Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s state visit comes at the invitation of counterpart President Xi Jinping and will last until Wednesday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said in a statement on Saturday. Since returning to power in early 2023, Lula has sought to improve ties with both China and the United States. Beijing is Brazil’s […]
Pakistan has launched “Operation Bunyan Marsoos” in response to the blatant Indian aggression. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri held a press briefing with Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh. Colonel Sofia Quraishi confirmed that airbases in Udhampur, Bhuj, Pathankot, and Bathinda had suffered damage to both equipment and personnel. She said that Pakistan […]
The June 3 presidential poll will decide who replaces Yoon Suk Yeol, who was removed from office over his declaration of martial law in December, sending South Korea into a period of prolonged political turmoil. Yoon’s People Power Party (PPP) had initially chosen Kim Moon-soo, a former labour minister who won the party’s primary last […]
Trump, who will visit three other Gulf Arab states next week, has voiced hope for reaching a deal with Tehran to avert an Israeli military strike on Iran’s nuclear program that could ignite a wider war. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Oman, which has been mediating, had proposed Sunday as the date, and […]
“China is closely following the ongoing situation between India and Pakistan and is deeply concerned about the escalation,” a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said following the continued escalation between the two countries. “We strongly urge both sides to act in the larger interest of peace and stability, exercise calm and restraint, return to the track […]
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet Chinese economic tsar He Lifeng in Switzerland for talks aimed at containing a trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. It could be the first step toward resolving a damaging trade conflict that has already entangled global supply chains. Asked how […]
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, speaking to reporters at a White House briefing on Friday, also reiterated that a Trump meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week in the Middle East was not going to happen. In Kyiv, Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, said he spoke by telephone on Friday with U.S. Secretary […]
Pakistani Mouavineen are not only serving Pakistani pilgrims but are also extending their help to those from other countries. Whether it’s helping an elderly pilgrim find their way, offering directions in multiple languages, or ensuring the smooth flow of foot traffic in crowded areas, their presence is a source of comfort and guidance for thousands. […]
The “general terms” agreement is the first of dozens of tariff-lowering deals that Trump expects to land in coming weeks after upending the global trading system with steep new import taxes aimed at shrinking a $1.2 trillion U.S. goods trade deficit. Trump hailed the deal in the Oval Office with Starmer patched in on a […]
The move followed hours after the U.S.-based World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity announced that it had run out of the ingredients necessary to provide much-needed free meals and had been prevented by Israel from bringing in aid. Amjad al-Shawa, director of the Palestinian Non-Governmental Organizations Network (PNGO) in Gaza, told Reuters that most of the […]
