OTTAWA: PM Justin Trudeau on Tue (7th Jan) has dismissed Donald Trump’s insinuation apropos using economic force by US to make Canada its 51st state. Taking to the X Trudeau stated: “There isn’t a snowball’s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States…workers and communities in both our countries benefit from […]
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NEW YORK: Justice Juan Merchan, while signalling that he would not sentence the President Elect to jail time, probation or a fine (but the word convicted will blemish his legal record), has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10th Jan 2025. The 18-page document penned by New York Judge Juan Merchan maintains that […]
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FLORIDA: President-elect Donald Trump has reiterated on Thursday (14th Nov, 2024) that his administration would work hard to end the Russia-Ukraine war. He was speaking to the ladies and gentlemen at a gala for the America First Policy Institute at the Mar-a-Lago Club here: “We’re going to work on the Middle East, and we’re going […]
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TEHRAN: A large number of people converged on Sunday (3rd Nov , 2024) at the former American diplomatic post here to mark the anniversary of the 1979 US Hostage Crisis. It may be recalled, when Western-backed King was ousted by the supporters of Khomeini in the month of November, 1979, fifty-two members of the US […]
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MANHATTAN: This scribe was in the Big Apple the year nine/11 plan was executed. There was no extra-ordinary security at the JFK Airport and female security staff was relaxed to the extent that they even were seen filing their nails. Then the prophesy of sixteenth-century French writer Nostradamus was translated into reality on 11th day […]
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MANHATTAN: A Karachiite, identified as 46-year-old Asif Raza Merchant, has been charged by a Federal Court here, on Tuesday (6th August, 2024) over assassination. FBI Director Christopher Wray stated: “This dangerous murder-for-hire plot was allegedly orchestrated by a Pakistani national with close ties to Iran”. According to US agencies, Asif Raza Merchant’s plot was to […]
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WASHINGTON: US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller has said that his government continues to urge the Taliban to ensure that terrorists do not use Afghan territory to launch attacks against Pakistan. \ He said US had a shared interest with the people and GoP in combating threats to regional security. Matthew Miller maintained that Pakistanis […]
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WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due in China on Wednesday, as the United States ramps up pressure on its rival over its support for Russia while also seeking to manage tensions with Beijing. The US diplomat will meet China’s top brass on Friday in Beijing, where he is also expected to plead […]
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KARACHI: Taiwan is a microchip-manufacturing powerhouse, churning out the world’s most advanced silicon wafers necessary to power everything from e-vehicles and satellites to fighter jets and increasingly to power AI technology. It is pertinent to mention here that for twenty years Taiwan’s largest export market has been China — which claims Taiwan as part of […]
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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden is facing a new moment of truth as Israel asserts it will press ahead with an invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, as American disapproval of Israeli aggressive actions is hitting “unprecedented levels”, according to a report in The Hill newspaper. A new Gallup poll last week demonstrated […]
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