The governments of UK, France and Canada Tuesday (20th May, 2025), noting that “the level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable,” stated that they strongly opposed the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was horrified by the military escalation in Gaza. UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign […]
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MOSCOW/WHITE HOUSE: President Donald Trump had a 2-hour-long telephonic conversation with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Monday (19th June, 2025) during which they discussed modalities of truce with Ukraine. Putin termed his talk with Trump as frank and substantive. Informing about his position on the ceasefire he said: “The US president expressed his position […]
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NEW YORK CITY: Cuauhtémoc, the 297-foot-long Mexican naval training ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge here Saturday (17th May, 2025) 8:26 pm as a result two of its occupants lost their lives. Mayor Eric Adams took to the X to inform Sunday (18th May, 2025): “Earlier tonight, the Mexican Navy ship Cuauhtémoc lost power and crashed […]
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US President Donald Trump, (wrapping-up his four-day trip of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE), has said on Friday (16th May, 2025) that a lot of people were starving (in Gaza). Referring to the starvation in Gaza for the second time during his Gulf tour Trump stated: “I think a lot of good things are going […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, hailing the US decision to lift all sanctions on Syria, has on Thursday (15th May, 2025) reaffirmed its commitment towards Syria’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity saying Pakistan supported a Syrian-led and Syrian-owned resolution. FO, pointing out that Pakistan had consistently advocated for constructive engagement and dialogue, maintained: “The easing of sanctions is […]
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KARACHI: Under the Extended Fund Facility Program, IMF has released the second tranche of $1,023 million which was received by the SBP and reflect in the bank’s Forex reserves from 16th May. Taking to the X SBP informed: “The amount will be reflected in SBP’s foreign exchange reserves for the week ending on 16th May […]
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RIYADH: President Donald Trump met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (a former Islamic militant who led the ouster of the Assad regime) here Wednesday (14th May, 2025) after announcing that the US would lift all sanctions and attempt to normalise ties with Damascus. Trump revealed the major policy shift at the US and Gulf Arab countries […]
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RIYADH: US President Donald Trump, while speaking at Saudi Investment Forum here on Tuesday (13th May, 2025) said that he planned to lift sanctions on Syria to give them a chance at greatness. “Syria, they’ve had their share of travesty, war, killing in many years. That’s why my administration has already taken the first steps […]
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ANKARA: After the killing of 40,000 people (since its commencement of insurgency against Türkiye), the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (KPP) on 12th May has announced that it was disbanding and disarming (without getting a separate country they struggled for). It may be recalled that in the month of Feb, 2025 KPP’s jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan […]
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GAZA: Hamas has handed over Edan Alexander (the last known living American hostage here) to Red Cross on Monday (12th May, 2025) after 29 months in custody. Tel Aviv-born Edan Alexander was taken hostage by Hamas following 7th Oct, 2023 cross-border attack, after several days of talks with the US. It is expected that following […]
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