Israel and Iran are attacking each other Last Friday, Israel started air strikes on Iran. Israel says it wants to stop Iran from making nuclear weapons. Iran replied by firing missiles and drones at Israel. Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful use only. According to a human rights group, Israeli attacks have killed […]
In a televised address reported by the Tasnim news agency Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that “This nation will not surrender to anyone in the face of imposition.” Khamenei also pointed to statements made by Trump, saying those who know Iran and its history “know that Iranians do not answer well to the language […]
“If India blocks our water, war will be inevitable,” Bilawal Bhutto Zardari cautioned the Modi government during an interview with the BBC. The PPP chairman asserted that Pakistan’s position on key issues is “truthful and robust.” He said Pakistan’s efforts in the fight against terrorism are recognized and acknowledged in the United States. Bilawal stated, […]
Now, with their political survival increasingly on the line, I believe they’re gearing up for a different kind of offensive, a more insidious one. Their strategy, as I see it, will be threefold. First, they’ll ramp up efforts to destabilize Pakistan, but not through confrontation, they’ve learned can backfire. No, this will be through indirect […]
After 3.3-percent growth last year, the world economy is now expected to expand by a “modest” 2.9 percent in 2025 and 2026, the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development said. In its previous report in March, the OECD had forecast growth of 3.1 percent for 2025 and 3.0 percent for 2026. Since then, Trump […]
Speaking to Fox News during his visit to the Middle East, Trump discussed his role in mediating a ceasefire between Pakistan and India, suggesting that his intervention helped prevent what he described as a potential nuclear conflict. “That was going to be a nuclear war, I think, or close… And now everyone’s happy,” Trump said. […]
“This is not just another shelling — it is a cynical war crime,” Ukraine’s National Police said in a post on the Telegram messaging app. Russia’s TASS state news agency reported, citing a statement from the defence ministry, that Russian forces struck a Ukrainian military equipment staging area in the Sumy region with drones. The […]
Leaders and officials from Latin America and the Caribbean have descended on the Chinese capital for the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum. Beijing has stepped up economic and political cooperation with Latin American nations in recent years and has urged a united front against US President Donald Trump’s recent maelstrom of […]
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer are set to confer with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in the Swiss city in the first such talks between the world’s two largest economies since Trump slapped steep new levies on China last month. The exact venue for the weekend-long talks remained shrouded […]
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 […]
