five-day AI Impact Summit drew to a close. AFP contacted summit organizers and the IT ministry for comment on Saturday. The summit, attended by tens of thousands of people including top tech CEOs, was the fourth annual international meeting to discuss the implications of generative AI, and the first hosted by a developing country. Poor organization&nbsp;Some visitors had complained of poor organization, including chaotic entry and exit points, at the vast summit and expo site. Hot topics included the societal benefits of multilingual AI translation, the threat of job disruption and the heavy electricity consumption of data centers. Vague promises&nbsp;But analysts said that the summit&#39;s broad focus, and vague promises made at its previous editions in France, South Korea and Britain, would make concrete commitments unlikely. The United States, which did not sign last year&#39;s AI summit statement, released its own bilateral declaration with India on Friday. The two countries agreed to &quot;pursue a global approach to AI that is unapologetically friendly to entrepreneurship and innovation&quot;. US rejects global governance of AI&nbsp;Also, on Friday, White House technology adviser Michael Kratsios, head of the US delegation, warned against centralized control of generative AI. &quot;As the Trump Administration has now said many times: We totally reject global governance of AI,&quot; he said.

India

Analysts say the summit's broad focus, and vague promises made at its previous editions in France, South Korea and Britain, will make concrete commitments unlikely.

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