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WASHINGTON — The centerpiece election legislation from congressional Republicans would require voters to prove their citizenship when registering, raising concerns among state election officials about how it would be implemented and who would pay for it.In recent interviews, secretaries of state from both parties said they were wary of federal lawmakers creating state election rules and of costly new procedures that would come with them, including collecting and storing sensitive documents. They also criticized a provision that would allow for civil or criminal penalties against any election official who registers someone without evidence of citizenship.Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows…

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Islamabad: The rise in polio cases in Pakistan continues as the country reported sixth case of the virus in 2025, ARY News reported on Saturday.According to NEOC, the polio case was reported in Thatta Sindh, bringing the total provincial number in 2025 to four and countrywide to six, as per ARY News.On Friday, Pakistan Polio Eradication Program, detected two polio cases in Qambar district in Sindh and Mandi Bahauddin district in Punjab. This brought the total number of polio cases in Pakistan to five since January 2025.The latest development comes as health workers conclude a targeted vaccination drive in high-risk…

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The Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final line-up is out! It’s India vs Australia in the first Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final in Dubai on Tuesday while New Zealand will face South Africa in the second semi-final in Lahore on Wednesday.  Varun Chakravarthy led India’s charge with a superb 5-42, the best figures by a bowler in the ongoing tournament, as India beat New Zealand by 44 runs in the final Group A match at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday. The win means India finish as Group A toppers and will now face Australia in the first semi-final in Dubai…

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Organizations across many industries are harnessing the power of foundation models (FMs) and large language models (LLMs) to build generative AI applications to deliver new customer experiences, boost employee productivity, and drive innovation. Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed service that offers a choice of high-performing FMs from leading AI companies, provides the easiest way to build and scale generative AI applications with FMs. Some of the most widely used and successful generative AI use cases on Amazon Bedrock include summarizing documents, answering questions, translating languages, and understanding and generating brand new multimodal content. Business challenge Problem-solving, logical reasoning, and critical…

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LONDON — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Sunday said the country imposed a blockade on all humanitarian aid heading into the Gaza Strip, following the expiry of phase 1 of Israel’s ceasefire deal with Hamas and with negotiations regarding phase 2 still ongoing.”Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided that, as of this morning, all entry of goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip will cease,” Netanyahu’s office said, accusing Hamas of refusing to accept the outline for continued talks set out by President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.”Israel will not allow a ceasefire without the release of…

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MILAN — Italian prosecutors said Wednesday they will seek to drop a tax evasion investigation against Google after the tech giant agreed to pay a 326 million euro ($340 million) settlement.Milan prosecutors had opened an investigation against Google for failure to pay taxes on earnings in Italy from 2015-2019. The investigation focused on revenues from the sale of advertising, and cited the presence of servers and other infrastructure in Italy.Google acknowledged the settlement in statement, saying it resolves “a tax audit … without litigation.” Tech giant Google previously paid over $1 billion to French authorities to settle a yearslong dispute…

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The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfill a central promise of his campaignWASHINGTON — The Pentagon is sending about 3,000 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border as President Donald Trump seeks to clamp down on illegal immigration and fulfill a central promise of his campaign, U.S. officials said Saturday.His defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has ordered elements of a Stryker brigade combat team and a general support aviation battalion for the mission, the Pentagon announced. The forces will arrive along the…

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